Example sentences of "is held " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases of ‘ disappearance ’ the whole family is held responsible for the ‘ crime ’ of one of its members . |
| 2 | Classes are led by experienced staff , usually by staff at the drama school where the course is held , and at the end of the five weeks groups will present mini-production projects to each other , on which they will be assessed , and they will usually be given a certificate for having attended the course . |
| 3 | He should insist that the correct wing is held , and direct the car or tractor driver so that they take a safe route which is clear of any hazard from dropping winch cables . |
| 4 | It is worth while designing trailer fittings so that the glider is held firmly in place even if the trailer rolls over . |
| 5 | Once again it is up to the pilot to insist that this wing is held and not to accept someone on the upwind wing-tip . |
| 6 | The only reason for an incipient or full spin changing direction is if the stick is held right back so that the glider is either kept stalled , or is re-stalled as the rotation stops . |
| 7 | Finally , to check the recovery from the stabilised spin , the glider is held in the spin for a full five turns if that is possible . |
| 8 | This time the stick is held firmly back with the aileron central , and the wing will ( usually ) continue dropping so that the glider spins for a turn or so . |
| 9 | Karate competition is held in single two-minute bouts , though this is extended to three minutes in Senior Male competition . |
| 10 | In practice a contestant is held responsible for the behaviour of team-members and the coach , and he may face a severe penalty if they misbehave . |
| 11 | First this is held downwards , then it is swung upwards to varying heights so that you have a split second in which to hit it with a suitable technique . |
| 12 | The kicking knee rises higher than the target as the guard is held in place . |
| 13 | These are sore and bleed freely , but the haemorrhage soon stops if a pad is held against them . |
| 14 | In poetry , as in life , Layton is held captive to his own Muse , no subject being too sacred nor too delicate especially the previously ‘ taboo ’ ones of violence , cruelty , politics and sex . |
| 15 | This conception of the mind is now almost universally regarded as disastrously wrong , for two reasons : first , because it creates a dualism of mind and body and second , because it is held to create insuperable sceptical problems . |
| 16 | Once this is achieved — and this , it is held , can be done by some sort of physicalist theory of mind with strong behaviourist elements — then most of the insoluble problems of early modern philosophy disappear . |
| 17 | For the sit-ups either a dumb-bell or a weight disc is held to the chest , and the back is kept slightly rounded with the chin on the chest . |
| 18 | The workpiece is held in place on the template using toggle clamps . |
| 19 | The supporting leg can go on spinning on full pointe with that knee bent , as the working one is held in arabesque or attitude and finally sit on the floor . |
| 20 | The festival is held on parkland conveniently next to the railway station . |
| 21 | This is held in place by four metal lugs which are bent around the opening |
| 22 | He is held to be efficient , fair-minded , scrupulously honest , and is well-liked by his colleagues . |
| 23 | Where no candidate polls more than half of the votes , a run-off ballot is held a week later between the leading candidates . |
| 24 | Many observers believe it will fall to below 2,200 points even if the anti-inflation policy works and the 15 per cent base rate level is held . |
| 25 | The interim dividend is held at 2p . |
| 26 | employees who have made other arrangements to pay their contributions ( i.e. those for whom a form RD950 is held ) . |
| 27 | The reunion is held every two years and although this year 's was intended to be the last , organiser John Gray of Plymouth , said : ‘ Every time I say I 'm not going to do it again , they twist my arm to plan another . ’ |
| 28 | The partnership agreement may deal with where the band 's joint bank account is held and how many signatures are required on the account to deal with the band 's finances . |
| 29 | This daily confronting of the ‘ primitive terror ’ as represented by the sea is held up for our admiration . |
| 30 | But once again anger works through irony , parody , and pastiche , and is held together not by a unified dramatic voice but by a stylistic blankness a kind of black camp . |