Sentence examples for figures are held from inspiring English sources

The staff and some distinguished public figures are held in the kitchens.

Another interesting, if elemental, type of puppet, the "scarecrow puppets," or lileki, of Slovenia, is constructed from two crossed sticks draped with old clothes; two of these figures are held up on either side of a bench draped with a cloth, under which the manipulator lies.

In Britain, where a handful of country's most iconic figures are held in high regard and the music press dotes on artists who straddle the country and indie-rock boundaries, the polish and sheen of the Nashville mainstream has never really translated.

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By many measures, the number of people traveling set records in 2007, and those figures are holding steady so far this year.

Still, the choice of icons was a bit dubious: the American figures are holding their weapons pointed at an upward angle, ready for a fight; the Coalition Forces' guns are pointed downward, wary and timid.

12.30pm BST Officially sanctioned opposition meets in Damascus Officially sanctioned opposition figures are holding a rare meeting in Damascus for talks during which they called for the overthrow of the Syrian regime, AP reports.

This week in Abu Dhabi leading figures are holding a conference on the future of the game at the HSBC Golf Business Forum.

He was eventually transferred to the Scorpion, a facility inside Tora Prison where major political figures were held.

Most of the defendants whom prosecutors characterized as higher-ranking mob figures were held without bail after pleading not guilty.

Iran yesterday announced the release of 140 people from Evin prison, the Tehran jail where many of the protesters and opposition figures were held.