He's someone who can be held up as a model.

But I wasn't sure whether my back would hold up.

He took a step forward, and she held up a hand.

She sat down on the ground and held up a hand.

But then, a man in his position could have been held up by a million things.

So far they had held up the plan four years.

I'll hold you up in the water with the Power.

But money's relationship to economic growth did not hold up well in the 80's.

He held the three up in front of the girl.

Once more he was able to hold his head up.

And he looks to me as if he's going to bear up just fine.

Yet he bears up under all this with good humor.

"I will do my best to bear up under the situation.'"

He could no longer command his legs to bear him up.

Then he must bear up for the Lizard if he's going to get away.

But she's got a spirit to bear up under it.

I think he's a bit lonely now that Mother's dead, but he bears up well.

But he couldn't bear up about his real mother and don't know what to do.

The identification was good enough to bear up in an international court of law.

Just keep still and bear up hard with your head when I press down.

Whether or not it would have stood fast, she never knew.

And if he stood fast, so would those around him, not just here in emergency, but throughout the entire hospital.

The governor has stood fast, saying both houses want to spend too much.

"Because I told my first mate to have the men stand fast."

Throughout any exchange, the boy is described as standing fast.

House negotiators have the public's security on their side and must stand fast.

But at least in their public posture, the Republican leadership was standing fast.

It stood fast in its bed of ice and stones.

The other two men stood fast for a moment, both looking at Modesty.

She knew it was time to run, escape and save herself, but Monica stood fast.