Example sentences of "[conj] still retain a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In Islam , it symbolizes the bridge between Paradise , the world of men and the world below , and still retains a religious significance that is no longer evident in the West .
2 Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialties and still retain a comprehensive service ?
3 Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialities and still retain a comprehensive service ?
4 The link between Edinburgh and Leith is the spacious boulevard known as Leith Walk , which sadly lacks the Parisian elegance it might have had but still retains a certain impressiveness .
5 What I mean by that is that if there are eight or ten things running across the spectrum from left to right , they 're all at specific points , and that way you can do a more sophisticated job of layering , while still retaining a certain delicacy . ’
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