Example sentences of "held [prep] the us " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 6 April the USA declared war on Germany and on the following 8 May a conference was held between the US Shipping Board , the US Steamship Owners and the US International Seamen 's Union which resulted in what became known as the " Atlantic Agreement " which laid down manning levels , wages and bonuses . |
| 2 | He will be assisted by the lifting of US sanctions and the unfreezing of Panamanian assets held in the US . |
| 3 | The organisation , administration and result recording of the 1994 World Cup , to be held in the US , is being handled by Sun Sparcserver 1000s . |
| 4 | The essence of the allegation was the unsubstantiated but persistent claim that the 1980 presidential election campaign team of Ronald Reagan and Bush conspired with representatives of the government of Iran in order to reap electoral advantage by delaying the release of the 52 US hostages being held in the US embassy in Tehran , in return for which the Reagan team promised , when he gained office , to supply arms to Iran . |
| 5 | Five of these are held in the US and five in Europe , including Plymouth , where a Scottish team could get its first taste of the big time if sponsorship was forthcoming . |
| 6 | Since then there have been instances concerning dollars held in London by Iran , contrasted with deposits held in the US which illustrate the point well . |
| 7 | That they should be held outside the US was for reasons which follow . |