And Gill's pledge to keep hold of Rooney, was backed up by the player himself who spoke of his desire to remain at United.

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And just when they need more from you, you're stuck with falling revenues, leaving you with impossible choices that keep mounting up -- putting projects on hold or having to furlough key employees.

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That must hold to keep the near term technical bias up.

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When its engines light, hold-down clamps keep it in place until it has built up sufficient thrust.

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The yen firmed up after the Bank of Japan decided to keep monetary policy on hold, at the end of the final policy meeting for Governor Masaaki Shirakawa.

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"We slipped up against New Zealand and Fiji and know we have to keep hold of the ball in the second half of games, " said Edwards.

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Up until recently they appeared content to keep the Lebanese situation unresolved but on hold, contained.

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RIM's failure to keep up with the iPhone and Android devices in the consumer market is starting to erode its hold on business customers, as employees press their companies to let them use their personal devices at work.

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And they graciously allowed me to hold them up to the audience as living proof of how to change careers successfully, to keep working in retirement years, and to make a difference in this world.

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