Sentence examples for retained some of from inspiring English sources

Even in their diminished state, the little alphabet-planets retained some of their punishing, mechanical glamour.

It was good to see that the demon retained some of its bite.

Both Cards of Identity and A House in Order (1966) retained some of his original concerns.

He was quickly moved to offense, but he retained some of his defensive instincts.

Any new government would also be stronger if it retained some of Mr Monti's ministers.

Banks have retained some of the benefit rather than passing it on to customers.

The Berliner Ensemble retained some of the tart grit that had made Brecht famous in the '20s.

But Mr. Hamill isn't bitter or jaded, and he isn't Luke, though he has retained some of that character's incorruptibility.

The new president appointed a 45-year-old banker, Mikhail Chyhir, as his premier but retained some of Kebich's appointees.

If I could go back in time, I would have retained some of that initial team and been less extremist about the transitions to create more continuity.

He would seem to have retained some of his old weaknesses as a candidate, such as a tendency to go off message.