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The Novablasts are light enough to feel like sprinting shoes, even though the cushion will hold up to any competitor. – Matt Tanneberg	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If they cut corners on the environmental analysis, this guidance would give us a yardstick to hold up to what the agencies did and argued they have n’t gone far enough. – Brenda Mallory.Jan Hasselman	Found on Reuters 1 year ago
Last night at a rally held by the former President, and today at a political rally held by a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, supporters were urged to hold up their right hands in a unified salute that should shock the conscience of every American for its remarkable similarity to the 'Heil Hitler' salute used by the Nazis. – Anna Kaplan	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If these effects hold up in future trials, psilocybin will be a real breakthrough in the treatment of alcohol use disorder. – Michael Bogenschutz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Restaurants like wing joints and pizza places were built around takeout and delivery, so they didn’t have to change their business model that much during the pandemic, wings travel well and hold up during delivery conditions. Plus, they aligned with consumer desire for comfort food during the pandemic. – Tom Super	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If you just say' Well, vote,' and you don't explain any of the other stuff, people are going to be furious because they have voted, we have not done a good job in my mind as Democrats, as a country of actually explaining the structural problem with the Senate and the filibuster and if you don't do that, it's to the Republicans' benefit because they can do exactly what they've been doing, which is hold up everything and then blame Democrats. – Pramila Jayapal	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Everyone is really excited to just get the data and understand if their algorithms and the ideas of what they want to do with the data can really hold up to what they've been preparing for over the last couple of years. – Anke Schickling	Found on CNN 2 years ago
First off, let me take this one. Hold up. I ’m Black. I can take this one, look, there’s a lot of c --- s in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I’ve been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf ----- s I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Understand that. – Israel Adesanya	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The issue of whether or not we're dealing with 5G or not, we don't deal with 5G. The fact is that you had two enterprises — two private enterprises... They have government regulation visibly. And so what I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have 5G folks hold up and abide by what was being requested by United Airlines until they could more modernize them over the years. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
What I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have the 5G folks( mobile phone companies) hold up and abide by what was being requested by the airlines until they could more modernize over the year, so 5G would not interfere with the potential of a landing. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If the Junior Senator from Michigan can hold up eight Department of Defense nominations to secure a victory for his state, then one of Colorado’s two U.S. Senators can hold up the BLM Director nomination to secure a victory for Colorado. – Lauren Boebert	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It was very loud. The hail was pelting the house, hitting the windows, we were just hoping that the windows were going to hold up and wouldn't break, at one point it was so loud that you couldn't hear a person ten feet away from you talking without yelling. – Haley Brink	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When I started my apprenticeship with the financial planner, he mentioned he had some concerns about how long I'd be able to stay in the country because of the way DACA was going, now that I know it's going to hold up, I feel like I have a more secure future. – Emmanuel Diaz	Found on CNN 3 years ago
For people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work. – Rachel Bishop	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The focusing muscle in your eye changes as you age. You can focus up close when you're 20 for hours at a time and have no problems. But that ability declines as you age, for people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work. – Rachel Bishop	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The changes in canal shape are better suited to life in the oceans, where buoyancy can hold up an animal, as compared to land, where animals need a highly sensitive sense of balance to cope with gravity and complex landscapes. – Julia Schwab	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's nobody's job individually to act as a financial Hercules. You don't have to single-handedly hold up the U.S. economy, right now, we just don't know how protracted this crisis will be, and more people will be better off conserving cash. – Lynnette Khalfani-Cox	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If active management can hold up better than their benchmarks during this bear market, investors will be willing to pay a premium, but we expect investors to focus more on lower-cost alternatives, not willing to see the value, and ETFs will garner even more market share in the next year. – Todd Rosenbluth	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
My first reaction to seeing the videos was surprise and disgust that they would make up blatant lies about me, but I quickly realized that they were scared that the truth would come out of how cowardly they acted on deployment, i felt sorry for them that they thought it necessary to smear my name, but they never realized what the consequences of their lies would be. As upset as I was, the videos also gave me confidence because I knew that their lies would never hold up under real questioning and the jury would see through it. Their lies and( Naval Criminal Investigative Service's) refusal to ask hard questions or corroborate their stories strengthened my resolve to go to trial and clear my name. – Eddie Gallagher	Found on CNN 4 years ago
What right does Crazy Nancy have to hold up this Senate trial. None! She has a bad case and would rather not have a negative decision. This Witch Hunt must end NOW with a trial in the Senate, or let her default & lose. No more time should be wasted on this Impeachment Scam! – Donald Trump	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I did notice that one of the cards from the original film that Boris Johnsons didnt hold up was the one where Andrew Lincoln held up a card saying because at Christmas you tell the truth, and I just wonder if the spin-doctors in the Tory party thought that was a card that wouldnt look too great in Boris Johnsons hands. – Hugh Grant	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
These cars are the last ones to hold up the flag of power, the maximum you can imagine from an internal combustion engine, therefore these cars will rise in price, big time. – Stephan Winkelmann	Found on CNN 4 years ago
If we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe this will hold up under any legal challenges. – Mitch Zeller	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We learnt a lot from what happened the last time around, and took the time through the research to get this right, if we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe this will hold up under any legal challenges. – Mitch Zeller	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

The Novablasts are light enough to feel like sprinting shoes, even though the cushion will hold up to any competitor.

– Matt Tanneberg

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If they cut corners on the environmental analysis, this guidance would give us a yardstick to hold up to what the agencies did and argued they have n’t gone far enough.

– Brenda Mallory.Jan Hasselman

Found on Reuters
1 year ago

Last night at a rally held by the former President, and today at a political rally held by a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, supporters were urged to hold up their right hands in a unified salute that should shock the conscience of every American for its remarkable similarity to the 'Heil Hitler' salute used by the Nazis.

– Anna Kaplan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If these effects hold up in future trials, psilocybin will be a real breakthrough in the treatment of alcohol use disorder.

– Michael Bogenschutz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Restaurants like wing joints and pizza places were built around takeout and delivery, so they didn’t have to change their business model that much during the pandemic, wings travel well and hold up during delivery conditions. Plus, they aligned with consumer desire for comfort food during the pandemic.

– Tom Super

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If you just say' Well, vote,' and you don't explain any of the other stuff, people are going to be furious because they have voted, we have not done a good job in my mind as Democrats, as a country of actually explaining the structural problem with the Senate and the filibuster and if you don't do that, it's to the Republicans' benefit because they can do exactly what they've been doing, which is hold up everything and then blame Democrats.

– Pramila Jayapal

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Everyone is really excited to just get the data and understand if their algorithms and the ideas of what they want to do with the data can really hold up to what they've been preparing for over the last couple of years.

– Anke Schickling

Found on CNN
2 years ago

First off, let me take this one. Hold up. I ’m Black. I can take this one, look, there’s a lot of c --- s in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I’ve been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf ----- s I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Understand that.

– Israel Adesanya

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The issue of whether or not we're dealing with 5G or not, we don't deal with 5G. The fact is that you had two enterprises — two private enterprises... They have government regulation visibly. And so what I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have 5G folks hold up and abide by what was being requested by United Airlines until they could more modernize them over the years.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have the 5G folks( mobile phone companies) hold up and abide by what was being requested by the airlines until they could more modernize over the year, so 5G would not interfere with the potential of a landing.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If the Junior Senator from Michigan can hold up eight Department of Defense nominations to secure a victory for his state, then one of Colorado’s two U.S. Senators can hold up the BLM Director nomination to secure a victory for Colorado.

– Lauren Boebert

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was very loud. The hail was pelting the house, hitting the windows, we were just hoping that the windows were going to hold up and wouldn't break, at one point it was so loud that you couldn't hear a person ten feet away from you talking without yelling.

– Haley Brink

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When I started my apprenticeship with the financial planner, he mentioned he had some concerns about how long I'd be able to stay in the country because of the way DACA was going, now that I know it's going to hold up, I feel like I have a more secure future.

– Emmanuel Diaz

Found on CNN
3 years ago

For people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work.

– Rachel Bishop

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The focusing muscle in your eye changes as you age. You can focus up close when you're 20 for hours at a time and have no problems. But that ability declines as you age, for people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work.

– Rachel Bishop

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The changes in canal shape are better suited to life in the oceans, where buoyancy can hold up an animal, as compared to land, where animals need a highly sensitive sense of balance to cope with gravity and complex landscapes.

– Julia Schwab

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's nobody's job individually to act as a financial Hercules. You don't have to single-handedly hold up the U.S. economy, right now, we just don't know how protracted this crisis will be, and more people will be better off conserving cash.

– Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If active management can hold up better than their benchmarks during this bear market, investors will be willing to pay a premium, but we expect investors to focus more on lower-cost alternatives, not willing to see the value, and ETFs will garner even more market share in the next year.

– Todd Rosenbluth

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

My first reaction to seeing the videos was surprise and disgust that they would make up blatant lies about me, but I quickly realized that they were scared that the truth would come out of how cowardly they acted on deployment, i felt sorry for them that they thought it necessary to smear my name, but they never realized what the consequences of their lies would be. As upset as I was, the videos also gave me confidence because I knew that their lies would never hold up under real questioning and the jury would see through it. Their lies and( Naval Criminal Investigative Service's) refusal to ask hard questions or corroborate their stories strengthened my resolve to go to trial and clear my name.

– Eddie Gallagher

Found on CNN
4 years ago

What right does Crazy Nancy have to hold up this Senate trial. None! She has a bad case and would rather not have a negative decision. This Witch Hunt must end NOW with a trial in the Senate, or let her default & lose. No more time should be wasted on this Impeachment Scam!

– Donald Trump

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I did notice that one of the cards from the original film that Boris Johnsons didnt hold up was the one where Andrew Lincoln held up a card saying because at Christmas you tell the truth, and I just wonder if the spin-doctors in the Tory party thought that was a card that wouldnt look too great in Boris Johnsons hands.

– Hugh Grant

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

These cars are the last ones to hold up the flag of power, the maximum you can imagine from an internal combustion engine, therefore these cars will rise in price, big time.

– Stephan Winkelmann

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe this will hold up under any legal challenges.

– Mitch Zeller

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We learnt a lot from what happened the last time around, and took the time through the research to get this right, if we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe this will hold up under any legal challenges.

– Mitch Zeller

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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