| The secret to maintaining this balance over the long haul is to avoid letting moderation turn into monotony. |
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| The secret to achieving and maintaining healthy, young looking skin is balance in your life and skin care routine. |
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| The vast majority of companies are either increasing employment or maintaining it at current levels. |
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| He stresses the importance of getting out of one's stance quickly while maintaining good balance and leverage. |
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| Too sticky a surface could rob the Scots of a realistic chance of maintaining their run of success. |
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| In December 2003 he stood to become a Wikipedian administrator with access to technical features that help with maintaining the site. |
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| The Board had always been maintaining that it would abide by the court verdict, whatever it might be. |
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| The courts are increasingly holding employers responsible for maintaining a safe workplace. |
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| Plucking the key from the other pocket and dismissing the guards with an airy wave of the hand, I take care in maintaining an unconcerned air. |
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| And I think, in the end, the secretary is going to agree on many of our major points on maintaining the critical military base. |
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| This allows them to operate further from the parent recon platoon, while still maintaining a good communications link with the task force. |
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| Yet despite maintaining a slow and meditative pace throughout, The Consequences of Love is peppered with moments of understated wit. |
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| I try to withhold all curiosities and concentrate on maintaining my composure. |
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| It was a study on building political autonomy through maintaining ancestral knowledge and the traditional economy. |
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| Thus only a little over one third of the cost of maintaining the database is recouped by fees. |
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| There is a lot you can learn about recovering from illness, improving health and maintaining good health. |
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| The salvaged roof covering can then be installed on the front, maintaining the original look of the house. |
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| Stephen is a thatcher by trade and is busy maintaining an ancient art which was handed down over the generations. |
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| In the end, she reconciles her new amour with her personal philosophy of maintaining two lovers. |
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| Thereafter the slope weathers uniformly, maintaining its angle but reducing in size. |
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| As a reductant, it is very important in maintaining the stability of erythrocyte membranes and the structure of hemoglobin. |
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| The working definition of insomnia is a persistent difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep. |
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| In any event, the White House tonight is maintaining a diplomatic silence on this apparently very touchy subject. |
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| Plans include maintaining the quality of water supplies, preventing sewers flooding in homes and reducing smells from waste treatment plants. |
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| Even in peacetime, the day-to-day froth of maintaining a ready Army consumes an officer's intellectual capital. |
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| Yet New Labour, the Tories and the Liberal Democrats all agree on maintaining the occupation. |
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| Only by steadfastly maintaining an arm's-length relationship with the military-industrial complex can it preserve these distinctions. |
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| Besides, a cycle rally was flagged off with an aim of creating awareness among the public on maintaining good health. |
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| The cost of maintaining such huge armies in the field would be prohibitive. |
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| The root cellar for maintaining a constant cool temperature for the vegetables in the era prior to electricity and refrigerators was interesting. |
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| I found this a satisfying device, teetering on archness, but successful in maintaining a playful tone. |
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| All dangerous sports were banned but archery was seen as essential to maintaining the country's military strength. |
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| At the macrolevel, we won the Cold War by engaging in a long-term expenditure of resources while maintaining a large standing military. |
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| There are huge economies of scale in building and maintaining these behemoths. |
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| This gives the firm the responsibility of maintaining positions in a particular listed stock to enhance market liquidity for that stock. |
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| Tree surgery, a scientific process which is a part of arboriculture or urban forestry, looks at the science of developing and maintaining trees. |
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| Unless you are rather experienced at maintaining a salt water aquarium, forget it. |
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| The collection of secret intelligence from sensitively placed human sources depends crucially on maintaining their confidence. |
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| Be aware that even in your own office, maintaining the security of sensitive information can have its challenges, especially around visitors. |
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| Beyond smart merchandising, the critical factor in keeping the mix fresh is maintaining fresh eyes. |
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| After the defeat of the Cherokees, the Seminoles decided to fight for their land, and succeeded in maintaining it. |
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| However, like any military force today, maintaining a modern, well-equipped, and ready armed force is a challenge. |
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| Fixing a hollow force turned out to be a lot more expensive than just maintaining an adequate military. |
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| You must also bear the responsibility for maintaining a secure site and liability for the content of the site. |
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| Thirdly, even if you bought a roadworthy vehicle, maintaining the car can be quite costly. |
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| The innkeeper smiled at her when she appeared in the kitchen, and offered her a regular job maintaining his barn. |
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| A key factor in maintaining bean geese in the valley is the availability of secure roosts close to the feeding areas. |
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| It's got a really unique design, and it is great the way they have combined the beachiness with the bamboo detail, while maintaining clean lines. |
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| In the interest of maintaining the appearance of neutrality, there would be no speakers with any obvious political party affiliation. |
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| She offered a limp handshake, maintaining eye contact with the wall space just above my head. |
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| Political authorities were interested mainly in maintaining harmony within and among these different self-regulating bodies. |
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| Clearance of apoptotic cells by phagocytes is crucial in maintaining tissue homeostasis. |
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| Some people, thank goodness, take a good deal of pride and pleasure in achieving and maintaining a perfect filing system. |
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| Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and body is half the battle at this stage. |
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| The operator will have responsibility for building and maintaining the M1 roadway scheme over a 30-year period. |
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| The artillery batteries ' duties quickly changed to extending, improving and maintaining a brigade-sized defensive perimeter. |
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| The narrative is artful and rhythmical, maintaining a fast and steady pace throughout the movie. |
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| Soldiers liaise and mix with community members while maintaining their professional bearing. |
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| Knowledge of polymer rheology is essential in maintaining uniform textures in molded products such as, for example, an ice cream sandwich. |
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| The coliseum looks unbelievably real, and I can't believe the level of detail we were able to attain while maintaining a fast frame rate. |
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| Sino-Japanese cooperation will undoubtedly continue to aid in maintaining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula. |
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| As shareholder his involvement in the numerous disputes with bargemasters, mill owners and navvies maintaining the canal was quite demanding. |
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| But most special is that she is combining Brazilian music with American tap dance and she is maintaining the integrity of both. |
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| My 6th grader had well-developed language skills in Marshallese and English when we moved here, and so had no problem maintaining both. |
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| They represent the loving commitment to maintaining stable relationships that religion otherwise upholds. |
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| The Post Office will be made responsible for maintaining the rural network and preventing any avoidable closures. |
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| We'll talk with former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp about the government's role in maintaining prosperity. |
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| Every week we sit and work hard, with music as our only comfort, maintaining our sanity as tempers flare. |
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| When these units relax, another fraction contracts tetanically thereby maintaining a nearly constant tension in the whole muscle. |
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| The removal of the appellants has the legitimate aim of maintaining such control. |
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| There is no legal requirement to register as a charity, nor is any agency charged with maintaining such a register. |
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| This restriction is not law, there is no regulation maintaining secrecy of the discussions in the room. |
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| There is evidence now that testosterone may be as useful as oestrogen in maintaining alertness. |
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| The cost of maintaining these areas is recharged to the leaseholder as part of the annual service charge. |
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| Hosting feeds costs money, scraping feeds takes time, and maintaining a feed can take some time as well. |
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| They have an important role in maintaining a balance of marine life on the reef but they do not build structures. |
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| Since their flight suits are tailored when they join the team, maintaining their shape usually equates to eating light. |
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| If purchasing and maintaining T-1 equipment is an intimidating thought, consider renting from the long distance carrier or the telephone company. |
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| Noyce's film is lean, making its point by maintaining a sharp focus on the humanity of its characters. |
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| The owner is responsible for maintaining the system, including making backup copies of all project data on a regular basis. |
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| The borough council says maintaining the pool is too expensive, and it would have to employ a qualified attendant on site at all times. |
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| The principle of maintaining the territorial integrity of states remained sacrosanct. |
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| I hope, however, that they are equally keen on maintaining the age-old tradition of literary backscratching. |
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| He toiled manfully with the task, bravely maintaining that the national picture was not as grim as the newspapers would have us believe. |
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| She commended him for maintaining the same characters unlike local soaps on Zimbabwean television. |
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| Further, maintaining an ample supply of foxes required at least a partial creation of their favoured habitat. |
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| There is intriguing evidence of persistent overmanning, i.e. maintaining unproductive labour, well into the structural adjustment phase. |
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| Oceans are playing a very vital role in maintaining the atmospheric balance of the earth. |
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| Administration, equipment and maintaining venues cost huge amounts of money. |
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| Specialist technicians are responsible for maintaining and modifying these recipes and have greater freedom in controlling the plant. |
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| She felt a sense of accomplishment at the fact that she could pay her own bills while maintaining her own store in the mall. |
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| In most islands some small-scale farmers continued to occupy prime lands, maintaining a cash-crop culture on the margins of plantations. |
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| But the lads and lassies of lawn tennis are positively dedicated to maintaining the temple of their bodies compared to football's finest. |
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| The authors conclude that methotrexate is safe and effective for maintaining remission in patients with Crohn's disease. |
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| Quanta's efficiency is helped by its system of maintaining clusters of component suppliers close at hand. |
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| In fact, if the birds were to follow loxodromes, maintaining fixed geographic courses, the vast majority would migrate towards Greenland. |
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| Treatment for ulcerative colitis seeks to improve quality of life by inducing and maintaining remission of symptoms and inflammation. |
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| I am all about maintaining the rights and freedoms of Canadians but why isn't treatment a condition of his release? |
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| They are also astute at maintaining public sympathy by regularly deserting the picket lines to save lives. |
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| I would love to see more articles on maintaining marriages and relationships. |
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| It ascended slowly and without sound, maintaining constant ascent and flight path towards the center of Manhattan. |
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| In many cases, the owners have employed a great deal of skill and taste in maintaining their home. |
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| In Ayurveda, diet and digestion are accorded equal importance in maintaining good health. |
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| But the increased costs of maintaining health and safety at abattoirs means consumers are unlikely to benefit. |
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| The aircraft reversed yawed to the right where his wingman was maintaining position on the runway. |
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| While finding a partner or date is hard, maintaining the relationship should be easy. |
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| Police are warning farmers to secure valuable machinery and to mark it for identification, as well as maintaining serial number records. |
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| Rothbard is still correct in maintaining that Mises has no warrant for assuming what the purposes are of those who recommend the minimum wage. |
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| One of the biggest dangers facing airmen in the desert is heat, and acclimation to that heat is vital to maintaining their health. |
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| How can society hope to accommodate to men and women alike pursuing their public ambitions while maintaining a stable domestic life? |
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| Thus the Fed, far from maintaining its accommodative mode, is poised to raise rates at the end of this month. |
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| Medical staff are maintaining a close watch on the patient and his family are keeping a constant presence at his bedside. |
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| The European quickset hedges of hawthorn and willow never became popular on the Island, perhaps because maintaining them is quite laborious. |
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| This lid is provided with a tool to make removing and reinstalling the lid on the waterblock base simple, while maintaining the watertight seal. |
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| And I did not relish the idea of sprinting past them and maintaining that pace. |
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| While maintaining discipline he should be able to relate to his kids and empathise with them. |
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| In an era where competition has become intense, quality has come to be acknowledged as the key to maintaining an edge over rivals. |
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| The difficulty of maintaining the clay squares and the muddiness that can occur on a wet day makes genuine traditional quoits a rare sport. |
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| We acknowledge that they will be maintaining that position, but we disagree with it. |
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| We then discuss the challenge of balancing the right to education with the importance of maintaining safe and orderly schools. |
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| Half of American webloggers cite self-help as their primary motivation for maintaining their online diaries, a survey has discovered. |
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| It predates Western medicine and has made a good job of maintaining the health of a huge population. |
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| Keeping up with current affairs and maintaining an active mind has been the key to Gladys Whitehead's long life. |
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| Bartending is about banter and jocularity, but it is also often about maintaining a cautious eye, and to some extent, babysitting. |
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| The establishment decided in her favour and threw their weight behind her claim to the throne and maintaining the status quo. |
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| We contribute a part of our monthly saving towards maintaining a joint account in the bank. |
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| Chimps and bonobos appear to place value on maintaining good relations, renewing friendly contact after a fight. |
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| It has followed a policy of maintaining friendly relations with the North while strengthening economic ties with the South. |
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| Contenders are raising funds and canvassing support while maintaining complete radio silence. |
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| Reliability in the field or on the range can be improved by maintaining a clean shotgun. |
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| Bill was comfortable expressing emotion, but he was also bothered by Jane's persistence in maintaining the above-mentioned regressive behaviors. |
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| The intensity of exercise is the primary factor in maintaining or improving aerobic power. |
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| They were used to direct labour and raw materials as a way of maintaining the production of critical commodities. |
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| Fans sensed that his commitment to maintaining fitness was less than wholehearted. |
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| In addition, the union dropped a demand for maintaining certain minimum manning levels for some operations. |
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| The fight raged on with Barry maintaining the upper hand with long left hooks and sheer aggression. |
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| If we return to the gunshot analogy, we realize why creating sound effects is a perfectly legitimate practice in maintaining realism. |
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| These cases provide rare views of the processes by which antigenic or enzymatic properties of a protein are modified while still maintaining function. |
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| Many women struggling with an eating disorder grow protective over thinspo, because it becomes so integral to maintaining and continuing their disorder. |
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| The actual cost of creating and maintaining that environment is minimal. |
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| The Renaissance Italians also had an acute insight into the importance of the balance of power for maintaining international order among themselves. |
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| The issue that follows thereon is whether such interference will be proportionate to the proper interests of the state in maintaining effective immigration control. |
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| His actual worry will lie in maintaining harmony among such a gathering of outstanding footballers who will all understandably feel that they should start matches. |
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| Mobile phones and information technology are reducing the cost of maintaining accounts and processing payments. |
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| Evergreen climbers provide winter insulation, not only by maintaining a pillow of air between the plant and the wall but by reducing wind chill on the wall surface. |
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| He was today maintaining a focused game-by-game approach to the run-in after seeing his York City Knights side put one foot in LHF National League One. |
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| To be fair, I had a hard time maintaining my concentration at all. |
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| The drones, as it were, had to rest at their stations, constantly maintaining the hive for the greater good. |
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| After all, we lost the Vietnam War, but only in the sense that our goal of reunifying a democratic Vietnam, or maintaining an independent South Vietnam, was not met. |
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| In fact, there's an almost maximalist spectrum of sound, and the album is all the more impressive for creating and maintaining such a specific mood over 16 songs. |
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| So maintaining a buffer zone ruled by the Kim dynasty satisfies all of Beijing's concerns. |
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| Further, because the workpiece and OD wheel stay on this one machine, and the belt does not have to be changed, the company says maintaining part accuracy is greatly improved. |
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| The system relies on maintaining all three connections whenever possible and simply routing data packets onto whichever offers the fastest throughput. |
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| Operational tempo seemed particularly laggard after major victories, when maintaining the momentum of victory would seem to have promised the greatest rewards. |
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| Exercise is important for maintaining good health and well-being because it burns up kilojoules and raises your body's metabolic rate for 24 to 48 hours afterwards. |
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| Many patients buried their emotions, utterly helpless and dependent as they were, for the sake of peace, maintaining an outer stoicism they did not feel. |
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| Upon them sat antique pots holding ancient plants nobly maintaining their vainglory and smugness as they grew greedily towards the late summer sunshine. |
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| Her duty was to breezily keep the ball rolling, maintaining the appearance of a freewheeling, open dialogue while steering the topic in positive directions. |
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| One such area is operating and maintaining unmanned aerial vehicles. |
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| The need for conservation of older houses, terraces and cottages is also stressed, and the importance of maintaining trees and hedgerows is emphasized. |
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| Instead, he imbues his work with a brooding melancholy, while maintaining both its dignity and elegance. |
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| Missionaries' and ngos' documents, on the other hand, list the importance of incorporating and maintaining Baka language, rituals, and traditional medicines. |
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| Just a half hour of sleep is critical to maintaining or improving performance in repetitive tasks such as screening baggage or practicing a musical score. |
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| The members of this group exercise considerable humor and badinage in dealing with each other, but they also pay close attention to maintaining standards. |
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| In particular, the combination of training and nutrition in this program are designed to get you to your desired leanness while maintaining or even increasing muscle mass. |
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| This section seeks to sketch a rough outline of the interests and objectives of the two countries in developing and maintaining bilateral military ties. |
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| During a crash event, the foam also supports the vehicle's safety cage by controlling displacement and improving or maintaining load transfer paths. |
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| They started maintaining a register for attendance everyday. |
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| These days, beyond simply maintaining his sobriety, the actor has turned into something of a gym rat. |
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| It is also manifest in the successful accomplishment of functions that allow the system to interact with its environment while maintaining its own integrity. |
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| Groups country-wide who work against dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco have banded together to work for maintaining federal funding levels. |
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| I don't understand all the technical jargon, but do agree with the general gist of maintaining freedom of communication outside the oppression of big business monopolies. |
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| Above all, though, first round day is when the law of averages is more likely to favour lower pedigree opposition maintaining the FA Cup's shock factor. |
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| This step was completed by switching the arthroscope to the anterior cannula while maintaining the thermal probe in the accessory posterior portal. |
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| Trouble arose most frequently in maintaining the delicate visual balance between the engraved image and the transparent layers of watercolor applied over it. |
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| Despite the constant rejection Cindy remains adamant about maintaining her user status. |
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| Money raised from its sale will go towards maintaining Castle Howard. |
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| It is a wholistic science that places great emphasis on prevention and aims at bringing about and maintaining harmony of body, mind, and consciousness. |
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| Walker is intent on maintaining muscle tone in his lower body. |
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| Deterrence, a centerpiece of Cold War diplomacy, encompasses maintaining credible forces and showing the flag at appropriate locations to deter an enemy's aggression. |
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| The linchpin to maintaining worker safety and efficiency is preplanning. |
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| You'll just get a cascading series of problems to do with the mechanics of maintaining the tombolo at the same time as having a canal going through it. |
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| The income goes towards maintaining the buildings and the estate. |
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| Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells that is key to maintaining energy balance in the body. |
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| Federal law bars the government from maintaining a searchable digital database of gun purchases. |
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| If the air was turbulent, maintaining a tight formation was a real chore. |
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| Walls that slide on tracks, platform floors, and pivoting panels are some of the devices used to reapportion the space while maintaining its flexible nature. |
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| Pea, one of the most important legume crops in Europe, is an ideal candidate for restoring and maintaining soil fertility in polluted agroecosystems. |
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| All personnel are assigned a sector of observation and fire, with the lead automatic weapon gunner maintaining special emphasis on road medians or emergency lanes. |
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| Nicholson dives into the project with gusto, marshaling the administrative savoir faire that he and his men have amassed through years of maintaining the British Empire. |
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| The group might have condemned violence while still maintaining an adversarial relationship with the police force. |
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| Again and again we were told by sundry Middle East experts that the wise mullahs had every interest in maintaining a stable Iraq. |
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| A portion of the book proceeds go to maintaining and reforesting the site. |
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| The institute is also responsible for maintaining the majority of the USSR's wind tunnels. |
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| The teacher has a hard time maintaining discipline in the classroom. |
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| Certainly anyone devoted to maintaining Christ as a lacquered benevolent spirit in a Disneyland of happiness is not going to like this movie. |
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| That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth. |
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| In such a competitive environment, attracting forumites and maintaining their numbers are essential for the existence and survival of a forum. |
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| They haven't been maintaining it, and the downtown area has really gone to pot over the past 20 years. |
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| Their powers are limited to services such as collecting waste, controlling dogs and maintaining parks and cemeteries. |
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| There are also concerns about reliability, and the rising costs of constructing and maintaining offshore wind farms. |
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| Hedgerows, however, traditionally used for maintaining and demarcating land boundaries, act as a refuge for native wild flora. |
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| They pulled out of Greece entirely, maintaining minimal contacts with their Greek allies. |
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| For the most part, Roman cities had a civil guard used for maintaining the peace. |
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| Once England had been conquered, the Normans faced many challenges in maintaining control. |
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| In 1473 it was enlarged and given the additional duty of maintaining law and order in the Principality and the Marches of Wales. |
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| The French rejected the claim, maintaining that Isabella could not transmit a right that she did not possess. |
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| Richard, like his predecessors, had to win over these men by granting gifts and maintaining cordial relationships. |
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| Unlike his father, Feodor had no enthusiasm in maintaining exclusive trading rights with England. |
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| Both nations saw it as vital to maintaining their influence and empires in Asia. |
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| On 5 February the Commons voted 282 to 151 for maintaining the original wording of the resolution. |
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| The young woman kept on down Front Street, Warwick maintaining his distance a few rods behind her. |
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| The Speaker is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the House. |
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| During debate, the Speaker is responsible for maintaining discipline and order. |
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| In addition to maintaining discipline, the Speaker must ensure that debate proceeds smoothly. |
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| The next monarch, Edward Longshanks, was far more successful in maintaining royal power and responsible for the conquest of Wales. |
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| These were the important entrances to the City and their control was vital in maintaining the City's special privileges over certain trades. |
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| Groundwater is an important water source, especially in the drier months, so maintaining its quality and quantity is extremely important. |
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| Founded in 1881, the Chichester Symphony Orchestra plays an important part in maintaining the classical music tradition of the area. |
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| A rough grid pattern can offer a wide variety of routes while still maintaining reasonable speed and frequency of service. |
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| The infrastructure is owned by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, with Stagecoach operating and maintaining the trams. |
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| After this initial focussing of the mind, the focus is coupled to mindfulness, maintaining a calm mind while being aware of one's surroundings. |
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| The Union is given a large subvention by the university, much of which is spent on maintaining around 300 clubs, projects and societies. |
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| Usually they were given control of the city and were responsible for levying taxes, enforcing the law and maintaining order. |
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| The first is said that it evolved from a requirement for maintaining grazing rights on the common. |
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| Changes are underway in the club structure to try to make it more attractive, whilst maintaining club ethos. |
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| Consistency in maintaining what he believed to be true was itself one of his leading principles. |
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| In 2004, he played mostly in America on the PGA Tour, while also maintaining his membership on the European Tour. |
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| Additional duties include maintaining the ship's boats and performing other nautical tasks. |
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| The Security Council is charged with maintaining peace and security among countries. |
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| Yes Scotland was the main campaign group for independence, while Better Together was the main campaign group in favour of maintaining the union. |
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| This unique period of American primacy has been an important factor in maintaining a condition of peace between the great powers. |
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| Its programme was motivated to have an independent deterrent against the Soviet Union, while also maintaining its status as a great power. |
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| In fact it stated that the nobility would choose someone else to be king if Bruce proved to be unfit in maintaining Scotland's independence. |
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| The service model union focuses more on maintaining worker rights, providing services, and resolving disputes. |
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| The naval war also continued, with the United Kingdom maintaining a blockade of France by sea. |
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| Polish art has always reflected European trends while maintaining its unique character. |
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| The kingdoms of Egypt and Iraq were seen as vital to maintaining strong British influence in the region. |
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| A prominent goal of the EU since its creation by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 is establishing and maintaining a single market. |
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| The obvious benefit to a country in maintaining armed forces is in providing protection from foreign threats and from internal conflict. |
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| To Barber, Diego Garcia and other acquired islands would play a key role in maintaining US dominance. |
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| Singapore's foreign policy is aimed at maintaining security in Southeast Asia and surrounding territories. |
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| All three operate worldwide, maintaining offices on six continents, and rating tens of trillions of dollars in securities. |
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| The papers that have been published in this journal are internationally acclaimed for maintaining high research standards. |
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| Another important practice is maintaining the pressure of the underground gasifier below that of the surrounding groundwater. |
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| Nowadays, the number of Basque speakers is maintaining its level or increasing slightly. |
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| While still maintaining the main band and attempting to win over punk audiences, Police members continued to moonlight within art rock. |
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| Hull damage is also a significant concern both for maintaining equipment, and for rower safety. |
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| Spain disputes the EEZ's southern border, maintaining that it should be drawn halfway between Madeira and the Canary Islands. |
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| The Malian government had a hard time maintaining full control over their country. |
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| Trajan's successor Hadrian adopted a policy of maintaining rather than expanding the empire. |
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| The University of Glasgow, since maintaining its provision in Dumfries, has launched a new undergraduate programme in primary teaching. |
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| Historians have discerned a decline of monastic life in this period, with many religious houses maintaining smaller numbers of monks. |
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| Elizabeth had succeeded in maintaining a Protestant government in Scotland, without either condemning or releasing her fellow sovereign. |
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| Great importance was attached to maintaining an educated ministry within the Free Church. |
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| On the other hand, a number of persons could cause difficulty to the people maintaining the victim. |
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| Since World War I, achieving and maintaining air superiority has been considered essential for victory in conventional warfare. |
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| Scottish country dancing is now recognised as a valuable activity for maintaining health and fitness. |
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| As of the early 2000s, Fairtrade farmers and marketing organizations incurred a wide range of costs in achieving and maintaining certification. |
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| It often has spikes on its carapace, which may assist these small organisms in maintaining directional swimming. |
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| Dialects are probably an important means of maintaining group identity and cohesiveness. |
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| Completion fluids assist the emplacement of control hardware after drilling but prior to production by maintaining the pressure. |
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| Unionists believed in maintaining and deepening the relationship between the various nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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| They were responsible for justice, enforcing capitularies, levying soldiers, receiving tolls and dues and maintaining roads and bridges. |
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| The French government also succeeded in maintaining a cultural exception to defend audiovisual products made in the country. |
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| The articulated nature of the trainset was credited with maintaining stability during the incident and all of the train stayed upright. |
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| Since then, Sweden has been at peace, maintaining an official policy of neutrality in foreign affairs. |
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| In May 2014 the country exited the bailout but reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining its reformist momentum. |
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| Recreational fisherman also have an interest in maintaining access to fish stocks. |
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| Managed retreat is an alternative to constructing or maintaining coastal structures. |
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| The success of belugas turned attention to maintaining their relative, the narwhal, in captivity. |
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| Ecologists are attempting to understand the relationship between heterogeneity and maintaining biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. |
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| The low height of the radar mast makes it difficult to acquire and lock onto a target while maintaining a safe distance. |
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| The mayor is a member of the municipal executive board, but also has individual responsibilies in maintaining public order. |
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| But by far the worst effects for Spain were the increased difficulties it suffered in maintaining its position in the Southern Netherlands. |
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| Turkey may play an important role in maintaining wolves in the region, because of its contiguity with Central Asia. |
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| The New Testament speaks of the importance of maintaining orthodox doctrine and refuting heresies, showing the antiquity of the concern. |
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| Mesoscale ocean eddies play crucial rolls in transferring heat poleward, as well as maintaining heat gradients at different depths. |
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| Recent studies suggest that Australopithecines still lived part of the time in trees as a result of maintaining a grasping big toe. |
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| It seems that they were culturally conservative maintaining simple technologies and foraging patterns over very long periods. |
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| Even though prices for indigenous slaves were cheaper, there was never a focus on maintaining slave families. |
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| This overturning is often important for maintaining the oxygenation of very deep lakes. |
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| Pasture based dairy producers invest much time and effort into maintaining their pastures and thus feed for their cattle. |
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| Consequently timing of the first breeding as well as all the subsequent breeding is important for maintaining milk production levels. |
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| The matrix material surrounds and supports the reinforcement materials by maintaining their relative positions. |
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| Apart from maintaining its facilities and supporting its personnel the church gave most of the donations it received as alms. |
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| His early political career was devoted largely towards maintaining the independence of Megalopolis. |
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| Monetary policy has been successful in maintaining inflation within the NBM's target range. |
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| The Principate allowed the existence of a de facto dictatorial regime, while maintaining the formal framework of the Roman Republic. |
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| As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia plays a major role in maintaining international peace and security. |
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| During the immediate postwar period, the Soviet Union rebuilt and expanded its economy, while maintaining its strictly centralized control. |
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| There are general causes, moral and physical, which act in every monarchy, elevating it, maintaining it, or hurling it to the ground. |
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| It would be his successor, King Manuel I, who would designate Vasco da Gama for this expedition, while maintaining the original plan. |
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| Isabella's only son, John, married Margaret of Austria, maintaining ties with the Habsburg dynasty, on which Spain relied heavily. |
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| Various models for maintaining the country's cultural diversity have been suggested, but none were successfully implemented. |
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| In the preface, Luo states that Chinese maritime power was essential to maintaining the world order. |
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| Monasteries later became centers of medical practice in the Middle Ages, and carried on the tradition of maintaining medicinal gardens. |
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| These gardens became specialized and capable of maintaining plants from Southern Hemispheres as well as maintaining plants during winter. |
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| Indigenous allies were crucial to conquest, as well as to creating and maintaining empire. |
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| Upon independence, the government created the Department of Cuzco, maintaining authority over territory extending to the Brazilian border. |
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