Sentence examples similar to retain for himself from inspiring English sources

The exact nature of the mukâṭaʿa depended on the proportion of the revenues that the holder remitted to the treasury and the proportion he retained for himself.

In 1980, he brought in his brother, Don, as president, retaining for himself the controlling positions of chief executive and board chairman.

He was in charge, among other things, of negotiating for the worldwide television rights — retaining 23 percent for himself.

Five weeks after general elections, Pakistan is mired in political wrangling, much of it stemming from the system put in place by the general as he has tried to satisfy demands for a return to democracy while retaining power for himself.

He would transfer these cartoons to other canvases, giving himself ready-made designs with which to work and retaining for future use an archive of compositional possibilities.

It ought to be retained for Chevrolet".

From that successful workshop, many actors were retained for Broadway.

(A pub retained, for instance, on the ground floor).