Sentence examples for retained its value from inspiring English sources

It retained its value as spectacle, but it became distrusted, evidence no longer just of greatness but, instead, of a possible crime.

As it retained its value over time--and eventually throughout human history--gold gained cultural credibility.

The British troy pound retained its value of 373.202 g until in 2000 it was legally defined in metric terms, as 373.2417216 g.

But one readily available investment retained its value.

Gold bugs sleep soundly knowing that gold has been discovered in Sumerian graves at Ur, and has retained its value for thousands of years.

Furthermore, in countless devastated districts such as Las Delicias, "swap clubs" have sprung up, in which people trade goods and services using locally printed vouchers yet another form of quasi-money, whose issuance is even more unrestrained.In Las Delicias at least, all this funny money has retained its value against the (declining) peso, though some small shops will not touch it.

As long as it retains its value, the dollar's strength makes it easier for the United States to finance the $700 billion bailout, because the cash will come from bonds sold largely to foreign investors.

It will last much longer and it retains its value better too, on the off chance you want to resell it some day.

It is easy to strengthen steel if required without using advanced technology, it is easier and faster to erect as it can be assembled in a short period of time, and it retains its value when the structure needs to be deconstructed.

Activities associated therewith will interact with the environment of Mars in two reciprocal ways: (i) the mission needs to be protected from the natural environmental elements that can be harmful to human health, the equipment or to their operations; (ii) the specific natural environment of Mars should be protected so that it retains its value for scientific and other purposes.

In order for an art investment to retain its value, it should be kept at low-humidity and avoid being marred.