Sentence examples for have held major from inspiring English sources
A sale of the stakes would be a major shift in the country's corporate sector after decades when Italian companies have held major stakes in each other.
In past years, the United States has generally increased its troop levels when the Iraqis have held major elections, and American officers are generally wary of making deep troop cuts before the provincial and parliamentary elections are held over the next year.
Also, most of the 27 countries that have completed their national studies have held major governmental meetings to examine their findings and discuss possible policy responses based on this approach.
He has held Major Hasan in contempt and fined him for appearing in court with the beard, calling it a disruption.
The company, which is based in West Caldwell, N.J., and operates prisons and halfway houses across the country, has held major contracts in New Jersey since the 1990s.
Bachelet said UN Women has held major consultations in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, which have already resulted in declarations of commitment to tackling the issue of gender-based violence.
On Tuesday Mr. Previn, who has held major artistic posts with ensembles like the London Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, leading from the piano, and Strauss's "Symphonia Domestica".
The former president has held major and so-called low-dollar fund-raisers since last winter, and appeared at about 20 fund-raising events in the past three months — roughly the same number as in the second quarter of 2007, said a Clinton aide, Blake Zeff.
It has held no major tournaments and doesn't intend to.
Charlie, as he was universally known, had held every major office of state and was Taoiseach of Ireland four times.
In fact it is the first time in decades — since the Asian Games in the early 1980s — that India has held any major multinational sports event.
