The U.S. deterrent strategy of graduated escalation relied on the ability to hold at bay, albeit temporarily, a Soviet attack on Europe or a proxy in the Far East, thereby creating intrawar firebreaks.
But a nervous Spurs managed to hold them at bay to book a path into the next round.
"She'll hold him at bay when she needs to, " said Tommy.
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Southerland saved the day in two of those wins, scoring a career-high 35 against the Razorbacks and contributing 22 to hold Detroit at bay for Boeheim's 900th victory.
The constant attempts by industry to influence regulatory oversight is constant across the board of all agencies, but the NRC has been able to hold it at bay better than most.
There was plenty of effort from the visitors after the break but Fulham had enough experience and ability to hold them at bay, restricting them to two long-range speculative efforts from Ben Davies.
As long as everything was cordial, Ahmed would hold curious neighbors at bay.
That and the new government's hesitancy about free trade with the United States may hold the street at bay for a while.
For decades they relied on the army to hold the Islamists at bay as they enriched themselves, bringing the country to the edge of financial ruin in 2001.
Also, the central bank and the (fractional reserve) banking system would face a nearly irresistible temptation to use their ability to create money to hold the deflation at bay as long as possible.
Mr. CHRISTA BELL (Poet): Because your eyes remind me of watermelon rinds scraped clean of their meat by narrow teeth because today your skin is not burnished honey but a bitter herb chew to hold the grief at bay, because your lips are the purple grapes of (unintelligible).
In the Administration, Summers has tried to hold potential intellectual rivals at bay.
Since both have been highly useful to the United States (Yemen helps to hold al-Qaeda at bay and Bahrain hosts the Fifth Fleet), this makes it much harder for Mr Obama to align his country's interests with its values.
There are good reasons to believe that deterrence, which has held superpowers at bay, is quite sufficient to hold the leader of this small country in check.
To hold on to it, Dolan cut a deal meant to keep Apotex at bay.
To counter the high costs, he suggested putting the decision-making process on hold to allow a report and business case to be prepared on the potential for using an existing slipway at Wig Bay - four miles out of the town.
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