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Ventilation holes in the ceilings held ladders for entry into the rooms.

He wondered to what extent legislation should delve into details and gave an example involving people holding ladders.

Agents held ladders while other agents threw themselves through the bedroom windows as the FBI snipers covered them.

Extra staff members not holding ladders stand along the sidelines spaced evenly to scan the field for wayward hats, mouthpieces, or tuning slides that may fall off during a performance.