But an optimistic view is that Hamas, on joining it, will be forced to toe the PA's official line of holding more negotiations with Israel.
Today success is synonymous with celebrating at the finish line, holding the trophy or the check, while achievement has more of a work and effort connotation.
His top choices in the group are Hartford Financial Services (HIG), one of the largest U.S. multi-line insurance holding companies and a leading property-and-casualty insurer, and Prudential Financial (PRU), which provides a wide range of insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services.
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Residents in the the path of the planned HS2 high-speed rail line have been holding a series of public meetings over their concerns.
On May 1, 2012, Copeland, a University of West Georgia graduate student, was outdoors with friends at the Little Tallapoosa River, about 50 miles west of Atlanta when the homemade zip line she was holding snapped.
The McClellan Oscillator broke through its downtrend, line c, on November 20 and is holding above the zero line.
Seems the Japanese exporters no longer can bear their monetary policymakers holding the line.
They credit an improving economy and a dozen rounds of belt-tightening since 2008, with holding the line on taxes.
But in the big picture, the Jets would be doing themselves and the NFL a service by holding the line.
As I say, I really did respect Natalie for holding the line.
Libertarianism that puts political liberty first is conceptually undedicated to holding the line on this or that point on the Laffer curve.
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Brands are having a harder time holding the line on premium pricing.
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The two reports were noteworthy because they showed that after years of holding the line on technology spending, companies are loosening the purse strings.
Almost every auto maker selling vehicles in the U.S. has been keeping production in line with demand and holding incentives and discounts in check.
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"Mark has proven during his time in office that watching out for the taxpayers and holding the line on spending are his top priorities, " Paul said.
His daughter was with friends on May 1 near the Little Tallapoosa River, about 50 miles west of Atlanta, when the zip line that she was holding snapped.
Republicans also seem unable or unwilling to embrace an aggressive growth agenda beyond merely trying to cut our way to prosperity while holding the line against tax increases.
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There are some further subtleties (the tax treatment of partnerships is bizarrely complicated), but the bottom line is that investors holding MLPs that own depreciating assets are taxed leniently.
While a half-block line of ticket-holding locals formed to one side of the theater's entrance, the other side was mobbed by sign-toting Bradley and Gore supporters -- mostly white and college-aged.
Megna, Cuomo's budget director, noted the budget keeps the increase in spending to under 2 percent while holding the line on borrowing and keeping it just under the state's borrowing limit.
When other games got battered down by scandals and undermined by selfish pretenders, at least there was Roger and Rafa, 26 Grand Slams between them, a pair of all-timers, holding the line.
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Their defenders are steady, placing a priority on holding their line, while their attacks usually favor direct passes into the attacking third over the kind of possession-heavy, short touch-passing that Barcelona has made fashionable.
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In the face of a near-constant stream of buyout rumors the past couple weeks, Palm boss Jon Rubinstein is holding the line he's held ever since he's taken the helm -- well most of the line, anyway.
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Also, after holding the line on profit-sapping discounts through much of 2010, GM increased incentive spending in December, and even more sharply so in January and February, in a bid to reward loyalty of existing customers and to woo non-GM customers.
It continued holding above that line on Tuesday, even as the stock retreated along with the major indices.
Weekly on-balance volume (OBV) also did not make new highs in July, line e, but is holding above its weighted moving average (WMA).
On its front struts and rear multi-links, the car corners reasonably well, I suppose, holding a tidy line until the 17-inch front tires start to squeal.
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The visitors bristled with intent early on and managed to pin Chelsea inside their own half by holding a high line and getting their full-backs forward at every opportunity.
With the safety car deployed, the teams took the opportunity to pit with Raikkonen cleverly holding up the line of cars as they entered the pits to allow team-mate Montoya, who was already with the mechanics, to finish his stop.
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