to hold to policy

  • 1hold firm to something — phrase to continue to believe in or support something despite pressure from other people NATO held firm to their policy on aggression. Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry: firm …

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  • 2hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …

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  • 3hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …

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  • 4hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …

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  • 5Policy debate — Part of the series Policy Debate Organization Policy debate competitions Inter Collegiate policy debate Format Structure of policy debate · Resolution Constructive · …

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  • 6hold to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hold to : present tense I/you/we/they hold to he/she/it holds to present participle holding to past tense held to past participle held to 1) hold to something to do what you have promised or decided The… …

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  • 7hold·over — /ˈhoʊldˌoʊvɚ/ noun, pl overs [count] US : someone or something that remains or is kept from an earlier time He is the only holdover from their last championship team. This policy is a holdover from the previous administration. see also hold over… …

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  • 8hold fire — phrasal : to refrain from expressing oneself or from taking action held fire on specific foreign policy questions New York Times * * * hang/hold ˈfire idiom to delay or be delayed in taking action • The project had hung fire for several years for …

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  • 9hold firm to something — to continue to believe in or support something despite pressure from other people NATO held firm to their policy on aggression …

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  • 10Visa policy in the European Union — A specimen Schengen visa. A Schengen visa entitles the holders to travel throughout the 25 member Schengen Area All European Union member states, with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom, have a unified visa system as part of the… …

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