Sentence examples for holding its ground from inspiring English sources

The decline has continued steadily, and, even in those two counties, Gaelic is rapidly disappearing from the mainland, though it is holding its ground well in the Hebrides.

Thus far, it seems, Foursquare is holding its ground.

The new study makes it apparent that although psychotherapy is holding its ground, few people these days undertake a lengthy sojourn on the couch.

For now, Roche is holding its ground.

But with so much at stake, the banking industry is intent on holding its ground.

Useful and malleable, after 150 years the suit is still holding its ground in the battle for wardrobe space.

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.

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.

Allmusic's Andrew Leahey rated the album 3.5/5, writing: "It's a short release, but it also holds its ground against the two albums that preceded it, namely because the material is so compatible with the show itself.

But Mediapart held its ground, saying it had sued Mr. Bertrand for defamation.