Example sentences of "be hold [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the height of the gale I go down to the pier to see how our local boats are doing , but all the anchors appear to be holding firm . |
| 2 | In the Asturias a mob of a thousand peasants and university students , after pillaging the arsenal of its rifles , made an end of the hesitations of the Audiencia and the constituted authorities , who were afraid to defy Murat ; the general assembly of the province , which happened to be holding one of its triennial meetings , took the leadership of the insurrection , and , on 25 May , declared war on Napoleon . |
| 3 | If I had known someone who looked similar to me , we could have walked down the street together , wearing similar clothes or something ; we 'd be holding each other 's hands in a sense , it would have been easier . |
| 4 | The George and Dragon pub will be holding regular quiz nights on Tuesdays , starting 9pm . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Embsay General Manager Mr Stephen Walker explained : ‘ We certainly do celebrate our 25th anniversary next year but we wo n't be holding any big anniversary events and the loan of the 4F is n't really anything to do with this . |
| 7 | Many have gardens with children 's play areas and some will be holding delicious summer barbecues . |
| 8 | As well as selling her yarns and patterns , Nina will be holding special workshops at the Mill to cover ‘ Buttonholes ’ and ‘ Finishing Techniques for Knitwear ’ . |
| 9 | By investing in a unit trust you have already neutralised the real horrors because it will be holding 50 , 100 or more separate shares . |
| 10 | Islamic Jihad , an underground faction of the pro-Iranian radical Shia Hezbollah organization , was believed to be holding most of the Western hostages . |
| 11 | James Matthews , our reporter in Jordan says it appears the pro-Iranian group thought to be holding most of the hostages , Hezbalar is ready to end its demands for a prisoner exchange . |
| 12 | This summer they will be holding 48 events throughout the city which members of the public can join in . |
| 13 | The matches used to be held little more than a week or so apart but soccer has since switched to the Lent term . |
| 14 | Under the changes , otherwise unapproved pesticides can be transferred t o suitable commercial pesticide stores where they will be held prior to their safe disposal . |
| 15 | Er good , from memory of the previous meeting , there , one of the items I recall at er I was left to do was contact the our Education Officer erm namely Keith er to see if er a one day seminar or a one day school or whatever you 'd like to call it , er could be held prior to the , the ballot . |
| 16 | Although progress on the issue of the local elections had been made in August , it became increasingly clear that opposition demands for them to be held prior to the presidential poll were unrealistic . |
| 17 | A call for papers and programme proposals has been issued by the School of Communication in Miami , USA for its ninth annual Intercultural and International Communication Conference , to be held 19–21 May 1992 . |
| 18 | An incorrect method of doing so could be held procedural only , or alternatively it could be held to negate consent . |
| 19 | He saw trees ‘ as objects of local elegance and grandeur ’ and these should be held sacred . |
| 20 | Likewise , it is submitted that no modern court would say as Sir George Jessell MR did in Printing and Numerical Registering Co v Sampson ( 1875 ) LR 19 Eq 462 : … if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting , and that their contracts when entered into freely and voluntarily shall be held sacred and shall be enforced by courts of justice . |
| 21 | In this business , as soon as one meal is complete there is a need to start on the next , and the ACC chefs of the battalion , lunch behind them , had now to prepare for the functions to be held that evening in the Officers ' , and Warrant Officers ' and Sergeants ' Messes for 180 and 350 people respectively . |
| 22 | Then he invited me to a gypsy baptism which was to be held that night in the suburb of Vallecas . |
| 23 | Nigeria has just announced that it will not lift its generous petrol subsidy in June , as it had promised the IMF , out of fear that petrol riots would disrupt the presidential elections due to be held that month . |
| 24 | Of course , Mr. Glick was fully entitled to point out to your Lordships that the vast majority of cases concerned with the recovery of tax which is not due will indeed be covered by statutory provisions regulating the right of recovery ; he also suggested that , if it should be held that section 33 has no application in the present case , steps can easily , and may well , be taken at an early opportunity to bring cases such as the present , which are in any event likely to be very rare , within its ambit . |
| 25 | Mr Patten 's new policy guidance does not say the South-east 's housing provision can be held static , and it reminds planners that their job is to provide an adequate flow of land into new housing . |
| 26 | Indeed , if transit passage could be held applicable to third parties as a general rule of international law of navigation rights through strategic communication routes , the United States has little to lose by refusal to become a party to the Convention . |
| 27 | A two-thirds majority , as provided for in the constitution , would only be held necessary for constitutional changes and legislation affecting human and civil rights . |
| 28 | The first is what might be termed a " status based " approach whereby the essence of the relationship between the parties would be considered when determining their rights and obligations and any clauses incompatible with their relationship would not be held effective . |
| 29 | Production was a good in itself and therefore not to be held accountable for industry 's wastes or the ill-health of workers and their families . |
| 30 | President George Bush announced immediately that using prisoners as shields was a war crime , for which Saddam Hussein would be held accountable . |