Sentence examples for maintained firm from inspiring English sources

The PAP maintained firm control of Parliament through a succession of elections.

Mr. Kotik maintained firm control over the performance, which is to say that he brought a sense of drama to the on-the-spot decisions that Brown left to performers, and the ensemble responded with an involving vibrancy.

China's totalitarian government may have relaxed its control of the means of production, but it has maintained firm control of the means of reproduction, and continues to intrude into the most intimate aspects of an individual's life, stunting relationships, destroying traditional family life and spreading fear.

After an early opening shot from Erik Jendrisek of Slovakia, the Netherlands maintained firm control of the match until the 67th minute, when Miroslav Stoch cut inside from the wing and fired a powerful right-footed shot that Stekelenburg had to lunge to deflect.

Until the commencement of the French/ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) campaign this month, the Islamist factions maintained firm control of a portion of Mali nearly equivalent to the size of France.

The conservative governor maintained firm opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana for adults, however, warning that broader legislation would enable "healthy adults and teenagers to find and buy drugs".

"That involves maintaining firm boundaries".

He maintains firm distinctions between morning, afternoon and night pictures.

Even with her health problems, Ms. Alonso maintains firm control over the company.

Concerns about maintaining firm profitability could certainly put a damper on volunteer work if law firms do not aggressively support pro bono work.

He said that A.B.S. might fail, for example, when a driver does not maintain firm pressure on his brake pedal when a skid begins.