Sentence examples for as it retained from inspiring English sources

The price of gold has tripled since then as it retained its reputation as a safe investment amid turmoil in other asset markets.

Investors have discounted the stock as a result of that awkward relationship, and few suitors would want the company as long as it retained its stake in Stone, said Liam Igoe, an analyst with Goodbody Stockbrokers.

As it retained its value over time--and eventually throughout human history--gold gained cultural credibility.

Moreover, the immobilized invertase formulation packed in the microreactor displayed high operational stability, as it retained roughly 100% of its initial activity during 30 days.

The crude enzyme preparation, so obtained from the test strain under optimized conditions of SSF, was found to be thermoalkali stable, as it retained about 90% of its maximum activity at pH 8.0 and more than 50% of its maximum activity at a temperature of 75°C.

And so did the guitar itself, as long as it retained a fingerboard, pickups and a bridge.

The existing building can be renovated as a hotel as long as it retains its skeleton and footprint.

But at the state and local levels we have a high degree of democracy, which remains healthy just as long as it retains its functions.

As long as it retains its value, the dollar's strength makes it easier for the United States to finance the $700 billion bailout, because the cash will come from bonds sold largely to foreign investors.

These are, first, to stop the mass killings and dislocations; and, second, to pressure Sudan into negotiating settlements in good faith (which it need not do as long as it retains its habitual option of simply murdering the populations it finds troublesome).

The Defense Department has long had its own rules for requisitioning its gear, as it retains the title to dispensed military hardware, but the Pentagon's Wright said the military only reclaims that gear "under very rare circumstances".