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Definition of Holdouts
1. holdout [n] - See also: holdout
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holdouts
Literary usage of Holdouts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Financial Crises: Efforts to Anticipate, Avoid, and Resolve by Susan S. Westin, Patrick S. Dynes, Becky K. Kennedy, Desiree W. Whipple (1998)
"... by a Scarcity of Information and Negotiating Strategies Scarcity of Information
and Delaying Tactics Creditor holdouts Mechanisms That Help Anticipate, ..."
2. Chapter 11 Venue Choices by Large Public Companies: Report to the Committee by Gordon Bermant, Arlene Jorgensen Hillestad, Aaron Kerry (1997)
"Whether any such creditors are unfairly disadvantaged, or rather are holdouts
acting against the best interests of the creditor body as a whole, ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1894)
"Reflectors—V. holdouts—VI. Manipulation—VII. Collusion and Conspiracy-—VIII.
The Game of Faro—IX. Prepared Cards—X. Dice—XI. High Ball Poker—XII. ..."
4. Small Arms, Big Impact: The Next Challenge of Disarmament by Michael Renner (1998)
"US support would have reinforced the emerging global norm against anti-personnel
mines, increasing the pressure on other holdouts—Russia, China, India, ..."
5. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"During the late Middle Ages, the last holdouts of the original Late Latin -ir
pattern with the -esc- interfix were eliminated in favor of the -ecer ending ..."
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