Example sentences of "hold [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similar relationship holds between the prices of futures contracts with different delivery months : where P f 1 = current price of futures contract with delivery in year T 1 , P f 2 = current price of futures contract with delivery in year T 2 ( T 1 < T 2 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ They want to hear what is going on and what the future holds for the Manor bungalows . ’ |
| 3 | I think the same thing holds for the philosophy of art . |
| 4 | This expression uses formula ( 11.1 ) and a similar expression holds for the up-problem . |
| 5 | Indeed , some verbs seem to have no lexical content beyond one which is aimed at providing some kind of reservation about applicability of the adjectival property , examples being become and turn which place a temporal restriction on the adjective 's applicability ; the subordinate property only holds after the time indicated by the tense of the verb . |
| 6 | There are Dwarf settlements within the mountains , but these are fewer in number and less wealthy than the mighty Dwarf Holds of the Worlds Edge Mountains . |
| 7 | Pride holds onto the past and so prevents us from moving forward and achieving more with our lives . |
| 8 | Only it holds onto the hairs so much that it rips them out so that you end up with legs with no hairs on it but ah ! |
| 9 | Try to find out at the very least what position the interviewer holds with the company and whether you will be working directly with him or her . |
| 10 | You bozos do n't seem to realise it but if we had n't been there at that Florence Conference , would not be in the leading position it currently holds with the commission to guarantee further funds and to create a positive role for Britain in Europe with the commission to wuk look at the issues that are gon na come up in 1993 . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course , my wife holds with the world , ’ Edward said to Willoughby . |
| 12 | Note the recessed sheet tail bags and the foot holds in the cockpit seats |
| 13 | We support its major industries and way of life , while recognising the place it holds in the hearts of those who live in towns . |
| 14 | A SUBDUED , tearful Mrs Winnie Mandela announced her resignation yesterday as head of the African National Congress 's social welfare department , the highest office she holds in the organisation . |
| 15 | Organisational authority refers to the scope and amount of discretion given to a person to make decisions , by virtue of the position he or she holds in the organisation . |
| 16 | This refers to the authority conferred on a manager because of the position he holds in the organisation 's hierarchy and the extent to which authority has been delegated . |
| 17 | But , because of the position he holds in the community |
| 18 | 1After the first few days , when I come into the room , Birdie is down on the floor of the cage , running back and forth , looking out over the barrier that holds in the gravel . |
| 19 | Rainbow indicates the object that Riva holds in the palm of her hand . |
| 20 | This result holds in the model below . |
| 21 | I remember my father giving me specific advice on just how he climbed the crux section of the corner crack above ; ‘ When you get to the steep bit — you 'll know it when you get there — just face right and use the square cut holds on the edge . |
| 22 | After precisely 12 seconds in the 4g level turn he rolls off the bank to 30 degrees , but holds on the g . |
| 23 | British Gas holds to the opinion that it will need discoveries from both the Norwegian and UK sectors to meet future demand and that it will need to buy some 12,000 billion cubic feet of new supplies by the end of the century — some one-third of the amount British Gas projected it would sell . |
| 24 | While ministers in Holland and Belgium are intervening ‘ before breakfast , lunch , tea and dinner ’ in order to rescue something of the Daf structure , their counterpart in the UK holds to the view that the market alone should decide Leyland Daf 's future . |
| 25 | One of the reasons why Colnaghi 's wanted a presence in Paris and welcomed the opportunity to be at the Hotel Bristol is the attraction which Paris holds to the Japanese ; furthermore , a high occupancy rate at the Hotel Bristol is Japanese and I look forward to being able to meet this clientele . |
| 26 | Tight-eyed against the light , I found some finger holds at the edge of reach and slid , sackless for the second time , onto the white slab . |
| 27 | Many modern machines do not have hand holds at the tail and are very tail-heavy on the ground . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think anyone knows what the immediate future holds at the moment . ’ |
| 29 | The insider must also know that the information he holds at the time of the trades in question is unpublished price sensitive information . |
| 30 | It 's no coincidence that malaria took hold as the gold rush intensified . |