Sentence examples for that held down from inspiring English sources

Second, there were some special factors that held down growth in the first quarter.

The company credited significant cost-cutting and a hedging program that held down its fuel costs.

In pivotal negotiations from 1979 to 1983, the auto union agreed to painful measures that held down costs and let management reduce the work forces.

He said colleges that allowed tuition to soar should be penalized by getting less federal aid for their students, while colleges that held down costs should get more of the money.

By the 80's they have become increasingly heavily marked; and, as if breaking from the crosses that held down the early drawings, they begin to spin, twirl and thrust furiously.

One day, not long after the video surfaced, he answered the door wearing a slim-fitting black shirt with small red polka dots and a white collar and cuffs; gold cufflinks matched the gold clip that held down his red tie.

Countries that hold down the value of their currency can sell goods in other countries more cheaply.

Mr. Earnest's mention of incentives may hint that Mr. Obama will expand on his idea to provide more aid for students to attend colleges that hold down tuition.

A sharp decrease in government spending would hurt economic growth and probably lead the Fed to hold off on its plan to curtail its monthly bond-buying program, a component of its monetary stimulus plan that holds down rates.

Two-thirds of the state's Medicaid enrollees are in managed care plans that hold down costs by bargaining hard with providers and, if run well, by ensuring that patients get the medical services they need and nothing more.

An editorial originally said this: But if he [Mr. Romney] succeeded in repealing the reform law, which has many provisions that hold down costs for Medicare enrollees, most beneficiaries would see their annual premiums and cost-sharing go up.