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Discover LudwigThe phrase "activate to maintain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the need to initiate a process or action in order to preserve or sustain something.
Example: "To ensure the system runs smoothly, you must activate to maintain optimal performance levels."
Alternatives: "engage to sustain" or "initiate to preserve".
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Your muscles activate to maintain good posture with the presence of an uneven weight between the left and right side of the body.
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Additional neural activity will lead to an increased demand for ATP, as membrane pumps are activated to maintain intracellular levels of signaling cations and transmitters.
At low temperatures, several adaptive mechanisms are activated to maintain membrane fluidity, transport, transcription, translation, cell division, metabolism and enzyme activity and to avoid intracellular ice formation [ 8, 9].
Perfect Focus System was activated to maintain the focus position.
When applicable, Adaptive Focus Control was activated to maintain the focus position.
Conclusion: During submaximal fatiguing contractions, additional motor units are activated to maintain strength.
The vision-based tracking control is activated to maintain the relative velocity between the coordinate systems of the object and the image sensor at zero when the shutter is open; it is operated by estimating the apparent velocity of the objects in images in real time.
Once social exchanges have occurred, a cheater-detection mechanism would be activated to maintain the relationship.
Autophagy is activated to maintain cellular energy homeostasis in response to nutrient starvation.
The glycolysis and fermentation pathway was activated to maintain ATP production in the hypoxic root.
In return, cardiac sGC could be activated to maintain cGMP signaling despite reduced NO bioavailability.
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