Sentence examples for retained a solid from inspiring English sources
Nevertheless, the Roman Catholics retained a solid base of Christians on which to build.
At the same time, as we wrote just after the 2012 elections, gerrymandering helped increase the number of seats won by Republicans such that they retained a solid 33-seat majority in the House despite losing the overall popular congressional vote by 1.4m votes.
But over the last decade the PKK has shown that it retains a solid base of support among the Turkish Kurds which means that it can never be eradicated.
The Peronists, who probably retain a solid minimum of 25% of the vote, look to be the strongest force, but by default.
The redesigned 2014 model is aimed at retaining a solid proportion of the old car's customer base while luring buyers whose names are not Avis and Enterprise.
Despite the police rebellion and recent protests by student and indigenous groups, polls show that he retains a solid majority of support and is Ecuador's strongest leader in decades.
Ms Rousseff should retain a solid majority, therefore.In a time-honoured Brazilian tradition, however, many outfits from her ruling bloc, including the famously malleable PMDB, will happily swing behind whoever wins the presidency in exchange for ministries and cushy posts in state-controlled companies and government agencies.
Still, there is little doubt that the ANC, as the party of liberation under Nelson Mandela and others, will retain a solid majority in the national Parliament.Meanwhile, violent crime remains high, food and petrol prices have soared and power-cuts earlier this year dented people's confidence.
And then, the rest of Cu–In compound is possibly "passivated" by oxidation, and ultimately retains a solid phase.
It added that it planned new content including territory expansions to help retain "a solid base" around its current subscription level.
· Even after voters hear negative information about Schakowsky and the other candidates, Schakowsky retains a solid lead over the field.
