Sentence examples for be held for a from inspiring English sources

He does not want a vote to be held for a year or more.

By December 31 2005, direct elections will be held for a new Iraqi government.

The cartoonist's lawyer Melissa Sasidaran said he is expected to be held for a few days.

They can be held for a maximum of 24 hours under French law.

Now that he is free, though, no arraignment need be held for a month.

By March 15 2005, direct elections will be held for a convention which will write a new constitution.

The latest strikes, from 9 August, will be held for a few hours each day coinciding with the school holidays.

The suspect can then be held for a month before the public prosecutor must again justify keeping him in custody.

The military rulers have said that elections will be held for a new Parliament, although those ousted were seated in January.

The new requirement replaces the old "flexed arm hang" for women, in place since 1975, which had to be held for a minimum of 15 seconds.

For comparison, look at stock mutual funds, which are meant to be held for a long time but often are not.