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Meanings of hold firm in English

Catalan
mantenir-se ferm

Refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief.

mantenir-se ferm
Usage of hold firm in English
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Wales just about hold firm, when Strettle was threatening to break clear.
The Guardian
2
Labour is faced with the need to hold firm to two insights.
The Guardian
3
Will the bonds of convention hold firm without some foundation in nature?
Emile
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Senior central bank official Oleksandr Pysaruk said it would hold firm.
Reuters
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There is always the possibility, however, that Obama will hold firm.
Reuters
6
Should I comply or hold firm and risk hurting our relationship?
Wired
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Just tell him to hold firm, no matter what he hears.
Act of treason
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So rather than downgrade the stock, I decided to hold firm.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
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The chancellor intends, as he told his Davos audience yesterday, to hold firm.
The Guardian
10
You are determined to hold firm in directing your child's character.
Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
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If they all hold firm, we're heading for a hard Brexit.
The Guardian
12
His discretion did, as a matter of fact, hold firm to the last.
The Village Rector
13
On that point hold firm, as with a chain of steel.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862
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General d'Espérey's part was to hold firm, and this he did.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
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The state must hold firm in protecting children from this harmful practice, she said.
Reuters
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Nationalists have welcomed the decision and have urged the Parades Commission to hold firm.
The Irish Times
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