Yet this country of 1 billion largely impoverished people, home of the second-largest Muslim population in the world, still manages to maintain a sturdy system of democracy based on respect for religious and ethnic diversity.
Michigan maintained a sturdy lead for much of it, but, at the end, Syracuse seemed ready to steal the game.
But what they produced together changed American musical theater, enlarging its horizons while maintaining a sturdy, optimistic and determinedly wholesome vision of American life and values.
He maintained his sturdy composure, a favorite fixture in the background throughout decades of Christmas photographs.
Maintain a sturdy stance.
Even with the eagle, it looked impeccable, the fabric sturdy enough to maintain the shape but with the requisite give for that rogue-son-of-privilege look.
They wilt, draping themselves over the sweetbreads, and maintain in every bite their identity -- a sturdy, minerally leaf that is as integral and memorable as any luxury should be.
Hold a torch below your face, maintain a suspense, Don't be too shaky, try to be sturdy so that you can create seriousness.
More important, the unit had won a reputation on the ground as fast workers who produced sturdy bridges under highly adverse conditions, and who could operate and maintain their heavy equipment in the Alcan's cold, heat and mud.
But, fortunately for the Dusseldorf-based company, a sturdier performance over the first half of the year enabled it to maintain its guidance for the year, and saved it from a nosedive on the stock market.
