"The idea that one community is so much better or worse doesn't really hold," she said.

That idea, he wrote, no longer holds, as government is instead seen to represent the popular will.

The idea of joining the children in the game didn't hold much appeal, either.

The answer is they can't, not if our normal ideas of space and time hold true.

Nonetheless, as a holding action, the idea held some appeal.

At first, the idea held little appeal for either of them.

The same idea of respect should hold true for a child.

That idea held the floor for a few silent minutes of walking.

The idea of "community" has always held a special attraction for Americans.

Yet a new idea held him motionless on the corner.