Sentence examples for playing to maintain from inspiring English sources

He was definitely playing to maintain his lead and willing to risk blandness if it saved him from coming across as a bully.

We need a volume sales play to maintain the investments needed to keep [development of] the product going".

Roddick also raised the issue of the earnings of players lower down the rankings when compared with other sports, and the demanding schedule they are obliged to play to maintain them.

In a December interview, Unisys' president of systems and technology George Gazerwitz George Gazerwitz acknowledged the importance of the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) channel, saying the company needed "a volume sales play to maintain the investments needed to keep [development of] the product going".

Weeks before Trump's comments, Putin had made a controversial play to maintain power by becoming Russia's prime minister after serving two terms as president.

It also remains unclear what forces or exogenous structures are in play to maintain the star-burst arrangement of enhancers in the nuclear volume.

Rice and Farris battle about weight, Farris preferring that Rice play lighter to maintain speed.

D'Antoni told the veteran point guard Anthony Carter, also obtained in last week's trade, that he was not sure when he would play, but to maintain his focus.

You have to play regularly to maintain.

Since the early 1990s, as a nominally socialist regime shifted to free-market authoritarianism, the Chinese Communist Party has turned to nationalism as a playing card to maintain its control.

Paced and plotted like one of the better sitcoms (think "Will and Grace"), the play manages to maintain its momentum right up until the final minute, when it suddenly goes limp.