Sentence examples for were kept down from inspiring English sources

Under apartheid, blacks were kept down.

Costs were kept down on the low-budget films by the use of stock footage and commentary from Republican luminaries.

Prices were kept down by the lower cost of entertainment, electricity, tobacco, food and soft drinks, the official statistician said.

Admission prices were kept down through council subsidies, and programs were introduced to provide technical assistance to museums and historical societies.

As the widow of a British construction worker, I know that wages were kept down as a result of the availability of cheap labour from abroad, meaning that during his final years, my husband earned less than in previous years.

In most countries a passive, even expansionary, monetary policy was in effect; interest rates were kept down and the supply of money was allowed to grow faster than would have been consistent with stable prices.

"People are being kept down.

So how can costs be kept down?

The tanks should be kept short, so that depths and costs can be kept down.

But a good idea could not be kept down.

It would not, of course, be kept down.