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hold one's peace

to remain silent. Bill was unable to hold his peace any longer. "Don't do it!" he cried. Quiet, John. Hold your peace for a little while longer.

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UN officials say the relative calm in Darfur called by the former UNAMID chief, Rodolphe Adada "low intensity conflict" should encourage efforts to hold peace talks for a negotiated solution to the six year conflict. UN has to consolidate security and to support Sudan peace -- Ban ... by Sudan Tribune (Sudan) Israel's Netanyahu Due to Hold Peace Talks with Egypt's Mubarak Sunday Israel's Prime Minister Hosni Mubarak is expected to convene with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Sunday to discuss pushing forward the stalled Middle East peace process, Egyptian and Israeli officials said, the Beirut daily AN NAHAR reported Saturday. Mideast-Egypt-Israel by The Weekly Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) Israeli officials renewed their calls on the Syrians to distance themselves from Iran and anti-Israeli militant groups Hizbullah and Hamas if they were to hold peace talks. Mideast-US by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)			hold in abeyance hold in check hold in high regard hold in low regard hold in reserve and keep in reserve hold it Hold it! hold liquor hold mouth the right way hold no brief for hold nose hold of hold off hold off doing hold on hold on for dear life Hold on! hold oneself together hold onto hold out hold out an olive branch hold out on hold out the olive branch hold over hold own hold peace hold promise hold still hold still for hold sway hold terror for hold the fort hold the key hold the line Hold the phone hold the purse strings hold tight hold to hold to ransom hold together hold tongue hold true hold up hold up as an example hold up to hold up to ridicule hold up to scorn hold water hold with Hold your horses! Hold your tongue!			Hold Onto Prayer Everyday hold open hold opposite views hold out hold out hold out hold out hold out hold out hold out allurement hold out an olive branch hold out hope hold out on hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out the olive branch hold over hold over hold over hold over hold over hold over Hold Over Synchronization hold own hold own hold own hold own hold peace hold possession hold prisoner hold promise hold questionable hold queue Hold Request hold responsible hold responsible hold responsible for hold serve hold serve hold serve hold serve hold serve hold service hold service hold service hold service hold service hold someone back hold someone or something in check hold someone or something still hold someone responsible hold someone under someone's thumb hold something in store hold something inside Hold Space Pressure Control hold spellbound hold still hold still for

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