Example sentences of "[vb pp] hold [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the moment , however , we should recognise that the concern to strengthen intra-party democracy through constitutional reforms designed to hold the Parliamentary Labour Party accountable to the rank and file may do little to ensure that any future Labour Government delivers of its manifesto ( and possibly socialist ) promises since these reforms do not come to terms with power , the state , and the market . |
| 2 | The Communist SED which , in round-table talks with opposition groups , has agreed to hold the first free elections in East Germany since 1946 — planned for next May — is seriously threatened by a split or even dissolution . |
| 3 | It was agreed to hold the next ordinary session in Praia , Cape Verde , in 1994 . |
| 4 | Herringbone stitch is generally used to hold a single turned edge securely in position against a single layer of fabric ( fig. 14 ) . |
| 5 | They totalled only some 10,000 regulars , perhaps 3000 of whom were needed to hold the 38 fortified strongholds in the country , particularly Plymouth , Portsmouth and Tilbury . |
| 6 | Of course , no foreign central bank was compelled to hold a single additional dollar — indeed , they could have unloaded part of their existing holdings . |
| 7 | The word length for the store of a particular computer is chosen to hold a maximal numeric value or number of characters appropriate to the application area and cost to which the computer is designed . |