Sentence examples for have held fast from inspiring English sources

A few have held fast.

The Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation have held fast to their philosophy that every drop of water that flows to the sea unused is wasted.

"They have held fast to the security programs in place since the 1930s, but without being able to successfully challenge the antitax orthodoxy," he said.

But political leaders still fear that such a reform would result in a sudden burst of population growth, and so far they have held fast, despite the pleas of demographers.

Over the last decade, its fraternal order of contributors — the pianist Ethan Iverson, the bassist Reid Anderson and the drummer David King — have held fast, patiently refining their brand of superhero jazz.

Most of the protesters in Sana and in cities across Yemen have held fast to their belief in nonviolent resistance, but some have begun to call for war against Mr. Saleh, especially after the massacre in Taiz.

The rest of the industry has held fast.

It has held fast to the cool white box.

But Babers has held fast to her interpretation.

One company that has held fast to its house hallmarks is Moschino.

Even as many other colleges and universities have abandoned their core curriculums, Columbia University has held fast.