Sentence examples for maintain a semblance from inspiring English sources

But how does top management maintain a semblance of control over the divisions?

Despite the squalor, there are signs of an effort to maintain a semblance of dignity.

"How the f does he think we maintain a semblance of control?" Malone thinks.

Although the place needs investment, residents are trying to maintain a semblance of the old Bata standards.

Those institutions, like the courts and the police, still struggle to maintain a semblance of law and order in Haiti.

Trying to maintain a semblance of discipline amid the canine and human socializing can strain communication between master and dog.

As the movement descended into violence, she sought refuge in books, trying to maintain a semblance of an education.

Witherow, if I read between the lines correctly, wishes to maintain a semblance of the journalism that already exists.

Last year we gardened using the lunar calendar which, whether you believe in it or not, can help maintain a semblance of order.

It appears that in order to maintain a semblance of consistency between this year's results and last year's, the exam boards deliberately lowered the marks of top students.

That is the real world in which councils now operate: trying to maintain a semblance of service provision in a deepening financial crisis.