Sentence examples for preserving official from inspiring English sources

Permission to publish was refused for the sake of preserving official secrets: more likely for his sense of the ridiculous.

With the administration now focused on arranging an orderly transition to Afghans, it has appeared to put a higher value on preserving officials who are seen as effective, even if suspect.

But there probably was another reason: to preserve official Washington's relations with a longtime ally in the Middle East.

At least four meetings are being held at each school, and parents and staff and community members can object if they feel that part or all of the school should be preserved, officials said.

He said preserving elected officials' ability to remove the general manager and board members would perpetuate the kind of political interference his proposal is meant to remedy.

that was preserved in official quarters.

The government is reluctant to discuss any of these issues publicly, in part to preserve the official fiction that the United States is not waging a formal war in Pakistan and elsewhere, but it would not harm that effort to show the world how seriously it takes international law by making clear its limits.

There was "unanimous" agreement that freedom of movement must be preserved, an official statement said.

A special effort was made to preserve the official voice actors from the Disney movies used in Kingdom Hearts II.

A special effort was made to preserve the official voice actors of characters from the Disney movies used in Kingdom Hearts.

One senior administration official told the Guardian that the meeting helped reassure Congress that the USA Freedom Act would preserve what officials believe are essential surveillance capabilities.