Sentence examples for situation holding from inspiring English sources

State politicians are currently trying to negotiate their way out of the situation, holding a special session that's set to run until 9 March.

Some accounts of coercion apply a moralized test to the coercee's situation, holding that one may avoid responsibility for an act taken under coercion if the coercer's proposal is such that one "is entitled to yield to [the coercer's] proposal and then be released from the normal moral and legal consequences of [one's] act" (Wertheimer 1987, 267).

This situation, holding out the alarming prospect of Andronikos making a bid for Manuel's throne sponsored by both Galicia and Hungary, spurred the Byzantines into an unprecedented flurry of diplomacy.

"It's one thing to be a desperate woman seeking an abortion, but this woman is exploiting the situation, holding their own unborn child hostage for a million dollars," he said.

A similar situation holds true in Norway.

However, the U.S. situation holds no candle to us Canadians.

This situation holds obvious potential for anger and sorrow.

The situation holds opportunity and peril for the administration and Republicans in Congress.

Some Iranian strategists argue that the Kuwait situation holds little vital interest to Iran.

This situation holds true for the low-enthalpy hydrothermal heat reservoirs of the Northeast German Basin and specifically for the city of Berlin, Germany's capital.

The same basic situation holds generally true in the design of fabrics, lighting devices, floor covering, and all home-furnishing products.