Sentence examples for successfully held back from inspiring English sources

But it's not adapted to what seems likely to be increasingly frequent extreme storm surges, either, and the Netherlands has successfully held back the sea for centuries and thrived.

In a sharp engagement the hired ships lost four wounded but successfully held back the gunboats during the battle.

So far, powerful lobbyists for these interests have successfully held back reform, but the calculus at the state level is different.

Although Aerith successfully cast Holy before her death, it is held back by the power of Sephiroth's will.

It was repeated successfully several days later, Dr. Fortune said, and the plug held back all but a small amount of water.

Papa Francesco!," they held back.

Our cities held back.

Obama held back on Tuesday.

Why had he held back?

Usmanov held back.

No-one held back.