1.   All he could do was hold his ground, drink his gin, and watch her arms.

2.   Our subsequent telephone conversation was a study in plain language, but McFarlane held his ground and made no apologies.

3.   So while his competitors resorted to spasmodic mass layoffs and cutthroat bidding during economic downturns, Zack held his ground.

4.   De Gaulle held his ground and, not for the first time, even contemplated a break with the Allies rather than accept their demands.

5.   He had found the father had forcibly struck his daughter but refused to hold the grounds of referral established.

6.   American stock markets sagged a bit Monday, but mostly held their ground in the first trading session after US airstrikes in Afghanistan.

7.   And Lurie held its ground last week as the city Planning Commission officially solicited public comments on a draft environmental impact report related to the project.

8.   And I must say that I have noticed, as we have held our ground, that there has been a softening of response.

9.   And near the southern city of Marseilles, where eight unemployment offices have been occupied for nearly a month, those protesting held their ground.

10.   And the American midfielders failed to consistently hold their ground.