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Example sentences for: maintains

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The International Herald Tribune maintains that the selection was a deliberate effort to ensure that Singapore's head of state would come from one of its non-Chinese minorities.
The Enquirer maintains that Gore's adherence to the Atkins diet has "dumbed him down" and "impacted his thought processes": The avowed environmentalist is eating steak and recently approved a resumption of whaling.
Al-Qa'ida members-including some who are US citizens-have resided in or traveled to the US for years, and the group apparently maintains a support structure that could aid attacks.
Bush maintains an air of ease and good humor, as though the exchange is friendly.
Bayoumi maintains that a visiting sheikh was the party's principal honoree.