Sentence examples for maintained dominance from inspiring English sources

In the countryside in particular the figure of the patrón (boss or patron) maintained dominance over both physical resources and persons of lower status.

He's maintained dominance in a ruthless part of the world, and he may outlast the current shambolic attempts to unseat him.

In Arkansas, unlike other Southern states, Democrats have maintained dominance by keeping white, conservative, rural voters — the ones that need the most convincing by Mr. Obama — in the fold.

"Women have grown up with Cover Girl, which has maintained dominance in the face category for many years, while Revlon became a strong contender with their age-defying business, and L'Oréal holds a very strong position in the category, based on their strong skin-care credentials".

In a filing on March 12, H Partners wrote that K.K.R. maintained "dominance" on the board, with nine directors having "current or previous affiliations" with K.K.R. H Partners sought to have the right to name its own director to Sealy's board.

Alibaba's Taobao.com has maintained dominance over eBay in China, but only by virtue of a few new features aimed at the local audience, like allowing real time bartering on prices not by coming up with a smart new business model.

When females are dominant within a group, the way they maintain dominance varies.

Maia dominated the first round with some excellent transition work maintaining dominance and keeping Nelson's back from the halfway point in the round.

Late last year it appeared the party might find itself in its first real battle to maintain dominance.

And all autocrats maintain dominance in the media by limiting and strategically apportioning access.

How long the West will maintain dominance in the political conversation is a matter of some debate.