Sentence examples for draws to keep from inspiring English sources

West Brom could eke out sufficient draws to keep their heads above water but their fans are not sure whether their glass is half-full or half-empty.

It needed only to draw to keep the title for a third successive year.

His mother gave him crayons and paper and taught him to draw to keep him occupied, his sister, Lorretta, said.

Culture is too hard to define and will require some pretty accurate lines drawn to keep the right people around.

On water stages, ropes must be drawn to keep the character submerged rather than bobbing to the surface.

The blinds are drawn to keep out the sunshine, and he forbids any fiddling with BlackBerrys or cellphones.

If done with political expertise, these maps can be drawn to keep the draftsmen, and their party, in power.

"These boundaries were carefully drawn to keep this group of buildings together because they reflect real changes.

Carlsen was already winning the game and only needed to draw to keep his title, having already won game three of the tie-breakers.

He worked in his bedroom, which he eventually soundproofed with squares of cork, and kept the windows closed and the curtains drawn to keep out the dust and hubbub of the avenue below.

Asked whether he could understand the selectors' reluctance to risk him in a game Australia must either win or draw to keep alive their hopes of retaining the Ashes at The Oval, Lee replied: "Not really.