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The phrase 'extend the maximum' is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when you want to increase the upper limit of something or to make the maximum longer in time or length. For example, "Our company plans to extend the maximum amount of vacation days for our employees from 10 days to 15 days."
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Warrants of further detention, which can extend the maximum detention period without charge to 96 hours, were applied for on 457 occasions, of which 92% were granted.
The party opposes his proposal to extend the maximum period that a terrorist suspect can be detained without charge (see article).
A revolt is expected next month when the government's plan to extend the maximum period a terrorist suspect can be detained without charge comes before Parliament.
But Dr. Vijg noted that since the drug did not extend the maximum life span of fat mice, it would be surprising if it did so with lean mice.
Amends the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to increase the possible jail term for refusal to provide an encryption key from two years to up to five years and amends the same act extend the maximum period that intercept warrants can be issued for.
The committee also took evidence in private from MI5 director-general Jonathan Evans, on the present terror threat facing the UK. Gordon Brown has said he wants to extend the maximum detention period, while introducing new safeguards, but has not specified an upper limit.
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The Bloomberg administration favors extending the maximum to 15 years, said Bruce Regal, a senior counsel at the New York City Law Department.
The government has extended the maximum time that addicts can spend in the camps to four years from one year.
Lord Goldsmith said no final decision had been made on extending the maximum detention period for police questioning before charge from 14 to 90 days, as the police want.
Section 23 of Labour's 2006 Terrorism Act extended the maximum period of detention of terrorist suspects before charge from 14 days to 28 days.
The new alternative program would allow more money to be deferred in the near term, while extending the maximum payback period to 12 years, from 10.
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