1.   She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm.

2.   The Chancellor has withstood the criticism and held firm.

3.   The most positive sign was that the rattan lashings of the main hull seemed to be holding firm.

4.   Their long claws allow them to fasten onto the rocks and hold firm.

5.   Holding firm with one hand, cut and shape the cake as illustrated.

6.   But her smile still held firm.

7.   His hand, warm and strong, took her chin and held her firm.

8.   I hope, however, that if there is another hiccup you will all hold firm and not be panicked into selling.

9.   It added that Serb sources said their opponents were making a major effort to capture Mount Caus, which dominates the area, but the Serbs were holding firm.

10.   Although Treasury bond yields, which companies use as a benchmark to price their own debt, have jumped recently, corporate bonds have held firm.