Example sentences of "hold the key to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah holds the key to fitness |
| 2 | It is Sultan Ismail Petra who probably holds the key to Kelantan 's future . |
| 3 | Striking the right balance between continuity and change undoubtedly holds the key to Courtaulds Italia 's future . |
| 4 | As James Brady knows , the patient himself holds the key to recovery . |
| 5 | Overseas trio hold the key to Scotland fortunes Harry Pincott reports from South Africa on the preparations for the tourists ' opener |
| 6 | Only those who buy records hold the key to success . |
| 7 | 's fluency in Spanish will be a big help as he works to set up the distribution and training systems which hold the key to success . |
| 8 | WOMEN hold the key to No 10 for Labour , party chiefs believe . |
| 9 | For these voters and others like them throughout the country hold the key to Number 10 . |
| 10 | She was so eager to embrace the chance of Ortiz being alive — of him holding the key to Samantha 's freedom — that she shouted the words , rousing the waitress from a slumped reverie by the till . |
| 11 | The reference in the letter to Lul to disturbances in the Church and the fact that Alhred was dethroned in York may hold the key to part of the explanation — that Alhred did not perhaps enjoy the support of Aethelberht , archbishop of York , who had replaced his kinsman Ecgberht in 767 . |
| 12 | Could it also hold the key to memory mechanisms ? |
| 13 | ‘ In an unpredictable and increasingly competitive environment , flexibility will hold the key to success , ’ Mr Bowen said . |
| 14 | Architectural paint companies tend to change their colours only once every seven to 10 years , so this is seen as a major revamp which could hold the key to Porter 's sales and marketing success for the rest of the century . |
| 15 | It was apparent that someone else had realised the painting might hold the key to Sir Thomas 's mystery . |
| 16 | It 's firms like ABT which may hold the key to recovery . |
| 17 | Together or separately , the two of them may hold the key to power after the election . |
| 18 | In earlier times , the family had often held the key to power and women had more opportunity to influence affairs : thus , in feudal times , the Lady of the Manor supervised a large household , exercised great practical authority over both men and women , and stood in for her husband in his frequent absences from home . |
| 19 | Hyndman drew the pessimistic conclusion that it was British power , rather than any kind of pacifism , which held the key to peace . |
| 20 | Western support for tearing up existing loan deals , then , held the key to Mexico 's success . |