How To Use Hold close In A Sentence

• The reality is quite the opposite–it is religious dogmatics who are willing to compromise on some moral values to protect others, the ones they hold closest to the fundamental doctrine of faith. The Volokh Conspiracy » “[T]he Islamic Fundamentalist Charge That … the U.S.A. … Is the ‘Great Satan’ Is Not Without an Element of Truth”
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• On the other hand, the utmost degree of expansion of which the lungs are capable, exactly equals that degree in which the thoracic walls are dilatable by the muscular effort; and, therefore, between the extremes of inspiration and expiration, the lungs still hold closely applied to the costal parietes. Surgical Anatomy
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