Sentence examples for taking and maintaining from inspiring English sources

"In essence, Mr Gertos succeeded in taking and maintaining physical custody of the land, to the exclusion of all others, and he has assumed the position of a landlord".

Waxy pushed Brother to Precipitate (a "bump" in modern racing terms) at the track's first turn, taking and maintaining the lead to become an "easy winner" of the Derby.

In 2015, attorneys for the former black-site detainees now charged with war crimes at Guantánamo Bay learned of the existence of up to 14,000 photographs the CIA took and maintains of their former detainees.

In their haste to leave, however, he surmised that they had left behind a standard "root kit" — software designed to take and maintain control over another's system.

However, once the machine is installed in a factory, it becomes the owner's responsibility to see that it is used in a safe manner and that all safety measures are properly taken and maintained.

The ability of the AK Parti to take and maintain a moderate stance was refreshing, and the capacity of Western nations to accept the political move with grace and aplomb was exciting.

Whatever crisis the Cameron administrations had to meet was of their own making and clearly made in the interests of taking (2010) and maintaining (2015) power.

Taking medications and maintaining physical activity were dominant SM activities.

The whole point is sharing development cost, not taking code and maintaining an expensive fork.

Research on spoken conversations highlights the importance of simultaneous feedback on signaling when to listen, the effective timing of taking turns, and maintaining a continuous interaction.

"We stayed focused," said Hartley, and they had, taking a lap lead and maintaining it for the rest of the race.