Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [be] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such views may be held alongside others in varying combinations . |
| 2 | Although a court will generally strive to resolve uncertainties and ambiguities so as to give effect to a commercial contract wherever possible ( especially where the agreement is already partly executed ) , uncertainty or ambiguity may lead a court to conclude that the term is too uncertain to be enforceable , and in extreme cases the whole contract may be held to be void . |
| 3 | Further copies may be held at the local public library . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | During the retention period the money should be held in a deposit account . |
| 7 | 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amendment of 1920 allowing it to take place in Lancashire ( as there were so few archery clubs in the north ) be rescinded . |
| 8 | Because of the ranking procedure , shares of income run from 0 to 100 per cent as all income must be held by the total of the income-holding units . |
| 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 | Owing to the continually rising cost of attending courses in Germany and Switzerland it is suggested that a summer course should be held in July or August 1982 , possibly at Green Park Training Centre , Aston Clinton , Buckinghamshire . |
| 11 | The Constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days , i.e. no later than April 8 , 1992 . |
| 12 | Attorney General Dick Thornburgh formally left the Cabinet on Aug. 9 , after a federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 6 that a special election should be held on Nov. 5 to fill the Senate seat of the late John Heinz — although Thornburgh had made known his intention to contest the vacant seat , his resignation from the government had been deferred pending a judicial examination of the constitutionality of Pennsylvania 's special election statute . |
| 13 | On March 3 the Federal Assembly presidium decided that the general election should be held on June 5-6 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Havel urged that a referendum should be held by December 1991 , implying that he would resign if the issue remained unsolved . |
| 16 | It is also , in my view , perfectly reasonable to support the proposition that a referendum should be held in Scotland in order to determine what constitutional status people actually want . |
| 17 | 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) ) . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Top positions in the body politic may be held by monarchs , directly or indirectly elected presidents , rotating office-holders , parliamentary committees and collegiate bodies . |
| 20 | A low vision aid must be held at the correct distance from the material to be viewed for maximum magnification to be effected , and it can be difficult to sustain this with a hand-held magnifier for any length of time . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It was suggested that the auction should be held in the open-air to enable more people to take part but William Dunlop objected , insisting that the venue be strictly adhered to as arranged . |
| 23 | Can I also point out that erm the association of natural body builders stipulate that a contest must be held in a seated theatre such as this . |
| 24 | A child protection review must be held at least once every six months . |
| 25 | In Chapter 2 we consider the formats in which data might be held for manipulation by the computer , and the types of operations appropriate to each format . |
| 26 | Word went out to the people of the surrounding area that a conventicle would be held on the muir early on the Sunday morning . |
| 27 | Since the latter did not obtain an absolute majority , a run-off contest would be held on Feb. 2 . |
| 28 | During his visit it was announced that talks on border and territorial disputes would be held in Beijing in November . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The Iranian government gave assurances that the aircraft would be held in Iran until the cessation of hostilities . |