Sentence examples for alternately held from inspiring English sources

The tussle is as much between two feudal families as between the two political parties that have alternately held power in Sri Lanka since independence in 1948.

This is likely because its nationality is confusing to most wine drinkers: this northeastern battleground region near the Rhine has been alternately held by Germany and France.

The score went back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, building the tension and the emotion as 75,262 fans alternately held their breath and screamed.

Is it because on the street, rather than at the collectors' level, the nationality of this northeastern battleground region near the Rhine, alternately held by Germany and France, remains confusing?

By custom a seat reserved for Arab states is alternately held by Middle Eastern states -- Syria is currently a member with its term expiring at the end of this year -- and by North African states, a North African diplomat said today.

To estimate the performance improvement entailed by the composite device with respect to the homogeneous matrix, a typical four-phase cycle is considered in the model, where nominal load and electric charge are alternately held constant.

Dr. Hillman was 85 years old, alternately holding court with friends and colleagues and deep in exchange with his beloved wife, artist Margot McLean.

Accordingly, Khrushchev played a risky double game from 1958 to 1962, alternately holding out hope for arms control to the NATO powers and leveling demands backed by rocket-rattling.

When Ronald Reagan was elected to suceed former Democratic President, Jimmy Carter, he too was disdained by Washington, he assures the 100-odd supporters in the room, who alternately hold up signs declaring 'Vote for Cruz' or 'Don't Believe the Liberal Media'.

I head outside again for Modeselektor, who play a goofy, entertaining set, Sebastian Szary alternately holding up a lighter and flipping us off.

Along the way, he had tested various "cheesy" animal-inspired dance moves with his choreographer, including panda and kangaroo moves, before settling for the horse trot, which involves pretending to ride a horse, alternately holding the reins and spinning a lasso, and moving into a legs-shuffling side gallop.