hold-ups
stay-ups

Hold-ups were not feared in this part of the country.

There have been several hold-ups here of late, but I was on the job too soon for these fellows.

People are afraid to use the buses because of armed hold-ups.

At the time of his death he had become Australia's worst criminal, being involved in more than 630 hold-ups.

"He appears to be the same man who engineered those hold-ups.

The majority of murders and hold-ups are committed by spirits.

Will it end the nightmare of motorway accident hold-ups altogether?

As the Secretary of State reminded him: there must be no hold-ups.

At the beginning, the money made by the delinquents is essentially gained through hold-ups.

They reunited, and were suspected by authorities to have committed several hold-ups.

They should adopt new Senate rules to minimize hold-ups of presidential appointments.

They can see snow falling, they know it causes problems and hold-ups.

Two-thirds of flight hold-ups are due to congestion in the skies.

Police believe the same bank robber is using different disguises in his hold-ups around town.

As the industry grew, so did robberies and hold-ups.

He spoke piously, like a man who had never made a quick buck in his life, except for bank hold-ups.

It was very nearly the weekend again, and there were no unexpected hold-ups to prevent her catching the evening train.

The Divide was a good lonely place, and was famous for its hold-ups.

In addition, as far as I know, there are no specific air traffic control hold-ups at borders either.

All the paperwork has been sorted out for us by Langley, so there should be no hold-ups on the way.

Drivers often face unforeseen hold-ups, as a result of which they need to have more frequent breaks to eat, for example.

Such obstacles must be removed because hold-ups and delays are a source of frustration to committed participants.

This will avoid bureaucratic hold-ups, which result in constant bottlenecks and delays.

Armed hold-ups, once a rarity, have become almost commonplace, according to shopkeepers.

The usual words and usages came easily enough, but less familiar words brought hold-ups.

They have much the same disadvantages as "stay-ups".

Other preferences include fully fashioned (seamed) stockings, seamless stockings, designer stockings, luxury stockings, reinforced heel and toe stockings (RHT), stay-ups, etc.

Stay-ups have drawbacks because there is no consistent sizing for differences in thigh circumference, resulting in some stockings either falling down or being too tight, leaving red marks and possibly aggravating varicose veins.

Here you'll find a huge range - icluding fishnets in all colours of the rainbow and imaginatively patterned tights, stay-ups, stockings and knee-highs - as well as body stockings and swimwear.

The current weather may be a bit challenging for devotees, but I have recently discovered Wolford's excellent merino wool stay-ups; when they do them in a version you can wear with a suspender belt, my happiness will be complete.

Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the USA also referred to as thigh highs) are stockings with a band of elastic sewn to the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the need for a garter belt or garters.