Example sentences of "be hold to [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such people were held to be possessed of none of the attributes of pure intellect , the cultivation of which was the purpose of education . |
| 2 | The bank were held to be affected by the knowledge of the independent solicitor , Mr. Hallworth , of the undue influence brought upon Mrs. Aboody to sign the particular charge . |
| 3 | Random numbers selected by computer for a newspaper competition called " Millionaire of the Month " were held to be protected by copyright in Express Newspapers plc v Liverpool Daily Post & Echo plc [ 1985 ] . |
| 4 | The control exercised by Mosca 's ‘ ruling class ’ is held to be assured by the organisational capacity of the ruling minority : this is the basis of their power and the characteristic that best distinguishes them from the disorganised and powerless majority . |
| 5 | The infant is held to be beset by anxiety which is believed to be related both to the notion of the death instinct , and to its confrontation with the complexity and contradictory nature of its environment . |
| 6 | Visual search is held to be multifaceted in nature , involving the growing regulation and interaction of children 's visual , linguistic and cognitive systems . |
| 7 | If a duty had been held to be owed to Dick then the occupier had cause to appreciate the presence of the child and the premises would have to be reasonably safe for a child trespasser and an obstacle to entry erected . |
| 8 | Even within the United Kingdom , an Act of Parliament ( the Northern Ireland Parliament , set up under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 which withheld certain powers from it ) has been held to be limited in respect of the range of authority which it conferred ( Belfast Corporation v O.D. Cars Ltd [ 1960 ] AC 490 ) . |
| 9 | As it was too large to be put on a lorry to be moved from site to site it had to travel on roads under its own power and was held to be intended to be used on roads . |
| 10 | The price was high in relation to orthodox equipment but was held to be justified by patient throughput . |
| 11 | It was held that the effect of the clause was to throw onto the employer the risk of damage caused by fire , so that the contractor was not liable even for a fire caused by the negligence of its employees ( and despite the presence of a clause under which the contractor undertook to indemnify the employer against losses in respect of damage to property caused by the negligence of the contractor 's employees , which was held to be qualified by the clause dealing with fire insurance ) . |