Example sentences of "remain [adv] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unless a firm can upgrade its products and services to remain ahead of the competition , the margin of profitability will be significantly reduced with attendant loss of market share . |
| 2 | Though the fundamentals of cash planning remained , the Treasury had to adapt and refine its strategy through the 1980s in response to the pressure it was under to remain ahead of the game ( Thain and Wright , 1990 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ We want to give each company the opportunity to develop strategies for new product development to ensure that we remain ahead of the competition in each area of business . |
| 4 | Or will he know when to jump , to pass the baton , Carl Lewis-like , on so that Fianna Fáil remain ahead of the posse ? |
| 5 | While there may be some doubt whether such provision will continue in future salary settlements , the University remains firmly of the view that the majority of these arrangements , at least as regards academic staff , are an inadequate substitute for satisfactory levels of general salary increase when applied to a university in which virtually all staff are of the highest quality . |
| 6 | DEVASTATION : Smouldering wreckage was all that remained yesterday of the Airbus , like the one pictured , which crashed killing 167 |
| 7 | After further discussions with the teachers , covering attitudes , methods and topics ( ‘ If a few more people had understood what inflation meant , they might not have won the election' ) , about a quarter of the teachers remained clearly of the view that mathematics education is , and should be , politically neutral . |
| 8 | There was never any question that the movies would become political or radical as the showmen were as opposed to Socialism and labour unions as their fellow American businessmen and , in any case , they remained firmly of the opinion that what they had to give their public was entertainment . |
| 9 | There was some experimental crossing with Shorthorn bulls in the nineteenth century to improve its maturity rate , but it remained essentially of the group which includes Simmental , Montbéliard and Aosta cattle . |