Example sentences of "[noun pl] held [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To tap this power and evoke ostensibly healing ‘ crises ’ ( a kind of convulsive fit ) , Mesmer 's subjects held onto iron bars extending from a bath of water and iron filings . |
| 2 | Precisely the same fear of revaluation underlay the continual reluctance of the German and Japanese authorities to see their currencies held as reserves by other countries . |
| 3 | The position of the office-holder should be juxtaposed both to ordinary master-servant relationships and offices held at pleasure . |
| 4 | Thirdly , and perhaps most important , the logic of the equation , no substantive rights therefore no procedural protection , which permeates the jurisprudence on both master-servant and offices held at pleasure is false . |
| 5 | The House of Lords Select Committee on the EC has welcomed the proposed Directive on the Freedom of Management and Investment of Funds held by Institutions for Retirement Provision . |
| 6 | The exchange involves the handing over of 24 convicted West German agents for four high calibre Communist spies held in West Germany . |
| 7 | The designs were displayed in an exhibition of stage designs held in Johannesburg in June 1944 in connection with the second visit there of the Cape Town Ballet Club , although the ballet was not actually commissioned and produced until later that year . |
| 8 | This pattern was repeated in the three Democratic caucuses held on March 10 , with Clinton winning in Missouri and Hawaii , and Tsongas securing victory in Delaware . |
| 9 | A World Bank-sponsored meeting of Bangladesh aid-donor countries and organizations held in London on Dec. 11-12 , 1989 , approved an action plan aimed at protecting the country from flooding . |
| 10 | They are concerned with grievances held by individuals against the two Government Departments who administer social security benefits . |
| 11 | Client lists held by art dealers and auction houses detailing purchases , preferences and special interests |
| 12 | Companies send in a tape or disk holding their records , and the bureau verifies each record against the telephone lists held in BT 's database . |
| 13 | In Keynes 's time it was mainly wealthy or high-income earning individuals who operated speculative balances , but in the modern economy this role has been assumed more by institutions which manage contractual savings held in pension funds , life assurance contracts , and the like . |
| 14 | Soccer : Belgian fans held over rocket attack |
| 15 | Protocols of accession to GATT were signed by Bolivia on Aug. 4 , 1989 , and by Costa Rica on Nov. 27 , 1989 ; accession ( as the 97th and 98th contracting parties ) was in each case to take place 30 days after ratification by the respective country 's legislature , which had not , however , been completed by the time of the 45th session of the GATT contracting parties held in Geneva , Switzerland , on Dec. 4-5 , 1989 . |
| 16 | W H Smith is celebrating four ‘ best ever ’ signing sessions held in shops in Europe and the UK , all courtesy of survivors of the Beirut hostage crisis Brian Keenan , John McCarthy and Jill Morrell . |
| 17 | The principle was confirmed at the Eighth Congress of the International Association of the Arts held in Baghdad in 1976 : ‘ Works by living artists exhibited in or on public buildings , galleries , museums and other public sites and which continue thereby to provide a service to the public should be subject to a continuing form of remuneration to their creator ( comparable to performing rights for theatrical or musical works paid to author and composer ) so long as he or she is alive and the work continues to be a public amenity ’ . |
| 18 | As a member of the Historic Rally Car Club he gained 1st place in his class and 11th overall in the series of eight rallies held at Longleat . |
| 19 | Bus passes held by students will still be valid for travel on Alder Valley service at other times of day . |
| 20 | Figures 11.7 and 11.8 show how these patterns have been reflected during the past decade , in England , in A level passes held by school leavers . |
| 21 | The catering service now covers training days , local-authority functions held at school , social events and evening events ( in conjunction with the PTA ) . |
| 22 | Part I privilege extends to fair and accurate reports of : Commonwealth Parliaments Conferences of International Organisations , of which Britain is a member or is represented Proceedings of international courts Proceedings of British courts-martial held outside Britain , and of any Commonwealth courts Public inquiries set up by Commonwealth Governments Extracts from public registers Notices published by judges or court officers . |
| 23 | From the clinical database of 75 trials held by Glaxo , who manufacture sumatriptan , 375 asthmatics have been identified who had been treated for 1214 migraine episodes . |
| 24 | The results of these , and other primaries held during June , included important political breakthroughs for women and black candidates . |
| 25 | Results of primaries held on April 7 Democrats Republicans Uncommitted |
| 26 | While no concrete agreements emerged from further rounds held in January-March 1990 , the participants on both sides talked of finding a new beginning in their relations and expressed the wish for improved co-operation and greater mutual trust . |
| 27 | ( c ) if a shut out is not possible , the make-up of the target 's shareholder list with particular emphasis on blocks held by directors and their families , the company 's advisers and their clients , institutions , employee-shareholders and others who may have some influence on the company ; |
| 28 | As volatility increases the cash balances held by traders to cover margin calls will also rise ( see Chapter 12 ) . |
| 29 | A view often quoted of the origin of the Eurocurrency market is that of East European banks , due to the cold war , wishing to have their dollar balances held in London , rather than in the US . |
| 30 | On April 20 an SPLA spokesperson in Nairobi said that the three towns were in areas held by the Nasir group and that in areas held by Garang 's forces almost 150,000 villagers and displaced persons were without food aid . |