For example, a fire or flood at the sorting office where the payment would be held.

They saw that the fire held their enemies away from them, and began to regain their courage.

The fire and the subsequent production crisis held many lessons for Toyota.

The twelfth attempt at a cease fire had held for several days now.

With the sun behind and the fire in front, held between two lights, she looked more ethereal than she had ever done.

By this point, he was helpless; the fire held him in thrall.

A warning light was indicating a fire in the cargo hold down below.

The fires in 1988 held the number of visitors down to about 2.2 million.

The flying figure had passed over the center line troops, the ones my fire was holding in check.

The fire that required rebuilding of the Northside mill in 1876 didn't hold them back.