| But the Taliban continued to cling on to Kandahar, their spiritual home in southern Afghanistan. |
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| They squeal, shiver and cling on to one another, complaining about the temperature. |
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| But the horse broke into a canter and despite Rachel's attempts to cling on, she slid off, fracturing her skull. |
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| He will cling on to a remembrance of the good things he enjoyed at Celtic in the recent past, then. |
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| Scared of progress and acceptance, they cling on to the notion that comedy achieved its apex twenty years ago, from whenever now is. |
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| I chose to read this edited collection piecemeal as I attempted to cling on board the whirligig of a new teaching year. |
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| I have to face these facts, so that I won't cling on to the deceit he spun around me. |
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| Sarcasm raises its ugly head between all your sacred rites and ceremonies, but you cling on to your methodical insanities. |
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| The only cementing force was greed and the anxiety to cling on to power. |
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| It is to be anticipated that some monopolies will try every trick in the book to cling on to their competitive edge. |
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| Marvellous resilience by the Killough travellers saw them cling on like leeches, brilliantly grinding out four winning games to record a superb victory. |
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| I should be looking forward to the prospect of the future, yet I continue to be scared and cling on to a past that crumbled apart a long time ago. |
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| All the stalls had such scouters who would at times even cling on to your clothes, in an attempt to lure you into buying their absolutely undesirable concoctions. |
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| The bird in the hand was worth even more when bushes were dangerous. Are humans, then, hardwired to cling on to their possessions? |
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| Despite the reverse, Kiwi Searancke's players earned a consolation bonus point to cling on to their lead in Pool B and remain on course to secure a home quarter-final. |
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| In uncertain economic times, when people do not know what is going to happen to them, they cling on to their money. |
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| Only two boats managed to cling on to Safran's wake: Groupe Bel was twenty miles back and Mike Golding Yacht Racing thirty. |
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| Grateful to be among the points again after losing to Argentina at the weekend, the Uruguayans cling on to fifth and the coveted play-off spot. |
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| A 20-yearold refugee from Iraq, who, by some miracle, had managed to cling on to a piece of wood. |
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| From up on his rabbit, Aleth was getting numb and he was going so fast it was difficult to cling on to his hair. |
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| They live on the skin, using their claws to cling on to the hair and they reproduce very quickly. |
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| Rain and other liquids don't cling on to the fabric but roll off it, leaving no trace whatsoever. |
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| On Matchday 7 in Brazil, Flamengo recovered from last week's reverse by Sao Paulo to beat Ipatinga 3-1 on the road and cling on to first place. |
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| Those that cling on are told they must specialise, in finance, marketing and so on. |
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| He could cling on, despite protests and a general strike due on January 23rd. |
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| The implications of their inability to cling on will pursue them miserably back into the Championship. |
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| For Hamburg, it is wings designed to cling on a new model: mythical Pegasus in real size. |
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| Some do cling on to the gloves longer than they should, but there are plenty of others whose ability is not compromised by their longevity, and some who actually seem to improve with age. |
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| If I kept hoping throughout those years, if I could cling on to life, if I could carry my cross day after day, it was because I knew I existed in your hearts. |
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| Can they not understand that the high unemployment in so many parts of Europe is caused by the very outmoded proposals that they cling on to in economic terms? |
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| With less money, it is feared that many women will cling on to abusive relationships in order to minimize the economic hardship on their families. |
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| Calling for a third term and trying to change the constitution to make that possible are a common strategy among entrenched African leaders trying to cling on to power. |
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| Only after a few nervous moments did the holders cling on to victory. |
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| In no other country in Europe do the old cling on so fiercely. |
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| More than ever I notice that the sociology of religions, which could only cling on to a marginal position in the academy during the 1960s and 1970s, is now back in a more central place in the social sciences. |
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| A few firms cling on, such as CCS, a specialist in dog fish, and Russell Grant, an offal trader, which has found new markets for its fishy slop in west Africa. |
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| England had to cling on to claim their reward yesterday. |
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| He does not cling on to an overly generous contract. |
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| But then, certainties are great things to cling on to. |
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| The scenes in Florence as McQuaid sought to cling on to power were hugely damaging to a sport that does not have its troubles to seek after the Armstrong scandal. |
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| Universidad Catolica require an away victory to guarantee top spot and a berth in the Copa Libertadores 2010, while Universidad de Chile desperately need three points as they cling on to the final play-off spot. |
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| We cling on every little sign in those moments! |
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| She just had to follow the red thread that binds the characters together, children, teenagers and young adults that cling on to reading newspapers or books like lost castaways without papers. |
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| Two hours in which Birgitte Nyborg, the uncorruptable prime minister who forbade her spin doctor from smearing a rival, saw her ideals and her marriage crumble as she attempted to cling on to power. |
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| Despite this, the Germans were able to cling on to Gouzeaucourt. |
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| Pipe also failed to cling on to a chance offered by Udal as he ran back from his position behind the stumps, again off Hayward, but it didn't matter. |
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| Really, no other word for this sad sack of a woman, desperately trying to cling on to a man who only ever wanted her around as decoration for his yachts and ego. |
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| I know Flitty and they can cling on to the hope of what we did against Liverpool, what Leeds did to Tottenham, Luton to Norwich and what Bradford did in that fabulous run. |
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