Sentence examples for kept big from inspiring English sources

Despite 20 years of privatisation, the government has kept big stakes in many industries.

The area was a popular destination for pirates because the shallow waters kept big ships from following them.

Among other things, she lobbied to lift federal limits on the amount of deposits any one bank could hold, a restriction that kept big banks from getting bigger.

Ample labor at competitive cost made Louisville a manufacturing center, led by Ford, which has kept big assembly plants open here since 1916.

What about the quarter crack in his left hoof, the one that kept Big Brown away from the racetrack for three days?

Mr Berkowitz also argued that Mr Skilling kept big problems and trading risks at Enron from investors a charge Mr Skilling forcefully denied.As the "I do not recalls" mounted, Mr Berkowitz played up Mr Skilling's hazy memory.

Circus buffs and fan magazines have kept big-top lore alive, but until recently many museums and historical societies did not deem the itinerant, ephemeral circus worthy of documenting or preserving.

And technology can keep big old things working.

Big banks and their regulators work together to keep big banks afloat.

Reefs offshore keep big waves away and create bands of azure and teal water.

The firm also needs to work harder to keep big clients sweet.