Example sentences of "[adv] held the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initiatives such as Sematech helped US industry to catch up , but Grove sees this as having only held the advance of Japanese manufacturers . |
| 2 | Ibrahima Fall , Minister for Foreign Affairs since October 1984 , was replaced by Seydina Oumar Sy , who had hitherto held the Commerce portfolio . |
| 3 | Shagalyn Jadambaa ( Defence ) , and Tserenpilyn Gombosuren ( Foreign Relations ) had all held the same or similar posts in the outgoing Cabinet ; Dalrain Davaasambuu ( Finance ) , Namsraijavyn Luvsabjav ( Justice ) and Tsevenjavyn Oold ( Food and Agriculture ) were among new appointments . |
| 4 | Balding has long held the opinion that Jimmy Frost should ride Cool Ground , but after the West Country rider was beaten on the gelding at Newcastle earlier in the season , Bolton plumped for Maguire . |
| 5 | I have long held the view that there is a small clique whose real objective has been to close the airport regardless of any other consideration — it would be interesting to know why . |
| 6 | Conservatives have long held the view that there is too much emphasis on individual rights and not enough on duties , especially when they rail against the self-interested , Westernized attitudes of modern Japanese youth . |
| 7 | Er where they 've just held the erm Superbowl . |
| 8 | He has not held the post very long but he has worked hard and the arts world has appreciated that . |
| 9 | There were a number of clues available to Robson : if West had still held the guarded queen of clubs he would almost certainly have kept and exited with his last spade ; if he had held both the king and queen of clubs he would have been equally likely to win the first club with the queen ; and , from what had happened so far , it looked as though West had started with more clubs than his partner . |
| 10 | At this stage of the proceedings , City still held the initiative as Thomas went close with a header from Purner 's cross . |
| 11 | Where were the classic murders that had once held the attention of the world ? |
| 12 | Lucien and Jeopardy sat down upon rough wooden boxes that had presumably once held the instruments . |
| 13 | That coat-hanger had once held the spare jacket — but where was it now ? |
| 14 | Until then I had always held the view that police officers do not fabricate evidence against men they know to be innocent , but rather against those whom they genuinely , if mistakenly , believe to be guilty . |
| 15 | Before she can eat , Snow White assumes the authorial voice , insisting that the other characters are her inventions , and that it is she who has always held the real power . |
| 16 | His contempt for her had been occasioned , as Ellie understood it , by her father 's disdain for Madame 's previous occupation as an actress , since , as he said , he had always held the theatre to be nothing but a den of iniquity . |
| 17 | Jorge Rodríguez was appointed as Education Minister in place of Antonio Francisco Salonia ( who had also held the Justice portfolio until January 1991 — see p. 37959 ) , and Enrique Rodríguez took over from Rodolfo Díaz as Social Security Minister . |
| 18 | He has also held the position of factory manager . |
| 19 | He was previously divisional manager ( president ) Foods Division , USA of Procter & Gamble , and from 1988 had also held the position of vice president and officer of Procter & Gamble Inc . |
| 20 | Unlike his predecessors , Norvm had managerial experience , having formerly held the reins at Railway Sidings Malmo . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Siward had merely killed his wife 's uncle , as Carl Thorbrandsson had already killed his wife 's father , and had joined thereby the bloody brethren of kinsmen whose lethal manoeuvrings had kept him busy for the twelve years he had now held the earldom . |
| 23 | QEB considered a report on the school teacher fellowship scheme , noted the successful outcome of the work of the two fellows who have so far held the post and welcomed the external sponsorship that had been attracted . |
| 24 | He had even held the receiver out in Folly 's direction , but she 'd blushed crimson with embarrassment and pushed it away . |
| 25 | He had earlier held the blade to the throat of shopkeeper 's nephew Gursawak Singh , 19 , and snarled : ‘ Tell the police I have got a hostage . ’ |
| 26 | First , there was a powerful and widespread revolt against the rather cold and abstract notion of reason which had earlier held the field , and a fresh interest in the whole range of human experience , including feeling and emotion . |
| 27 | He held the office until Safar 924/February 1518 when he was succeeded by two Damascene scholars in turn , who between them held the post until 927/1521 ; then by two Ottomans , in turn , until 930/1524 ; and then again by one of the Damascenes who had earlier held the post , this time holding it from 930/1524 to 936/1530 when he was removed , apparently for misconduct . |
| 28 | In 1483 John Howard duke of Norfolk made William Boleyn his deputy as admiral for the coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk , and it is possible that Boleyn had initially held the post as Gloucester 's deputy . |
| 29 | In 1483 John Howard duke of Norfolk made William Boleyn his deputy as admiral for the coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk , and it is possible that Boleyn had initially held the post as Gloucester 's deputy . |
| 30 | He had twice held the Foreign Affairs portfolio since 1979 , and was generally considered loyal to Moi . |