Peter Thiel pulled an iPhone out of his jeans pocket and held it up.
But others held it up as convincing proof of the notion that the world's oil production would soon reach a pinnacle, never to be exceeded.
Jeffrey Krusinski, who headed the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit, provided a rallying point for lawmakers, who held it up Tuesday as an example of the Pentagon's failure to make progress despite the increased effort.
During World War II, it held up to 58, 000 people at times, cramming them into barracks, attics and rooms.
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The 25% of the vote the polls predict for them would be close to a record for the party if it held up on election day.
In this recent downdraft it held up very well.
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The overall construction -- which can be broken down into its constituent head, neck and body components for transport -- feels lightweight and borderline-flimsy at times, though to be fair, it's held up remarkably well during our time with it and we don't have any reason to suspect it might do otherwise.
One white entrepreneur about to leave for New York says that it was not being held up twice at gunpoint that upset him most: it was the lack of interest the police showed afterwards.
Yet, while investor sentiment has turned more pessimistic, it has held up surprisingly well.
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Intraday Thursday, traders were able to buy the stock for a quick bounce after it held the gap up.
Last year we saw similar trends and IT spending held up pretty well.
Innocent fun perhaps, but it was held up as evidence of his indifference.
Sorry if I held him up, it wasn't meant to be.
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Still, it's going to be interesting to see how Mr. Kushner's sprawling two-part "gay fantasia on national themes" (his phrase) has held up since it closed on Broadway in 1994.
Indeed, the proper response to the Fatah conference is for the government to announce that it is approving all building requests it has held up for the past four months.
Conant's use of employee engagement has been so successful that it is held up as a model in the book Closing the Engagement Gap--How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential for Superior Results, by Julie Gebauer and Don Lowman.
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Democrats, of course, say it is Republicans who have held up the measure by trying to include amendments to it.
Look at the DVY ETF and how it has now held up well during the past month.
The monthly OBV held up better as it has not dropped below its WMA and has major support at line f.
But it is being held up by a review being undertaken by the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).
It has been held up now for a couple of months, unnecessarily.
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One at a time, in order of precedence, the cardinals approach the altar with their folded ballot held up so that it can be seen.
After a slow start during which the mission was plagued by unclear objectives, it is now held up as a great success amid the awful failures in Congo and Somalia, according to Richard Gowan of the Centre on International Co-operation at New York University, who has observed Brazilian marines in action.
It has been held every year since 1947 - when it was set up as a means of promoting international harmony in the wake of the Second World War.
One collector, it seems, was held up as he walked back to his car and robbed of the coins he had purchased just that day.
Still, several analysts said, even though the physical demand has held up so far, it may be hard for it to keep growing at a time of historically high prices.
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