Sentence examples for a previously held from inspiring English sources

Telef?a previously held a 10 percent stake in Portugal Telecom, but had reduced that holding to about 2 percent in recent weeks in an attempt to avoid being kept from voting.

Religious faith, being beyond the reach of reason, doesn't have to answer gotcha questions about a previously held position.

The findings contradict a previously held theory that the oxygen content at the deepest part of the lake, thought to be about 35 to 50 feet down, was too low for a fish to breathe in, Dr. Martin said.

It was Bayern's 10th win since the start of the season, breaking a previously held record and directly making this team's current run the best start for any in Bundesliga history.

When you are forced to revisit a previously held belief or even an old memory that has remained dormant for a significant amount of time, it has always fascinated me how there can be an immediate visceral response when given the right prompt, even if that response doesn't necessarily line up with your current way of thinking.

First, thought experiments can disclose nature's failure to conform to a previously held set of expectations.

A certain degree of social independence subbed a slot previously held by a cell phone.

Gatti is running against three other Republicans in a special election on March 25 for a seat previously held by Mike Johnson, also a Republican.

Real Madrid, with revenues of 518.9m euros (£444.7m), topped the list for the ninth year in a row, breaking a record previously held by Man Utd.

The film is now the highest-grossing debut for a writer-director based on an original screenplay, which was a record previously held by "The Blair Witch Project".

Outbreaks of measles, a disease previously held in check, are making a comeback despite the unequivocal safety and efficacy of the MMR vaccine.