Sentence examples similar to slight hold-ups from inspiring English sources
There was a slight hold up to the deal being finalised as negotiations had to be thrashed out over the scale of his pay rise - from a reported £2,000-a-week to nearer £30,000.
What appear to be great crises are slight and evanescent when held up against the steady trickling away of our subsistence.
That slight edge, if it holds up under scrutiny, has enormous implications for our understanding of the laws of nature, physicists said.
But members of Congress and a number of agency officials say the bottleneck is at the White House, where nominees remain unannounced as the legal and personnel offices conduct time-consuming background checks aimed at discovering the slightest potential problem that could hold up a confirmation.
At age 56, he campaigns without a tie in a charcoal-gray suit held up over his slight frame by a belt and suspenders.
David Pipe said The Package had also been held up by "a slight injury" but had been back in training for "a good while"and is in good form.
The quality of productions, always exceptional at the house with a €100 million budget, even under different leadership, is bound to be held up – perhaps just the slightest shade more conservative.
If even the slightest pressure stresses the stitching, the bag may not hold up under the extra weight of your travel items.
Bus services are holding up better in the recession, though, with a slight rise in profits.
Profit from investment banking held up fairly well in the quarter, with only slight declines in trading profits and commission income despite a a turndown in the market.
