[W]hatever they decided to do out there in the wilderness meant thousands of dollars to the stockholders somewhere up in God's country, who would some day hold them to account.

While Harley had been in no way responsible for Pelton's murderous attack upon Yesler, public opinion held him to account.

[H]e issued stern warnings to tax evaders and lazy bureaucrats that he would hold them to account.

I believed it was vital to hold him to account for his obvious failings.

He said the council would use all its powers to hold both HS2 and its contractors to account.

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