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lead overlook Political Trial revolution			Be it in Orissa, Karnataka, Jharkhand or Goa, they decide who is to hold the reins of power. RAISINA Tattle by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) He could even take charge of Saturday's FA Cup fifth round game at Watford, although he is more likely to hold a watching brief and allow RayWilkins to hold the reins before beginning preparations for the vital trip to Aston Villa on February 21. Hiddink to tell his Blues stars who's the boss by The Mirror (London, England) If Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his team can at short notice cobble together a pounds 5oobn bailout of the country's mismanaged banks, what is to stop those who hold the reins of power in Llangefni and Cardiff from doing the same, albeit on a more modest scale, for the Anglesey economy? DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES: Beleaguered island needs quick bailout by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			hold no brief for hold not to be true hold off hold office hold on hold on property hold one’s ground hold ones own hold opposite views hold out hold out allurement hold out hope hold over hold possession hold prisoner hold questionable hold responsible hold responsible for hold spellbound hold sway over hold the advantage hold the attention hold the chair hold the interest of hold the opinion hold the reins hold tight hold to blame hold together hold under duress hold up hold up one’s hand hold up to execration hold up to public ridicule hold up to reprobation hold up to ridicule hold up to scorn hold up to shame hold up to view hold upon the property of another hold with hold within bounds hold-over holdback holder Holder in Due Course holder of an estate by virtue of a lease holder of an office holder of the legal estate holdfast holding			hold the bag hold the bag hold the bag hold the bag hold the chair hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the interest of hold the key hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line Hold the Line (Toto song) Hold the Market hold the opinion hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the purse strings hold the reins hold the whip hand Hold the wire hold tight hold tight hold tight Hold time hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to blame Hold To Maturity hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to service hold to service hold to service hold to service Hold to the Rod hold together hold together

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