Example sentences of "held [adv prt] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the odds were weighted against reason , and other parts of the mind , like some Resistance movement long held down in an oppressed country , came out into the open . |
| 2 | Although she had never read any of his books , she was well aware of the high regard he was held in in the literary world . |
| 3 | The measure had been approved by the lower chamber on Dec. 1 , but had been held up in the upper house where the LDP lacked an overall majority . |
| 4 | However , the Associated Press news agency reported on Feb. 8 that the package could be held up in the European Parliament , due to opposition from the socialist group because of concerns about Syria 's human rights record . |
| 5 | The molecules are consequently held back in the liquid phase and the vapour pressure is lower . |