Sentence examples for issue to hold from inspiring English sources

"Those of us in the Congressional delegation now feel that we're going to get the kind of help and assistance that we need because our senator has chosen this as the first issue to hold a public hearing on," Mr. Ackerman said.

Waxman urged Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn)., chairman of the House Government Reform subcommittee with jurisdiction on the issue, to hold hearings on what he called the "mismanagement" of the Development Fund for Iraq, which paid for much of the KBR work.

If you were going to find an issue to hold against Juno at the time, it was most likely its treatment of unplanned teen pregnancy.

She meant that she expected prices of high-yield issues to hold up well if Treasury yields begin to rise and their prices decline.

She added that the kind of detailed, knowledgeable parliamentary questions asked by Cox underlined the fact that she used her expertise, including on development issues, to hold the government to account.

They also asked that a temporary restraining order be issued to hold off enforcement of the disputed provisions until the court can rule on the merits of the suit.

The EU, which is divided on the issue, is to hold emergency talks next week.

The US has been trivializing the issue, failing to hold Iran accountable, and only playing with rhetoric.

That means more issues are likely to be addressed, but it also may make it more difficult to procure resources for any one issue and to hold leaders accountable for making progress.

For decades, Illinois's simple model for a successful, statewide Republican candidate — moderate, especially on social issues — seemed to hold.

She won Wimbledon in style, dominating the final against the much more experienced Maria Sharapova, whose serving issues continue to hold her back.