Sentence examples for held up for from inspiring English sources

And then when I call in for messages, I'm held up for 15 more seconds.

Some have been held up for years.

Some legislation was thus held up for weeks.

What exactly is being held up for admiration here?

Two faces of the N.B.A., held up for public inspection.

"It has held up for more than 30 years".

Their visa applications at the Saudi mission in Bangkok have been held up for "technical reasons".

Nominees for other important government posts have also been held up for partisan reasons.

Caterpillar's $8.8 billion acquisition of Bucyrus International was held up for almost two months.

She considers herself lucky: movies can be held up for years.

And only a small percentage of student-visa applications are held up for extremely long periods.