Example sentences of "[adv] maintain the " in BNC.

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1 In this situation the circulation was altered so that a cold polar vortex remained until the end of the simulation , thereby maintaining the presence of PSCs for a much longer period .
2 On what Chrissie Stone earned , it was hard enough maintaining the bathroom , let alone the whole five-bedroomed monstrosity of the house in East London .
3 Alternatively , the Soviets might select the site at Brawdy as a target for a sudden nuclear strike in order to demonstrate that they were able to protect their submarines in the Atlantic and so maintain the nuclear threat which the presence of such posed to the United States .
4 It is thought that the side-chain inter-reacts with poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the membrane , leaving the hydroxyl group in a position to scavenge free radicals and so maintain the integrity of the cell .
5 Now , although the haven is badly silted , little fishing vessels and a handful of pleasure craft have moorings here and so maintain the ceaseless nautical atmosphere which Saltfleet has exuded throughout the centuries .
6 By claiming the right to discipline their own members , professional associations largely prevent public scrutiny of their affairs and so maintain the image which they project of themselves .
7 Others merely maintain the general atmosphere of menace and despair , while giving shape to a scene which could otherwise so easily have become itself rambling and melodramatic .
8 But there are now several recognised cooking methods that not only maintain the standards of traditional cooking , but improve on them .
9 We only maintain the cenotaph memorials for the Royal British Legion . ’
10 This dual safeguard , which was designed not merely to maintain the real value of benefits , but also to guarantee that they paralleled any increase in the real incomes of the working population , was removed in 1980 .
11 They dig deep especially to maintain the under-21 resources .
12 The meeting at Münchengrätz in 1833 had increased his confidence not only vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire but also in respect of the West , for Austria and Russia ( and subsequently Prussia ) had agreed not only to maintain the integrity of the Sultan 's possessions , but also to guarantee each other 's Polish territories and to assist any established regime which found itself threatened by insurgents .
13 To do this , they would have to examine the parts in relation to each other since they work together to maintain the organism .
14 This is final year , ninety four is the final year of that grant , so to maintain the enhanced level of service that there were it was set up we 'd need to put some of our own money into that .
15 The Secretary of State found it difficult enough to maintain the unity of his allies in Europe over the question of re-arming Germany .
16 The Indian civil administration was even smaller , numbering only 857 , with 32 on average required annually to maintain the strength of the service .
17 And they would abolish the Audit Commission , which not only maintains the probity of local government accounting , but also pioneered the drive for better quality of service and value for money in local government .
18 He had not only maintained the buildings , he had enhanced them too , with examples of his craftsmanship , such as the panels in the Hall and the Headmaster 's Table , based on an original in Tideswell Church .
19 Sukarno regained importance as consensus figure : ‘ If it should ever turn out that Sjahrir is not maintaining the demand for 100 per cent Merdeka … then I have the right to dismiss him ’ , he told a wildly cheering crowd on 17 February 1946 .
20 He shows no regret at not maintaining the movie career that started in the Sixties .
21 note the number of turns this takes , so you can repeat the setting once the new radiator is connected , thus maintaining the balance of flow through it .
22 Indeed , there is no way of defining ‘ relevant ’ , and thus maintaining the list within finite bounds until a theory is specified .
23 ( g ) one disadvantage with convertible loan stock is that there can be a tendency for stockholders to convert when profits and share prices are rising ( thus diluting the equity profit of existing ordinary shareholders and depriving them of the advantage of the cheaper gearing which such stock provides ) and to retain the stock when profits and share prices are falling , thus maintaining the debt burden of the company at a time when it may be least able to service it ; and
24 They gave interviews in tandem , coolly maintaining the drama and mystique surrounded the sexy side of the boy and girl next door .
25 Senior PLO figures like Hani al-Hassan nevertheless maintained the theme of support for Iraq .
26 He no longer maintained the stance he had advanced to me on the telephone .
27 It is also likely that by providing minimum standards of living , social services reduce public apathy and dejection and thus maintain the will to work .
28 Although one person may not be able to combine the range of roles and tasks in the way that some coordinators have , it is perfectly possible to spread these across the staff as a whole and thus maintain the momentum of innovation and support .
29 Support in future will broadly maintain the present 50 per cent level of subsidy and will be mainly of fixed grants for exhibitors towards their space and stand construction costs .
30 So what does she do just maintain the stables ?
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