Sentence examples for kept firm from inspiring English sources

Hussein has kept firm control over dissidents and taken action against corruption.

First, it kept firm income higher than it would have been, preventing some firms from going out of business.

Royal Melbourne's bunkers, at once rugged and artful, are cut into its contoured putting surfaces, which are kept firm enough to reject shots that are not well-struck.

While the Bologna ministers of education in their recent biannual meeting in Bucharest kept firm to their aspiration to have 20% mobility, the figures though are showing a different picture.

Why should we give them back?" President Lee kept firm control over the party's businesses, through his ally, Liu Tai-ying, who headed the committee that controls the assets.

Mr. Botstein kept firm control of the work, and the American Symphony players produced a polished, finely balanced sound, which they maintained throughout Liszt's quirky rendering of the Faust legend as a trilogy of tone poems, each devoted to one of the central characters.

Just a few days later, on May 2nd, the Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that the plateau in growth hadn't kept firms from hiring.

Labour also welcomed the news, arguing that its support for the car industry during the recession had kept firms such as BMW operating in the UK.

Financing desks kept firms alive every single day.

Isn't that cool?" However airborne and globalised his art, its creator likes to keep firm ground beneath his feet.

Under Ms. Quinn's bill, the city would still allow ICE into its jails and would keep firm hold on criminals who threatened public safety.