Sentence examples for contain were from inspiring English sources

(Although this press conference took place before McConnell's office published the bill, the major elements it would contain were already known).

Even before that report was released, the harsh judgments that it was widely known to contain were seen as a major factor in Mr. Tenet's decision in June to step down.

The earliest manuscripts written in Frisian date from the end of the 13th century, though the legal documents that they contain were probably first composed, in part, as early as the 11th century.

These belonged to a common Germanic alliterative tradition, but all were first recorded by Christian scribes at dates later than the historical events they relate, and the pagan elements they contain were fused with Christian thought and feeling.

What they did contain were provisions for money that wasn't designated for a particular purpose.

The key claim advanced by lawyer John H. Martindale in all four cases had been that the Treaty of Buffalo Creek (1838) was invalid because it was not signed by the Seneca leaders with the authority to cede the Tonawanda Reservation, and the signatures it did contain were obtained by coercion or fraud.

However, the splendours they contain are often enigmatic.

The impulse he could not contain was a smile.

Emotions are difficult to contain, aren't they.

The messages they contained were explicitly threatening.

His property and the information it contained were seized.