He said that clients would choose which firm to retain in the future.
The most important missiles to retain in any shrinking arsenal would be those based on submarines.
Just look at the relative positions we retain in the world.
They also provided a rare glimpse of the political influence that Eastern religions retain in some Asian countries.
In itself, it was a powerful aesthetic experience that he was determined to retain in a reconstructed building.
But back home, the patience of the people has dwindled, however much faith they retain in their president's good intentions.
The number of troops to retain in Afghanistan after 2014 is not the only decision facing the White House.
He has delivered a striking number of speeches in swing states which he needs to retain in 2012, for example.
That is how readers retain in their minds a sense of the character "Isabel Archer", even if they cannot tell you what she is exactly like.
"It does not require this state, the United Kingdom, to retain in this country, to the detriment of national security, a terrorist suspect," he said.
All that I retain in my head of the house in town is the wallpaper with Teddy bears in my old room.
