Sentence examples for retaining their status from inspiring English sources

History is not replete with examples of stadium-filling member bands retaining their status once they have adopted conveyor-belt membership.

Of 1,517 votes cast, 1,513 were in favor of the islands' retaining "their status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom," as the ballot question put it, and only three were opposed.

"I can now look forward to the new club obtaining the share from the Football League and retaining their status as a Football League member club".

A shock home defeat against already relegated Droylsden in early April left them in deep trouble, The Bay had games in hand but needed to win all six of their remaining fixtures during a hectic 15-day season run-in to be sure of retaining their status.

They got relegated but because of corruption they said they were going to retain their status.

White women retained their status as innocent victim only as long as they followed the dictates of middle-class morality".

That was endorsed when Reignwood hatched a plan to charge existing Wentworth members £100,000 to retain their status.

But in 1998 the I.R.S. ordered them to stop the practice to retain their status as employees.

It's an attitude that may help to explain why, despite their long success, the Prodigy have retained their status as outsiders.

The public wants Britain's forests to retain their status as inviolable parts of our heritage, safe from the potential depredations of private interests.

So far, schools in this position have been given a breathing space to win it back and retain their status, but longer term this could be a problem.