Sentence examples for did hold off from inspiring English sources

"We did hold off on referrals," said Dr. Bradley Atlas, psychologist at P.S. 41 in Queens.

Though it did hold off the Point Break remake ($11.9m), a rare eastern hemisphere-first debut, to keep hold of the No 1 spot in a last gasp for Hollywood movies before another blackout period is enforced over the holidays.

In the Olympic trials tonight, Walker churned out of the blocks at world-record pace in the 100-meter freestyle and, while he could not maintain the searing sprint, he did hold off Gary Hall Jr. to win in 48.71 seconds and finally qualify for an individual event at the Summer Games next month in Sydney, Australia.

One veteran did hold off the charge of a touted young player, Darwin Barney beating out Enrique Hernandez for the extra infielder spot.

"At the 16th pole, I said, 'Wow, this is the true test of the champion, and I'm going to win the Belmont Stakes.' " Win it he did, holding off Stay Thirsty and another long shot, Brilliant Speed.

Although the author does hold off until the end of the first chapter before finally allowing Itch to detonate the first in a number of explosions, fans of chemistry-triggered pyrotechnics will not be disappointed.

Based on past experience, we do hold off on installing corridor carpeting (which is in our warehouse) to protect it from the heavy traffic of purchaser renovations and move-ins.

There are other issues brewing, though, even if Obama does hold off on his big immigration announcement.

State did, holding off a late Duke rally for an 84-76 victory to hand the Blue Devils (15-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) their first loss of the season.

The Mets' bullpen, which did not hold off the Marlins in a loss on Friday night, then worked three tension-free innings to lock down the team's 19th win of the year.

The Labor senator Sue Lines did not hold off in calling for McCormack to resign: On Wednesday the Australian privacy commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, announced he would open an investigation into the ABS with regards to the cyber attacks.