Example sentences of "hold for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | did before or after the events we are told of in the tales , and this holds for the great majority of the fabliaux . |
| 2 | The data from Study 2 for the 60 films was compared with the new ratings to see whether this holds for the full set of 60 films . |
| 3 | This true/false logic holds for the whole range of autonomizing fields , in the sense that aesthetic , scientific , normative , and legal statements can be understood as more or less valid . |
| 4 | Under the immensity of weight which such considerations hold for the developing youngster , it is not surprising that sexuality falls into comparative disregard . |
| 5 | Generalizations hold for the known cases which prompted them but are not scientifically interesting unless they also hold for others . |
| 6 | Arnold Toynbee once argued that it is the ‘ barbaric ’ vital periphery that finally topples a declining civilization , but this maxim does not hold for the Russian Revolution . |
| 7 | If what ( 102 ) entailed was : ( 104 ) You are Napoleon and you are socially superior to ( or socially distant from ) me , the speaker Then ( 105 ) would have to have one reading under which it meant ( 106 ) , which it clearly does not have : ( 105 ) Vous n'etes pas Napoleon ( 106 ) You are Napoleon , and you are not socially superior to ( or socially distant from ) me , the speaker Exactly the same , and additional , arguments can be shown to hold for the complex honorifics of " exotic " languages . |
| 8 | Significantly , when elections were held for the new parliament , the German politicians refused to participate . |
| 9 | A small lunchtime party was held for the entire staff , at which commemorative mementos were distributed . |
| 10 | In October 1946 elections were held for the Interim Legislature . |
| 11 | However , deputies ordered elections to be held for the Supreme Soviet in March 1994 , a year early . |
| 12 | Adequate : There needs to be enough space for the storage of all materials held for the normal interval between deliveries with provision for reserve stocks in case of extended delivery periods . |
| 13 | In early April two young farm labourers , Valdecir Ferreira and Altair Gomes , narrowly escaped death when a mob 1,500-strong stormed and set fire to the prison where they were being held for the gory knife murder of a taxi-driver , in the state of Parana . |
| 14 | At 31 March 1991 , Harland Simon held 50% of the equity share capital of Perfect Information but did not treat this as an associated undertaking because the investment was held for the short term and was disposed of in August 1991 . |
| 15 | It turns out that the Heston Club team has lost a title that it had held for the past few years . |
| 16 | The post of Vice-President , which Cotti had held for the past year , was taken by René Felber ( Social Democratic Party — SPS ) , Minister for Political ( Foreign ) Affairs . |
| 17 | William was employed in the Maintenance Department on General Service Duties , a position he had held for the past two years . |
| 18 | They will be competing at the Haribo meet in Bonn , where the German World Cup fixture has been held for the past four years and where many world and European records have been broken . |
| 19 | Not only is the seat he has held for the past 15 years , in the Yvelines to the west of Paris , now under serious threat , but so too is the whole political future and his dream of a new social democratic movement . |
| 20 | According to the Commission on Elections ( Comelec ) , the transitional provisions of the 1987 Constitution meant that elections would also be held for the 200-seat House of Representatives , as well as for provincial , municipal and district posts , with all forms of national and local government to be replaced on June 30 . |
| 21 | On the Friday evening , a fancy-dress banquet was held for the high ranking guests who had attended the Tournament . |
| 22 | A cheese and wine party had been held for the voluntary emergency wardens , whose services will be required in the event of prolonged power cuts or other major crises . |
| 23 | Simultaneously elections were also held for the Czech and Slovak National Councils , which had 200 and 150 seats respectively . |
| 24 | There 's nothing like a long Technical Run to dissipate any euphoria attached to a theatrical production , and that was the effect of the one held for The Hooded Owl on the evening of Sunday , 26th October , 1980 . |