On Monday the United States said it will hold the two thousand twelve International AIDS Conference.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

I thought maybeyou could hold it for a while, see if it grows on you.

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"Once he has it, he intends to hold on to it until such time as the president and his national security team are ready to consider it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

It's the Botanic Garden's largest collection. "I think when most people come in contact with orchids, I think the orchids take hold of them, it's like you get hooked on them.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

Barro said President Obama did not hold Israel to account for the violence it has inflicted on Palestinian civilians, asking why the U.S.leader did not bring up the latest Israeli incursions into Gaza.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Law Professor Yusri Mohammad, with the International University in Malaysia, says the Muslim community is not becoming more conservative, but it is trying to hold on to its values and way of life.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The Liberal Democratic Party suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Election a few weeks ago, and it is expected to lose its half-century hold on Japanese politics in the August 30 general election.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27