Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] hold to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way of life argument was often used against closure since schools were held to be an important aspect of local life since the loss of the teacher and the school building seemed like a sentence of death for the community . |
| 2 | Motor vehicles and coal-fired power stations are held to be the main offenders . |
| 3 | Then the division into classes was held to be an impediment and a cause of frustration . |
| 4 | Though promotion from one class to another was possible , it was across a wide gulf as the distinction between classes was held to be the distinction between mechanical and intellectual activity . |
| 5 | By an ‘ ethical a priori ’ position I mean to indicate that certain principles are held to be an a priori and not subject to qualification . |
| 6 | For some the internal growth of firms is held to be the dominant force , with merger activity playing a distinctly secondary role [ Prais , 1976 ; Hart and Clarke , 1980 ] , whilst others hold that the opposite is the case [ Hannah and Kay , 1977 ] . |
| 7 | A stall with wheels was held to be a vehicle in this case . |
| 8 | Removal of water through artesian wells is held to be the reason why the tower began going off at an angle soon after building work began in 1174 . |
| 9 | In that case the making of a television series by the defendants based on a concept communicated in confidence by the plaintiffs was held to be a breach of confidence . |
| 10 | A good illustration of ‘ intended ’ is found in the case of Childs v Coghlan ( 1968 ) 112 Sol Jo 175 where a 30 ton earth mover which was made for use on construction sites and not roads was held to be a motor vehicle . |