Sentence examples for maintained just from inspiring English sources

Edwards led Stewart by eight points entering the race, but maintained just a three-point advantage after Sunday's result, with two races remaining in the chase.

The INS had unfairly selected them for deportation, they maintained, just for expressing their views, thus violating their rights under the First Amendment.

The Iranians have maintained just as steadfastly that they have the right to enrich uranium for fuel to power reactors and for other peaceful uses.

At the same time, citizens still have a right to proclaim themselves "independent candidates," Mr. Xu maintained, "just as they have a right to choose their own names".

After 16 years of sterile, alcoholic life in London, he had returned alone to the home of his youth, which had been maintained just as it was by Marta (Charlayne Woodard), a servant of the house.

It is decidedly not true that "Schnitzler himself noted that he was more interested in 'cases' than in individuals" -- he always maintained just the opposite, and strove to make his+characters fully rounded individuals, not merely case illustrations.

Circulation revenues across its newspaper titles showed resilience, maintaining just a 1% decline.

Not surprisingly, the cell contains an extensive membrane-bound system devoted to maintaining just this intracellular order.

Sails made of Dacron maintain just the correct amount of stretch and so require no "breaking in" period.

It maintains just one monastery and it has only eight full members and three candidates for membership.

This is no raging controversy, Carter maintains, just prevailing reality, though possibly and admittedly a sad one.