Example sentences of "are [adv] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Snowy owl assemblages have relatively higher rates of molar loss than barn owl and long-eared owl assemblages , and this almost certainly reflects their dominance by lemmings , the teeth of which are loosely held in the jaws . |
| 2 | Village functions are mostly held in the hall and today it accommodates a play group , a Darby and Joan club and other social and recreational activities . |
| 3 | Research posts often have short-term contracts and are rarely held on a tenured basis . |
| 4 | There may be a need for transfer of the stock from one to the other , or for duplication for both sections of titles which are only held in one . |
| 5 | Some properties of individuals are nevertheless held to be more significant than others . |
| 6 | Your karate school is responsible for nominating you to the open ‘ B ’ or regional squad sessions which are normally held at least twice a year . |
| 7 | Events are normally held at windy times of year ( spring and autumn ) and at venues where there are good surf conditions . |
| 8 | CD4+ T cells are normally held to be the principal source of this mediator and the higher proportion of γ-interferon producing cells we found among lamina propria lymphocytes compared with intra epithelial lymphocytes is consistent with the relative numbers of CD4+ T cells in these sites . |
| 9 | The meetings are normally held in the Council Chamber at Moorgate Place on the first Wednesday of every month ( except September ) . |
| 10 | Charge cards are largely held by higher-income individuals who have to an extent been cushioned form the onset of the recession . |
| 11 | We should not underestimate the power of official systems of classification of children , even when they are generally held to be inadequate by those that work with them . |
| 12 | The initial costs of the latter are generally held to be underwritten by the large surplus generated by any big hit record . |
| 13 | Many of these straits are noted for strong tidal currents , but although such currents may assist in moving away the debris of erosion , they are generally held to be impotent as a cause of marked marine erosion , at least of those which outcrop in this locality . |
| 14 | Informal briefings and seminars are generally held over the lunch-time period , which is only flexible for scientific and administrative staff . |
| 15 | Although mineral rights are generally held by the surface landowner , they may have been retained by a previous landowner when the surface freehold was sold , particularly in areas with a long history of mining such as South-west England . |
| 16 | Thus , the sequence of momentary and isolated percepts is determined by what has directly preceded it and results in a fusion of newly perceived aspects with those that are already held in memory . |
| 17 | The significance of the support system is that these messages are not held for inspection by the children themselves ; rather , it is the action of the adult doing this — by simple repetition — that brings the message into the children 's awareness . |
| 18 | The records for older vehicles are not held by Land Rover Ltd . |
| 19 | There are few publicly quoted companies where the majority of voting shares are not held by families or institutions closely linked with existing management . |
| 20 | Usually , where subsidiaries have shares in issue which are not held by another company in the group they are reported in the consolidated financial statements within minority interests but in some cases they are required by the [ draft ] FRS to be reported within liabilities , that is , as debt . |
| 21 | The following are not chargeable events for these purposes : ( i ) the removal or variation of a restriction relating to all shares of the same class ; ( ii ) the creation or variation of a right relating to all shares of the same class ; ( iii ) the imposition of a restriction on all shares of the same class ; or ( iv ) the removal of a right relating to all shares of a class from all those shares , so long as : ( a ) a majority of Newco 's shares of that class are not held by directors or employees of Newco or by any associated company of Newco , or by directors or employees of any such associated company ; or ( b ) a majority of the shares of that class confer control of Newco on the shareholders , who are employees or directors ; or ( c ) at the time of the event Newco is a subsidiary ( but not a dependent subsidiary ) and has a single class of shares . |
| 22 | And since it obviously has n't been doing so , we can take it that we are not held within un- , sub- or supernatural forces after all ; in all probability , that is . |
| 23 | ‘ Surely Uncle Rivers and Sir Thomas Vaughan are not held in a dungeon ! ’ |
| 24 | Note : Paragraph ( 8 ) , or a provision to the like effect , needs to be adopted if a recognised body is to be able to ensure that shares are not held in breach of the Rules . |
| 25 | Note : Paragraph ( 8 ) , or a provision to the like effect , needs to be adopted if a recognised body is to be able to ensure that shares are not held in breach of the Rules . |
| 26 | Sadism and masochism are usually held to be the opposite sides to the same coin , the one being merely an inversion of the state of mind which produces the other . |
| 27 | Radio acting makes specific technical demands on an actor , and classes are usually held by professional tutors who have a wide experience of radio drama and its production . |
| 28 | Summer schools are usually held in country houses and the CRUSE booklet on holidays lists some of these examples : |
| 29 | Penlight or AA batteries are usually held in plastic pods . |
| 30 | So we 're testing , those priorities are still holding for us that but we 're applying them to the localities . |