hold on

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A tariff hearing will be held on 15 May.

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Socialists and allies held on to power France's big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year's presidential elections.

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Dry weather will hold on across most parts of the UK this weekend.

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Eid al-Fitr is held on the first day of the 10th month of the calendar marking the end of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to sundown.

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So he was so clever in terms of when to hold on to the ball or when to lay it off, one or two-touch and make it really difficult.

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