"kept it ahead" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English
It means to maintain a lead or advantage over someone or something. Example: Despite facing tough competition, the team's strong determination and hard work allowed them to keep ahead of their rivals and win the championship.
But the depth, breadth and geographic spread of I.B.M.'s global operations — which generated $91 billion in sales last year, $47 billion from services — keep it ahead of its competitors for now.
Headstart is trying to constantly refine its algorithms to determine what candidates fit best as those needs at companies change over time, which Shekerdemian hopes will keep it ahead of its competitors.
From 2005 to 2014, at a time when gun manufacturing was skyrocketing, the ATF saw its budget increase just 34percentt, barely enough to keep it ahead of inflation and far less than what other law enforcement agencies received.
What it does need are new products that will keep it ahead of the competition.
He says Taiwan's tradition of entrepreneurship will keep it ahead of China for the foreseeable future.
The iPod has already been improved several times, Jobs said, and will keep improving in ways that keep it ahead of the pack.
As Bill Raduchel, the chief information officer, puts it: "If you don't understand the modestly parallel scaleable multiprocessing environment, then you might as well leave".Silicon Valley's obsession with "the cool idea" keeps it ahead of the competition.
TiVo boasts other features that keep it ahead of cable, including the ability to schedule a recording at home over the Internet from, say, your computer at work, or to record videos automatically from Web-based channels.
Blaeser is confident that Concord's technology lead will keep it ahead of the pack.
