Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] maintains " in BNC.
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| 1 | While ITN gamely maintains there is still some more scope for cuts , it says there is now precious little fat left and implicitly suggests that additional revenue will simply have to be found by the shareholders . |
| 2 | The talk still maintains that the two are trying to get better terms and conditions from Sun . |
| 3 | Kevin Kline still maintains his reputation for being one of Hollywood 's most versatile and most elusive of actors . |
| 4 | On this side of the Channel , in contrast , religion still maintains its place in schools , however uneasily ; and this itself has made it easier to assume that somehow or other there will be moral teaching as well . |
| 5 | Defence cut-backs have seen the last of the choppers in a resident form and the SAAF now maintains a Forward Air Force Command Post with a basic infra-structure to handle SAAF operations from the airport , should they be required . |
| 6 | Students provide their own linen , but the Hall presumably maintains a stock of blankets , etc . |
| 7 | We were seriously examining an event of social consequence , ’ Nicholson still maintains , ‘ and it was in no way meant to be exploitive . ’ |
| 8 | The 1988 Act otherwise maintains the same basic structure , but with some reforms . |
| 9 | There is not the faintest trace of float or wallow over the fastest crests or in the steepest dips ; the body just maintains constant ride height throughout giving a feeling of invincible security . |
| 10 | My husband always maintains that white wine tastes better when drunk outside — by which he actually means that if he is in the open air he is relaxed and therefore more capable of enjoying anything . |
| 11 | Ward Lock also maintains the For Year Round Colour series , in which two titles have recently appeared : Jane Taylor 's Climbers and Wall Plants for … ( £14.99 , 7095 3 ) , and Peter McHoy 's Containers and Baskets for … ( £14.99 , 7099 6 ) . |
| 12 | ( The latter person merely maintains of a particular set of conditions that it was not the whole of the causal circumstance . |
| 13 | The charity still maintains it . |
| 14 | All individuals are closely related and the behaviour probably maintains a high degree of inclusive fitness for all parties . |
| 15 | Mr Marzio also maintains that the tax law affects more than the stream of gifts to museums . |
| 16 | The service also maintains that nothing can beat it for warmth , dependability and value for money . |
| 17 | In that country legislation also maintains an important position in the setting of norms for industrial relations and working conditions , covering many fringe benefits that could be collective bargaining issues elsewhere . |
| 18 | The government also maintains that the judge erred by not weighing evidence that firms spend huge sums in advertising to promote their products . |
| 19 | Central government also maintains control over local authority borrowing . |
| 20 | However , Poulantzas argues that , in smoothing over the structural contradictions of society and rendering it coherent , the state simultaneously maintains existing classes . |
| 21 | We 'd better get started.He resolutely maintains a fixed , matey grin until you ask him something dodgy . |
| 22 | A beautiful lady with as much charisma as Marilyn Monroe still maintains , can make a man feel romantic when this lovely creature is shown performing a kind of fan dance with all four fans in motion . |
| 23 | Mr Hayton still maintains that he was n't driving the car . |
| 24 | But , insofar as it argues that the state , notwithstanding its apparent neutrality and the inherent variability of state forms and interventions , still serves the interests of the owners of the means of production , this account still maintains that at all times the state acts to defend capital . |
| 25 | Other accounts include the few private accounts the Bank still maintains for historical reasons , the accounts of overseas central banks and the accounts of its own staff . |
| 26 | Microsoft also maintains that it is focusing on interoperability and if something concrete eventually does come out of COSE , well that consolidation will just make it easier for Microsoft to interoperate with Unix . |
| 27 | Microsoft also maintains that it is focusing on interoperability and if something concrete eventually does come out of COSE , well , that consolidation will just make it easier for Microsoft to interoperate with Unix . |
| 28 | Gatting also maintains that he respects the views of people like Derek Pringle , who have strongly criticised the decision to allow the rebels back early . |
| 29 | Parsons also maintains that in order to operate effectively , those in positions of authority must have more prestige than those over whom they exercise authority . |
| 30 | The RSPCA though maintains tougher sentencing is the only way to make scenes like these a thing of the past . |