'maintain some distance' is a correct and usable sentence in written English.
You could use this phrase in a variety of contexts, such as when suggesting the need for physical or emotional distance in a relationship. For example: "In order to give our relationship a chance to grow, let's try to maintain some distance for the time being."
"We try to maintain some distance from this, but that doesn't sell inside Yemen," he said.
The unusual arrangement allows Decine to maintain some distance from the project and protect its future relationship with Televisa, said Richard Ham, one of Decine's owners.
He said he would not be active in the governor's race, in part because his university job calls for him to maintain some distance from politics.
It's the street rod for drivers who'd prefer to maintain some distance from the youth culture -- and who'd trade a little performance for a serene cabin and a better ride on the freeway.
But the move also allows Mr. Gore to maintain some distance from the escalating political battle and any public perception that he is not prepared to abide by the rules of the game.
And with the Mercedes star now gracing small cars priced around $25,000, the brand may have already lost some of its exclusivity; the new name will help Maybach maintain some distance from these bargain Benzes.
Yet popular culture continued to celebrate lifestyles and identities that maintained some distance from the new cosmopolitanism.
On the larger issue of the American role in the world, Haass was still maintaining some distance from the hawks.
Through the debate on the bill, Mr. Bush maintained some distance, lauding Congress's efforts to write the energy package, but not embracing the legislation itself.
It challenges departments within the Met that have until fairly recently maintained some distance from one another to fully acknowledge how intimately linked they are.
Unlike British colonizers who maintained some distance from their subjects in Hong Kong, just an hour's ferry trip from Macao, the Portuguese frequently married local women who then converted to Catholicism.
