Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sawtell stated that the type of socialist government that holds fictional office in the film ‘ would only be elected in an era of raised class consciousness and class struggle ’ . |
| 2 | LASMO holds extensive interests in the northern part of the Southern Gas Basin centred around the Caister-Murdoch system . |
| 3 | The Commission issues a written Statement of Objections to the parties , to which they can provide a written response , and holds oral hearings for the parties and for interested third parties . |
| 4 | It holds joint meetings with the British Institute of Management , the Institute of Electrical Engineers , the NCC , and the Irish Computer Society across the border . |
| 5 | A recent publication from the Schools Examination and Assessment Council on advice for assessment at Key Stage 3 in mathematics and science holds useful information for the forward thinking history teacher . |
| 6 | The passive smoking issue holds enormous fears for the tobacco industry . |
| 7 | The faculty welcomes enquiries from prospective entrants and holds visiting days during the year ( see Schools Liaison section at the front of this prospectus ) . |
| 8 | As Sovereign , the Queen holds considerable authority within the Royal Family in her role as ‘ head of the firm ’ . |
| 9 | The decision to proceed alone is based on the success of the prototype 's flight test programme and strong customer interest , says Pilatus , which holds paid options on the first 27 aircraft and is now accepting only firm orders for the $1.8 million PC-12 , with performance and delivery schedule guarantees . |
| 10 | As was indicated at the beginning of this book , many newcomers hold strong views on the desired social and aesthetic qualities of the English village . |
| 11 | This study aimed to review the content of referral letters from general practitioners to a child psychiatry department and to discover whether general practitioners and psychiatrists hold different views on the information that should be included in a referral letter . |
| 12 | The President of France and the Bishop of Urgel ( in Spain ) respectively hold joint sovereignty over the Co-principality of Andorra and are represented by the Veguer de França and the Veguer Episcopal . |
| 13 | The President of France and the Bishop of Urgel ( in Spain ) , who are represented in Andorra by the Veguer de França and the Veguer Episcopal respectively , hold joint suzerainty over the Co-principality of Andorra . |
| 14 | ( c ) investors who hold large blocks of the target 's shares may find that if they attempted to sell them in the market at the same time the price would fall . |
| 15 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , we hold televised debates in the House twice a week — |
| 16 | This step is important in that organizational transformation always necessitates the need for changes in the behavior of those who hold key roles in the organization . |
| 17 | Conventionalism does not deny that many lawyers hold rival views about the best interpretation of the practice they share . |
| 18 | At the centre there are a handful who hold important roles at the Cliburn , and those who always have the calm look of those who have taken on difficult jobs and remain , despite myriad new crises , absolutely in control : Susan Tilley , chairman of the board of the Van Cliburn Foundation ; Mildred Fender , the social chairman for this year 's competition ; Richard Rodzinski , director of the foundation ; and John Giordano , chairman of the jury . |
| 19 | December 1987 Hun Sen and Sihanouk hold face-to-face talks for the first time [ see pp. 35967-68 ] . |
| 20 | In 1992 , we produced xxx boe/d in the Gulf of Mexico , where we also hold significant acreage in the deep water tracts . |
| 21 | The result was not so much the realization of Ashley 's vision of national regeneration but a growing acceptance by those holding high office of the need to subscribe publicly to an upright moral code . |
| 22 | Premadasa on March 23 appealed to the LTTE to " enter the democratic process " , promising that " if the LTTE gives up violence , the government will lose no time in holding fresh elections to the North-Eastern Provincial Council and to the local government institutions in that province " . |
| 23 | Though it was holding weekly meetings in the 1920s it was no new group , having started a hundred years previously in a London coffee house where members met to discuss debtors and exchange information about how best to deal with bad payers . |
| 24 | They should also be invited to meet others holding similar posts after the first six months to discuss common concerns . |
| 25 | persuading legislators is essential to the policy-making process but , in addition , non-elected officials holding pivotal positions in the bureaucracy must also be convinced of the justification of the president 's proposals . |
| 26 | They 're holding urgent discussions with the manufacturers to trace all the mixers sold . |
| 27 | Temporarily better ( > ) by holding cold water in the mouth ; biting teeth together ; eating . |
| 28 | The recent tradition of holding televised debates between the main candidates was maintained despite earlier indications that disputes over format and procedure might lead to the abandonment of the practice . |
| 29 | This would not , however , prevent individual members of these early societies from holding distinctive views on the relationship between their scientific and religious beliefs . |
| 30 | Now back in Bucharest he finds the people who stifled his union at birth are still holding important positions in the film industry under the umbrella of the National Salvation Front . |