Sentence examples for maintained a stand from inspiring English sources

But Russia, having maintained a stand against international intervention for many months, is not likely to call for Mr. Assad's departure now, Mr. Lukyanov said.

A full Austrian Corps maintained a stand at Höchstädt, but were dislodged by repeated attacks of carabiners, curassiers and hussars, who took about 2,000 of the Austrians and Würtembergers as prisoners, along with some cannons and standards.

It takes discipline to maintain a stand like this.

"Moving forward, we will not continue to use the 'Let Girls Learn' brand or maintain a stand-alone program," read the email.

Finally, given that the need to activate these facilities is extremely rare, the expense of building and maintaining a stand-alone unit poses a substantial limitation to this approach.

About UNJLC The United Nations Joint Logistics Centre core unit, based in Rome, is an inter-agency unit, whose main objective is to develop and maintain a stand-by capacity for facilitating, if required, the timely activation and deployment in the field of a United Nations Joint Logistics Centre.

Still, Tiffany maintained a cautious stand on United States sales, as it continued to expect earnings to be pressured in the first and second quarters.

The verdicts, which came during the first full day of deliberations, were expected to render a public judgment on Mr. Liu, even though he was not charged with a crime and has maintained a defiant stand whenever asked about the trial or the inquiry.

In the past decade, Netanyahu's Israel has maintained a simmering stand-off with the Palestinians, particularly with Hamas in Gaza, occasionally interspersed by violence.

The party has maintained an unequivocal stand that the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, but it has also advocated autonomy for the state.

(She still maintains a Scratch stand at the market, but the shop allows her to experiment with more diverse offerings).