Asserted

Usage examples of maintained.

Shell-people were encouraged to develop a hobby so long as they maintained proficiency in their technical work.

As you know, he has always maintained that restoration itself did not cause mental vegetation.

I doubt I could have maintained such control were I in a similar position, struggling to survive on her planet.

As Todd and Hrriss maintained, all that junk had been planted on the Albatross and that had to have been done while the Albie was on the pad at Hrretha.

Greene maintained his distance, making the occasional comment into his recorder, still prepared to defend if necessary.

Having been Speaker for External Affairs for more than forty years, he understood what could happen to their carefully maintained civilization if Hrruba was badly led, and he was determined not to allow that to happen.

I allowed Reeve to take those aliens to the surface of a peaceful colony and I'll make damned certain peace is maintained there' "Yes, sir,” Grace Castleton said.

Father might scoff at the premise that everyone had the constitu tional right to shelter, food, clothing, and education as long as he maintained a class average.

He'd over ridden her objections and, neatly reinforced by the shop attendant, who had visions of a respectable commission, talked her into buying not only the garnet red suit but two other outfits and some pseudo-leather boots: all completely unnecessary since Nora had maintained that the one good outfit would do for social occasions, and she could, after all, do well in student issue for classes.

She maintained a position to his port so that she could see both his hand signals and watch the lashed sleds in case they should shift in adverse winds.

Aygar maintained his dignity and composure despite his obvious excitement and curiosity.

A healer was not just another technician, in her strongly maintained opinion.

The plumbing that maintained its marine environment took up almost the same cubage.

She had even gone to him for advice on a most private and delicate matter - and so far as she could tell, he had maintained absolute secrecy.

Gori maintained a prudent silence, broken only by observations on activity around the transport.