The phrase "act held" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a specific event or action that took place, but without additional context, it is unclear when to use it.
Example: "The act held at the theater last night was a great success."
Alternatives: "event conducted" or "performance carried out".
An attraction was whatever element in a particular act held the audience's attention.
Privacy advocates, once enthusiastic about the USA Freedom Act, held their noses through its transformation into a consensus bill.
Three of the president's proposals for creating jobs in the American Jobs Act held almost nearly equal appeal across the three regional groups: cutting taxes for small businesses, spending money on the nation's infrastructure and significantly cutting payroll taxes.
The Clean Air Act held that plants built after 1970 had to have the best emission control technology available at the time they were built, and old plants that were substantially upgraded would have to meet the same standard.
"Priscilla Queen of the Desert" - I needn't elaborate, need I? "Sister Act" held up the side for the sisterhood of leading women, and Sutton Foster will most likely take home a deserved Tony on Sunday night for her hot-hoofing Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes".
The opera is set in Seville, and the most original feature of this "Carmen," to be directed by the Spanish moviemaker Carlos Saura, was that it was to be performed outdoors in three different locations, with the final act held in the city's Maestranza bullring.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act holds that all persons acting as agents of foreign corporations disclose their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as any activities and disbursements in support of those activities.
The act holds promise for more rational allocation and consumption of scarce resources.
The Privacy Act holds that one government agecy cannont give personal information to another without the individual's consent... .......
A second, even more influential criticism of the Paycheck Fairness Act holds that "the market knows best".
By Jeff Shesol March 4, 2015 Demonstrators in favor of the Affordable Care Act hold signs in front of the Supreme Court.
