hold the line

Just as the north thinks it has good reason to hold the line, the south is loth to let the 2005 agreement go.

John Smith. A: Hold the line, please. Mr. Bush is in a meeting with the Managing Director at the moment, I'm afraid. Can I help you?

A: Hold the line, please. Mr. Bush is in a meeting with the general manager at the moment. Can I help you?

He wanted me to hold the line while he talked to his supervisor, but I told him I wanted an answer immediately.

Expenses have been mounting, and you have been trying to hold the line while you work on finding new sources of income.

On the contrary, it will be up to an enfeebled European Commission to try to hold the line.

But having an assembly chairman who himself came to power through a coup d'etat is clearly not going to help them hold the line.

Would you hold the line please? I would find out his number for you.

Just a minute. Hold the line, please.

Yes, hold the line , please I'll get him for you right away.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but we are still trying to locate him, would you hold the line, please.

Operator: I'm trying to connect you. Hold the line, please.

Would you hold the line, please, I will find out his number for you.

Please hold the line while I transfer you to his extension.

We've got to hold the line against violence in our public schools.

Would you hold the line? I will find out his number for you.

So we have to push him, to press him, to keep him to hold the line.

Please hold the line a moment. I must look at my schedule. Yes, It's all right. I can see you right away.

Please hold the line. I'll put you through in a minute.

Please hold the line a moment, I'm putting you through to his office.

Hold the line a minute. I'll see if he's in.

But the Iraqis proved unable or unwilling to hold the line against the insurgents.

When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, the 82nd Airborne was the first to deploy in Saudi Arabia to hold the line .

Please hold the line on. I have to look at my schedule. Yes, it's all right. Shall we say, 2 in afternoon?

Still, many economists cheered the central bank's decision to hold the line on interest rates.

I'm sorry you have the wrong extension, Hold the line and I'll transfer you to Mr . Yonghai.

I'm afraid Mr. Cho is in another room. I'll transfer your call. Could you hold the line, please?

And, of course, right now Europe's financial leaders are hoping that they can hold the line without Spain falling into crisis.

Operator: Hold the line , please. I'll put you through to the secretary of the department.

Can you please hold the line while I check with the reservation department of the hotel?

Please hold the line for a moment . I'll check.

Would you please hold the line for a moment?

Now, I must hold the line on this program. I have no more time left today.

A: Hold the line, please. Hello. There is no answer. Could you call later, or would you like to leave a message?

I'll transfer your call. Could you hold the line , or could you dial his room number directly again , please?

B: Yes, I believe so. Hold the line, Please. Mr. Zhang, quick, someone's calling you from Los Angeles.

Steven: OK, I'll see if he's available now. Please hold the line.

Mr Crowther's extension is engaged at the moment; will you hold (the line)?

I must hold the line on this program. I have no more time left today.

Operator: Certainly. Hold the line a moment, please.

Hold the line, please . Let me have a check. Yes, there is a single room available.

Hold the line. I'll hand you over to that section.

Hold the line, please. I'll get that number for you.

Could you hold the line, please? I'll check for you.

Hold the line , please. I 'll connect you with the foreign book department .

Could you hold the line, please? I'll check our room availabilities for those days.

This is Mike speaking. Mr. Smith, please. --Hold the line. I'll see if he is in.

James: Hold the line, please. I'll see if he is around.

OK. Then, would you please hold the line? Mr. Smith, the line is through.

Mr. Chen, I'm sorry . Ms Sin is not around but she will be back soon . Would you like to hold the line or leave a message?

Could you hold the line please, I'll check the room availability. . . . Thank you for waiting.

And even if you admire stripped-down finance, regulators cannot hold the line for ever.

Hold the line, please. You've got the wrong extension number.

Thank you, Mr. Brown. Hold the line please. I'll put you through.

ll transfer your call. Could you hold the line, please?

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A: Hold the line a moment, I'll connect you.

Yes. Please hold the line a moment.

Hold the line, please. I'm afraid Mr. Smith is engaged now.

Now, I must hold the line on this program.

Could you hold the line please? I'll check if there is a room available for those days.

I'll transfer your call, You hold the line, please.

Hold the line, please. I'll get an English speaker.

Please hold the line a moment.

Would you hold the line a moment?

Hold the line, please. I'll put you through to Mr. Hill.

Please hold the line while I transfer the call.

All right. Just hold the line. I'll get you your party.

Would you hold the line please? I must pick up another call.

Please hold the line while I transfer you.

Right away, sir. Please hold the line.

Could you hold the line , please ?

Hold the line, please. I'll get you through.

Hold the line, please. I'll put you through.

Thank you. Hold the line, please.

Could you hold the line please. I will check our room availability.

I'm afraid Mr Lin is on another line. Could you hold the line, please?

I can't answer that. Please hold the line.

Hold the line, please. I'II fetch him up.

We are working on your call to Kyoto. Will you hold the line , please ?

Of course, Please hold the line Mr. Hanter.

Certainly, sir. I'll call you back after the call. Will you hold the line, please?

could you hold the line , please? thank you for waiting , sir. we have a twin at US$180 per night. is that alright?

Hold the line, please. I will put you through.

Can you hold the line, please? Your party is on now. Go ahead, sir.

Mr. Zhou, will you hold the line, please?

Will you hold the line, please?

For example, the president may say he will hold the line on taxes. He means there will be no increase in taxes.

The line is busy . Would you like to hold the line or leave a message?

For example, the president may say he will hold the line on taxes.

Hold the line, please. I'll get a pen to write it down.

The manager told her to hold the line and he will conduct a search

hold the line To maintain the existing position or state of affairs:

OK. Then, would you pleautomotive service engineers hold the line? (one minute later)

OK. Then, would you please hold the line? (one minute later)