The temptation for a declining church to hang on to old privileges is strong.
If so, Isaac may want to hang on to the apartment and rent it out.
To keep winning, the firm will need to hang on to its remarkable talent pool.
Clearly they have to hang on to committed supporters and ensure that they turn out.
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The Russian army is trying hard to hang on to its foothold in Georgia.
Elsewhere, Russia is trying to hang on to its military bases by relabelling them as peacekeepers' facilities.
It may not happen overnight, as a badly weakened Qaddafi tries desperately to hang on to power.
It suspected back-room deal-making by an established order determined to hang on to power at any cost.
Dr Fox is likely to hang on to his current job, unless he chooses to walk away.
No doubt the Iraqi top brass, fearing a war, would like to hang on to such weaponry.
Simply put, despite all of the above, it's difficult for it to hang on to its best players.
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She wants to hang on to it until it's time to pass it on to her three children.
But he is also weaker than Mr Putin, and may not be able to hang on to power.
The aim is to hang on to talented folk who might otherwise leave and do their own thing.
Or it could be an attempt to try to hang on to all or part of East Timor.
Which is one reason why, despite speculation to the contrary, Mr Desmond wants to hang on to Express.
At least they will have to keep their electorate happy in order to hang on to their seats.
Xstrata, whose history is one of serial dealmaking, would doubtless have liked to hang on to the mine.
The NHS will want to hang on to the extra doctors it has spent much energy training and recruiting.
Having invented aspirin, the world's best-known medicine, Bayer is determined, unlike Hoechst, to hang on to its pharmaceuticals business.
Will First Solar be able to hang on to its 50% gross margin?
Provided there is political creativity on all sides, Mr Maduro should be able to hang on to his job.
That may, in the event, enable Mr Mugabe to hang on to power.
Many firms already go to considerable lengths to hang on to senior staff.
Mr. EDWIN LITTLE PLUME (Blackfoot Indian): We're trying to hang on to our religion to the best that we can.
Spurs midfielder Jemaine Jenas has urged the White Hart Lane outfit to do everything possible to hang on to Berbatov.
The Republicans still look well placed to hang on to Congress next year if only because the Democrats are so shambolic.
Four years from now, I expect to hang on to at least thirty to forty per cent of that twenty-three.
At one point, there were talks to sell the company outright, but the kibbutz wanted to hang on to the company.
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It takes a while to recover from that even if you had been lucky to hang on to your own position.
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