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Meaning holding meaning
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Examples holding examples
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Simple sentences
He is holding up her work.
She is holding a ladle in her right hand.
Tom and Mary walked down the street holding hands.
Brian is holding Kate's hands.
Why are you holding my hands?
The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.
The hand of the magician was quicker than our eyes. Before we could say Jack Robinson, the cards he was holding between his fingers disappeared.
You are holding my hand in that picture.
This room is capable of holding fifty persons.
This hall is capable of holding 2,000 people.
Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.
My brother is holding a camera in his hand.
How about holding a barbecue party next Sunday?
He was holding a pen in his hand.
She was holding an umbrella.
Holding on to the rope firmly, I came safely to land.
We watched the game while holding our breath.
I was watching the scene holding my breath.
The boy was holding a mouse by the tail.
Who is that woman holding the flowers?
He is holding his books under his arm.
I think he is holding something back from us.
I'm sure he is holding back something from us.
Movie subtitles
Holding.
You made me see past all of my delusions that were holding me back.
I'm good, I'm holding.
I was at the pharmacy holding the fort so my staff could get to enjoy it.
You're a detective holding a potentially lethal weapon in a specimen bag, investigating a suspicious death.
Well, my boss called, saying we were holding back exemptions for a couple months.
You told him the location where the brothers were holding Xiaoping Li, right? - Mm-hmm.
Then, the stars are replaced by a lovely vision of Phoebes on the crescent, of Saturn in his globe and of charming young girls holding up a star.
For she was near him, holding his hand, smiling at him.
The unconquerable pride of the Mauprats poisoned the useless quarrel, each holding firm to their position.
I say I'm holding an auction at Cocoanut Manor.
I wonder what's holding 'em up.
No. I better saunter on down there and see what's holding 'em.
But she's got some letters, and she's holding out for more dough.
They grabbed a building in Canarsie at an auction through a holding company that we were able to link.
I'm holding down the fort by myself.
As long as I'm holding on to you, you can't accelerate worth a damn.
Ladies, you're holding guns, not syringes.
Holding his breath, he takes the money.
I wonder what's holding them up.
They're holding a powwow over there now.
Oh. holding out on me, huh?
And I thought all the time it was you holding me back.
Don't be holding out on us.
You didn't get them medals for holding hands with Germans.
It's like they're holding us hostage.
A week ago, I was standing in line, holding a tuna baguette, queuing up for easyJet.
Sleeping with just holding hands was really hard.
You're holding another soul.
HEATHER: Yeah, should I just keep holding this?
You told him the location where the brothers were holding Xiaoping Li. Mm-hm.
I know she's here. who the fuck is holding her for hours?
Moore holding on for dear life.
You don't happen to know which room they're holding the game?
No use holding up the deal.
We're both holding the same bag.
News and current affairs
When it occasionally does, even for a short interval - as UN Resolution 1701 for cessation of hostilities in Lebanon seems to be holding - it is time to take stock of events in the hopes that a responsible debate may influence those in power.
Angela Merkel, the Christian Democrats' candidate, is a reformer, holding out hope for Germany's future - and that of Europe.
The dollar will fall and US long-term interest rates will rise, but only when traders on Wall Street and elsewhere decide that holding dollars and long-term US bonds is more risky in the short run.
But Arabs and Muslims must stop deluding themselves that the Israel-Palestine dispute is what is holding them back.
Holding free and fair elections may not be the primary issue, but nor are they issues that should be shelved in the interests of stability and expediency.
But it is also more than just a normal country: Germany remains central to holding together the two international institutions that will continue to assure its well-being, the European Union and the Atlantic alliance.
If creditors now believe that holding out makes it more likely that they will receive full value at a later date, restructuring sovereign debt and restoring a debtor economy's normal functioning will be more difficult.
The US Supreme Court's decision on Argentina adds a new wrinkle, and may well further increase the risk attached to holding sovereign debt - and this to the cost of issuing it.
The realization that withdrawal from populated areas, and thus an end to holding another people under permanent occupation, was necessary to preserve the Jewish nature of Israel clearly brought the two of you to the center of Israeli thinking.
That issue and the unresolved Palestine-Israel debacle are holding off immediate action.
There are obvious obstacles to holding such a referendum, primarily because the US does not have a mandate to dispose of Iraq as it pleases.
When the proceedings began a year ago, democratic Russia seemed to be catching up at long last with the civilized world in holding military officers accountable to the rule of law.
But for countries that have scope to invest more, particularly those that are holding a surfeit of precious development dollars in idle US Treasury bills, the time may be ripe to reassess the balance of risks.
By holding these celebrations in Red Square, and thus highlighting the Soviet victory, today's Russia is also celebrating its gains in that war.
Africa is a continent rich in energy, holding two-thirds of the world's reserves of hydro-electric power - trillions of kilowatt-hours representing about half of total world resources.
The developed world's silence suggests that it takes the mistreatment of black and brown women by black and brown men for granted, rather than holding all people to one standard of justice.
How can one pair electrons without ions holding them together, thereby enabling higher-temperature superconductors?
It frequently depends on very complex corporate structures, with multiple layers of holding companies, as well as privileged shares that can guarantee the continuation of control.
Moreover, hiring seems to be holding at that brisk pace in early 2015.
While these trends benefit Chinese workers, they also support America and other countries by holding down inflation and making it possible for their companies to cope with tough competitive pressures.
By holding out, Republicans wish to force President Barack Obama's administration into massive spending cuts.
Or interest rates could rise if people expect a much weaker global economy - and, in a weaker global economy with no inflation, investors should be holding more US Treasuries, not fewer.
To be sure, the balance-sheet headwinds holding back consumption have eased.
Another factor holding back recovery has been weak growth in spending on goods and services by both state and local governments, and more recently by the federal government.
Military intervention in Iran - which itself will be holding a presidential election in June - would incite not only regional, but global, instability.
How about holding one of their bi-monthly meetings in hyperinflationary Zimbabwe?
The European Central Bank is staying calm for the moment, but it, too, is probably holding back on interest-rate hikes partly out of fear of driving the euro, already at record levels, even higher.
Maybe they, too, should try holding a few conferences in Zimbabwe, and get a reality check of their own.
But the Indian Presidency is a largely ceremonial position: real power is vested in the office of prime minister, and no Dalit has come close to holding that post.