He retains official control over the party machine and its patronage.
If, on the other hand, Covent Garden is to retain official status, it will have to discard its air of lordly entitlement and appeal to a larger cross-section of the public.
Although roughly one-third of Thailand's total population is classified as urban, the figure does not take into account the large number of people who work primarily in urban areas while still retaining official residence in their villages.
Joyce Banda was expelled from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, although she retained her official position.
Many top craftsmen were retained as official clubmakers by golf courses like St. Andrews.
Astrology was popular in Muslim Spain, and after 788 the Umayyad rulers retained an official astrologer in their courts.
Mr. Bush retained an official lead of 930 votes, but Mr. Gore had a net gain of 466 votes statewide in an unofficial tally of hand-counted ballots.
As the recount continued, Governor Bush retained an official lead of 930 votes, but Vice President Al Gore had a net gain of 466 votes in an unofficial tally of hand-counted ballots.
St. James's Palace was retained for official use.
The new building was called "Temple Sinai", and thereafter the congregation itself became known as "Temple Sinai", although it retained the official name of "First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland".
