It held its ground as the genre diminished in popularity and the majority of soaps vanished.
Hamas believes it held its ground against Israel's military onslaught and forced the Israeli government to accept its conditions for a ceasefire.
Many of Corbyn's critics seized the warnings of psephologists who lined up to say that Labour had little to celebrate, even though it held its ground in England and got a slightly larger share of the votes than the Conservatives.
The recent 3D toon Bolt opened with a softer $26 million (against the $69 million debut of Twilight), but it held its ground over the holidays and crossed $114 million.
But Mediapart held its ground, saying it had sued Mr. Bertrand for defamation.
At first, Microsoft held its ground, but it later backed down under relentless criticism.
It really held its ground, even when I threw in a curveball mojito.
When the rest of the country began drifting to the right during the seventies, Madison held its ground, and it has remained an island of liberalism — or, if you prefer, of gray-bearded soft-in-the-middle leftie-pinko Commie-symp delusional behavior.
Near the top of best-seller lists around the country, you'll find Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works," followed by Charles Duhigg's book "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business," and somewhere in the middle, where it's held its ground for several months, Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow".
Although higher costs for groceries and gas caused some of the sales increase, Kroger also said it gained market share as shoppers visited more often, and held its ground in markets where it competes with Wal-Mart supercenters.
In older times, it would not have held its ground," Mr. Amir said.
