Example sentences of "should be held [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw trees ‘ as objects of local elegance and grandeur ’ and these should be held sacred . |
| 2 | They do have control over their behaviour and should be held accountable for it . |
| 3 | Both the leaseholder and the federal land manager , it was agreed , should be held accountable for the condition of the rangeland . |
| 4 | It follows then that if the outcomes are poor , or lower than expected , the teacher is at fault , and should be held accountable . |
| 5 | It means that patients , in their ignorance , blame already overstressed medical staff for delays or treatment withheld while those who should be held accountable are cushioned from the consequence of their actions . |
| 6 | There is the view that the party leadership in parliament should lack autonomy and should be held accountable to the party rank and file outside of parliament . |
| 7 | This angered opposition groups , who asserted that Suchinda and his supporters should be held accountable for the killings . |
| 8 | Nevertheless it was the King 's ministers , the argument ran , who should be held accountable for the misdeeds of the Crown , not the King himself . |
| 9 | The fatwa was and remains an affront to civilised values , for which Iran should be held accountable for as long as the command stands unrescinded . |
| 10 | You should walk with a brisk step which indicates that you are interested in your job , never slouch along , droop your shoulders or flop awkwardly in a chair ; your head should be held high , your shoulders back ; you should walk gracefully with good body line , and sit and bend down elegantly . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Kingsley denied that God should be held responsible for evils attributable to ‘ man 's selfishness , laziness and ignorance . ’ |
| 13 | In this way , the legal view of insanity really becomes a view regarding whether someone should be held responsible . |
| 14 | On May 21 Berlin deputies rejected a CDU motion , effectively of no confidence , to the effect that the coalition should be held responsible for the May Day rioting . |
| 15 | The gate should be held level with offcuts of 50mm timber before drilling the hole for the bolt . |