Example sentences of "hold by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fourth summit meeting on Liberia was held by the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) in Yammoussoukro , capital of Côte d'Ivoire , on Oct. 29-31 . |
| 2 | There are cushions like the World Food Programme and the stocks held by the major grain producers , but emergencies and poor harvests could run them down very quickly . |
| 3 | In the current controversy over Croagh Patrick , the deciding interest is held by the Finnish mining multinational Ooutukumpu , a company which also controls the Navan operation of Tara Mines . |
| 4 | An entry can be made by any part of the accused 's body or by an instrument held by the accused to intimidate someone in the building or to remove goods from the building . |
| 5 | The timing was particularly apt following the appointment of a new Secretary-General and with Russia taking the seat in the Security Council formerly held by the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | During October Year 41 , Sour Ltd was notified that , due to the death of Crowt Ltd 's managing director , who held 30% of the Ordinary Shares , the remaining directors were considering liquidating Crowt Ltd unless a buyer could be found for the shares previously held by the managing director . |
| 7 | As with so many armorial terms the word ‘ quarterings ’ is not used in a conventional way and applied to a shield divided merely into four ; indeed there can be as many ‘ quarterings ’ as there are family affiliations — perhaps the record is held by the five-surnamed Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville family , whose full achievement of arms boasts 719 quarterings . |
| 8 | The professorship , which was last held by the late Professor Martin Harrison , is one of the 12 established chairs under the Board of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores , complementing the Lincoln Professorship of Classical ( Greek ) Archaeology and Art . |
| 9 | At least two ‘ campaigns ’ are now up-and-running offering to fill the place held by the demised Vulcan Association ( VA ) . |
| 10 | Even those assets whose supply is controlled by the authorities are not all held by the controlled institutions . |
| 11 | Another newish rule forces most of a card 's receivables to be held by the issuing company , not its parent . |
| 12 | For these purposes , shares held by the issuing company or any company in its group , or by a nominee of the issuing company or any company in its group , in the other company are disregarded . |
| 13 | The remaining 27 seats were held by the International Movement , representing the Russian minority . |
| 14 | Up to now someone , such as a group company secretary or a separate nominee company , has had to hold a share or shares in the subsidiary , normally under a declaration of trust , plus a transfer form held by the holding company , with the transferee section left blank . |
| 15 | An engagement party is traditionally held by the future bridegroom 's parents , but there is no reason why one should not be held by the bride 's family , or by both families in their own home or elsewhere , particularly if the two families live in different areas . |
| 16 | There is a tendency for the most positive attitudes to be held by the primary school teachers , and the least positive by the secondary school teachers . |
| 17 | However , Macedonia 's internal divisions were highlighted by a referendum held by the ethnic Albanian minority in Macedonia on Jan. 11-12 , in which 99.9 per cent voted for territorial and political autonomy . |
| 18 | Zambia An ODA-funded consultancy was undertaken to examine the backlog of unpublished maps and reports held by the Geological Survey Department and make recommendations on how it can be reduced or eliminated . |
| 19 | However , I feel that the ‘ caring professions ’ have a lot to answer for in terms of the attitude held by the general public . |
| 20 | Studies in several areas of Britain have indicated that ideas about the meaning and definition of health held by the general population are complex ( Blaxter 1983 ; pill and Stott 1982 , 1985 ; Williams 1983 , 1990 ) . |
| 21 | The findings of these discussions will be included in a household survey to establish how widely these preferences and prejudices are held by the general community . |
| 22 | The Stock Exchange requires that there be at least 100 shareholders and that 25 per cent of the shares be held by the general public . |
| 23 | Parents ' names , including mothers ' maiden names , and dates of birth were checked against the employment and health physics records of past and present employees held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment , the Atomic Energy Authority , and the National Registry of Radiation Workers . |
| 24 | The attitudes held by the modern racists are deracialized in that the attitudes are justified by traditional values , such as equality and fairness , and not by oven racial themes . |
| 25 | Yugoslavia had been effectively without a President or a commander of the armed forces ( a role held by the Collective Presidency ) for several days as the term of his predecessor , Borisav Jovic ( a Serb ) , had expired on May 15 . |
| 26 | The strong showing by the FN in the Lyon by-elections followed a surge in support for the extreme right at a municipal election on Jan. 20 and 27 in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois , where the mayoralty had hitherto been held by the Communist Party ( PCF ) . |
| 27 | First , they enable you to ‘ gather ’ the knitting in , second , the ribber comb is held by the gathered thread row — this row is eventually pulled through and does n't form a permanent part of the welt. the second row to be knitting is , when the hem is finished , the first row of the welt . |
| 28 | So tight that children were securely fastened to their parents , some with leather baby reins that had become too small , others were in prams , trolleys or just held by the firm grip of an adult hand . |
| 29 | Under the 1980 Constitution legislative power is held by the unicameral National Assembly , comprising 65 members ( 53 elected for five years by universal adult suffrage , on the basis of proportional representation , and 12 regional representatives ) while executive power is held by the President . |
| 30 | Nominal political authority is held by the unicameral People 's Assembly whose 250 members are elected every four years from a single list of candidates , and which in turn elects the Presidium and the Council of Ministers . |