Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [be] hold " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such views may be held alongside others in varying combinations . |
| 2 | He 's concerned that banking attitudes may be holding up the recovery . |
| 3 | Further copies may be held at the local public library . |
| 4 | Many such objects are quickly generated , and copies may be held offline , as security backups , microfiche , etc . |
| 5 | By failing to protest against the actions of the organisation itself through its administrative organs , member States may be held to have accepted the amendment of the treaty through practice . |
| 6 | An annual general meeting ( AGM ) of shareholders must be held in each calendar year , and not more than 15 months may elapse since the previous AGM ( s. 366 Companies Act 1985 ) . |
| 7 | Tariff barriers on basic grains were to be eliminated across the region by the end of the year , and duties on all agricultural produce by June 1992 ; duties on most other products should be held below a 20 per cent ceiling from the beginning of 1993 . |
| 8 | The meeting of 1950 agreed that future meetings should be held in Yorkshire , and the earlier amendment of 1920 allowing it to take place in Lancashire ( as there were so few archery clubs in the north ) be rescinded . |
| 9 | For example , the Chairman of the Board of Guardians for St Giles in East London considered that widows must be held in part responsible for their own condition : ‘ After the lapse of a certain number of years , when a widow has had the opportunity of showing providence on her own account , I think you may separate her from her late husband , but not immediately after his death ’ . |
| 10 | Hall , at that time , also urged that an exhibition of the plans should be held to enable the public 's reaction to be obtained before a Commons Committee considered them . |
| 11 | The family had not paid much attention to the terms of the eccentric patriarch 's last wishes , as the stipulation that all his possessions should be held in readiness for his return merely put the houses and their produce at the usual disposal of his family , while removing the problem of his personal presence and authority . |
| 12 | In fixing the venue of a meeting , the official receiver must have regard to the convenience of those who are to attend ( r 6.86(1) ) and meetings must be held between 10am and 4pm on business days unless the court orders otherwise ( r 6.86(2) ) . |
| 13 | Cages may be held on wall-mounted racks , allowing easy floor cleaning and the recapture of escaped animals , or on trolleys designed for the purpose . |
| 14 | Under the chairmanship of Prince Norodom Sihanouk , the SNC agreed that UN-supervised regional elections in Cambodia 's 20 provinces should be held on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 15 | The Labour Party Conference in October agreed that a meeting of League branches should be held " to discuss the future of the League " and , early in the following year , most of the national machinery was restored and a Youth Officer appointed . |
| 16 | This angered opposition groups , who asserted that Suchinda and his supporters should be held accountable for the killings . |
| 17 | Particularly controversial has been the argument of human capital theorists that a number of economic variables must be held constant in calculating the economic effects of education and health services . |
| 18 | Although the officers of these contrasting units might be held responsible for both the good and the bad behaviour , there is a touch of the ‘ kind ’ and the ‘ nasty ’ treatment often meted out to prisoners in the hope of gaining information . |
| 19 | The trailer brakes could be held off by a separate braking system when coupled to the tractor . |
| 20 | During his visit it was announced that talks on border and territorial disputes would be held in Beijing in November . |
| 21 | The two leaders , attending the fifth summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation ( SAARC ) [ see pp. 37856-57 ] , agreed that a third round of talks at thelevel of foreign secretaries would be held in Islamabad on Dec. 18 . |
| 22 | The owner of the horse had not realised that if the horse was threatening her , that its ears would be held firmly backwards , and not just relaxed backwards . |
| 23 | Two four-day schools will be held in South Park , Darlington , from April 13 to 16 and April 21 to 24 for children aged from seven to 15 . |
| 24 | The three-hour trips will be held on Saturday afternoons , June 5 , 12 and 19 and Wednesday evening , June 23 . |
| 25 | A ONE-WEEK training course for potential agricultural and horticultural journalists will be held from 26 to 30 April , starting in Nottinghamshire . |
| 26 | Any conferences , conventions or meetings paid for from Federal funds will be held only in hotels complying with this law . |
| 27 | Entries will be held in one or more versions . |
| 28 | Workshops tackling issues raised by speakers will be held . |
| 29 | Coinciding with the exhibition , two exhibitions on the decorative arts will be held at the museum . |
| 30 | Visits are planned to Saltaire , Temple Newsam , Yorkshire Sculpture Park , and the Bowes Museum , Castle Barnard where a further ‘ mini conference ’ on the decorative arts will be held . |