Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was hold to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Questions spiritual having thus been dealt with , there remained those of a temporal nature , of which a suitable civil list was held to be the most pressing . |
| 2 | The guidance of logically interrelated principles in the effective integration of human effort was held to be far superior to an understanding of ‘ personalities or politics or a precarious balancing of power between various vested interests ’ ( Urwick 1947 , p. 118 ) . |
| 3 | Thus , in Doughty ( 1986 ) , the crying of a 17-day-old child was held to be sufficient to fall within the requirement ( even though such an infant is not aware of the significance of what he or she is doing ) , whereas someone who loses self-control after a storm or explosion has destroyed his property would be outside the requirement . |
| 4 | In Lancashire , where the ILP had been well represented on local authorities and in the Trade Union movement , co-operation with the small and sectarian Communist Party was held to be damaging the ILP 's local influence . |
| 5 | The signed statement was held to be ineffective since it was given after the contract was made and therefore could not incorporate terms into the contract . |
| 6 | The pastry crust was embellished with a tiny figure and the whole thing was held to be representative of Christ in the crib . |