Tested many times, the new method of cultivation seems to hold good for our area.

经过多次试验，这个新的种植法对我们这个地区似乎都适用。

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The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim.

厢式小型货车里面像其他地方一样是扣押被绑架者的好地方。

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Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.

生意不景气，但我们正设法坚持下去。

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"His time in court and his problems didn't hold a light to the good things he did.

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Her answer was this and it's got something to do with how a lost cause took hold too but she said, "Southerners love a good tale.

她是这么回答的,同时也解释了为何南方人始终无法释怀,她说,"南方人钟爱精彩的故事

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God was so afraid of us that He actually doubted His hold on His own empire, an empire that He was only actually able to maintain because of good luck or something like superior military firepower, but certainly nothing as grand and as absolute as omnipotence."

上帝是如此害怕我们,都开始怀疑自己能否驾驭自己的帝国了，他维系这个帝国,靠的是运气或者是强大的火力，绝非是靠什么伟大的无所不能的神力“

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Even more though, companies have to deal with fast-changing ecosystems, and need to hold good people who are attuned to what is new in their field.

FORBES: Googling "Middle Manager"

To be fair, a handful of newcomers were able to hold on to a good chunk of its premiere week audience.

FORBES: From 'The Event' To 'The Defenders,' TV's Biggest Losers

The insiders, who were obliged to hold a good chunk of their wealth in the form of Morgan Stanley's stock, have been offered a welcome diversification into other, unrelated, businesses.

ECONOMIST: It��s got to fit somehow