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Former President Jimmy Carter once said that we all must adjust to changing times, and still hold to unchanging principles.

In February of 1964, hundreds of police officers were needed to hold back 3,000 adoring, screaming teenage fans who were awaiting the arrival at the New York airport of Britain's top rock and roll group, The Beatles.

A Chinese proverb notes that one cannot manage too many affairs, like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.

The two minority parties have formed an alliance, which should allow them to hold the balance of power.

Sophocles once suggested that children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.

Quentin Crisp once said that the very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

Please hold your applause until all the students receiving awards have been introduced.

We need to find a beam in the wall, so we can put some screws in to hold up the shelving.

Simon claimed he could hold his breath for over 3 minutes, but no one believed him.

Find someone who can hold her/his breath for 60 seconds.

breed Josh Billings once said that the best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

buzz They have a beautiful solid oak cabinet to hold their china and crystal.

The Beatles reached on the music charts for the first time with their song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964.

The company has consolidated its hold on the computer market with the release of this innovative new technology.

This latest opinion poll, with the Prime Minister receiving an approval rating of over 65 percent, has certainly helped to consolidate his hold on the leadership of the party going into next year's election.

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