Sentence examples for merely maintain from inspiring English sources
But where would the drama be in watching someone merely maintain his dominance?
Finally, the Stafford proposals that Congress is debating would merely maintain the status quo.
With just two weeks until Baltimore, he will not be able to train his Big Bay but merely maintain him.
In government, some hoped he would not merely maintain that statist approach, but improve on it, by stressing markets, innovation and communities.
Company executives estimated that to merely maintain the building's mechanicals and increase the wiring necessary for merely adequate -- never mind state of the art -- computer technology will cost $40 million over the next seven years.
The survey, which mostly concerns itself with how small-business owners view success, divides respondents by their ambitions — whether they wish to expand their businesses or merely maintain them.
In truth, that merely maintained a theme.
A bill proposed in the Senate merely maintains current spending levels.
After heroics by both goalkeepers, Italy merely maintained a slim chance of advancing to the knockout round.
Merely maintaining the land requires a forester, bulldozers and a year-round process of selective timbering and controlled burns.
The tip behind was outstanding improvisation but merely maintained the excellence already offered to deny Fabian Frei, Xhaka and Salah from distance.
