Sentence examples for and held back from inspiring English sources

Making it difficult to publish results would have discouraged new entrants and held back progress.

And in your story he seems to be be pretty reserved and held back.

Its economy has long been fragile and held back by rampant corruption.

Dykes and canals regulated the flow of water across the vast basin and held back floodwaters.

"He deferred it and held back on it," Mr. Jannetti said.

He checked climaxes and held back tempos, but always to maximize clarity.

Pondexter, who signed a three-year contract extension before the playoffs, looked exhausted and held back tears after the game.

He had admired the foreign policy elite that built the Western alliance and held back Communism after World War II.

Emerging-market funds rose 5.2 percent, led by a 10.4 percent increase for China portfolios and held back by a 7.9 percent decline for funds focusing on India.

Iran had long sought to cut back its costly and inefficient subsidies on fuel and other goods, which strained the state and held back the economy for years.

Stocks fell Monday as investors took a pause from September's rally and held back ahead of a busy week of economic and earnings reports.