"hold" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In 1515 she became the last person in Islamic history to legitimately hold the title of al Hurra (Queen) following the death of her husband, who ruled Tétouan.
- Mr. Buren may argue that he is just a minimalist like any other - although naming the crime surely does not excuse it - or he may more legitimately hold that he is being entirely consistent with the above-mentioned philosophy of the age.
- Majarashtra was one of the few lands of India where a woman in power was accepted without question, if she held that power legitimately.
- The pope imposed various sanctions on England and John; at one point de Gray was one of only two bishops still legitimately holding office in England.
- It is these bodies that can legitimately hold the mirror up to their suppliers and members, and ask searching questions about standards.
- Hammelbach has been historically regarded as the only constituent community that may legitimately hold a kermis, as that is where the Evangelical church stands.
- He said that complaints about air time for Mr. Haniya were unjustified because he legitimately holds the post of Palestinian prime minister.
- For both economic and political reasons, the American government generally supported those who occupied the seats of power, whether they held that power legitimately or not.
- For this reason, those who legitimately hold authority also have the right to use arms to repel aggressors against the civil community entrusted to their responsibility.
- E.S. Leland presided over the makeshift court as judge, a position he would later hold legitimately in Ottawa, Illinois.
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