1.   Chapter books require that we and our children maintain our hold on the story line over the duration of the reading period.

2.   And it has a steady stream of candidates who want to maintain that hold.

3.   As the one member of her family who maintains a hold on sense and sensibility, Anne yearns to find her way to true love.

4.   But even with Riina in jail serving nine life sentences, his Mafia family has maintained its hold on the organization.

5.   Even from afar, it seems, he maintained his hold over his followers.

6.   Former and current U.N. officials say that Morocco is trying to control the outcome of the vote and to maintain its hold on the area.

7.   He maintains some hold even from his sick bed, but Kremlin intrigue and plays for power and influence are growing with the president hospitalized.

8.   In the television interview Sunday night, Clinton said he still believed that Democrats would maintain their hold on the House and Senate.

9.   Less clear is whether the Republican Party can maintain its hold on the House of Representatives, analysts said.

10.   Looking at the national picture, Republicans expressed confidence that they will maintain their hold on the House and Senate.