Sentence examples for are held in check from inspiring English sources
Between the two plates, stresses build up that are held in check by friction.
A longstanding belief is that cancer cells constantly develop and are held in check by a healthy immune system.
The vast majority of these insects are held in check by natural forces, without any intervention by man.
It is a willfully low-key life, one in which Tyson's wilder impulses are held in check by his inner solid citizen.
Worries about a contagion effect on the Latin American subsidiaries of European and North American banks are held in check because they have to follow local capital requirements.
The government seems to believe that unless Uighurs and Tibetans are held in check by force, the western regions could break away.
Mutual suspicion was held in check.
*Reserve officers should be held in check to respond later.
Early gains this year have been held in check in recent weeks on worries about economic growth.
Their discontent could only be held in check by perfections He was gripping her arm.
In bacchanalian scenes the gaiety is held in check, never bursting into exuberance.
