Example sentences of "hold out for " in BNC.
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| 31 | The main argument from the Corsican was that they could hold out for ever . |
| 32 | When Henry V died in Normandy in 1422 mos teutonicus was employed , as it was thought that conventional embalming would not hold out for the journey back to England . |
| 33 | Having realised how crucial START 1 and NPT ratification are to the West , many Ukrainians — 90% , according to the latest opinion polls — believe their country should hold out for financial compensation ; the current price tag , described as covering the costs of dismantling the warheads , is $1 billion . |
| 34 | This is the issue which occupies Anne Phillips , Sylvia Walby and Michèle Barrett in particular , with a certain consensus that , after all , we must hold out for a version of modernism ( against post-modernism ) , and what Phillips calls a ‘ middle route ’ which retains its aspiration to universalism . |
| 35 | But I doubt he 'll hold out for the money . |
| 36 | We can hold out for days . |
| 37 | It may be considered that a three year period in 7.6.5 is too long and that two years is an adequate period for reinstatement to take place , but the landlord will probably hold out for the longer period . |
| 38 | Given their weakened state , the Dutch had done well to hold out for so long . |
| 39 | He was dismayed by the vendor 's agents who confirmed they and their client were determined to hold out for double the offer . |
| 40 | Earlier , he dismissed Labour 's invitation to join its inquiry into electoral reform as a ‘ short-term tactical move ’ and delivered his strongest warning yet to his rivals not to underestimate his party 's determination ‘ at every level ’ to hold out for a clear commitment to proportional representation as its price for a coalition deal . |
| 41 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 42 | The pro-English party must have realised , however , that neither they nor their masters in London were in a position to hold out for long . |
| 43 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 44 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 45 | Greece sought until the last moment to hold out for a higher ceiling than the 60,500 transit licences offered to Greek lorries . |
| 46 | After managing to hold out for several months against Paul 's pressurising , she had agreed to the engagement only a few days before this trip . |
| 47 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 48 | We could have held out for another three years and got over all the changes and benefited financially , but I do n't believe finance is the be-all and end-all of everything . |
| 49 | Hatch considered him carefully , not bothering to look at the ID card that Cowley had held out for inspection . |
| 50 | Miss Owada is thought to have held out for one concession : relatively open public relations . |
| 51 | Although the result was generally welcomed as a great triumph for the men , some ETS members and some political groups thought they should have held out for even more concessions . |
| 52 | He was ready now , and had his hand held out for the instrument , lightly brushing her fingers accidentally as she passed it to him . |
| 53 | If the man had held out for five seconds he would have been dead . |
| 54 | We must conclude that the time zone niche has not delivered the benefits that were held out for it when LIFFE was established . |
| 55 | I married Melanie , if I 'm honest , because she was the only one who 'd held out for a wedding-ring . ’ |
| 56 | George Dunlop , of Linfield , preferred to Allen McKnight , held out for 42 minutes , but when Fort Dunlop came under siege , the defences were found wanting , and the only Irish-based player on the field was at fault for the important first goal . |
| 57 | Pressed back over their own blue line , Wasps rallied around their minder , Frank Killen , and held out for another two minutes before Herckerrath added a second as three of the Wasps sat out penalties in the box . |
| 58 | SCUNTHORPE , down to 10 men for more than an hour , equalised , forced extra time and then held out for a second replay . |
| 59 | The discussion continued for an hour or so ; some Janab held out for 7000 dinars , others said that was too much . |
| 60 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |