Sentence examples for were held off from inspiring English sources

They were held off their game and made to look sluggish.

A number of officers were held off with pepper spray by riot police officers last week outside of Mr. Samaras's residence, where they held a demonstration.

Clusters of autograph-seeking fans gathered along the circling main aisles above and below him, but were held off by ushers and security people.

Thus, it was hoped, the British and Canadian forces at the northern end of the front could be cut off from their supplies and crushed, while the U.S. forces to the south were held off by the German left.

Similar research was done on men's experience of harassment online, but those findings were held off in order to publicise International Women's Day, as well as the fact that the issue is disproportionately experienced by women.

A day earlier a similar attack was launched by 200 ISIS fighters on the shrine city of Samarra 250km to the south, though ISIS were held off in the south-east of the city by Iraqi reinforcements and attack helicopters.

At the Maple Valley branch, nearest my house, all the best books, heavy, costly books about architecture, antiques and history, were held off-limits, either in the adult department or behind the reference desk.

Military officials said they were holding off on details until further investigation.

Prior to the election, potential buyers were holding off their final decisions, waiting to see what would happen.

However, Iraqi officials said there was still fighting at the site and that troops were holding off the insurgents.

But other top officials were holding off on judgment for the time being.