It becomes a defensive placement that you want to hold to earn points.
Consider hurricanes (though similar points hold for wildfire and drought).
In the Sweet 16, the Orange zone harassed Indiana to a season-low 50 points, then doubled down two days later to hold Marquette to an embarrassing 39 points.
Liverpool had Joe Cole sent off on the stroke of half-time but later took the lead through David Ngog and looked set to hold on for the three points until the visitors were handed a late leveller by Reina.
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As both games drift towards full time Manchester United looks to hold on to a precious 3 points while City throw everything including Edin Dzeko and the kitchen sink at QPR.
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But in reading the five bullet points, many of them hold little to no water.
Kuerten fought back, surviving two match points and seven deuces to hold serve and trail 5-4.
Both New York clubs have 37 points, though the Rangers hold the higher seed having played one less game than their metropolitan area rivals.
The Bianconeri have lost five of their last six games in Serie A and have slumped to sixth in the standings, four points behind Napoli, who hold the last Champions League qualifying spot.
Ryan Callahan had a goal and three assists as the Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak, picking up two vital points in their fight to hold onto a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Instead, the DfT will hold another property consultation "picking up the points" raised by the judge on Friday.
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It is nonsense, he points out, that men should hold the two key policy jobs concerned with female prisoners.
Luke Dyer also crossed for Crusaders, but the Giants proved too strong, running in seven tries to cement their hold on fourth place - now within four points of leaders Wigan.
In fact, our arguments and points of view, the opinions we hold so dear, are often after-the-fact justifications for what our unconscious processes have previously produced.
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French Open champion Kuznetsova visibly tired in the decider, as both players struggled to hold serve, but she saved two match-points before hitting a forehand wide.
Sunday's loss to their mid-table opponents leaves them seventh in the table, five points behind nearest rivals Stuttgart, who hold the last European berth with just two games remaining.
With five games left, Buffalo opened Tuesday in 10th place, four points behind the New York Rangers, who hold the eighth and final playoff spot.
But Berbatov gave United the points by bundling home after Jussi Jaaskelainen failed to hold Nani's shot.
Visiting manager Tony Pulis will rue his side's failure to hold onto their lead and Stoke have now thrown away 11 points from winning positions this season - but Hull were good value for their only their fourth league win of 2009.
But while Durham launched a rearguard action at Chester-le-Street to frustrate Somerset and hold on for a draw, Notts picked up the six bonus points they needed by scoring 400 and taking three wickets on the final day which, coupled with three points for a draw, handed them the title.
It'll probably come down to a few points here and there because we should both be able to hold serve.
Farina points out that since many movie-making trends first take hold in the trailer industry, the fact that Final Cut is catching on there augurs well for its ultimate position in feature films.
With the combined efforts of Webber and double world champion Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull currently hold an imperious lead at the top of the constructors' championship, 64 points ahead of Ferrari, who have failed to finish top since 2008.
Maybe compare point spreads to seedings, or study those team-by-team defensive stats until you collapse from exhaustion before determining who hold opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in games decided by fewer than ten points.
And yet, we all know that Ms. Saul has every expectation that Governor Romney will outscore the President in debate points just as Governor Granholm suspects that Mr. Obama will more than hold his own when the two candidates hit the stage in Denver.
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This was a good performance from Samsung, as its market share rose 5 points from 27 percent a year earlier, but it was not enough to hold off a surging Apple.
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The Rangers entered play on Wednesday in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind area rivals New Jersey and the New York Islanders, who currently hold the final two playoff positions.
Elias had been instructed to ride a conservative race and focus on championship points but he produced a risky charge at the front of the pack to hold off Spanish compatriot Julian Simon for the win.
And as the FT points out this morning, for the first time ever UK pension funds now hold more bonds than equities: the Pensions Regulator shows that UK funds hold 43% of their assets in gilts and fixed-interest debt compared with just under 39% in equities.
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