In hard cases, on the other hand, the negative part holds the stage.

And yet, all the time, a part of her mind was holding back, afraid.

The work was done at a disadvantage, and the parts did not hold.

As it was, some small part of me held back.

"That part of the promise has held up extraordinarily well."

Now the hard part may be holding on to it.

But inside, part of him still smiled and held on tight to that warm, wanted feeling.

I expect the hardest part will be just holding still for a long time.

If some broken part were holding us here, how could I have missed finding it?

The more sensible part of his emotions held him back.