hold-up

• “Its talk was full of exit ramps and alternate routes, etcetera, what the cause of the hold-up was and how long it might be.”

  Fictionaut: Eddie's Story

• “There's a hold-up on where we're going to get electricity, he said, as a heavy rain began to fall.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Battle Lines Drawn Over Zuccotti Park

• “It reminds me of a psychological test I read about years ago, in which you're given the following scenario: you're at the bank when a hold-up occurs.”

  The Guardian: Martine Wright: 7/7, survival – and a whole new life of opportunities

• “While Conan and company are in the bathroom, robbers enter the bank, fire a gun, and declare a hold-up.”

  Detective Conan: Manga File 677 to 679 – And then there was… Shuu?!? « Undercover

• “Had no mail for over 5 weeks now, I expect the hold-up is censorship at”

  Work Camp 1203 L

• “And though Lloyd finally found his range to pull a set back, it was a temporary hold-up as Anderson, who had struggled in the earlier rounds, cruised through with a three-dart average of 100.65.”

  The Guardian: Gary Anderson beats Colin Lloyd at PDC World Darts Championships

• “Furthermore, a compromise on liability language, the one hold-up before the August recess, is within reach.”

  The Huffington Post: Regan Nelson: Where is Congress 6 months after the BP Gulf disaster?

• “A hold-up at the local court had prevented them carrying out a formal search of the house where Mr Ross was held captive until today.”

  The Guardian: British man recovering after 'kidnap and torture' in Portugal

• “In the face of those statistics many Americans are asking: what is the hold-up?”

  The Huffington Post: Selisse Berry: The Business of Equality

• ““Are you out of your mind!” or “This is a hold-up!””

  Fictionaut: Unclassifieds 1

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