Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] maintain [art] " 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 | The most crucial organization was the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate ( NII ) , a division of the Health and Safety Executive , which actually maintained a permanent office at Cannington throughout the proceedings . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | His mother , Emilie , was an older sister of the republican and anticlerical historian , also a folklore enthusiast , Raoul de Kercoz , who still maintained the family manor of Kernemet . |
| 5 | Do any of the districts want to be drawn on a choice or are you still maintaining the line which you have persisted in maintaining since we embarked on this discussion on Thursday , where we have two districts well sorry , Mr and Mr not agreeing in principle with the new settlement . |
| 6 | Anyone can nominate a colleague for the Be Proud scheme , but only those who consistently maintain the very highest standards will be rewarded . |
| 7 | We only maintain the cenotaph memorials for the Royal British Legion . ’ |
| 8 | We still maintained the remnants of the Notts Miners ' Association . |
| 9 | We also maintained a high level of special needs training — over 20% of all provision . |
| 10 | Searching this database on the company name will tell you whether or not we currently maintain a file for them . |
| 11 | We therefore maintain a complete stock of equipment parts and spares , as well as technical specialists on 24-hour call at Midland and Houston in Texas and Aberdeen in Scotland . |
| 12 | It was this habit of self-mastery which made one expect him always to maintain a standard of behaviour which other people felt themselves excused from emulating . |
| 13 | . The last one then , erm , C P is the completer. and their role is to see that the team is protected as far as possible from mistakes and they also maintain a sense of urgency within the team . |
| 14 | This female lays her eggs some distance away in a rabbit burrow and when the ducklings hatch , both parents take them to a different feeding position on the mud flats where , for a while , they again maintain a territory . |
| 15 | This does not produce the same effects as lifting the accelerator altogether ; it just maintains a balanced throttle . |
| 16 | It still maintains the main architectural design of the original , although there have been some alterations — for example , cutting off part of the north bulwark and the covering of the Manueline towers . |
| 17 | Like most of the colleges , it still maintains an air of tradition and history . |
| 18 | But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May . |
| 19 | He was n't a bore or a boor , he could n't be typecast or even neatly slotted within the underground , from which he always maintained an apparently effortless sense of distance . |
| 20 | It also maintains a list of off-campus accommodation available to students in lodgings , flats and houses . |
| 21 | It also maintains a database on the extractive industry in Britain and publishes ‘ The Directory of Mines and Quarries ’ ( see under Publications in Section 2.2.2 ) . |
| 22 | It also maintains the Professional Register . |
| 23 | It also maintains the powerful traditional link between ideas of parenting , and ideas of biological motherhood . |
| 24 | At that time he also maintained a large London house , at first in South Kensington , later in Eaton Square . |