Sentence examples for run a holding from inspiring English sources

Now Said and his men run a holding cell in one of the zoo's empty offices and make frequent raids on boatloads of migrants setting off from Tripoli's beaches for Europe.

Bill Clinton's first defence secretary, Les Aspin, wanted to look at whether America could move away from its two-war strategy to something called "win-hold-win" (fight one war to victory, run a holding campaign in the other, then seek to win that).

"There are differences between running a holding company and running an operating company," said Mr. Gottesman, the analyst.

But, added Mr. Coursey, who now runs a holding company that develops Internet companies, "At the end of the day it's a business, and you have to make hard business decisions".

Host a whodunnit night, plan lots of party games that require skill and bright thinking, show movies, run a book club, hold a cooking competition, etc.

After a short stint as a banker in New York he returned to Minneapolis in 1972 to run a bank holding company.

If you run a privately held company, you certainly have more latitude since you own the burger stand.

The hapless oaf who can't clean up after himself, run a dishwasher, hold a job, or grow up.

I've been here a year and there has been a restructure so now I run a team and hold a weekly meeting.

But a select few crave more than making deals, and for them running a restaurant holds a special allure.

Also runs a privately held printing and publishing business started by his parents.