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Example sentences of "hold steady [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The Jersey population is holding steady at about 103,000 cows in spite of the advance of the black-and-whites .
2	‘ It is the highest rated chart-based show on any channel with a loyal audience holding steady at seven million . ’
3	As far as discs are concerned , prices will vary widely but we can reasonably assume an average of £15 in 1995 holding steady throughout the decade .
4	If these figures held steady through the late polling hours , Mr Clinton would remain the Democrats ' nominee-presumptive for the presidential election in November with an overwhelming lead in convention delegates .
5	NHS employment held steady between 1981 and 1985 , and it declined slightly between 1985 and 1988 .
6	Standard 's market price held steady at 430p .
7	Between 1967 and 1973 ( the last year in which rural districts were a distinct administrative category ) , the number of council houses built annually in rural areas was almost cut in half , from 35000 to 18000 , while private-sector housing held steady at just over 70000 .
8	Legs fly over tambourines held steady by one or the other partner .
9	Then he added , ‘ I did n't think they would , ’ and looked up into the muzzle of his own pistol held steady in the President 's hand .
10	The wage agreement produced some drift back to work in the following days , but the strike held steady in the Kuzbass , Donbass and Vorkuta .
11	Although their numbers appear to have held steady over the past 15 years , the prospects for survival are said to be slim .
12	Since then , fully backed by the country 's gold reserves , the kroon has held steady against the dollar , and appreciated to 69 Russian roubles .
13	Fears that the economy was on the verge of a recession eased following the report that unemployment had held steady in August at 5.2 per cent , however , adult unemployment rose by 50,000 or 0.1 per cent , in September 1989 .