The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.

VOA: special.2011.05.29

A new Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law plans to hold a hearing on May tenth about protecting mobile privacy.

VOA: special.2011.05.02

The last three finalists each had fifty minutes to create a tall structure to hold an egg even when shaken with earthquake force.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

He decided to hold an election, but only for a territorial representative to the national Congress.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred largest companies in California.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

High above her head, she would hold a torch of freedom to light the world.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

You have earned it. The right to hold a job? You have earned it.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite, a substance that can hold air, water and nutrients.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

She announced the proposal to hold a high-level meeting on March thirty-first.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

Her hands shook so badly that she could not hold a camera.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

Vermiculite is a material that can hold air, water and nutrients.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

In any case, Democrats hold a strong majority in the Senate.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

You cannot hold a party like the Progressive Party together.

VOA: special.2010.09.16

The commission has numerous logistical obstacles to overcome to hold a general election in a country recovering from war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09