Sentence examples for maintained first from inspiring English sources

Absolut, by contrast, maintained first place with 4.5 million cases shipped last year.

The Bulldogs (17-5, 6-3) ended a two-game skid and maintained first place in the SEC's Eastern Division.

It maintained first of all the decidedly biblical thesis that no appropriate name can be given to God at all unless he himself reveals it.

However, on an annualized basis, Samsung maintained first position with 309 million units shipped worldwide in 2016, the report notes.

(Late last month the analyst also reported a notable sales spike for Xiaomi on its home turf, estimating it shipped 15M smartphones in Q2 in China, ranking fourth — though Huawei maintained first place with shipments of 23M units).

In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained first place with 255 points, 42 ahead of Toyota and 88 ahead of Ford.

The Mavericks maintained first-half momentum by opening the third quarter with 15 straight points, including three 3-pointers by Nowitzki, for a 75-46 lead.

Another Disney outing, Saving Mr Banks, maintained fourth place just behind sci-fi hit Gravity, which made more than £1m in its fifth week of release.

Toyota maintained second with 58 points.

Jimmie Johnson maintained third while Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch finished fourth and fifth.

Kubica maintained fourth place; Kovalainen's win moved him to within three points of Heidfeld in fifth.