Sentence examples for just retain from inspiring English sources

The past six months have been defined by the battle faced by one its biggest and most successful clubs, Rangers, to just retain its place on the Scottish soccer landscape.

Indeed, it prompted owner Mike Ashley to invest heavily in the January transfer window as Mathieu Debuchy, Massadio Haidara, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Moussa Sissoko and Yoan Gouffran were drafted in to spark a recovery of sorts, albeit one which helped them to only just retain their top-flight status.

It seems that every player is singing from the same hymn sheet and Flower could not have been more specific after the Adelaide victory in saying that England have gone out there to win the series, not just retain the Ashes.

Although the result means that they just retain their position as the number two ranked side, and the extra cash that goes with it, the England euphoria that accompanied the result cannot camouflage the fact that in the course of the three matches they have been outplayed overall by a good New Zealand side that Graham Gooch, the batting coach, has confessed they underestimated.

Sensitive, artistic introvert Jake Jardine (Theo Taplitz) and garrulous aspiring actor Tony Calvelli Michael Barbierii) are themselves at a point of transition: poised on the brink of adulthood, they still – just – retain the gangly uncertainty of children role-playing as grownups.

The older models are actually coming with rebates: The 2003 Camry sedan comes with $750 cash back and an $800 dealer incentive (the older Solaras just retain their nice interest rates).

THE England cricket team has just retained the Ashes, the tiny trophy for which they compete with Australia, thanks to some traditional Manchester rain.

The Republican Party had, just, retained control of Congress.Of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, the Republicans won 220 and the Democrats 211.

Goldman Sachs only just retained first place in the league table of advisers on mergers and acquisitions during the first half of this year, according to mergermarket, a research group.

Gower had announced himself "supremely confident" of not just retaining the Ashes but beating the Australians on his reappointment as captain in April.

The English U20 side have just retained their junior world championship title, with the Baby Blacks once again unable to to make the final.