Sentence examples for vulnerable hold from inspiring English sources

Critics of the government charged that Jonathan was merely undermining democracy and trying to maintain his vulnerable hold on power.

THERE'S a scene early on in "Middle of Nowhere," one of this year's Sundance prize-winning films, when a young married couple bicker briefly in the visiting area of a prison: the room is pallid, even clammy, but the actors' faces are vibrant and vulnerable, held full-frame.

It seems like those strong, resilient, vulnerable women hold my interest.

"However, Yarl's Wood is failing to meet the needs of the most vulnerable women held.

Earlier this month, a group of nations that call themselves the Vulnerable Twenty held a meeting in Lima.

There are up to 450 boys who are officially regarded as vulnerable being held in these prisons whose staff can only struggle to cope with the intensity of their problems.

The whole country is in a vulnerable situation, held hostage between its western allies waging war on its turf, and trigger-happy extremists who demand the foreign invaders leave them alone.

"Today's developments mark a major turning point in my advocacy since my child's death to see that predatory adults who target young people in our community when those young people are at their most vulnerable are held criminally liable for their deadly activities," she wrote.

In the absence of effective governance, meta-organizations are vulnerable to hold-ups by individual parties, which can impede fruitful cooperation (Klein et al. 1978).

It distracts you from actually having to be vulnerable or held accountable or whatever it is you're afraid of.

Melvin therefore resorted to arresting suspects – including juveniles, some of them regarded as vulnerable – and holding them for days without access to lawyers.