Sentence examples for held to demonstrate from inspiring English sources

On Sunday, the B.J.P.'s general secretary, Pramod Mahajan, said elections would be held to demonstrate the party's leadership, stability and performance.

This "Day of Potsdam" was held to demonstrate unity between the Nazi movement and the old Prussian elite and military.

A series of commercial expositions, such as the Casablanca Fair of 1915, were held to demonstrate the wealth of France and the benefits of co-operation.

"To restore public confidence in the safeguarding services that the council provides now and in the future, to show that people have been genuinely held to account and to demonstrate clearly our understanding and appreciation of the devastating consequences of these historic failings".

NATO refrained from drawing up contingency plans against a Russian attack on its former vassals or from holding exercises to demonstrate that it knew how to defend the east.

So when these people held to such high standards demonstrate their fallibility, it's enthralling and sometimes horrifying.

How priapic the moment is! Anyway, I was fiddling around and then Carolyn came in to adjust an arm' - he holds hers to demonstrate.

The postwar experience in Britain is held by some to demonstrate the deficiencies of government in handling monetary and fiscal policy.

This puts women in the position of having to go above and beyond the standards to which men are held in order to demonstrate their competence.Even then, women's efforts are unlikely to be rewarded.

Then, holding up crayons to demonstrate his point, he continued, "Some people have white skin, some people have peach, some have brown and some have black".

Mr. Bronfman, ever the martyr, agreed to hold his shares to demonstrate his commitment to the deal.