Example sentences of "and [adv] [adj] maintain " in BNC.
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| 1 | Voluntary contributions to the ‘ poor boxes ’ in the parish churches proved less and less adequate to maintain those in need , and from time to time a tax , or rate , was levied on all the property in the parish ; the proceeds were then used by the churchwardens and by ‘ overseers of the poor ’ to support the old , the sick and orphans , to provide work for the able-bodied poor , and accommodation for the homeless . |
| 2 | In view of the fact that the methods of obtaining suitable labour may be time-consuming , it is preferable and more efficient to maintain a detailed register of labour-only sub-contractors . |
| 3 | The Popular Front government found it more and more difficult to maintain its legitimacy . |
| 4 | Their main source of heat is their own metabolic activities , and nearly all maintain core temperatures of 38.5°C ( most mammals ) to 41°C ( most birds ) . |
| 5 | When these are delivered , it will sell most of the 43 aircraft it now owns to keep its fleet the youngest — and hence cheapest to maintain — in the world . |
| 6 | In view of the widespread use of the old style train sheds it is pleasing to our vanity to be reminded how expensive they were to build and how costly to maintain . |