Sentence examples for own upkeep from inspiring English sources

Unwilling to sell it, the writer has been working to make it pay for its own upkeep.

In recent years, it has lost quite a bit of its sacred populist sheen, because it has to pay for its own upkeep by renting itself out to paying customers.

Last summer, after the London Borough of Southwark suddenly decided to resume its own upkeep of the Perronet House beds, encroaching on Reynolds's turf, Reynolds arranged to meet the borough's horticulturists to discuss the issue.

The center also agreed to pay for its own upkeep.

In other respects — such as the congressional mandate that the GGNRA's Presidio area earn enough to pay for its own upkeep — this park unit is like no other.

Over 91percentN=304=304) of grant recipients said they used the grant for household expenses (such as food, school and health-care needs of other household members), only 8percentN=28N=28) used the grant received for their own upkeep (e.g. buying own clothes, accessories, books and own health-care needs).

He fought back by exposing one of the Legislature's deepest secrets, the real cost of their staffs — an action that prompted the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee to sue for all the records of how the Legislature spends nearly $150 million a year for its own care and upkeep.

"It's not just a wonderful find, but evidence of the status of the people who used this site – the ability to own and upkeep a horse was the mark of the warrior aristocracy". Other finds include pieces of jewellery, bone combs, and a remarkably well preserved manicure set – three little bronze rods, probably for cleaning fingernails or ears, strung on to a piece of wire.

Those combine into a healthy margin, considering Boatsetter doesn't own or upkeep any boats.

Homeowners of smaller properties may be able to handle the upkeep on their own.

Basically anything you would do in your own house as far as upkeep goes.