Sentence examples for first maintaining from inspiring English sources

First, maintaining the fiction that the Russian troops in South Ossetia were peacekeepers was risky under Yeltsin but quite insane under Putin.

At first maintaining a good front, Penny breaks down: her brother Roger is arriving from upstate to go with her to a play written by their brother Tom.

His eldest son, ʿAbd Allāh, succeeded first, maintaining himself against the rebellion of his brother Saʿūd II for six years until the Battle of Jūdah (1871), in which Saʿūd triumphed.

First, maintaining a higher proportion of degree-qualified educators than was previously mandated under most state/territory regulations creates tensions for employers/early childhood service providers as more highly qualified staff means higher salary expenses.

Last month, the social network removed decapitation videos from the site, after first maintaining that it could not censor material posted by users which gave a view of the "world in which we live".

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Ms. Armstrong at first maintained that she was not familiar with the apartment complex.

When Saladin resumed war against the kingdom, Raymond at first maintained a separate truce.

Mr. McGreevey at first maintained that the cost of the trip amounted to $57,000 but later acknowledged that the cost was $70,000.

An effective strategy should be built around eight principles: First, maintain America's ability to strike Al Qaeda with surprise, speed and violence.

The samples were first maintained at 260 °C for 320 s, following the conventional reflow-soldering methodology.