Sentence examples for barely maintain from inspiring English sources

Cubans without government backing, however, can barely maintain their buildings.

"It actually worked beautifully, even on primitive 2G networks that can barely maintain a voice call any more".

"Despite the discounts, sales did not increase, so that means they shed profit to just barely maintain their market position," said Tom Kang of Counterpoint Research.

Germany and France have balked at committing any more forces to a war that has so little public support that they can barely maintain current troop levels.

Maybe then, instead of conducting bombing that does little but barely maintain the status quo, we will have international support when, and if, a real crisis erupts that requires our immediate intervention.

They also pick up bruises like passport stamps as they stomp through the city's night spots, delivered to their appointed rounds by Jimmy Vincent Pastoree), a chauffeur who can barely maintain his stoicism because of Ricky's pathetic attempt at big-shot status.

Long Island, too, has barely maintained its reserve levels.

She looks on, tight-lipped, barely maintaining her composure as Peter makes a fool of himself.

He struggled off and on in Europe, gaining experience but barely maintaining his exempt status.

Along with the last century's immigrants and a wave of "trendsetters," there are lower-income tenants, barely maintaining their homes amid so-called neighborhood revitalization.

King just barely maintained her lead and was a stroke ahead at the finish, touching out Efimova by about half a second.