Example sentences of "was hold for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Thatcher administration was still new to the power it was to hold for the rest of the decade and a reader might reasonably expect to find something seminal in the report . |
| 2 | Sir John Wolfenden , the then vice-chancellor of Reading University , was chosen to be its Chairman , a job which he was to hold for the three years that the Committee took to produce its Report . |
| 3 | A competition was held for the design of the proposed toll bridge in 1829 , and from 22 entries the winner was a young engineer named I.K. Brunel ( q.v ) . |
| 4 | On the Friday evening , a fancy-dress banquet was held for the high ranking guests who had attended the Tournament . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I am s one that has just been recently appointed to one of these er regional ecumenical teams and at a meeting that was held for the three presbytery areas in the sort of west coast of Scotland , around the Greenoch area , erm it was , it became apparent that all these people who are being appointed er through their , their churches are in the main clergy and the convenor of the local committee himself a ruling elder of the Church of Scotland expressed concern about this , that there is no real er and I would just put it to the , to the assembly , there is there is no need for these members to be members of the clergy , in fact it would be good if presbyteries remembered when making a nomination eh that it , er it need n't be , it could be a , a an elder or indeed er a lay person holding no particular office within the church . |
| 7 | A small lunchtime party was held for the entire staff , at which commemorative mementos were distributed . |
| 8 | A general election under proportional representation was held for the first time on Feb. 15 , 1989 , the UNP winning a comfortable 25-seat majority [ see pp. 36467-68 ] . |
| 9 | Many police went on strike in protest and on April 25 a mass funeral was held for the six . |
| 10 | A one day workshop was held for the University 's Staff Development Committee . |
| 11 | The event was held for the first time at the new Purdysburn Hospital Equestrian Centre outside Belfast . |
| 12 | 1839 Henley Regatta was held for the first time . |
| 13 | A council spokesman said this occurred when the last civic reception was held for the club and caused great concern . |