Example sentences of "holding [adj] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Premadasa on March 23 appealed to the LTTE to " enter the democratic process " , promising that " if the LTTE gives up violence , the government will lose no time in holding fresh elections to the North-Eastern Provincial Council and to the local government institutions in that province " . |
| 2 | Though it was holding weekly meetings in the 1920s it was no new group , having started a hundred years previously in a London coffee house where members met to discuss debtors and exchange information about how best to deal with bad payers . |
| 3 | They should also be invited to meet others holding similar posts after the first six months to discuss common concerns . |
| 4 | persuading legislators is essential to the policy-making process but , in addition , non-elected officials holding pivotal positions in the bureaucracy must also be convinced of the justification of the president 's proposals . |
| 5 | They 're holding urgent discussions with the manufacturers to trace all the mixers sold . |
| 6 | The recent tradition of holding televised debates between the main candidates was maintained despite earlier indications that disputes over format and procedure might lead to the abandonment of the practice . |
| 7 | This would not , however , prevent individual members of these early societies from holding distinctive views on the relationship between their scientific and religious beliefs . |
| 8 | Now back in Bucharest he finds the people who stifled his union at birth are still holding important positions in the film industry under the umbrella of the National Salvation Front . |
| 9 | The Metcalfes of Nappa near Askrigg in Wensleydale were members of the Middleham connection , holding numerous offices within the lordship . |
| 10 | The Metcalfes of Nappa near Askrigg in Wensleydale were members of the Middleham connection , holding numerous offices within the lordship . |
| 11 | I am writing to you , on behalf of a client of this firm , to ascertain whether your Group would be interested in holding preliminary discussions regarding the disposal of the above named subsidiary undertaking [ division ] . |
| 12 | The Financial Times of Sept. 10 reported that the US-based oil and gas group Mobil was holding preliminary talks with the state-run PetroVietnam on exploration possibilities in the South China Sea , but would not be able to proceed unless and until the US trade embargo against Vietnam was lifted . |
| 13 | As well as selling her yarns and patterns , Nina will be holding special workshops at the Mill to cover ‘ Buttonholes ’ and ‘ Finishing Techniques for Knitwear ’ . |