Sentence examples for had hitherto kept from inspiring English sources

Years of rocking had allowed him to come out as the author he had hitherto kept shut in the closet.

His mother, who had hitherto kept a firm hand on France and all its ministers, is dead and the country's nobles are eager to seize power.

Brown had hitherto kept the radical black left at arm's length despite being courted furiously by them, but sensing his profound talismanic power over young black America in the late 60s, his dedication to the cause went into overdrive after the murder of Martin Luther King in April 1968.

This had the unfortunate consequence of reducing the local peridomestic cat population that had hitherto kept feral rodent numbers in check.

In Syria, that might mean gradually strengthening the moderate Sunni opposition, which the US has hitherto kept on a tight leash.

John Smith, aka Number 4, has always been superior to boring basic humans, but has hitherto kept a low profile in case the Mogadorians find and blast him off the planet.

Mutterings that Glencore's combination of success and secrecy must mean it has something to hide are probably just sour grapes from those who have been on the wrong end of a trade with it.Even so, a firm that has hitherto kept a low profile will have to get accustomed to revealing a fair amount about its activities.

But the habits of the shade lie deep: a defence-policy paper published by the government on January 20th suggests little change in a disquieting preference for opacity.The deployment in the Gulf of Aden, from this month, is rare for the navy, which has hitherto kept much closer to shore.

Asked about the motivation behind Wikileaks, Assange talked about the importance of revealing information that had hitherto been kept secret.

Rozanne Duncan is a councillor in South Thanet, the Kent constituency where Nigel Farage intends to stand in next year's general election and in August let slip the party leader's plans, which had hitherto been kept secret.

Matters came to a head last month when rebel groups which had hitherto tried to keep the peace fought ISIS; protests against the group had already occurred in many towns.