Sentence examples for state of upkeep from inspiring English sources

He wrote,It is pleasant for a visitor to enter a garden and to find it in a good state of upkeep.

Part of it was covered in scaffolding during my visit, which seems to be often the case with public buildings in Berlin and the rest of Germany, forever in a state of upkeep, albeit on a smaller scale than all those cranes around the capital a decade ago.

It seems to suggest a delightful state of deferred maintenance that goes with a slower pace of life and less concern for upkeep.

Ownership is a state of mind that requires upkeep and vigilance to protect what's yours.

Some of the expenses that could be covered by the state include upkeep and heating of the residence in Belgium he shares with Queen Paola, and the fuel for the royal yacht.

That's not easy to replace to begin with — and as budgets for the likes of national and state forest upkeep have shrunk continually over the last half century, there have been fewer and fewer resources with which to combat this trend.

According to the Detroit News, Snyder promised an investment of "millions" as the state takes over upkeep and operation of one of the city's prized natural resources.

But so much perfection calls for perfection of upkeep, and under its present director, Rosalind Saville, a $16 million overhaul has brought every object to a state approaching perfection.

Dredging is employed quite frequently in the state of Rio de Janeiro, especially for the installation and upkeep of commercial ports and rehabilitation of the hydraulic section of silted bodies of water.

The Doolittles' house is, I see, in need of upkeep.

"My experience is that sometimes interiors don't match exteriors in terms of upkeep," Mr. Tate said.