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The pronoun 'whom' is correct because it serves as the OBJECT of 'hold' in the clause 'whom the country will hold responsible.' The verb 'hold' requires an object (the person being held responsible), so the objective case 'whom' is required. This is distinct from the previous question where the pronoun was the subject of its own clause.

After a preposition like 'to', we use the objective case pronoun. 'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'to' in this question structure.

The verb 'see' requires an object, so we use the objective case 'whom' rather than the subjective 'who'. The pronoun functions as the object of the infinitive 'to see'.

The verb 'visit' requires an object in objective case. 'Whom' functions as the object of the infinitive phrase 'to visit'.

In this structure, the pronoun is actually the subject of the embedded clause 'who is best qualified', not the object of 'believe'. Therefore, the subjective case 'who' is correct.

'To whom it may concern' is a standard formal salutation. 'Whom' follows the preposition 'to' and is in the objective case.

While the entire phrase follows the preposition 'to', the pronoun itself functions as the subject of 'is waiting' within the embedded clause. Therefore, the subjective case 'whoever' is correct.

In the relative clause 'who I believe robbed the National Bank', 'who' serves as the subject of the verb 'robbed', not as the object of 'believe'.

He is the correct answer.

After the linking verb 'was', traditional formal English uses the subjective case 'she' as a predicate nominative, equivalent to saying 'She was the one I was thinking about.'

 The 'be' verb in the end is understood.... Harvey is taller than I am.

Frank loves Harvey more than I (love him).

In formal comparisons with 'than', the subjective case 'I' is correct when the verb 'am' is implied: 'She is happier than I [am].'

In this comparative structure, 'us' functions as the object of the implied verb 'affect': 'Government regulations affect Russians more than [they affect] us.'

In this comparison, the verb 'are' is implied after the blank: 'Are the Russians as free as we [are]?' Therefore, the subjective case 'we' is correct.