| 单词 | handhold |
| 例句 | As I watched her use some handholds to climb to the top—or front of—the tram car, I made a face at her back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The less immense, more finite items, of a size allowing the mind to get a handhold, like nations, or space technology, or New York, are hard to think about without drifting toward heartsink. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She described the torturous climb up the cliff at length, feeling the need to relive it inch by inch as Einar had told her he had, remembering each handhold, each precipice and narrow ledge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The monster army cheered for the Minotaur, but the sound died when I dodged his first swing and sliced his axe in half, right between the handholds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “First you chopped a handhold, then a kneehold, and then chopped off ice hastily but carefully, with an occasional sea washing over you,” Worsley explained. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Then she saw that on one branch, close to the ground, the thorns had been scraped off, and about a half-inch of it—just big enough for a handhold—was worn smooth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Another handhold, and then he was up and climbing with the wind tearing at him and the trees of the jungle blurring emerald as he shot past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Look at the rock in front of you.'There’s a good handhold, yes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Up until now there have been preliminary stumblings, recoveries, a clutching for handholds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Beck and Watney both reached for handholds on the wall as Vogel worked his way around them and closed the outer door. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They leaned down and gripped the metal handholds on the near edge. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled down a steep cut and up the other side, using roots for handholds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I found another handhold and kept climbing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The tattered canvas beckoned as the only handhold on the otherwise smooth ship. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I swing toward the cliff face and scrabble for a handhold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I grabbed hold of a rope I’d strung there at waist level to serve as a handhold and began to sidestep along the ledge to the corner of the platform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The branches were slick with rain, but they were sturdy and had knobby, flowered handholds. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Reach with her left hand, arm stretched across the rock, under the nest and grab the handhold firmly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But here, now, an instant of missed footing or a lost grip on a handhold would mean certain death. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her urgent need was to figure out how to get past the nest, using its important handhold, and to the steplike rock protrusions that would be the means of her final ascent to the top. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nailer scrabbled for handholds as his world gave way. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was worn smooth by ages of weather and didn’t have any handholds to speak o£ I slid to the ground, my hands scrabbling ineffectually. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The thick leaves of the ivy served well as handholds, and Thomas was elated to find that the many cracks in the stone wall were perfect supports for his feet as he climbed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Come along, it looks worse than it is. Just find solid handholds and take it one step at a time.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A series of chisel-cut handholds made a ladder in the granite of the tower's inner wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then a glass cylinder is lowering around me, breaking our handhold, cutting him off from me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I toss the sword onto the top of the wall and locate a couple of possible handholds before backing up a few steps to get a running start. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The room rotated around her as she reached for a handhold. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She found the knobby handhold there and grasped it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had left a rounded knob at one end for a handhold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The twins had begged her to help them climb it, so she’d pointed out the footholds and handholds all the way up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A few steps below her, Percy grunted as he reached for another handhold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Maybe Park had paralyzed her with his ninja magic, his Vulcan handhold, and now he was going to eat her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He scrabbled for a new handhold, found a rung, and pulled himself painfully away from the rush of rocks beneath. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z From the main rope, handholds extended at two-foot intervals, making a ladder. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Bill is frozen, and so I climb down the wall, grabbing what handholds I can but mostly sliding. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She felt like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff, searching for cracks and handholds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But the steep cliff showed no obvious path, not even a handhold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I climb, grabbing handholds and scrambling over boulders as I follow the two brothers, who clamber ahead of me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The handholds in its branches felt solid and familiar, and she descended quickly into the darkness behind a recycler. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A dozen or so people made it that far and now hang from whatever provides a handhold. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her shoulders burned, and all she could do was focus on each handhold, each step. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The man stalled in his progress, seeking a further handhold. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then slowly, carefully, she took the glove off, put it on her other hand, and reached up farther for the next handhold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jon watched him closely, making note of how he went, and where he found each handhold, and when the last loop of hemp uncoiled, he took off his own gloves and followed, much more slowly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And we jump on down the hill, skidding on leaves and wet vines, using rocks as handholds as best we can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She grabbed a handhold on the wall to halt a slow drift she had acquired. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers clawed desperately through the white stuff, looking for a handhold, but came up empty. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There were lots of handholds and steps and the sandy rock was quite firm, not at all slippery. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then she lifted herself, reached across, grabbed the now visible handhold with her uninjured arm, and pulled herself triumphantly across the cliff face and to the steps that would lead her to the top. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His father took hold of a gear and reached up for another handhold in the next service panel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And as they climbed, they found the ground firmer, the handholds more secure, the footholds less liable to roll and twist their ankles. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We grabbed for handholds, covered our heads, hoping simply to survive until he hit something hard or ran out of gas. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Solid rock rising two or three hundred feet up without a handhold or a foothold in sight. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Moss watched a tall, lanky kid lurch forward and grab for the handhold that was attached to the wall just above Moss’s bike. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For 15 or 20 minutes, we attempted to climb back up only to find the lack of handholds, slippery surfaces and the angle of the rocks seemingly beyond our capabilities. Two hikers blaze their own trail at Utah’s Arches National Park 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z There is a rough path, but most people opt to leave it for better handholds or more interesting routes. Visitors jockey for access to Mount St. Helens during peak hiking season 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z She gripped the first handhold, and a minute and seven seconds later she had reached the top. Jaina Lee Ortiz, Star of ‘Station 19,’ Tries Her Own Stunts 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Finally veering off the main trail, we began climbing up a pile of boulders — the porous rock offered great handholds — until we reached an exposed ledge overlooking a wind-whipped valley. In Texas’s Hueco Tanks State Park, the native art really rocks Soon the hike turned vertical, and we scrambled up human-size outcrops of limestone using trees as handholds. Journeys: Ban Tham Lod in Northern Thailand 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z In fact, the Greenways infrastructure practically handholds hikers along the way, with regular markers, informational signs and stones marking each kilometer. Explorer: In Spain, Hiking Along the Volcanoes of Catalonia 2011-09-09T19:00:10Z When I saw that the only way down the 300-foot cliff was a series of ropes and roots for handholds, I gasped. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z High on a wall in West Virginia, entrusting his weight to a narrow handhold, another shrieks “in all out battle mode,” according to Lynch’s caption; but is he shrieking in pain, exhilaration or fear? From the Highest Heights to the Lowest Depths, in Photographs 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z His softness and confusion engenders a stronger connection with his character than bitterness, and frankly that's the sort of handhold the series requires given everything else that's going on. Netflix's "The Stranger" is an anxiety-inducing thriller that asks how well you know your loved ones 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The Johnson Space Center contains a life-size mock-up of the ISS, whose drab, beige interior is lined with drab, gray handholds to tether down things and people, necessary given the lack of gravity. The Rich Are Planning to Leave This Wretched Planet 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Their handhold connection made their dignified balance and counterbalance possible. Cunningham dances hit antic, moody, transcendent notes 2011-10-28T17:18:04Z The next-to-last is a big one, and thankfully the handhold helped me avoid a nasty tumble. Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z She started as a country singer, has found a handhold firmly in pop, but albums like "Reputation" have a more gritty and experimental feel. Why Taylor Swift could succeed as a director and what to expect from her first film 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The single-file stretches are marked by sturdy chains for handholds on one side and steep drop-offs on the other. Four seasons, four stunning national parks 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z And when Mr. Badolo tried to climb up the side of the church and could find no handholds, you could take that allegorically. Souleymane Badolo at the River to River Festival 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z “Gradually, handholds on reality — well, whatever reality is — are removed during the course of the show,” he said. A Séance Relies on Illusion. So Does Theater. 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z There was little gear in the gym besides ropes, which hung from the ceiling, knotted to create handholds and footholds for the kids. His players, in their 80s, bid fond farewell to their 100-year-old coach 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z At its climax our heroes must escape from certain death deep underground and then, without ropes or handholds, somehow scale the 80 feet of a smooth-faced well that is rapidly filling with water. Review | Escape reality with these delightful old-time thrillers. You’ll forget 2020 is almost here. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Decorative structures on the outsides of buildings become handholds, and service stairwells become "architectural dark matter" to be explored for fun and profit. Geoff Manaugh's 'A Burglar's Guide to the City' is a unique take on urban planning 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z “Every afternoon, somebody has to grab for a handhold because the boat gives a little sort of judder,” Hutchinson said. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Comics earn their way with audiences either honorably or dishonorably, but few proceed without the constant reassuring handhold of a laugh. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and Gary Gulman on Comedy and Depression 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Every business holds its secrets, but at least a public company has financial reports one can peruse; writing the history of a private company without full access is akin to scaling El Capitan without handholds. The Truth About Koch Industries 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Although a fall from that height would have been very bad, there were endless handholds and I never felt unsafe. Here's what Gas Work Park means to Seattleites 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z They prefer climbing onto freight cars, which have flat tops with ladders and railings that offer handholds. Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Marilyn Mason provides the wing walkers about three hours of training on the ground, where they learn the footholds and handholds used to climb across the airframe, and how to secure the harness on top. Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z One design resembles a swinging pair of saloon doors, and the other has plastic half-discs on top to prevent gate hoppers from getting a handhold to launch a leap. Metro test new fare gates to stop jumpers from getting free rides 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z What handhold can Trump, the entertainer turned bore, now grasp to stop his current slide? Opinion | Now the GOP can repent for the Trump era by denying him the nomination 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The course featured two suspended bridges — one a thick cable, the other only four inches wide and about 250 feet long — as well as multiple pitches with metal handholds and footholds drilled into the rock. In Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, hut-to-hut hiking gets high marks 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z If a handhold is available on the satellite, can this counter-rotation be prevented? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Then there is the up-all-night worry that, even with a place to live and a good job, Angelenos find it increasingly hard to secure a financial handhold here. In Los Angeles, public anger drives an identity-focused mayor’s race 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Researchers have tried to overcome this deficiency by identifying hot spots on proteins—strong handholds—and then build miniproteins around that hold. Software-designed miniproteins could create new class of drugs 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Bailey has previously defended the bank's communication, saying that a November rate rise was clearly never a done deal and that it was not policymakers' job to handhold traders. How BoE's Bailey upset traders and set UK bond markets adrift 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z My marginalia became a series of handholds on the placid smoothness of the page. How Scribbling in the Margins Transformed My Reading 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z “Don’t handhold too much, you can spoil talent.” Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a publicist 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The goal is to reach the top while grabbing as many handholds as possible within the six minutes allotted. Scale a 50-foot speed climbing wall with Olympic climber Brooke Raboutou in augmented reality To create a map of potential handholds, the team instructed the program to first calculate how tightly specific amino acids would bind to different spots across the surface of a target protein. Software-designed miniproteins could create new class of drugs 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “Maybe the answer would have been, ‘Hey, you get Lockheed to install a couple of handholds on the front end of that Agena,’ and then it would have been a relatively simple thing. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut Who Orbited Moon, Dies at 90 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z After Johnson’s request, workers drilled a 36-inch fiberglass pole on the top step that stood to his left as he faced the crowd and gave him a handhold. Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the games to L.A., has died 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z The routes to reach the top mean dozens of people were grabbing the same handholds in the rock again and again, potentially spreading germs, she said. ‘Quarantine shaming’: US navigates radical new social norms 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Planned upgrades for the 8000 series include digital system maps, real-time information for transfers, power outlets to charge phones, additional handholds and an improved announcement system, according to Metro. Metro’s next-generation rail cars will not be made in China 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The software then looked for clusters of neighboring handholds and determined how to build a stable miniprotein that would grab onto as many holds in a cluster as possible. Software-designed miniproteins could create new class of drugs 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Primarily because he offers campaign money and a staff to handhold Democrats through their own election campaigns. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z "This is one of the most ridiculous things to fan girl over, but I can’t help it. I need more," one user said of their backstage handhold. Jennifer Aniston reacts to Brad Pitt watching her SAG Awards acceptance speech: 'So sweet' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Hikers walk the trail using chain handholds that are bolted into the cliffs. Utah national park employee, 19, found dead at base of 1,400-foot high walking trail, officials say 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z More restaurant food is being consumed at home — whether via delivery or takeout — and this pulls for the convenience of portability and “handholds.” In the chicken sandwich wars, the beef burger still reigns supreme 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Once it hardened, the tar provided enough of a handhold for someone to use the flake’s sharp edge as a scraper or blade. 50,000-year-old, tar-smeared tool shows Neanderthal smarts 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Okongwu’s banana boxes faithfully reproduce the bright, clean lines of commercial packaging down to holes for ventilation and handholds. Banana boxes, BDSM gear and the intended message of artist Jebila Okongwu 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Price: ~$1,000-plus Popsocket This decorative round disk attaches to the back of your phone, then folds out accordion-style to provide a useful handhold or stand to prop your phone on a flat surface. Back to School Gift Guide 2019 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z What gives Mr. O’Rourke a handhold in the race is his prodigious fundraising. Beto O’Rourke clings to life in crowed Democratic presidential field despite slip in fame, polls 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z It folds out accordian-style to provide a useful handhold or stand to prop your phone on a flat surface. Graduation Guide 2019 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Attendants sped up and down inside the building on a “man lift,” a continuously moving vertical conveyor belt with steps and handholds allowing brave souls to jump on and off at will. In the '20s, this tower housed fancy cars. Now it will house travelers and tourists 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z “It’s a loose handhold,” said InStyle, of the couple’s grip on one another. White House releases the Trump’s Christmas portrait 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z What are the handholds for a challenger to Trump? Opinion | Will a Republican candidate stand up against Trump in 2020? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z And yet he is clinging to a handhold in the race that could give him a path to the nomination if he can hang on into 2020. Beto O’Rourke clings to life in crowed Democratic presidential field despite slip in fame, polls 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z There are no railings to offer a handhold once you’re past a short stretch at the base. In Ireland, a Getaway Far, Far Away 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Sloane fitted a palmer on over one armored glove, with the bowl shape facing outward, then gripped a handhold in the passthrough wall. Read an excerpt from R.E. Stearns’ science fiction book Mutiny at Vesta 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Its removable doors gain a handhold for easier one-person detachment. 26 Vehicles Played in the Mud. Here’s the Dirt. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But McCarthy had a clear policy handhold — opposition to an increasingly unpopular war — and appealed to a discontented element within his party. Opinion | Will a Republican candidate stand up against Trump in 2020? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Honnold spent three hours and 59 minutes scaling the nearly vertical 3,000-foot granite face knowing that a single slip, missed handhold or unforeseen incident would result in certain, gruesome death. Witness describes death plunge of two Yosemite climbers 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z But to Democrats fighting to maintain their handholds in the center of the country, a singular focus on immigration is politically problematic — if not suicidal. Nancy Pelosi Wants to Take Back the House. But She Faces a More Urgent Test. 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z On her third trip, a handhold popped loose. Not even deep losses keep Lowell Skoog from sanctuary in the Cascades 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Many handholds and steps were obvious jugs of rock. West Virginia peaks draw experienced climbers and novices 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Third, even in the absence of a policy handhold, there are elements within the GOP that seem open to a counter-Trump message. Opinion | Will a Republican candidate stand up against Trump in 2020? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Still, so much of that cliff is devoid of anything that normal human beings would recognize as handholds or footholds that the overwhelming majority of El Capitan climbers resort as I did to artificial aid. Opinion | El Capitan, My El Capitan 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z While she was in the hospital, her father hired workers to build a ramp from their garage to their house for Lisa’s wheelchair and to add handholds and a detachable shower head in their bathroom. Hockey Royalty Seemed in Her Future. Then Her Body Was Shattered. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z I kept climbing, trying to get handholds and footholds on the surface of the dome. Learning to Scale Peaks From My Underprotective Mother 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z That includes offering solutions for the employer, such as agreeing to act as a mentor to newer employees or handhold clients in the transition to someone new taking over the departing executive’s job. The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make With Retirement Packages 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Bourouiba suddenly said to herself as she reached for the next handhold. The snot-spattered experiments that show how far sneezes really spread 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Officials say 33-year-old Philip Giampietro of Boston lost his handhold at about 10:40 a.m. while climbing the steep ledge and fell 30 feet before the rope stopped his fall. New Hampshire officials rescue injured Massachusetts climber 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z They help them with engineering here and there when necessary, get them off the ground to launch their first product, and handhold them through the process. Xiaomi Exec: 'We're Playing a Completely Different Game' 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z In the game, they control a pair of virtual hands you can move freely along a cliff wall, reaching for handholds identified by faint chalk lines. 10 Incredible Experiences I Had Playing the Final Oculus Rift 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z In interviews with respondents to a September Los Angeles Times poll, Trump supporters emotionally expressed their fear at plummeting down the economic ladder, without much of a government handhold to stop their decline. Ignoring Donald Trump didn't work for Republicans. What now? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Now, at the cost of just pennies per passenger, it offers bone-jarring rides on hard plastic seats, in a single railcar that has few handholds and sometimes includes livestock. Traces of Hershey’s model town live on in Cuba 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z In other words, there must be a handhold we just haven’t seen yet. Don’t Force Decisions; Just Back Off and Adjust. Or Go for a Walk. 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Intended to slow any climber, the rods unexpectedly served as handholds that allowed the agent to hoist himself over the fence, a variation of the cast iron barricade at the White House. Wanted at the White House: A Fence That Says Halt! (With Curb Appeal) 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z This involves using only natural handholds and footholds on the rock itself, while securing the rope to the cliff with various kinds of hardware to protect against any fall. The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Even as more women get ahead, many men are struggling to grab a handhold into higher-paying jobs. Health Care Opens Middle-Class Path, Taken Mainly by Women 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Perhaps it’s the busier world geometry, its handholds and footpaths multiplied who-knows-how-many-fold, making it even easier to snag on something. Assassin's Creed Unity Review: Paris Is Drop-Dead Gorgeous 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z This small pause helps me refocus, and I usually end up seeing a handhold I overlooked. Don’t Force Decisions; Just Back Off and Adjust. Or Go for a Walk. 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The mannequin business has led to some interesting encounters, said Louise, who equates her adventurous life with Bus as “riding a Brahma bull without a handhold.” Idaho family makes Old West mannequins 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z “Alex noticed what he wanted — a handhold on a wall, but not where we were or what we did that summer.” The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z About to black out, McDougall saw a glimmer of light, clawed upward, got swept sideways, slapped a handhold, and, somehow, managed to propel himself into an eddy. The Flow Landscape: The Gateways To Ultimate Performance 2014-03-04T12:34:00Z Definitely one of the best games of the year, on handhold or anywhere else, even if I’m not a huge fan of weapons breaking quite so quickly. The Best Handheld Video Games Of 2013 2013-12-20T03:01:00Z Looking from the ground up, it seems almost impossible for climbers to balance themselves and find handholds where none seem to exist. Don’t Force Decisions; Just Back Off and Adjust. Or Go for a Walk. 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z At the end of our 30-minute trek I am scrambling, using roots for handholds, to reach the top. Collect the Perfect Seychelles 2013-11-21T22:18:29Z Like Final Fantasy, the world of the game changes, but the cultural milieu retains a series of relevant handholds. Tales of Xillia Review (PlayStation 3) - Big Swords, Big Hair, Big Ask 2013-08-07T16:10:00Z “After the debacles American foreign policy has suffered over the past decade, the notion of non-intervention offers important ethical and intellectual handholds for those who would urge caution upon their political and military leaders.” Yes, Captain Kirk Would Intervene in Syria 2013-04-30T14:23:13Z In both cases, apparently, a slipped handhold or moment of lost footing was all it took. For Climbers, Risks Now Shift With Every Step 2012-07-14T20:20:20Z A congenital amputee, Newell’s left arm ends about three inches past the elbow, which gives him a handhold to complete submissions uniquely difficult to escape from. Amputees Looking to Join the M.M.A. Fray Face Obstacles 2012-04-12T16:22:38Z P. L. Merritt, conductor, injured at Pencost, November 12, was climbing down side of car; screw pulled out of top handhold, allowing Merritt to fall to the ground, striking on a rail. Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention 2012-02-02T03:04:35.040Z On this night, 17 sailors had climbed through a small circular scuttle on the mess deck and then descended, handhold by foothold, deep below the water line to a space that few sailors see. North Arabian Sea Journal: On Aircraft Carrier, Stennis, Sailors 9 Decks Down Build the Bombs 2012-01-26T02:14:45Z Because of the fears of President Nicolas Sarkozy that his country would lose its handhold on an appearance of shared power with Germany, France dropped its insistence on the centrality of growth. Politicus: E.U.'s Future: No War, but No Growth 2011-12-12T12:40:09Z Her hands wandered as if searching for something familiar: instruments, propulsion controls, handholds; anything. Gifts of the Magi 2011-11-30T18:20:55.930Z The only severe difficulties in the climb are: 1. at the beginning, in leaving Rake's Progress; 2. at one point in the crack where there is not much handhold for 10 or 15 ft. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Anchored by the doctor from below, he got up ten feet, but at that point he could not find a single handhold higher up which would bear his weight. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z Two little ledges of moulding ran along it, under our window-sill, so that we had a narrow yet sufficient foothold and handhold until we reached the roof of the adjoining house. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z You are merely grabbing for handholds, Bartley—as I was a minute ago. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z At many places there were no handholds; and we dared not touch the rocks with our ice-axes lest we should precipitate downwards the insecure supports we were standing on. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z He swung himself silently over the brink and hung by a handhold on the rock. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z There were no handholds to prevent one slipping off its wet surface. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z He was provided with matches, and lighting a few of these, he scrutinized the walls for some possible handhold by which he could mount. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Starbuck bent lower over his wheel, and Smith clutched for handholds. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Fortunately the handhold above was sound and I was able to hold on with feet dangling in the air, searching in vain for some projection on which to rest. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z The only way to access the village, today and in the past, is to scramble up a steep slope and climb the last 15 meters up a vertical cliff face using carved handholds. In Search of the Origins of Warfare in the American Southwest 2011-01-31T14:15:04.880Z Germany: an extraordinary neighboring democracy, strengthened by the brakes of a fearful history, and so far pretty much free of the hard right’s new handholds in societies to the west and north of here. Politicus: Germany Risks a Lurch to the Right 2010-10-11T14:48:00Z He is exactly what an incendiary coach like Piniella needs, someone to handhold, placate and calm players that have been kicked and roasted by Lou. Backtalk 2010-07-25T07:01:00Z But today the game is up when Sando grabs the tree trunk for a handhold, directly on top of the squeaking gecko. Leaving the Chameleons of Madagascar 2010-05-17T18:48:00Z By an extension movement which conveyed some notion of the sensation experienced by those on the rack, I had reached a handhold pronounced to be of a passable nature by those above. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z And make sure you know where you're going to place it once you do; there's no easy handhold or other way to get a good grip, especially in tight spaces. Canon's Cantankerous All-in-One Printer 2010-02-18T02:50:00Z Prime stammered, clutching manfully for handholds in the grapple with this entirely new array of things incredible. Stranded in Arcady Slipping and sliding, clutching for handholds, floundering in loose drifts which filled pockets of hardened crust, they made their way slowly but surely up the bank. The Sphere of Sleep Mechanics traversed these walks over fuel pits with graceful skill, despite the lack of handholds. Deepfreeze "It sure does," responded Rob, hanging on to a handhold while he oiled a bearing. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam Mathild cried out in a thin voice, and Seth uncurled almost instantly, clawing for a handhold. The Thing in the Attic He went up another few feet, then got stuck unable to find a handhold. The Golden Skull He clutched the handhold and rolled backward, as he had seen the men do. The Small World of M-75 Dworn clutched at handholds inside the pitching cabin and tried to combat the sympathetic lurching of his stomach. World of the Drone Suddenly she gave a forward plunge, and the boys now learned for what purpose several handholds were attached to the cabin walls! The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam As the wind had moved through the trees, Honath had automatically flexed his knees and put his arms out for handholds, awaiting the long wave of response to pass through the ground beneath him. The Thing in the Attic As the stone steps seemed to give handhold well as foothold, and the sand promised to roll you back fast as you climbed up, I signaled the hard way; and off we set. Through Our Unknown Southwest It was hard climbing now, on rock, and there were places where we had to scrabble for handholds, and flatten ourselves out against an almost sheer wall. The Planet Savers We clutched and pounded at the board-like cloths, dug with hooked fingers to make a crease for handhold, and at last turned the sail to the yard, though lubberly and ill-furled. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The crevices for handholds were rare, and footholds were almost non-existent. The Invaders He loosed his handhold on the ladder and fell. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Where the sand merges to stone, are handhold niches as well as stone steps; and where the rock steps are too steep, are wooden ladders. Through Our Unknown Southwest Geoffrey scrambled up the sharply pitched rear deck, clawing for handholds on the radiator tubing, and dropped into the turret seat. The Barbarians He twisted, grabbed for a handhold and missed and shot up towards the surface. The Thirst Quenchers He held onto the handholds tightly while the brief but violent winds buffeted him. Anything You Can Do! Clinging carefully to the handholds that had been specially provided on the outside of Nelly Bly, I clambered through the hatch and hung in the darkness, looking down at South America. The Trouble with Telstar When Mackenzie tried to get foothold or handhold on the shore, huge boulders and land-slides of loose earth slithered down, threatening to smash canoe and canoemen. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters There were roughnesses in the wall, footholds, handholds here and there. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 He clung to struts and handholds and made his way out on the catwalk to make some fine adjustment in one motor, with six thousand feet of empty space below the swaying wing. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Snow swirled down the cliffs, plastering rocks and ledges until both footholds and handholds were hidden. A Mountain Boyhood But a handhold came within reach, and I worked my way back into the cabin and climbed in without shutting the hatch. The Trouble with Telstar The rock jutted into the river, and rose sheer from it; neither foothold nor handhold was 181 offered. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Under every carefully worked out step there was solid stone, for every handhold there was a firm stake set. Tharon of Lost Valley He reached up for a handhold, when a boat hook suddenly touched his forehead. The Electronic Mind Reader It is impossible for him to see the slight footholds or handholds on which he must put his trust, and weight. A Mountain Boyhood After a couple rehearsals to make sure that at least one of us would always have a glove on a handhold, we both climbed out the hatch and I made the switch. The Trouble with Telstar The lines to be used were made of rawhide, which would have been slippery except for the large knots tied every foot or so to give a good handhold. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies As a preliminary he stepped back, and, gazing upwards, went over the climb in his mind, carefully noting every step, every handhold. The Sign of the Spider The bridge was no more than a ribbon of plastic with handholds at each side; it swayed gently in the breeze. Starman's Quest By cutting it, I will rob Uglik of a handhold he could use to my downfall. B. C. 30,000 Clinging hard to his handhold, he lowered himself to feel for a softer spot. Prescott of Saskatchewan Glue with Spaulding’s glue a piece of velvet or even red flannel around the middle to mark your handhold. Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls Then he dove for the floor, used a handhold to pull himself erect, and switched off the gravity neutralizer that isolated the gym from the ship's gravity field. A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel Along a covered causeway, into a huge dome, up a wall with handholds, onto a wispy balcony. The Planet Strappers He grasped for handhold: there was none; and, had not the surface of the pan been approaching a horizontal on the crest of the sea, he would have shot over the edge. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. The detective held on to the handholds tightly while the brief but violent winds buffeted him. Anything You Can Do ... Once more he appraised the grass, crooked his knee, rested his hands lightly on the two short, upraised handholds. Greener Than You Think He got it open and leaned out, feeling to either side for a spout, a pipe, anything that would give him handhold to climb down by. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories For the next four or five, wind had swept the top of the balustrade, providing damp, gritty handhold. A Matter of Proportion The modern Hopi often use as seats in their kivas cubical blocks of stone with depressions in two opposite sides which serve as handholds by which they are carried from place to place. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 They are made in the usual manner except that the front boards should be cut out at the top for a handhold as shown. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 There was a jagged hunk of rock sticking out that looked as though it would make a good handhold. Anchorite Inside it was smooth metal, with no handholds. Greylorn The first three lifts were easy, with handholds in a frieze of lotus. A Matter of Proportion There were no streets, as such, but there were avenues between lines of heavy chains strung to short iron posts, evidently as handholds against the wind. Wind Hastily slipping it off I held the bag in my right hand, and clutching my only handhold with the left, I attempted to throw the loop over the sharp point above me. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa He reached to the left, but there was no handhold there. Steve Young Wade decided suddenly to go into his room and stopped himself by grabbing a handhold. Islands of Space He reached the summit, glanced around, and made a quick grab for a secure handhold. Storm Over Warlock The Planeteers gripped handholds at the entrance with one hand and launching rails on the boats with the other and heaved. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Amid a rush of orders, ropes were stretched across decks for handhold, cannon were unplugged, and the batterymen below decks stripped themselves for the hot work ahead. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The first wrenched Jacky from his handhold; but Skipper Tommy, standing astern, caught him by the collar as the lad went over the taffrail. Doctor Luke of the Labrador The reaction of the motion brought him slowly but surely to a handhold in the wall. Islands of Space Thorvald, pulling himself to his feet by a rock handhold, gazed westward, his gaunt face eager. Storm Over Warlock These conditions seem to have brought about the use, in some cases, of handholds in the marginal frames of interior trapdoors as an aid in climbing the ladder. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Then a rope's end flung out by some friend gave handhold. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Karara's answer was ambiguous, and she sped along hardly touching the handholds. Key Out of Time A lot of the handholds were missing, and he had to throw himself along by erratic leaps. Badge of Infamy Be ye symbols of guidance and lights of godliness, severed from the world, clinging to the handhold that is sure and strong, spreading abroad the spirit of life, riding the Ark of salvation. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Niñuh´pi A handhold; the small pole in a doorway below the lintel. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 With a run, he threw himself towards the gate, and leaping up caught at the spikes for handhold. The Golden Silence Ross kept a handhold to the left of that narrow entrance, his body floating with the rise and fall of the water. Key Out of Time There were no handholds there—only the friction of a man's body in the tube. Badge of Infamy To fasten this to one of the parapets, to tie a few knots at intervals so as to give me handhold and foothold—all this was the work of another minute or two. Tales of Destiny This stick affords a handhold for the marked dancers who are often encumbered with ceremonial paraphernalia as they enter the kiva. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Again and again the way looked impossible; again and again he found the scooped-out handhold which carried him on. Wolf Breed She found scant handhold and, almost falling, dropped her club, heard it strike, strike again. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Then a handhold to which he had entrusted his weight betrayed him, the tiny sliver of stone scaled off and he began to slip. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure He made his way to it by handholds on the walls. Space Tug XXXVIII, it may be seen that this handhold cross piece is inserted into holes in the side poles, an exception to the general practice. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 He had just struck it with terrific force into the rock, where it gave him firm handhold, when he heard a voice cry, "Good God, Captain, what shall I do?" Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark But she found a handhold, threw herself flat down and thrust her feet out over the edge, less afraid of what lay below than what came on behind her. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch He caught at any unevenness in the rock he could lay hand upon, lowering himself to the length of his arm, groping for handhold and foothold everywhere. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure He held on to handholds as he moved. Space Tug He turned and hurried back, hauling himself along by handholds. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet When you find the innuendo without the handhold of fact, lick your lips if you are keen on carrion; for I promise that you have come on a morsel. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Bud, meanwhile, clawed a handhold on a wire screen enclosing an air compressor and pulled himself to his feet. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X It was laborious, painful work; twice he lost handholds and hung precariously until his straining fingers again found some indentation. Warlord of Kor Dirt mover trucks had men holding fast to handholds, and there were men in the backs of the dump trucks. Operation Terror The Planeteers gripped handholds at the entrance with one hand and launching rails on the boats with the other, then heaved. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet "What the devil—" he began angrily, and then the careening coach stopped as suddenly as though it had struck the bank, again tearing loose their handhold on the seats and flinging them headlong. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier "I am not afraid," she said, reaching for a fresh handhold with trembling fingers. The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert The principle of safe climbing is to maintain always three points of suspension: that it to say, one should keep either both footholds and one handhold, or both handholds and one foothold. The Killer There wasn't any handhold, you see, and I climbed out on to his back and stood upon his shoulders. Running Water Another second and he was caught in a tangle of bush, and then dropped once more upon screes, where he clutched desperately for handhold. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Except on the very edge of the abyss there was scarcely a handhold. Prester John I found it easier, for I knew something about rocks, but it was difficult enough with every handhold and foothold glazed. Mr. Standfast He had climbed the standpipe by the handholds and let himself down into seventy-five feet of cold water, with his shoes and hat and roll of ticking. The Song of the Lark The walls of the fissure are of smooth limestone, offering neither foothold nor handhold. Canyons of the Colorado In another place the slope was covered with slippery grass where it was hard to find either handholds or footholds. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Whenever I was slow in finding a handhold or foothold, there would come a stentorian instruction to Saunders to feel to the right or the left, or higher up or lower down. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough The owl hooted, and presently Wake descended lightly beside me; he must have known every foothold and handhold by heart to do the job in that inky blackness. Mr. Standfast He had been here before; he knew and remembered every foothold and handhold. The Everlasting Whisper Her distended gas-bag shone in the sunlight like silk and her cabin woodwork sparkled where brass handholds and plates were attached to it, like the main deck of a passenger liner. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest It was easy to descend because there were so many rocks waist-high that afforded a handhold. The Rainbow Trail The pithecanthropus was the first to reach it and the ape-man saw him spring upward for a handhold on the lowest peg above him. Tarzan the Terrible Slowly I worked my way towards the speck of sunlight, till I found a handhold, and swung myself into the crack. Mr. Standfast Cutty searched quickly for a new handhold to his antagonism, but he found only straws. The Drums of Jeopardy There was a handhold of iron, a sort of large iron staple, in the bricks in front of them. The Red House Mystery They had lost handhold and foothold, and were falling into the pit. The People of the Abyss There was no time to stop and institute a search for sturdy stems and safe handholds. Tarzan the Untamed Then he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward. Cabin Fever It did not serve to recall Molly in all her glory, to reach hither and yon for a handhold to pull him out of this morass. The Drums of Jeopardy |
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