She held them off alone all night in the farmhouse - even under rocket-fire.

Part held him off in the end for a 3-1 win.

France hold off a strong Irish comeback in the second half after leading 43-3.

But it could not hold off the Bulldogs in the closing minutes.

"We had asked Iraq on a number of occasions to hold off its attacks in the gulf, and this development is very frustrating."

But she mentally crossed her fingers, hoping the rain would hold off until later in the day.

Holding off in that case was a wise decision, he said.

Connecticut's women did not give the rest of the crowd a chance to think that way, holding off a Kansas drive in a 97-87 victory.

We've been holding off in hopes of catching the big wheel.

But recent studies have shown that drugs can hold off the most serious symptoms for months or years in people who are infected.