Sentence examples for maintain a negative from inspiring English sources

To pull in positively charged nuclei, stranglets would have and maintain a negative electric charge even as they gobble up the nuclei, which would violate conservation of charge.

To maintain a negative drainage pressure and the gas concentration, we seal the borehole by blocking both ends and grout twice under pressure at two places so that the broken rock zone of the drilling roadway can be sealed.

On the contrary, there are indications that the authorities maintain a negative take on traditional breeds when it comes to their use in producing agricultural goods, while encouraging mountain cattle to be used as an instrument for cultural heritage production.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Moody's decision to lower Portugal by four notches and maintain a negative outlook was fuelling speculation in financial markets.

This reflects the need to redistribute body fluids and the ability to maintain a negative water and sodium balance.

Despite sustained exposure to a person with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), some M. tuberculosis (Mtb) exposed individuals maintain a negative tuberculin skin test (TST).

Moody's maintained a negative outlook.

Moody's, a credit-rating agency, maintains a negative outlook for local governments but does not expect "a significant number of defaults, bankruptcy filings or hefty downgrades".

In addition, Moody's said it was maintaining a negative outlook on France because of structural challenges and a "sustained loss of competitiveness" in the country.

Since World War II, Italy has maintained a negative trade balance in agricultural products, many of which are consumed domestically because of the country's high population density.

Moody's said late Thursday that it was cutting Hungary to a speculative rating of Ba1 from Baa3, its lowest investment grade, and was maintaining a negative outlook on the debt.