Sentence examples for held in check by from inspiring English sources

The effect is of strong emotion held in check by a magisterial intellect.

Their discontent could only be held in check by perfections He was gripping her arm.

Between the two plates, stresses build up that are held in check by friction.

The bacterium is normally held in check by other residents of the gut.

As I have already noted, to date costs have been held in check by productivity gains.

Now it is being held in check by a powerful new chemo drug called ibrutinib.

Energy prices are not easily held in check by interest rate increases.

and for half a century their population was held in check by trappers.

Mr. Baird said today that he now expected demand to be held in check by conservation.

Mr. Tamberg said personnel costs had been held in check by attrition.

Some can be held in check by dietary restrictions, a few by drugs.