Sentence examples for had held over from inspiring English sources

But if any of the lobbyists -- from the Ohio Parent-Teacher Associatoon to a team of railway execs -- thought a lame-duck Kucinich was open to new persuasions other than the ones he had held over eight remarkably consistent terms in the House of Representatives, the congressman had a simple rejoinder: "Not a chance".

United had dominated the preceding 120 minutes, but Arsenal showed the mental strength to overcome the hex United had held over them.

They also forfeited the one-game margin they had held over the Cleveland Indians, who continued their streak of the last two weeks, in which they have won every game they have played against a losing team.

Liverpool were visibly shell-shocked and the fallibility exposed that day saw the first cracks appear in the grip they had held over English football over the previous two decades.

Still, the survey suggested that Mr. Obama, of Illinois, had lost much or all of the once-commanding lead he had held over Mrs. Clinton, of New York, among Democratic voters on the question of which of them would be the strongest candidate against Mr. McCain, of Arizona.

In September 2014, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) issued a response to a consultation that they had held over changes they wanted to make to existing trespass laws.

The campaign uses testimonials from people who say they regret supporting Mr. Obama because of his economic policies and his posture toward Israel, in hopes of cutting into the wide advantage Democrats have held over Republicans among Jewish voters.

Apple says they have held "over 10,000 accessibility sessions" since 2017.

"In terms of reliability... we have held over 100 groups over a period.

It is also primarily focused on its monthly fireside chats, of which it has held over 250.

To the long list of gigs tech pioneer Steve Jobs Steve Jobs has held over his life, he now wants to add another: record producer.