Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite, a substance that can hold air, water and nutrients.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

All states, all dominions that have held and do hold empire over man " are either republics or principalities," he says in the opening sentence of chapter 1.

所有国家，所有领地,只要是曾或正让君权凌驾人民之上,要不是共和就是君权“,他在第一章的开头即如是说到。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The answer is that he can, and actually does, hold property in his fellow, all over the world, in a variety of forms, and has always done so."

但是事实上他可以,他完全有权利,把他的奴隶当作财产,甚至在全世界范围,不管以何种形式,他一直是那么做的

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

The United States had previously expressed dismay over the government's decision to hold the elections without an actual voter list.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Both Syria and Lebanon host and hold influence over armed Islamist groups that threaten the Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

They have been on hold for two years amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons development.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Kaitlin Horst is the cemetery's spokeswoman. "As Americans, I think we have a sense of pride, pride in our country, pride in what we stand for and we also have a sense of pride in our military - what our military has done over the course of our nation's history, to defend the rights and freedoms that we hold dear."

VOA: standard.2010.05.26