holdover AmE

The first two books are holdovers from the 1988 list.

My mother says I have no system, a holdover term from the 50's.

That's a holdover from the days when age 40 was considered over the hill.

You were simply a holdover from the days of his predecessor.

What is more, these holdovers from last summer started to bloom early.

He always criticized you as a holdover from the last administration.

Bitterness toward the press may be a holdover from the last campaign.

The haircut is a holdover from his days in the military.

That number is one of five holdovers from the original score.

And in 1995, they went up to 20,641 holdovers, or 7.2 percent.

It was a holdover from way back - in the "old days".

Its name was a holdover from a term used in the early days of space exploration.

Some of them have been installed more recently, while others are holdovers from two decades ago.

Such quotas are a holdover from the Soviet civil service.

In 1994, holdovers increased to 17,975, or 5.8 percent of the proceedings.

It was probably a holdover from his annoying human condition.

Their other possessions were college holdovers or made of plastic.

The budget-cutting bill is actually a holdover from last year.

Nearly a third of the dishes on the menu are holdovers from the past.

"I was just wondering how many of these people are holdovers from the occupation."

He was the President's principal military adviser but a holdover from the last administration.

This is not to say our holdover intelligence rules are adequate.

Some members of the service staff are holdovers, too.

A mostly compliant press is another holdover from the old days.

In the angled case, the holdover would change slightly, but not enough to matter.