Only after much persuasion from Ellis had she agreed to hold a show at all.

直到埃利斯进行了大量的游说之后她才同意举办一次展览。

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He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.

他精神崩溃以后就没能保住工作。

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He pioneered a new policy of South Korean reconciliation with the North, beginning with the historic Mr.Kim won the Nobel Peace Prize after that meeting - although the event was later tarnished by allegations South Korea paid the North half a billion dollars to hold the summit.

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The report was completed Sept. 23 but only became available today after a 30-day hold.

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The agent was smart enough to understand, and after a 15-minute hold time (where the minutes ticked by and I wondered if I would be able to make the Allegiant Air flight that was now taking off in 35 minutes), he came back and let me know a manager had approved the changes without any fees.

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West Ham moved out of the bottom three with a 5-3 victory at home to 10-man Burnley, but had to hold on after taking a 4-0 lead after only 51 minutes through Jack Collison, Junior Stanislas, a Carlton Cole penalty and Guillermo Franco's header.

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