Example sentences of "hold [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This connection between high status employment work and present dissatisfaction with housework holds only for the middle-class women , but there is evidence that the tendency to be dissatisfied with housework in relation to the status of one 's previous job may involve the question of a ‘ reference group ’ . |
| 2 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 3 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 4 | A Goebbels article in Das Reich at the beginning of March , in which he had emphasized ‘ the great honour of the victims and of holding out for the new Europe ’ , for which it was worthwhile ‘ fighting to the last man in order to go down in history ’ , met with heavy criticism . |
| 5 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 6 | ‘ Still holding out for the twenty per cent , I see , Maurice . ’ |
| 7 | Would it hold up for the half-minute or so it would take me to drive across ? |
| 8 | It may be considered that a three year period in 7.6.5 is too long and that two years is an adequate period for reinstatement to take place , but the landlord will probably hold out for the longer period . |
| 9 | He either could go for the vital boundary himself , or back his and his partner 's ability to hold fast for the remaining three overs and also gather the runs as insurance . |
| 10 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 11 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 12 | However , as for small group tutorials , colloquia and seminars are usually held only for the senior years of the course . |
| 13 | The holiday camps are held separately for the different sexes , mirroring the gender segregation that occurs in the majority of Northern Ireland 's schools , but another form of segregation in schooling which is not reproduced is that of religion , for the few Catholic schools that exist in the Easton area nominate participants . |
| 14 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
| 15 | The festival was held outdoors for the first eighty years , but moved indoors after torrential rain caused the collapse of the stage as the congregation were singing The Heavens are Telling ! |