Sentence examples for it held on from inspiring English sources

And while it started as a reaction and a rebellion, it held on by creating its own orthodoxy.

But "This Is It" held on well over the weekend, declining less than 10% from Friday to Saturday despite the occurrence of Halloween.

When other teams made wholesale changes after player contracts covering the first three I.P.L. seasons ended and auctions were held for new ones, it held on to as many of its winning 2010 team as it could.

Advaark might have forgone some easy revenue, but it held on to its reputation and its clients.

The problem was that, to buy the bonds, the bank had to expand the assets it held on its books.

Centrelink was relying on addresses it held on its own records, not the electoral roll, to target people who had stopped receiving benefits years ago.

On April 1st Epsilon revealed that an outsider had managed to get hold of the e-mail addresses and names of some individuals that it held on its system.

It held on to its only parliamentary seat in Brighton, home of its former (and possibly future) leader Caroline Lucas.

It held on to its 37.2 million shares as Gillette's stock price soared but has recently asked to register for sale of up to 11.5 million shares.

Though the last few decades were hard on the factory, it held on to its reputation as an artistic and cultural treasure chest.

To compete with the arrival of Barnes & Noble and Border's superstores across Manhattan, Rizzoli began selling a lot more non-book merchandise — T-shirts, scarves, watches — but it held on to its core business in the visual arts and design.