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Example sentences for: held

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By the eighth century, the Byzantines held the balance of power with the Lombards (a Germanic tribe), who had invaded Italy in 568 and set up their capital at Pavia four years later.
The Security Committee, in turn, has developed a preliminary plan for addressing various aspects of the problem, established links with other federal entities involved in security issues, held a security awareness day for federal officials, and begun exploring ways to improve federal incident response capabilities.
At the author's party held to launch this book in Oxford last spring, the current editors of the OED were green with envy.
"America, with its Wilsonian moral impulses, could not be held indefinitely in an alliance that sat back, fat and happy, while atrocities were being committed on a large scale in Europe's backyard," it said.
Two guests were arriving late for a party being held at our home in rural Pennsylvania.