Some companies need to maintain substantial cash reserves to balance liabilities, like pension obligations.
News reporting that holds accountable those with power and influence has been a vital part of American democratic life, especially in places with daily newspapers profitable enough, and with owners public-spirited enough, to maintain substantial reporting staffs.
The need for such a large standing army is explained by the United States's leadership role in the Cold War and its need to maintain substantial armed forces in readiness in Western Europe in case of a Soviet invasion.
The collapse also led to an important player in Canada's technology sector's coming under foreign control, even if many of the companies that bought Nortel's assets, like Ciena of Linthicum, Md., maintain substantial operations staffed by former Nortel employees in Canada.
We found that university campuses in China maintain substantial plant diversity, including at least 1565 woody and 1614 herbaceous species.
Industrial forests differ from other forests as they are managed for timber production, yet these forests maintain substantial wildlife populations and provide recreational opportunities.
As the NCAA and conference maintain substantial control over individual teams, the Board held that asserting jurisdiction over a single team would not promote stability in labor relations across the league".
The U.S. should work with Cairo on issues of shared interest but otherwise maintain substantial distance.
