Sentence examples for has largely maintained from inspiring English sources

But now, despite all the Tea Party-inspired talk against stimulus, the US has largely maintained public spending, while the Europeans imposed bludgeoning austerity too soon.

Hamas has largely maintained the fragile cease-fire that went into effect after Israel ended its three-week military offensive in Gaza in early 2009.

Since his installation four months ago, he has largely maintained a low-key profile, although he did issue a statement on Oct. 1 against the federal Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill RU-486.

Jaime Laredo, the violinist who succeeded Schneider, has largely maintained Schneider's interpretive sensibilities, which were built on preferences for a big, robust and sometimes brawny sound even in 18th century music.

Hamas has largely maintained an uneasy cease-fire in Gaza since the end of Israel's three-week military offensive there in January 2009, which came after years of persistent rocket fire from Gaza against southern Israel.

Meanwhile, Mr. Gallois, a sober but energetic man who was once nicknamed God by his former employees at the French national railroad company for imposing hard decisions, has largely maintained a public silence since releasing his "competitive shock" report — despite being tailed for weeks by news cameras.

Jan Jarab, Regional Representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Regional Office for Europe said, "Many Central and Eastern European countries have largely maintained the system of large-scale residential institutions for children of all ages.

Partly because of their isolation, the Jaintias have largely maintained their matriarchal culture.

But it had largely maintained a public silence on the closure, and privately had supported it, leading Hamas to accuse it of collusion.

Since the "scramble for Africa" that saw the continent divided up by colonial masters, African countries have largely maintained closer links with former colonisers than they have with each other.

On the timescale of human civilisation the stars have largely maintained the same position relative to each other.