Sentence examples for a hold over from inspiring English sources

Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the current champion, who ousted Kasparov in 2000, also seems to have a hold over his opponents.

Liverpool, historically, have a hold over Stoke.

Nobody had a hold over him".

This gave the two men a hold over them.

It gives them a hold over the resources of their old backyard.

Russia is keen to keep a hold over Kiev, foremost by derailing its western integration drive.

One even has a hold-over portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Movie theaters were quiet over the weekend as a hold-over from last week -- "Dolphin Tale" -- overcame weak competition from several newcomers to take the No. 1 position.

But by the means of a single senator's use of a privilege known as a hold-over letter, the committee was forced to delay its vote on her in December, meaning that the Congressional session ended and the nomination expired.

This rule is a hold-over from a different era and should be eliminated.

Like the rest, Calder's Riesling is a hold-over from the 1970s.