There is no possibility that we can get there in time, because our flight was held up by snow.

我们不可能按时到那里了，因为大雪延误了航班。

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Margaret Thatcher was also said to get by on four hours a night, while the 130-hour workweeks endured by tech heads has been held up as key to their success.

据说，玛格丽特·撒切尔每晚只睡4个小时，而技术负责人每周工作130个小时，这一工作时长是他们成功的关键。

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I held the match up so I could get a better look.

我举起火柴好看得更清楚些。

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But he continues to stress the importance of law and order, and held up the election as an example of how things are starting to get on track.

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Any decision Ofcom makes could get held up in legal wrangling for months or even years.

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Gen-Y is considered a self-centered generation, and often male athletes get held up as examples of that sweeping statement.

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When you have judicial nominees who are highly qualified, who have the support of members of both parties, who are reported out of the Judiciary Committee unanimously and then get held up in filibuster, you have to wonder what's wrong.

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