Sentence examples for to preserve some sort of from inspiring English sources

He'd been using aggression to preserve some sort of self-esteem after the attacks.

They always seemed to preserve some sort of territory entirely to themselves.

He meant that – in order to preserve some sort of unity – he would not insist on the opposition voting in favour of unilateral nuclear disarmament.

Others have resorted to dictatorship or tyranny in desperate attempts to preserve some sort of social order.... "Our measures have repelled these attacks of fear and panic.... "As a nation we are undefeated and unafraid.

So I decided to do photos to try and preserve some sort of memories of the area, and I started the project with a lot of my friends and family.

To sum it up, Macron, Merkel, and their colleagues are faced with an unenviable dilemma: In the interests of avoiding a nuclear-arms race and preserving some sort of order in the Middle East, should they stand up to the wrecker in the White House at an economic cost to their own countries, and at the risk of creating even deeper fissures in the transatlantic alliance?

I felt that I was preserving some sort of purity by presenting the pictures sans explanation.

I had to preserve some shred of dignity.

Unable to preserve any sort of monopoly on trade, the Spanish crown was forced to loosen the restrictions on its colonies' commerce.

It transmits data either in real-time, or in chunks at timed intervals to preserve battery life (sort of like how some fitness trackers 'call home' and sync occasionally with your smartphone so as not to incur the huge power draw of constant wireless connection).

Either option would please Claire Weisz, who says the most important thing for her is that the pavilion be preserved for some sort of public use.