Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] hold " in BNC.
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1 | National Savings Certificates are paying a miserable 7.5 per cent tax free and no one should be holding any certificates which have reached maturity as the rate paid under general extension terms is only 5.1 per cent . |
2 | Similarly , the idea that a human rights concert should be held in the very stadium in Santiago where Allende 's officers rounded up thousands of Chileans in 1973 , prior to committing gross violations , stretches the powers of credulity . |
3 | To prevent this happening , the nose of the glider should be held down ( or the tail held up ) to reduce the wing incidence , as this in turn reduces the lift significantly . |
4 | It is generally agreed that only one wing-tip should be held while the glider is being moved about . |
5 | ( Just as with the cross wind take-off , the down wind wing should be held so that any slight pull will not help the weathercocking into wind . ) |
6 | Grinders should be held at a shallow angle of between 15 and 30° to the work when they are used to abrade the surface . |
7 | Despite agreement among party leaders that the elections should be held in ‘ a mild climate , ’ it looks like being a divisive contest . |
8 | A joint declaration by opposition groups and government parties issued after the country 's first round-table talks said that free elections should be held by next May 6 at the latest . |
9 | The militants say talks should be held under United Nations auspices in Geneva , on the basis of self-determination . |
10 | And he has made it clear that an all-German election should be held next year at the earliest , not as a quick substitute for the West German one in December . |
11 | Suppose by mistake or accident he fails to repay on the day named , is it fair that he should be held to the terms of the deed ? |
12 | Kingsley denied that God should be held responsible for evils attributable to ‘ man 's selfishness , laziness and ignorance . ’ |
13 | To support manslaughter liability in these cases one would have to espouse the draconian principle that a person should be held liable for all the consequences of any wrongful act . |
14 | Surely hotels should be held to contract when payment has been made in full by clients ? |
15 | Such a cabinet may contain a battery of fluorescent tubes , and samples should be held about one foot away from it . |
16 | The rein aids should be soft and allowing , the reins should be held in the hand with the fingers closed round the rein . |
17 | In this way , the legal view of insanity really becomes a view regarding whether someone should be held responsible . |
18 | It was … contended that … if the person had become philosophically or psychologically or socially female , that person should be held not to be a man for the purposes of ( section 30 , inter alia ) . |
19 | It was a matter of pride , of principle , among the faithful that it should be held . |
20 | There was no reason to ignore the general presumption that parties who agree to an arbitration clause should be held to their bargain . |
21 | Hall , at that time , also urged that an exhibition of the plans should be held to enable the public 's reaction to be obtained before a Commons Committee considered them . |
22 | He quotes the view of Aristo , who produces two arguments : first , that by analogy with relegatio dotis and the stipulatio emptae hereditatis the word ‘ sums ’ should be held to include objects as well as money ; second , that intention is particularly important in trusts , and it appears to be the testator 's intention in first speaking generally of ‘ sums ’ and then mentioning certain objects to include them in the expression too . |
23 | The text ends with the words ‘ for although at strict law the heirs should be held by no action to build a monument , none the less they are compelled by pontifical or imperial authority to observance of the last wishes [ of the deceased ] ’ . |
24 | Evening meetings , weekly , or more frequently … should be held ; and , every year , the transactions of the college , including those of the school , should be published … |
25 | This tensing should be held for a count of five , then released , and repeated several times . |
26 | He saw trees ‘ as objects of local elegance and grandeur ’ and these should be held sacred . |
27 | They do have control over their behaviour and should be held accountable for it . |
28 | It was suggested that the auction should be held in the open-air to enable more people to take part but William Dunlop objected , insisting that the venue be strictly adhered to as arranged . |
29 | Thus it is appropriate that horse trials known as ‘ The Military Competition ’ on the continent , should be held in the park . |
30 | The meeting of 1950 agreed that future meetings should be held in Yorkshire , and the earlier amendment of 1920 allowing it to take place in Lancashire ( as there were so few archery clubs in the north ) be rescinded . |