Example sentences of "hold out the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while the performance of the Alpine is in the supercar league , the cost of using it , in terms of comfort , running costs and fuel economy , is definitely not — which holds out the enticing prospect of accomplishing long , fast continental journeys in great comfort and 25 mpg economy . |
| 2 | Far from being outdated , this old and broad conception of democracy holds out the only hope of compensating for the weaknesses of elected representative assemblies , dwarfed as they presently are by the bureaucratic and monopolistic structures of power which surround them . |
| 3 | The hot rocks technique holds out the best hope for exploitation of geothermal energy . |
| 4 | ‘ Those cartridge cases are n't American issue , ’ I said , holding out the green-lacquered steel casings . |
| 5 | " There 's this , " he said , holding out the cardboard box . |
| 6 | Had a parachute on his back just like the rest , and holding out the holy cross in his hand . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ he said , and held out the bloody hand as if refusing a favour . |
| 8 | She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read . |
| 9 | If thought and study had been restricted to whatever held out the visible prospect of material advantage , that explosive corruscation of human achievement which is European civilisation would never have occurred . |
| 10 | Undoubtedly the natural defences of the human body held out the greatest promise of further success , and undoubtedly , in England if not in the world , Sir Almroth Wright was the leading expert in devising ways of stimulating such defences . |
| 11 | She dived into her bag and held out the necessary money , and at least it stopped him in his tracks , although it left him looking down at her with less than pleasure . |
| 12 | He held out the second fact-sheet , and Cowley glanced down as Bodie said , ‘ A ‘ K ’ registration Mercedes SL . |
| 13 | There was a growing consensus that sex hygiene teaching held out the best assurance for eliminating vice . |
| 14 | While the Daily Star held out the glittering prospect of ‘ dark , damp , rat-infested dungeons in a medieval castle where troublemakers will be left to rot . ’ |