Sentence examples for preserving a bit of from inspiring English sources

MONTERO'S BAR & GRILL (73 Atlantic Avenue; 718-624-9799), a no-frills waterfront bar preserving a bit of the neighborhood's pre-gentrified spirit.

The Everetts and their guests take pride in preserving a bit of the pastoral South even as Atlanta creeps inexorably toward them.

The benefits would be obvious: Rulers like Mr. Marcos, Gen. Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay and Gen. Augusto Pinochet of Chile could be offered the incentive of a safe exit and a secure future, and perhaps even preserving a bit of undeserved dignity.

And as foreign families struggle to adapt to a new culture for an average of three to five years while preserving a bit of their own, they are adding a multinational effervescence to the county, with certain towns acting as magnets for particular nationalities.

Though much altered over the years (it was last occupied by Gordo's Grill), the modest building retains some of its original identity as a schoolhouse, and its present owners tip their hat to the past by preserving a bit of bookish décor.

ASK-VP-3/4: right and left horn core fragments: left is a basal portion preserving a bit of the pedicel-horn core boundary, right is from just above the horn core base.

An actress has to preserve a bit of mystery, you know.

But Hanssen said the tourism board decided to leave some spots out to preserve a bit of the islands' mystery.

Matt successfully wields such power as he retains, and manages to preserve a bit of pristine Hawaiian environment.

A rock that fell in northwest Canada in January may preserve a bit of the primordial solar system, little changed from what it was 4.5 billion years ago.

"I'm just trying to preserve a bit of anonymity," he says, "and this arena I'm now entering doesn't really tolerate that sort of thing.