31.   We could not hold our position defensively, he insisted, we would slip backward.

32.   The only problem is who will hold that covering position?

33.   Most recently a Director of PandO Containers in Australia, responsible for Trades and Operations, he has held several positions within the company in both Sydney and London.

34.   Holding a position of responsibility gives one standing in the community.

35.   Hold the position for two counts and then relax.

36.   Along with electric companies, utillity funds sometimes hold positions in telephone companies, natural-gas producers and energy transmission companies.

37.   Al-Wahhab descendants continue to hold prominent positions in the kingdom.

38.   American mutual funds that held sizable positions in Mexican securities were also said to have begun cutting their losses late last week.

39.   An almost regal figure, he held a position of reverence in the locker room and was looked up to by younger players.

40.   Analysts said much of the selling pressure on Friday came from typical investor reluctance to hold big positions over a long weekend.