Sentence examples for hold earning from inspiring English sources

The Amazing Spider-Man had a decent fourth-weekend hold, earning $6.8 million -377 percent) and bringing its domestic cume to $242 million.

Although New Zealand relentlessly attacked the French line – and made several drop goal and penalty attempts – the French defence held, earning France their first win (3 0) over the All Blacks.

Dr. Holdren earned S.B. (1965) and S.M. (1966) degrees from M.I.T. and a Ph.D. (1970) from Stanford in aerospace engineering and theoretical plasma physics.

Even after accounting for the cost of relocating a factory and buying back franchises in Illinois, the Banys said their company, which is privately held, earned a profit of about $95,000 last year, and they expect it to earn more than $300,000 this year.

This time, the scheme went ahead, with the Phoenix Four's holding company earning £10.6m from the arrangement.

She held firm, earning two 6.0's for presentation on her way to a sixth United States figure skating title and a spot on the Olympic team.

It is sheer hypocrisy to expect respect from one's subjects when one flaunts the norms and values most of them hold dear.Leaders earn respect.

In Phyllis Rose's brilliant study of Victorian marriage, "Parallel Lives," she acknowledges that among the most important changes from the 19th century to the 20th was that "women can hold jobs, earn a living, own property".

By the time the young man left in the second inning, he would hold an earned run average of 40.50 for his major league career, all four outs of it.

Stocks with a "hold" rating earn their industry's indexed rate of return.

Stocks with a "hold" rating earn the industry index rate of return.