Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [adv] maintain " in BNC.
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| 1 | All elite theorists define the state organizationally as a compulsory institution which successfully maintains a monopoly of legitimate force within a given territory . |
| 2 | Ethnicity is not , however , always marked by linguistic distinctiveness , Labov 's work with Italian and Jewish speakers in New York City shows that such distinctiveness may persist for several generations , or conversely may disappear with the first generation of native-born speakers who nevertheless maintain a strong sense of ethnicity ( Labov 1972b : 281 ) . |
| 3 | As other departments , such as Visual Effects , joined in the unofficial boycott of Doctor Who ( see Chapter Five ) , Verity Lambert , Mervyn Pinfield and their team had to fall back on ingenuity from their Designers and Directors , plus backing from Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson who both maintained great faith in the prospects of the show . |
| 4 | erm In other areas erm of the press there are people who actually maintain equipment . |
| 5 | This was discussed with the Jones who resolutely maintained that now that ‘ the problem ’ was solved they were going back to normal and apart from the period of intervention they had not changed what they did at all . |
| 6 | You probably end up writing the system file quicker , and have a much simpler system which also maintain in far less time . |
| 7 | At that time he also maintained a large London house , at first in South Kensington , later in Eaton Square . |