Sentence examples for maintain the position that from inspiring English sources

But Netanyahu would have the US throw it away in order to maintain the position that Iranian leaders are Nazis we cannot appease – in other words, a situation in which war is the only answer.

"As far as vision for the company, if we want to maintain the position that we have, or grow it, we need a stronger sales footprint, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region," Mr. Wagoner said.

So even when publication goes against an author's express wishes – when Max Brod refused to destroy his friend Franz Kafka's unfinished works – it's hard to maintain the position that the writer is always right, or to respect the dead at the expense of the living culture.

"It is very hard for anyone to have even played one visual novel and maintain the position that they are just porn games," she said.

The federal government continues to maintain the position that these programs are completely secret and thus outside of the purview of the courts.

And part of the reason I'm delivering a speech today on Iraq is to maintain the position that we have to begin a phased redeployment.

Once in the Senate, Mr. Obama maintained the position that his opposition was based on his religious views.

"For 50 years she's maintained the position that she'd said what she wanted to, with that one, fantastic, novel, and that she didn't want to publish anything else.

He and the Yankees had their differences over salary, but Steinbrenner maintained the position that he wanted Clemens, a 40-year-old right-hander, to reach the 300 mark with the Yankees.

As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has descended in recent days into a bloody tangle of suicide bombings and Israeli military strikes, the administration has steadfastly maintained the position that the violence had to diminish first before the first steps toward political negotiations.

"We have maintained the position that we will solemnly handle the case in strict accordance with domestic law", he said, according to the Kyodo news agency.