Sentence examples for hold down work from inspiring English sources

Born in Asheville, N.C., he moved from state to state with his mother, who was divorced, sickly and struggling to hold down work, he said.

"Is it reasonable to pressurise seriously disabled persons into work so ruthlessly when there are 2.5 million unemployed and when, on average, eight persons chase every vacancy, unless they are provided with the active and extensive support they obviously need to get and hold down work, which is certainly not the case currently?" Meacher asked.

Nicknamed "Weezy," Mitchell was reportedly bipolar, unable to hold down work, and living with his mother at the time of his arrest.

Republicans and Wall Street have been holding down working Americans so effectively and for so long that most families are almost past the breaking point, but you see nothing of that record in the "Pledge to America".

Because criminal background checks show that he is a fugitive, he has struggled to hold down steady work.

"I can hold down some work, go to the gym, swim, go for long walks, hang with friends; I won't be looking for drugs". .

Hold down.

The men — and many of the women — hold down jobs and work hard.

Ms. Sebelius said she met Thursday with a handful of insurance executives and urged them to hold down premiums and work with the Obama administration to carry out the law with a minimum of disruption to existing insurance markets.

This is unless they are able to hold down part-time work or are enrolled in job training programs, something which isn't easily accessible for all people who are unemployed.

In the first full year of the U.S. recovery, of those Americans who worked, more held down full-time, year-round jobs -- but fewer Americans worked at all, according to new data from the government.