Sentence examples for maintain the upper from inspiring English sources
A rally-killing double play resulted, allowing the Mets to maintain the upper hand.
Russia is witnessing America's creeping influence with unease and is struggling to maintain the upper hand in its traditional backyard.
It goes without saying that the girls are — marginally — more mature than their male foils and always maintain the upper hand.
That is not going to change, but so long as we perpetuate the myth that ecology and economy are in competition it is likely that those who are blind to nature's beauty will maintain the upper hand.
Rosberg admitted he was ecstatic to maintain the upper hand over the man who had beaten him to the title in Texas, where a momentary lapse had cost him victory.
Nonetheless, Jenny does feel guilty, and the reason emerges in her discussion of the incident with Julien: she didn't let him answer the door simply because, as the supervisor of an intern, she wanted to maintain "the upper hand" with him.
McLaren looks stronger than we thought, and Hamilton maintained the upper hand over Heikki Kovalainen throughout most of the session.
In all life's games, some players are better than others, but randomness maintains the upper hand.
The Kassitic nobility, however, maintained the upper hand in the rural areas, their wealthiest representatives holding very large landed estates.
The United States fired one of the first shots in the computer war and has long maintained the upper hand.
Rajoy, a politician who has built his career on riding out storms and waiting for others to make the first move, still maintains the upper hand.
