Example sentences of "hold [adv] [adj] for the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is equally if not more striking that these remarks about mania in the individual manic-depressive of modern times hold perfectly true for the cultural equivalent : the first cultivating societies . |
| 2 | That an offender can be held criminally liable for the unintended consequences of his or her actions is a well-established legal principle . |
| 3 | He now stands accused by The Hague city council of serious mismanagement of the Gemeentemuseum 's financial affairs , resulting in a deficit of DFl.4.2 million ( £1.6 million ; $2.3 million ) , a charge which may result in his being held personally responsible for the debts . |
| 4 | Legally , however , it seems that if it can be proved that Mr Fuchs spent above and beyond the municipally approved budget of DFl.12 million without authorisation , then he may be held personally responsible for the losses . |
| 5 | The defendant was held not liable for the injury to the plaintiff . |
| 6 | Moreover , the fragmentation that group participation creates in the policy process has been held partly responsible for the ‘ challenge to governance ’ faced by most Western nations since the 1970s . |
| 7 | Imagine our horror at the thought that we might now be held legally responsible for the tragic results of an inadequate diet . |