"Although Kandinsky spent most of his life in Germany and Paris," Weber says, "he not only retained his fervent belief in Orthodox Christianity, remained immersed in Slavic literature and music," and spoke Russian to his wife, "he also... relished a sense of inexplicable mysteries".
However, he not only retained his colleagues' respect but built a community of readers who regarded him as a friend.
President Obama, in 2009, faced considerable pressure to abandon the order and its requirements for benefit-cost analysis and OIRA review, but he recognized the value of OIRA's "dispassionate and analytical 'second opinion' on agency actions," and in 2011 he not only retained but reinforced the Clinton order with E.O. 13563.
He was briefly relieved of command by Marshal Konev, but due to the backing of the Soviet high command (most likely the NKVD) he not only retained his position but all controversies were hushed up, and after the war was hailed as a hero.
But he was not only retained, he was promoted, in 2009, to pastor of a parish.
He has not only retained the chairmanship of ABB; he has now also taken over the chairmanship of Investor, the Wallenberg family's holding company that has a large indirect stake in ABB (and controls 40% of the Swedish stockmarket).
Almost forty years into his recording career, he has not only retained his sharpness of wit but has also learned to cut with greater skill.
While he was at Manchester City, Eriksson said that he would only retain him in the side if he stopped dribbling and running out wide.
He not only retains his contacts with Stratford, he develops them.
The only retained decoys, he said, were spherical, uniform in materials and substantially brighter or dimmer than warheads.
