Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [be] hold to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event neither the manager nor the owners were held to be in breach of duty . |
| 2 | Support dipped sharply to 51 per cent only when the Americans were held to be largely or in part to blame for the failure of the Paris Summit in May 1960 . |
| 3 | In conclusion the payments were held to be capital . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The perpetrators are held to be responsible for their actions and there is an emphasis on retribution , not only against the murderer or murderers , but also against the social workers who , it is claimed , failed the child . |
| 6 | The fact that one in five of the complaints were held to be breaches of the code shows that the tobacco companies have perhaps been treating the committee and the issue in a cavalier way . |