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SCULLY feels frantically under the floormat . SKINNER holds up the car keys for her to see .

We'll have to see how the screen holds up to peanut butter.

If the find holds up in humans, it could be an inexpensive and relatively safe tool to help control the disease, they say.

Neal Weiner of New York University said, "If this holds up, the L. H. C. is going to be producing some fantastic results. "

The so-called Group of 20 may be a cumbersome group, but at least it holds up something of a mirror to the world.

If this model holds up to further scrutiny, then, at least one cosmic mystery may be resolved.

If I jump into the water, it comes up to my armpits and holds up my cheeks.

Anthropology holds up a great mirror to man and lets him lookat himself in his infinite variety.

The CD changer integrated in the glove box compartment holds up to six discs at a time.

The bartender holds up his hand, the back of his hand toward me, a kiss burned into the back of his hand.

Just how well that assumption holds up in practice often depends on the individual.

The part of the building that holds up the weight and load is called the structural part.

At its best, it holds up as a dramatized character study of the father and son presidents which will be watched keenly in years to come.

He holds up a box of Partner brand condoms and a yellow bottle of lubricant, which helps prevent breaks in the skin that allow infection.

The discourse on modern sexual repression holds up well, owing no doubt to how easy it is to uphold.

If this research holds up, they would need to be very clear in marketing any product they eventually come up with.

At $59, it's a great price, holds up to 1, 000 and is small enough to fit in your pocket during workouts.

For instance, modern anatomies tell us that the first vertebra is called Atlas because it holds up the head.

A refugee holds up his food voucher as he battles others at a World Food Program supply truck in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Frame structures, where a frame, or skeleton, holds up the weight and other materials are used to close the building up.

Certainly the theory holds up in comparisons between people in rich and poor countries.

It's easy to swim if another holds up your head.

That should help stabilise commodity prices, particularly if, as many hope, demand from China holds up courtesy of its government stimulus.

If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B. . . And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain amount of money. . .

Candy: None of those, whatever they are. I use these. (Holds up hands) Whenever my face gets dirty, I just scrape it off.

A nurse at the Centre for Family Planning and Reproduction in Moscow holds up a newborn for excited family members waiting outside.

The panada holds up his sign to tell people, "Keep off the grass. "

Your mother holds up the newspapers one at a time.

Today a new round of testing by the IIHS reveals how the first batch of small SUVs holds up under new roof-strength standards.

The mycelium infuses all landscapes, it holds soils together, it's extremely tenacious. This holds up to 30, 000 times its mass.

This silly toilet-shaped mug ($11. 99) holds up to 12 -ounces of your favorite hot beverage.

Max Tischler an ecologist with Bush Heritage holds up a desert short-tailed mouse at Craven's Peak Reserve Queensland.

If the weather holds up I shall be glad.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

But if the OPERA result holds up, Fermilab may find itself in a far more interesting position than it expected.

Mimi holds up a sign to tell people, "Look out! "

This decision makes sense for economic purposes but can cause problems when testing how security holds up with load and speed variables.

Apparently it even holds up the roof, an altogether unexpected bonus.

The fragmented power structure also holds up decision-making, not least in endless political wrangling between left and right.

He holds up his right hand, revealing the absence of his middle finger.

Even if the Kurds' enviable discipline in parliament holds up, their role as kingmakers may be over.

Though the ad doesn't mention Apple, the allusion is clear and a character even holds up an iPhone next to a Galaxy model at one point.

A judge holds up a snow spotted Bengal cat for a closer look.

Another man holds up a sign declaring, "Egypt is a country of safety and security. "

No matter how outlandish your idea is, it must be accepted if it holds up experimentally.

The dog holds up his sign to tell people, "No crossing! "

"Look, Nanny, perfume, " Eleanor holds up a bottle of cologne.

The willows stir, responding to their presence. She holds up her hands, letting the TENDRILS caress her.

The standard tool magazine holds up to 20 tools.

A man dressed in a top hat and tuxedo holds up a large rodent.

When we think about the burden of chronic care, we face a second widely held assumption that no longer holds up under scrutiny.

If the weather holds up, I'll be very glad.

It is important to check your site on other resolutions to see how it holds up and what it looks like.

The Jubilee field, discovered in 2007, holds up to 2bn barrels of oil.

Internal memory holds up to 500 data sets.

She holds up an old football and tosses it towards me.

He holds up his head.

He'll be very happy if that story holds up.

Here, you'll receive both. (holds up a Bible) Put your faith in the Lord.

RB: We're using the super-soft tyre for the first time this year and it will be interesting to see how it holds up.

And even if credit demand holds up, banks reeling from subprime-related losses are less willing to supply it.

He holds up one hand to ensure that the driver keeps waiting, unsure of what to do.

Moreover, guilt pulls back or holds up our progress in the sharp competition of survival.

The other two men leave the room. KERSH holds up a picture of a military aircraft. A young him is the pilot.

A Lebanese leftist activist holds up bread during a demonstration in Beirut.

A lemon sauce might need less lemon and more seasoning. Tomato sauce holds up well, while delicate cream sauces just seem bland.

If this molecular Dollo's law holds up, Dr. Thornton believes it says something important about the course of evolutionary history.

Dr. TURNER: I mean, if this holds up, this would just absolutely be revolutionary.

Most Americans are overweight, so that means the result holds up for most of us.

We'll see below how well that argument holds up when one looks at the evidence.

Hope holds up the head.

One person then holds up his hand, palm outwards and five fingers spread.

She holds up a thumb sarcastically.

If the estimate holds up, 223 , 000 tourists from China will come to New York this year , topping the 2008 record by a small margin .

The market reaction will be based partly on how domestic demand holds up, Lee says.

In fact, if the case we've built for this holds up that will be the 64-million-dollar question.

Toothless and wheezing, the 79-year-old solemnly holds up his Bhutanese citizenship card.

Jacob: [Holds up employment contract] My contract says I have to every ten minutes of screen time.

The low fees it charges users mean revenue holds up even in downturns.

Hearing the click of footsteps, the killer holds up his pistol (small-bore rifle) alertly.

2 c Sounds carry further in a low key and your voice holds up lingers .

The dog holds up his sign to people, "No crossing. "

Anyhow, Many people complain that advertising holds up well.

If the study holds up, it could lead to a change in how phosphates are used and managed on Earth.

Oh, that holds up you in the morn work is really humiliated, I want to help a police dint, don't think.

I still have a tape of it, and it holds up pretty well after all these years, except for a squeak I made in my closing riff .

He has gone in for you into the inner chamber, and already holds up your name upon the palms of His hands;

Mr. Black holds up very well, in spite of all the trouble and illness he's had.

She seems a little clingy , Joe. -I tried! I did it! -And did it in 3 minutes 56 seconds. Let's see if that time holds up.

Paramedic Shaun Leach holds up an oxygen tank as a British soldier is stretched from a Chinook to a waiting ambulance at Camp Bastion

Paramedic Shaun Leach holds up an oxygen tank as a British soldier is stretched from a Chinook to a waiting ambulance at Camp Bastion

Hammer time: Auctioneer Peter Bainbridge holds up the gavel that broke during the sale last night

First come, first served: Andres Schobel holds up two iPads - he was the first to start queuing outside Apple's San Francisco shop

The Editors: Big Brother holds up a mirror to Big Britain

4 Page of program memory holds up to 48 programs

Feather: I hope so. Hey, would you like a doobie? [Holds up a joint]