But the boat soon sank. Hundreds of passengers struggled to hold on to the floating wreckage.

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an American officer said, "is hold on to the hill and Santiago will be ours."

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And climbers sometimes have to hold on to rocks by only their fingers or toes.

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The company hopes to loosen Microsoft's hold on the market.

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The two other younger boys hold on for the ride.

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Hold on there, boy. Are you telling meyou're the owner of the Bubba GumpShrimp Corporation?

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"Once he has it, he intends to hold on to it until such time as the president and his national security team are ready to consider it."

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"We are coming, we are coming to help. Stay strong,hold on.

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To do this, Pelosi has to try to hold on to the Democrats' current majority in the House of Representatives when the entire House is up for re-election this November.

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(BELLA GASPS) You better hold on tight, spider monkey.

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Law Professor Yusri Mohammad, with the International University in Malaysia, says the Muslim community is not becoming more conservative, but it is trying to hold on to its values and way of life.

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But if the two parties fail to make an agreement, Mr.Clegg could side with Labor, giving the party that has led Britain for more than a decade a chance to hold on to power.

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Blake says the Obama administration held off on engaging India in a major way until the completion of elections in May that strengthened the hold on power by Prime Minister Singh's ruling Congress party.

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This way. Hold on. Ugh!

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