Sentence examples for he maintained his position from inspiring English sources

He maintained his position as chief captain until he was murdered in a riot seven years later.

Allied to the Radicals, he maintained his position of extreme independence and incorruptibility, refusing several government positions.

He maintained his position, too, despite the fact that one of his children is openly gay and was a nationally prominent gay-rights advocate.

Despite John's extreme unpopularity, he maintained his position after the accession of his ten-year-old nephew, Richard II, in 1377, and from 1381 to 1386 he mediated between the King's party and the opposition group led by John's younger brother, Thomas Woodstock, earl of Gloucester.

He maintained his position on Elian Gonzalez, saying that the boy's family should be encouraged to get together and resolve the dispute, but declining to say whether he believed the Justice Department should retrieve the boy from the home of his Miami relatives.

He maintained his position when I asked him why he has such a strong interest in black hair care.

Although he maintains his position as SVP at Mavi Jeans, he is still the ultimate arbiter of denims stretch and comfort and style for men 40 and older.

"He firmly maintained his position".

These Washington, who had already clashed with the Senate on foreign affairs, refused to deliver, and, in the face of an acrimonious debate, he firmly maintained his position.

"Although seriously wounded during the fire fight, he resolutely maintained his position and, ably directing the fire of his platoon, was instrumental in defeating the North Vietnamese Army force," said the citation on the medal Mueller received.

Questioned over the phone-hacking scandal that had shut down the NoW, the News Corporation boss maintained his position that he had not been aware of earlier suggestions that phone-hacking went beyond a single reporter - the then royal editor Clive Goodman jailed for phone hacking in 2007.