Example sentences of "[noun sg] be hold [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) will be valid only if the speaker index and the time index are held constant ( see e.g. Montague , 1968 ; Scott , 1970 ; Lewis , 1972 ) . |
| 2 | Therefore , PCNA may serve as a useful marker for proliferation if the conditions of fixation are held constant and the same antibody is used throughout the experiment . |
| 3 | The overgrazing of livestock and cutting down of brush and trees for firewood are held responsible . |
| 4 | To illustrate the combination of speculative and portfolio adjustment effects that are embodied in relative returns it is useful to analyse the changes that would arise if wealth and turnover are held constant and investors expect a rise of 1% in the relative return on UK investments in both the current and following quarters due to an expected exchange rate appreciation . |
| 5 | The third defendant issued a third party notice against the plaintiffs ' accountant claiming an indemnity or contribution in the event of the third defendant being held liable to the plaintiffs , on the ground that the accountant had negligently failed to warn the plaintiffs of the risks inherent in the defendants ' transactions . |
| 6 | To persuade their clients of the merits of the extension , the DLC salon is holding monthly wig parties , and punters are already swamping them with demands for afros and bouffant , bum-length Dolly Parton styles . |
| 7 | Under strict liability , the defendant is held liable , even in the absence of negligence , because the enterprise is judged to involve unusual dangers which can not be eliminated even by the utmost care . |
| 8 | If a FIATA freight forwarder is held liable because of delay for consequential loss or damages ( other than loss of or damage to the goods ) its liability is for double the freight covered by the bill of lading , or the value of the goods--whichever is less . |
| 9 | The defendant was held liable , for the fire which did the damage was not that which broke out in the carburettor but that which spread to the car and this second or continuing fire did not ‘ accidentally ’ begin . |
| 10 | The defendant was held liable for trespass , for ‘ the right to the possession draws after it a constructive possession , which is sufficient to support the action . ’ |
| 11 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |
| 12 | The defendant was held liable as if he had driven more slowly he could have avoided the accident . |
| 13 | However in the case of couples should one partner neglect to pay the Community Charge the other partner may , by law be held responsible for payment of any unpaid sum due . |
| 14 | Employers are also entitled to require employees to move if such a contractual right is implied , although there may be a greater danger of the dismissal being held unfair in such circumstances . |
| 15 | ‘ Dierdriu and the courtiers slept all of the time the Princess was held captive inside the Dark Ireland . |
| 16 | The measure had been strongly opposed by powerful interest groups ( including the chaebol , the large conglomerates which dominate the country 's economy ) and its imminent imposition was held responsible for the recent removal abroad of funds from the Korean stock exchange . |
| 17 | A pianist plays here several nights a week and from 15 June to 15 September a discotheque is held weekly near the swimming pool . |
| 18 | The Jersey population is holding steady at about 103,000 cows in spite of the advance of the black-and-whites . |
| 19 | The high prison population is held responsible for overcrowding and understaffing in prisons , both of which exacerbate the bad conditions in England 's ageing prisons . |
| 20 | If the CEO or the manager of the group is held accountable for outcomes , then in the final analysis , he or she will have to agree with group decisions or have the authority to block them , which means that the group never really had decision-making power to begin with . |
| 21 | The seller was held liable under section 13 , since the car consisted of the rear half of a 1961 car and the front half of an earlier model . |
| 22 | The third factor is held constant while the original relationship is reassessed . |
| 23 | If it is in a smooth plastic pot , and there is insufficient root coming through to prevent movement ( i.e. the plant is pot bound ) , it should be possible to slide the pot away just enough to see if the root ball is held intact by root action . |
| 24 | Her head was held high , not out of arrogance , Sandison felt , but because she was interested if not engrossed in all there was before her . |
| 25 | At the same time as this service was held similar services were held in Holy Trinity Church , Leeds , and St Ann 's RC Church , Bradford . |
| 26 | In Bank of Montreal v. Stuart and Shears and Sons Ltd. v. Jones , 128 L.T. 218 the security given by the wife was held unenforceable in the absence of independent advice . |
| 27 | First , the authority being held accountable must genuinely be in authority and , second , those who are holding it accountable should command the sanctions with which to make their wishes effective . |
| 28 | Second , if the ‘ historicist ’ argument is to hold good , then at least some of the female characters in such texts should be seen in non-traditional roles since this is one period in history when women were called upon to enter previously ‘ male ’ domains . |
| 29 | The National Rivers Authority is to hold urgent meetings with council officials after torrential rain brought the worst flooding in thirty years to the Cherwell Valley . |
| 30 | Each student is held responsible for registering his or her own module programme . |