Sentence examples for retained behind from inspiring English sources

The volume of water retained behind the dam was estimated at approximately 4Mm3 (McClung and Weimer 1990).

The difference between erosion and sedimentation on the hillslopes results in a net transport of sediment towards the valley bottom, where the sediment is retained behind 17 earthen dams.

During the dry season, water from Spring Creek pools in a small, stagnant pond retained behind the dam, depositing contaminated sediment and acidic mine waste in the reservoir space.

On the other hand, non-covalent interactions between CDH from different sources and gold electrodes or SAM-modified gold electrodes, and where the enzyme was retained behind a permselective membrane, has not shown stable electrochemical CV signals [ 102– 104].

He also stepped down from the military (thus acquiring the U prefix on his name), but it was unclear to what extent he might have retained behind-the-scenes control in the new government.

While Jiang Zemin may retain behind-the-scenes influence, Mr. Hu, who will assume Mr. Jiang's day-to-day responsibilities, is a blank slate on foreign policy.

In his view, it was one of the few things he could retain behind bars.

Her eyes, which have been scarred by years of looking directly into the sun when she serves, retain behind the reddened iris an unmistakable glint of suspicion.

He had stood down as prime minister of the neat and tidy city state a decade earlier, but he retained enormous behind-the-scenes influence in a job called Senior Minister.

Located opposite the Hermitage Museum on the Moika river, the original 19th-century facade, designed by Dutch engineer Basil von Witte in 1852, has been retained, while the building behind is entirely new.

Most analysts and Western officials have concluded that General Kayani remains committed to democracy, for now, as long as the military retains its behind-the-scenes power.