Example sentences of "[pron] retain their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet this had long been known : for example , the maxims of La Rochefoucauld , which retain their power to amuse and disturb , established conclusively that many things in human affairs are far from what they seem . |
| 2 | Newly launched , Pro Arte 's Acrylix are synthetic brushes which retain their shape exceptionally well and are extremely responsive to use . |
| 3 | However , there is a rewarding selection of exquisite species to grace the aquarium , which retain their beauty into maturity . |
| 4 | Flash memory chips , which retain their state when the power is switched off , are forecast to replace disk storage in handheld devices as prices come down to match disk ( although the new generations of fast , light , high-capacity and cheap 1.8 ’ drives keep pushing that date back ) . |
| 5 | The flash RAM card can be used as a type of electronic hard disk , consisting of non-volatile RAM chips which retain their memory when you turn the power off . |
| 6 | The acme of parental care among amphibians , however , is that provided by a West African species of Nectophrynoides , the females of which retain their young inside their bodies in a way that compares very closely with the technique of placental mammals . |
| 7 | The Tyneside experience seems to be that in ‘ gentrified ’ areas this will happen , but in areas which retain their original working-class population as owners rather than tenants , then grant aid is necessary if the stock is not to deteriorate beyond redemption . |
| 8 | One further dimension to such a system is the possibility of " networking " a number of micros This involves the interconnecting of micros which retain their full power as independent computers but gain the additional ability of communicating with other computers in the network and having access to common files The result is analogous to a minicomputer with a number of terminals but with the big difference that each of the micros has its own processing power instead of sharing that of the mini . |
| 9 | Among those which retain their unity of treatment are the Grandes Places in Brussels and in Antwerp . |
| 10 | BAS also employs former service personnel who retain their military links . |
| 11 | In one guise , they are the descendants of an earlier race inhabiting these islands ( ‘ the little people ’ ) , who retain their pagan faith and haunts , such as remote barrows and stones . |
| 12 | For the first time DHAs have to consult closely with GPs , who retain their rights of referral to any consultant . |
| 13 | Modern British governments are intellectually committed to the concepts of limited government and political pluralism , but they retain their old authoritarian instincts . |
| 14 | So long as people can walk out of a room and say they have decided to leave on their terms , they retain their dignity . |
| 15 | They retain their national character thanks to differences in accounting , disclosure and tax , and to restraints — some official , some from inertia — on institutional investment in foreign shares . |
| 16 | They retain their foliage through the winter if they are kept moist . |
| 17 | Even if these cells are removed from the body and kept in tissue culture , they retain their characteristics through many cell divisions . |
| 18 | We also value our school sixth forms , and will ensure they retain their place in the new system . |
| 19 | Because they retain their leg-like character and since their positional value is changed from proximal to distal , toes form . |
| 20 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 21 | As the blades only meet at a single point when cutting , they retain their sharpness for a lifetime of use . |
| 22 | Yes , if it 's a perfect stone — which this is — they retain their value . |
| 23 | ABOVE Greyhounds are lively , affectionate dogs , but are best muzzled when off the lead , as they retain their coursing instincts and may chase smaller dogs . |
| 24 | Tie the beef and lamb into compact rolls or squares so that they retain their shape during cooking and will be easy to cut . |
| 25 | Despite their contest with the Labour council , they retain their loyalty . |
| 26 | It must be made clear to students that they retain their Compact entitlements and may redeem them for employment within Compact companies whenever they leave education , whether at 16+ , 18+ or after higher education . |
| 27 | For the most part they retain their simple annular form , the terga and sterna are generally undivided shields , while the pleura are membranous and usually without differentiated sclerites . |
| 28 | Gold and silver owe their nobility to the fact that unlike the base metals they retain their brightness and lustre for an indefinite period in a pure atmosphere . |
| 29 | Some garden herbs are variants of a species and are quite acceptable because they retain their herbal qualities . |
| 30 | In contrast , when hepatocytes are plated onto a model basement membrane , such as that derived from the Engelbreth Holm Swarm sarcoma ( EHS ) , or in coculture with epithelial cells , they retain their normal cell polarity and structure , and the products of constitutively expressed genes such as albumin continue to be secreted for prolonged periods of culture . |