Sentence examples for said to hang on from inspiring English sources

Investors are said to hang on every word spoken by the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Gursky said he had to hang on for his life for 2 minutes and 14 seconds.

But as the value of land soared during the bubble era, he says, farmers preferred to hang on in the hope of selling their plots for development.

And although what she was saying was bad, the decisive way she said it was something to hang on to.

Jamieson said on Twitter: "Managed to hang on for a spot in the Dubai World Championship!

But as months have passed without paychecks, women with the Daughters of Iraq say they are struggling to hang on, and growing cynical about the promises of back pay and government support.

I never said to meself, 'Hang on, China, what's Auntie Maude going to say?' Fuck Auntie Maude, if you'll pardon the expression".

"We were fortunate to hang on," said Murphy, who played for the Capitals from 1983 through 1988.

"We've tried to hang on," said Ms. Cohen, 54. "We're self-employed and we don't have a safety net of pensions.

Some who managed to hang on said that whether the all-American home idea is good marketing for Lewendal Construction or good economics for the country, or both, it feels right to them.

"As the economy sort of stagnates, there are people hanging on that won't be able to hang on," he said.