Grafting continues to hold an important place in agriculture even in an age of modern genetic engineering.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

And sociologists point out that for a lot of aspects of your life, like getting a job, acquaintances matter, connections matter, and the connections you establish by going to a place like Yale hold you in good stead for the rest of your life, above and beyond any intellectual qualities that this place may offer.

社会学家指出，在你生活里很多方面，例如找工作，相识的人很重要，关系很重要，你去一个像耶鲁这样的地方建立的关系,能为你的余生带来好处，比这个地方教给你的知识更有好处。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Then they nail on battens to hold the hatch coverings firmly in place.

VOA: special.2011.03.06

There is no gravity to hold them in place.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Hold the bag in place with a rubber band.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

Washington says,while it will hold dialogue with Burma, the sanctions will remain in place until there are signs of real democratic change in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"We do not have enough forces right now, between the Afghan security forces, trained and in place, and ISAF to be able to clear out the insurgents and then hold that so that development and reconstruction can occur.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24