1. Among people here, traditional values still hold sway.

2. These old attitudes still hold sway in the church.

3. Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island.

4. Fundamentalist beliefs hold sway over whole districts, ensuring the popularity of religious leaders.

5. It's a place for Comici's drop-of-water philosophy to hold sway.

6. Yet the theory continues to hold sway.

7. But it's fair to say they won't hold sway in the discussions in the G 20 summit.

8. The beliefs which now hold sway may one day be rejected.

9. Today Taliban insurgents again hold sway over much of the Kandahar countryside.

10. South of the Usk,[sentencedict.com/hold sway.html] a completely different approach seems to hold sway.

11. It is difficult to establish which of the two scientific theories could hold sway.

12. Similarly, the concepts of the division of labour and organisation through specialisation still hold sway within many organisations.

13. Even with these rules, access to bank credit is very limited. In much of the countryside, usurious moneylenders still hold sway.