| 单词 | maintain |
| 例句 | They must respond to violence with nonviolence; discipline must be maintained at all cost. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But three-quarter ration is hard to maintain, so now I'm eating potatoes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Every dead birdie means five bucks to maintain this here park you’re standing in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The M-Plan was designed to allow the organization to recruit new members, respond to local and national problems, and maintain regular contact between the membership and the underground leadership. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the second piece of your mind was kept busy trying to maintain the belief that your opponent’s piece of wicking was not the same as the wick of your candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They maintain that the people who drove the Neanderthals to extinction, settled Australia, and carved the Stadel lion-man were as intelligent, creative and sensitive as we are. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I have the hardest time trying to maintain a normal facade when I’m feeling so wretched and sad. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The British withdrew from the fight to maintain their thirteen colonies in 1783. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Wyn ran and maintained the library in the Tower, which welcomed all visitors. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was obviously interested but maintained his aloof law-enforcement defense barrier. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The Hitler Youth philosophy maintained that youth must be led by youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course they would exalt the priests and rulers who promised to maintain this miracle. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a poor country, in part because the United States maintained its trade embargo, and because the Soviet Union, once it collapsed in the late eighties, no longer provided financial subsidies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I like to maintain that the number of intermediates linking me to these historical figures is one: Russell. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary led the way along a hard path above the mud; like many things the mulefa had made, it was ancient and perfectly maintained, more like a part of nature than something imposed on it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the pitch- perfect voice of the man who for years had maintained my family’s lawn and cleaned our pool. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But it was her golden hair that caught the attention of most, hair that still maintained a glimmer of its glory. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Apparently these giant roaches had maintained their speed with their size. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Penelope longed to give each one a hug, but she knew that a wise governess always maintains a certain professional reserve. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The two blacks with whom he maintained close ties were Ann and Howard Clement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We had from the first maintained that what we had done, we had done proudly, and for moral reasons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiled floor establishes a spatial framework, although this is not maintained in the bodies of Mary and the angel or in the architecture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Jomon Japan was a conservative miniature universe that maintained its isolation and changed surprisingly little over the course of 10,000 years—an island of stability in a fragile, rapidly changing contemporary world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Though the fish are expensive to maintain, Ti Jean looks upon the pond approvingly because he knows it makes Farmer happy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Besides, I was finding it difficult to maintain the necessary concentration to keep my candle safe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maman told me that Madam Du Barry likes to maintain a large and intimidating figure. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Separated though we were, all of us maintained fairly close touch around Lansing—in school and out—whenever we could get together. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Rees maintains that six numbers in particular govern our universe, and that if any of these values were changed even very slightly things could not be as they are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As a result, each new ruler had to build his own palace and acquire the riches necessary to maintain it till the end of time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Also, I completely agree with what you are saying with regard to my respect levels and I will maintain my room to a satisfactory standard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Everywhere he looked was a nut, and it was all a sensible young gentleman like himself could do to maintain his perspective amid so much madness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Gaskets had to survive extreme temperature changes and maintain their airtight seal over long periods of constant operation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A military presence ensured that order was maintained and that no one could leave, though everyone was well fed and received proper medical treatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The PAC maintained that negotiations with the authorities were a betrayal, but that did not stop them from taking advantage of the benefits that resulted from negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This dynamic, which legal scholar Reva Siegel has dubbed “preservation through transformation,” is the process through which white privilege is maintained, though the rules and rhetoric change. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The aura of science and medical research was meticulously maintained, often dramatized to achieve an even greater effect on public imagination. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Fighting to maintain a grip on reality, I started talking to myself out loud. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The underground railroad maintained no lines to speak of. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She weighed herself once per week, and although her weight did not fluctuate more than the three pounds her doctor assured her was normal, she took pains to maintain herself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I maintained my A average, and my fast-paced lifestyle became the norm. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I set off again, maintaining for some reason - perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path - my slow speed of before. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The personnel department maintained a file of available housing for new employees, carefully segmented by race to “establish congenial connections” and “avoid embarrassment.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Proceeds from the shoot go to maintain the community’s 40-acre park. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They all struggled to maintain composure, but their faces betrayed them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This is that the reproductive capacity of the birds has been so lowered by some environmental agent that there are now almost no annual additions of young to maintain the race. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I guess they think it’s beneath them to teach the younger grades. Or maybe they’re afraid of maintaining order. But I’m thrilled to finally have something to do.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a degree, Jesse would likely remain in a cubicle in an office tower, fixing and maintaining the computers of people who didn’t like them but needed them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Below this threshold, communities, businesses, social networks and military units can maintain themselves based mainly on intimate acquaintance and rumour-mongering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These two deprivations, he maintained, along with a third one— that of “a good model of a decision maker to look up to” when they were growing up—were behind most of their criminal careers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Racial segregation rendered black experience largely invisible to whites, making it easier for whites to maintain racial stereotypes about black values and culture. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Likewise, as the kingdom of the Sultan lies entirely in the hands of the soldiers, it is fitting that he too should maintain them as his allies, without considering the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I maintain that nurture, rather than nature, is the primary molder of personality, but my father possessed a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness, that I recognize in myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She strived to maintain a link with outside reform work to avoid being “wholly absorbed in a narrow family selfishness.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z By and by your attention becomes so intensely focused that you no longer notice the raw knuckles, the cramping thighs, the strain of maintaining nonstop concentration. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The family maintains at least eight country houses, according to books by his former chef and a former bodyguard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Celia cannot imagine how much power and skill it would take not only to construct such a thing but to maintain it as well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He did not philosophize about the law or his responsibilities, but Tom noticed that he always maintained the same manner, no matter whether the prisoners were black or white or Mexican. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The lawyer in me maintains that I am completely innocent. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A coffee bar is set off to the side, below a rustic-looking sign that says: Caffeine maintains my sunny personality. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I maintained a code for myself, though, when it came to speaking publicly about anything or anyone in the political sphere: I said only what I absolutely believed and what I absolutely felt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He tried to maintain his usual breezy mien, but it often cracked, producing outbursts of temper over even minor problems. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Dalgard hung up the phone highly disturbed, but he maintained his usual calm manner. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To maintain the best attitude I can at school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Wobbling at first, she tested herself again and again until without moving her arms she could maintain her balance as she mounted the log. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Kennedy assured the press that his goal was “to bring Americans home” and “permit the South Vietnamese to maintain themselves as a free and independent country.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Local police acknowledged that no significant level of violence was associated with crack in Seattle and that other drugs were causing more hospitalizations, but steadfastly maintained that their deployment decisions were nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It is a silly, childish discussion and only exposes the want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have stated. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All of these beings formed a complicated whole that shifted and changed in order to maintain that harmony. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There are clear limits to the size of groups that can be formed and maintained in such a way. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These would support the weight of the stones and maintain the shape of the arch until the mortar was dry. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z I cannot help thinking that if only I knew more about them, and how they maintain our synchrony, I would have a new way to explain music to myself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We take it slow, and out of all the ways I’ve lived today, maintaining eye contact with Rufus is really hard; it’s easily become the most intense intimacy ever I’ve ever experienced. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z CARIBE: The OAS is here to help the SIM maintain stability. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Once the time came to organize the new lab, the only way to maintain friendly relations between the two was to keep them far apart. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I smiled, but I had a hard time maintaining eye contact with him. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She's trying to stay under the counter and maintain her cover, but her hand is making the chair swivel and roll around, and the ID badge goes farther out of reach. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Loyalists forced immigrants to join the labor squads, maintaining control with the occasional massacre. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My goals mostly involved maintaining normalcy and stability, but those would never be Barack’s. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They had been trying to maintain a steady pace, between hopping and running, and it had come hard. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I know where the others are, and although, under any other circumstances, I’d be better off as a free agent, I’m thinking our strange little fellowship might be worth maintaining. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ever since, they have maintained themselves and their ways, replicating in their own fashion, privately, with their own DNA and RNA quite different from ours. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If a white man raised by jungle apes could retain the integrity of a white man in a flannel suit, then surely racial purity could be maintained in any circumstance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Though obvious in principle, the consequences are sometimes resisted, as they were by the student of mine who maintained that human hair just didn’t grow in miles per hour. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not liking my odds of maintaining the high GPA to keep it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It was taught in school: how the monsters had maintained power for such a long time; how the angels had removed them, making Lucille what it is today. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The government, in order to keep Africans in the countryside or working in the mines, maintained that Africans were by nature a rural people, ill suited for city life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, however, Francis did not carry the ball and on subsequent days maintained that the evidence for a TMV helix was only so-so. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Exhibit tried his hardest, but Seabiscuit kept adjusting his speed to maintain the short advantage. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In Congress, North Carolina senator Sam Ervin Jr. drafted a racist polemic, the “Southern Manifesto,” which vowed to fight to maintain Jim Crow by all legal means. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Luke was pivotal in helping me maintain my precision and hand speed whenever Akhi fell off the map. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In one of the largest such actions in South African history, the miners went on strike for a week and maintained their solidarity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The theater is set among hundreds of acres of beautifully maintained parkland with lakes and ponds. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With $4 million in the Sixteenth Street Foundation Inc. treasury, I told Jerome, “Now there will always be resources to maintain Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, to keep it alive, to keep telling the story.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Was I supposed to maintain a suitable distance from his royal self? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had told them all he knew, he maintained. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The lights rose to the surface of my skin, through it and into the air where they hovered over me, maintaining the form of my body. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The human genome contains about between twenty-one and twenty-three thousand genes that provide the master instructions to build, repair, and maintain humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The police, who struggled to maintain their hold on the shepherds’ taut leashes, gave attack orders to the animals. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Games were played on a grass field that was meticulously leveled and maintained so bowls could roll smoothly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I was female, black, and strong, which to certain people, maintaining a certain mind-set, translated only to “angry.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The psychologist Walter Mischel argues that the human mind has a kind of “reducing valve” that “creates and maintains the perception of continuity even in the face of perpetual observed changes in actual behavior.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’d be no way for me to maintain even a semblance of self-respect around him after he’d read my many pages-long descriptions of how it felt to be with him—to even be near him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There was a dizzying array of people to pay and collect from, houses to improve and maintain, bills to deal with, invoices to issue, supplies to buy and store. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z His best friend, Danny, knew about the possibility—and he also knew that there was a certain secrecy about The Vigils that had to be maintained. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he made use of his reputation for generosity in order to gain the papacy, Pope Julius II then decided not to maintain this reputation, in order to be able to wage war. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He willed his heart to maintain a calm beat. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But the supernatural beliefs of bands and tribes did not serve to justify central authority, justify transfer of wealth, or maintain peace between unrelated individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Only my mother, who had in the meantime recovered somewhat, maintained her interest in me, urging me to study hard and make up for squandered time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The vedalia can be maintained only by repeated releases and by the most careful attention to spray schedules, to minimize their contact with insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z According to a survey by Perales, 85 percent of the farmers plant the same maize landraces as their fathers, varieties that have been passed on and maintained for generations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ron responded by maintaining an unnaturally somber demeanor in her presence as an outward sign of continuing remorse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harassed by his teacher and fellow students, he could not find enough nourishment to maintain his weight. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Before the Depression, the Morris family had maintained a small, rustic cabin on the western side of Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All the while, Emily and Cecilia Tallis maintained a patter that surely robbed the guests of the ease it was supposed to confer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But if they earn enough spintria, we can lift away the darkness, find the beauty underneath the gray, and maintain their transformation. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Geeks can get jobs almost anyplace. People everywhere need people who can maintain, repair, and understand computer systems. It’s a universal need, don’t you think?” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of our technology permits us to deny its existence, and we maintain flickers of life for long stretches in one community of cells or another, as though we were keeping a flag flying. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But he maintained that it could all be done in a year. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It turned out that the value of compatibility was much higher for everyone than the value of trying to maintain your own little private network. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z About her personal life Mrs. Richardson could find very little, only a brief mention that she had maintained an apartment on the Upper East Side. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m happy to have found him...but it isn’t long until a thousand thoughts cascade through my head, bursting the levees that maintain my patience. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For Morgan, the principal mystery of organismal biology was not the gene but genesis: How did “units of heredity” enable the formation of animals and maintain the functions of organs and organisms? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The musical had, as the twentieth century matured, gratefully filled the vacuum created by opera’s self-imposed exile from accessibility, an attribute it had successfully maintained from the 1630s to Puccini’s last operas in the 1920s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z By and large they carried these things inside, maintaining the masks of composure. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Since high school, I have maintained a voracious appetite for learning, from Dickens to Langston Hughes to writings about nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were there in an official capacity, hired by the Department of Homeland Security to help maintain order. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He was off in EuroScandia, charming the ladies and maintaining his age at a respectable thirty-eight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He gripped his weapon, rested his finger on the trigger, then turned to face the foot of the stairs, where Alec maintained his position. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In most of the states formed over the Maya area of Mesoamerica and the Andes, irrigation systems always remained small-scale ones that local communities could build and maintain themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And even though the deck is stacked against him, he fights to maintain his innocence. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But the other segment seemed intent on staying put— maintaining the old status quo. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Epicurus maintains that everything we see, we see because a fine film of atomies is constantly shed by all matter, a sort of mist of particles which strikes the eye.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was tired of being the fixer, making certain the assignment went off on schedule in order to maintain Archie’s big shot reputation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout his walk, Frear had maintained his composure, walking calmly and studying faces carefully. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, Scout, those ragged ignorant people fought until they were nearly exterminated to maintain something that these days seems to be the sole privilege of artists and musicians.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Lydia maintained her grip on Dill’s arm and gave the stink eye to a guy who glanced over as he walked past. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Joe’s friends maintained that he hadn’t been to town that day; a bank clerk friendly with Valentine shared the rumor that the woman was trying to make a paramour jealous. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Carter had a large family that had maintained a close relationship with him despite the passage of time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z You understand well enough how the Party maintains itself in power. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Those of us who frequent the band room have long suspected that Becca maintains her lovely figure by eating nothing but the souls of kittens and the dreams of impoverished children. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The nation maintains its own elected government and has twenty thousand members. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Kepler ... and others maintain of the Earth’s motion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He trudged ahead, trying to maintain traction on the ice-crusted snow. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A wall that large...how could they maintain it?'' Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z All in all, it was a long-standing and uneasy truce where both sides complained while maintaining a grudging tolerance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If heredity had no means of maintaining variance—of “fixing” the altered trait—then all alterations in characters would eventually vanish into colorless oblivion by virtue of blending. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s ability to maintain AEC backing for the MTA was fading fast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Prehistory was a phase of evolution during which humans learned how to maintain themselves against a hostile environment. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Mr. Stephanides. But you can understand that Mr. Ford can’t have workers maintaining such associations. You don’t need to come down to the plant on Monday.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Where blacks merely maintained they were issuing warnings, whites heard implicit promises of violence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In this way, he explained, I should pay back the College of Lucidity for the kindness shown in feeding and clothing me, and they should recoup the expense of maintaining me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Colonies do not cost much, and with little or no expense a prince can send and maintain them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z In reality, technologies must be not only acquired but also maintained, and that too depends on many unpredictable factors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All other calls received by Mrs. Boyes that day reported “a great many dead birds and no live ones . .. People who had maintained bird feeders said there were no birds at all at their feeders.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I struggle for the same control he's maintaining. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I maintain that one reaches this princedom either with the favour of the common people or with that of the nobility, since these two different humours are found in every body politic. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Gravitas was all fine and good, and it was important to maintain appearances, but—Gherland shifted the baby from one arm to the other—he was getting too old for this sort of thing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In this way, mass incarceration, like its predecessor Jim Crow, creates and maintains racial segregation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My stepfather worked as a furnace fireman for the New York City Housing Authority, fixing and maintaining the huge boilers that heated the Red Hook Housing Projects where we lived then. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia maintains that no amount of money is worth such an excruciating experience, but Hector is insistent, and so they continue to travel, levitating tables and producing phantom knocking on all manner of well-papered walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He talks a lot, which I’m fine with, and he’s not good at maintaining eye contact, which sucks because I want to stare at his electric blue eyes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Our commanders wanted to maintain morale back home and did not want to frighten the civilians. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Many purists maintain that the only correct sense of a word is the original one. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Back inside the dark passageways, he checked the other clocks in the station, all of which were made of brass and could be maintained from inside the walls. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z "I maintain, violence is not the answer to these problems of race and discrimination. We must foster dialogue between the black and white extremes." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z To maintain power in the face of the country’s rising and restless black majority, the government realized they needed a newer and more robust set of tools. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There were no nurses, so the few teachers who patrolled the columns attempting to maintain order, along with several older schoolgirls, attended to the fainted victims. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that I was maintaining a private hospital. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck was expensive to maintain, bandits tried to mug him a few times, and he didn’t have the heart to say no to men who bought on credit then never paid him back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Homer maintained the business accounts and recorded Ridgeway’s stories in a small notebook he kept in his coat pocket. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Board shall maintain a separate building on separate grounds for the instruction of all blind persons of the colored race. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I maintain as much speed as I can for as long as I can, and then slam on the brakes right in front of the gas tank. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She sent us off to school and tried to maintain her crazy house as usual, ranting about this and that, but the fire was gone. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z You are responsible for maintaining your space suit in the same way that a paratrooper is responsible for packing and maintaining his own parachute. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked for other things, too, because her mother also maintained that silkworms reacted to historical atroci-ties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was envious of her hair because mine was coarse and harder to maintain. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A few miles down the road he came to the small community of Healy, where the Alaska State Troopers maintain a post. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The feverish activity kept Brian hopping, maintaining the records and then rushing down to the big boards in the assembly to post the results. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, all the school officials present were giving us the same song and dance about our not responding to our attackers in order to maintain peace. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in 10, he’d worked on one of the beef ranches, maintaining the genetic diversity of the herd with the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hence those antelope cannot be maintained in crowded enclosures in captivity, as can sheep or goats or cattle. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z South Carolina maintained a different attitude toward colored progress, as Sam had told Cora on the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I maintained the hope, however, that Francis might already be on to the vital trick and would immediately blurt it out when he got to the lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The term derived from the days of slavery, when plantation overseers made sure that the work was done and the discipline maintained. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If Cora’s own mask was occasionally askew, she proved adept at maintaining the disguise of Bessie Carpenter, late of North Carolina. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weston maintained her composure, but when Gloria repeated her question in a more anxious tone of voice, she found her temper rather bent. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z That the Ptolemies maintained a public library suggests that literacy was relatively widespread in the capital, at least among the Greeks. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Each church had its own school and social clubs, affirming and maintaining the ways of the homeland, serving as the anchor for community in the new land. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a small grocery store nearby where my father, before his arrest, had maintained a simple charge account. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In some way, maintaining some rituals helps them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As long as Francis and I remained closed out from the experimental data, the best course was to maintain an open mind. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Lindsey being a slim, hummingbird woman fresh out of Tennessee, who maintained a demented cheer that Cora couldn’t understand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Pat Robertson, the former television evangelist and presidential candidate, maintained recently that he couldn’t prove that there weren’t Soviet missile sites in Cuba and therefore there might be. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “And third: I must request that you never ask Mr. Tanaka any questions about his family or their private affairs. This is a company-wide policy, and one that Mr. Tanaka is very strict about maintaining.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a simple reason for my having taken to perusing such works; it was an extremely efficient way to maintain and develop one's command of the English language. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There is no equivalent of the ’56 Chevy, lovingly restored and meticulously maintained. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had maintained her strength in the face of all this for so long that we had come to take it for granted, but she wasn’t bulletproof. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I was maintaining a marathon schedule of press, radio, television, and public-speaking commitments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We are so careful to maintain the facade that even though no one could possibly hear our conversations, we conduct them as though others were sitting at our table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He claimed to have had at least one hundred boxes in his storage unit and maintained that what had been brought to him was only one percent of his belongings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A silverback uses anger to maintain order and warn his troop of danger. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “They would want to maintain civil order above everything else.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He maintained sagely that there is always a trade-off involved in the adoption of any policy, and that if daylight saving time were instituted, curtains and other fabrics would fade more quickly. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Alma went to the hospital for the transplant, and the family did its best to maintain their routines. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Every time we try to stop, we look at Peeta’s attempt to maintain a disdainful expression and it sets us off again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Some built new mounds or maintained the old; others hauled wood for fuel and houses or carried water in leather pouches or weeded the maize fields with stone hoes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Trotter recognized this appalling possibility, but maintained that there was some moral obligation to inform next of kin when one took to one’s bed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Some of the villagers would be responsible for maintaining the well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z While Dad liked it that Mom was bringing home a paycheck, he saw himself as the head of the household, and he maintained that the money should be turned over to him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From then until Malcolm X checked out the next day, extra security vigilance was continuously maintained on the twelfth floor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Inquests were a remnant of a time when ordinary citizens largely assumed the burden of investigating crimes and maintaining order. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I think she’s talking about the identity of Puerto Rico and how it’s up to the people to maintain it.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z "I overused my arcana to please her. Now they are forever unbalanced. The proteins are unable to regenerate and keep me beautiful. Our arcana help us maintain ourselves, too. They keep us alive." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dasch maintained that he had always planned on turning himself in from the moment he realized returning to Nazi Germany was a mistake, which was soon after his arrival. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Owning and maintaining a fraud had a way of gradually demoralizing one. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Citra maintained a stoic facade, refusing to let the adrenaline flooding her system reveal itself on her face. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z To our teachers, Boy21’s very respectful and formal, always maintaining eye contact. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Its residents’ struggle to maintain their dignity despite absentee landlords and poor city services was intense and ongoing. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It seems pointless to maintain that Aristotle and his followers were deficient in common sense, or deficient in experience of how the world goes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My grandmother maintained a lifelong sense of gratitude. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason were all sane around here is ’cause we work our butts off and maintain order. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Could Cleopatra still depend on Rome's aid and protection to help her maintain her own power and authority? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He even maintained his involvement with the game while bathing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This token infestation is harmless and is actually needed in order to maintain a population of beetles as protection against a future increase in the weed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Compared with the chaos of Cherry Hill, Northwood was a paradise of neat houses with fastidiously maintained lawns. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Such bureaucracies were essential not only to governing large and populous domains but also to maintaining standing armies, sending out fleets of exploration, and organizing wars of conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ultimately, though, the producers concluded that there just weren’t enough people interested in chess to maintain a large enough viewing audience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They took control of the deer parks that had been cleared and maintained by Indigenous communities. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Marcos maintained that his niece’s gift could be a source of income and a good opportunity for him to cultivate his own clairvoyance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The police maintained that Fuller tried to prevent them from arresting the other man, a charge which Fuller denied. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had to maintain the condition, for once one lets the dothe-strength lapse one is good for nothing at all. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “You must tell her,” he said, “that she must get her speed up. I can’t keep her on, even as a spare hand, unless she can maintain a proper pace.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And he should maintain this reputation in such a way that no man can imagine he is able to deceive or trick him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, they hold the military arts in high regard, and they have many regulations for maintaining them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And they maintained “the most relaxed building code in all of Florida for construction methods and materials.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “In reverse order. More would have appeared, of course, had you maintained the connection. Very well, Harry, these echoes, these shadows. . . what did they do?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kissinger was still shuttling between Paris and Washington to maintain his sex appeal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The heavy, deep-rooted women were to maintain the past against the flood, safe for returning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what was it you were saying, Mr. Black,” she turned to the young man, who through the storms that had followed his news had maintained a discreet silence. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z In addition, I would studiously avoid sitting near the middle class in lunch counters and on public transportation, maintaining the intrinsic honesty and grandeur of my being. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It becomes easier to die and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And so Aru maintained eye contact with the pigeon...but took one step back. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I did my best to maintain composure and just take it all in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At least in Virginia, lynch mobs maintained a pretext of spontaneity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If it weren’t that volunteers from the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club maintain 80 percent of the park’s trails, including the whole of the AT through the park, the situation would be much worse. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Actually in the Shire in Bilbo’s days it was, as a rule, only the richest and the poorest Hobbits that maintained the old custom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His family maintained that he was beaten by police and jail officials who then denied him his asthma inhaler and medication despite his begging for it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z All he did was try to maintain a certain distance, on the pretext of being a hopeless bachelor when it came to matters of the heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Legislators had aligned counties to maintain white majorities for judicial circuits that included a majority-black county. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Reading scores on standardized tests in her school had gone up in the years she maintained her reading group, but not consistently enough. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The states that seceded felt that maintaining the institution of slavery was essential to their economy and they were willing to leave the Union rather than outlaw slavery. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It hinged on them maintaining the appearance of their fight, so they parted ways before they reached Booker. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For since such a government, having been set up by that prince, knows it cannot last without his friendship and power, it must do everything possible to maintain them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Only in a world where everything is patently being lost can a priest stir men’s hearts as a poet would by maintaining that nothing is in vain. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked them to honor the memory of their fallen comrades by maintaining their spirit of camaraderie during captivity and during the rebuilding of Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But if they did not exist, the structure of world society, and the process by which it maintains itself, would not be essentially different. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In retaining the identity of our race, we held fast to those characteristics most gratifying to sustain and least troublesome to maintain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Her investment in my family had allowed me to maintain my investment in my job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Those who follow the first method can remedy their standing, both with God and with men, as Agathocles did; the others cannot possibly maintain their positions. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The first was that England was “tottering to her fall,” that her economy was collapsing and “she must soon be a bankrupt and unable to maintain her naval superiority.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "So did countless other researchers, scientists, and engineers. Everyone poured their souls into construction while I waged a constant political battle to maintain funding. "In the end, we built a beautiful probe. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet talked about the importance of maintaining a good hair style and about having confidence. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The man holding the lead rope shoots a succession of glances at me as he struggles to maintain control. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I smiled each day, fighting desperately to maintain my old behavior, to keep my disposition seemingly sunny. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But once transformed, the bacteria maintained their new coats for several generations—long after any food source would have been exhausted. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I believe you,” I said, trying to maintain a straight face myself. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, we maintain that there is no credible evidence for the Earth being visited, now or ever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They maintained that the Communist Party dominated and controlled the ANC and that in order for negotiations to begin we must break with the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside is a labyrinthine and subtle architecture that maintains its own structure, transforms molecules, stores energy and prepares for self-replication. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To remain a Muslim he had to maintain those rules. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Proceeds from shoot entry fees, plus revenue from the weeklong Family Fest, netted the community almost $34,000 for maintaining its park. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He maintained that he could tell the strength of a player by the way he handled the pieces. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He maintains control over the troop by staring. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to maintain contact with his siblings, but as they migrated to Chicago and New York, and he moved from place to place, their letters became less frequent. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d managed to stay off her radar, for the most part, and maintained my invisibility. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Like all too many dictators, Cahokia’s rulers focused on maintaining their hold over the people, paying little attention to external reality. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Peace between Amity and Dauntless can only happen when we maintain our distance from each other.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The only way he could maintain his own independence and creativity was by working very late at night, when he could have the run of a great laboratory almost to himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In truth, I had been imprudent about maintaining the secrecy of my movements. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Prompted by Cora one night, Ridgeway maintained that he’d never owned a slave in his life, save for the fourteen hours Homer was his property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Really! If you can’t maintain control, I’m going to send you right back up and you can just wait there all by yourself.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But on the roads their interests were engines, and weather, and maintaining the speed that makes a predictable schedule possible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What should an elite do to gain popular support while still maintaining a more comfortable lifestyle than commoners? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “We can entertain hypotheticals, but the fact of the matter is that anything but maintaining the royal image is out of the question,” the queen says, setting down her teacup. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He maintained a serene comportment at all times but generated a threatening atmosphere, like a thunderhead that seems far away but then is suddenly overhead with loud violence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But she maintained that cell phone use was happening more and more, becoming a regular part of driving, and probably dangerous. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In short, the inclusion of some whites in the system of control is essential to preserving the image of a colorblind criminal justice system and maintaining our self-image as fair and unbiased people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To maintain some hold on his selfesteem Papa began to pursue his doomed plan for setting up a housing cooperative among the returning Japanese. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of having fluctuating populations that periodically outran their resources and starved, they maintained smaller populations that enjoyed an abundance of food in good years and a sufficiency in bad years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This seems to be no longer true, for government agencies channel only as many laborers as are needed, and some kind of minimum wage is maintained. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not speak, the six of us, but maintained a gloomy, shuddering silence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The tlamatini, who “himself was writing and wisdom,” was expected to write and maintain the codices and live in a way that set a moral example. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The local newspapers picked up the story, and parents started to maintain a vigilant presence at the school. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m glad nothing requires my intervention, because I’m trying hard to maintain my composure. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I know Alyssa is capable, and I don’t worry that she can maintain things here in the house after my parents and I leave, but I do worry about Jacqui. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "I like it when my daughter looks a certain way. She must learn how to maintain herself well. Even at this age." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The process seemed to take a very long time - throughout which I managed to maintain my posture - until finally I heard her say: 'Good gracious, Mr Stevens, it isn't anything so scandalous at all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z From then on, we took turns defending and maintaining our lead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Those private citizens who become princes through Fortune alone do so with little effort, but to maintain their position they need a great deal. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z To stay alive, you have to be able to hold out against equilibrium, maintain imbalance, bank against entropy, and you can only transact this business with membranes in our kind of world. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan struggled to maintain enough distance so the horned toad couldn’t hear him but so he was close enough to listen in on what it was saying. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Use the monopoly of force to promote happiness, by maintaining public order and curbing violence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A great way to drag your family out of the stinking town and raise them up in the fresh air while maintaining an income from welfare and remaining unemployed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Keeping up the big house on the corner required an army of servants, and her mother’s entourage forced them to maintain twenty-four-hour shifts in the kitchen. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whoa now! Just cuz I don’t want a serious girlfriend at the moment doesn’t mean I don’t know what it takes to maintain a relationship.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When Papi argued, he put all his energy into holding himself erect, maintaining a steady calm that was chilling to us children but had the opposite effect on Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We had maintained a good pace and the cross-examinations had been shorter than I had expected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The theory also notes that any big, complex system for irrigation or hydraulic management requires a centralized bureaucracy to construct and maintain it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I started to walk again, but I was too surprised to maintain the same level of anger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At the time Galileo was born, the family had good connections and a respected place in society, but finding the money to maintain that position would always be a problem. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They were still moving sideways, both of them, in that perfect circle, maintaining the same distance from each other, and for Harry no face existed but Voldemort’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Before joining the Four-Foot SPT, Kaz had worked as a member of the Nine- Inch Supersonic Tunnel research staff, which maintained an office in the Aircraft Loads Building, where West Area Computing was housed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Therefore, it is necessary for a prince who wishes to maintain himself to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge or not to use it according to necessity. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Since the nineteenth century, millions of Germans had immigrated to the continent, and many maintained strong ties to their fatherland. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “No, I’m here to maintain standards of excellence,” he came back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Ritual and ethical absention and the use of contraceptive drugs seem to have played the major part in maintaining this stability. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mars has no insects, parasites, or blights to deal with, and the Hab maintains perfect growing temperature and moisture at all times. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z All you had to do was maintain a shellshocked expression and handle a variety of contradictory objects. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She maintains that Lopsang hauled her up the slope very much against her wishes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Got my reputation to maintain,” he said as he stood up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Through all of it Fujiko maintained her dignity, though she’d felt herself beginning to crack while relieving herself in front of other women. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But he managed to maintain his composure in public. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z They spoke with one voice, thought with one mind, and maintained an annoying privacy. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They wanted their wives to like the climbing, the acquiring, and the work it took to maintain status once it was achieved. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z One rumor maintained that he was a Palestinian Arab who had fomented racial unrest in India, South Africa, and London before moving to Detroit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "If you maintain a C average, you can stay in school and get your degree," he asserted. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Cooperation with the Jim Crow system often seemed far more likely to increase or maintain one’s security than any alternative. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The adults walked staidly among them, as elders should, and now and then pulled a tail to maintain order. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A phrase like “well maintained,” for instance, is as full of meaning to an agent as “Mr. Ayak” was to a Klansman; it means that a house is old but not quite falling down. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was trying to maintain his composure, but Inej could hear panic pulsing against his words, the startled wing beat of a frightened bird. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This was one time she wished she didn’t know the answer, but she tried to maintain her calm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The boycott will be a snap to maintain, oranges or no oranges. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She yelled, punctuated most sentences with a raspy, high-pitched laugh, and maintained a running commentary on everything around her: “Look at the size of those trees!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The tenant had to pay the taxes and build and maintain the roads. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Who cares what Mom thinks, when she’s immature enough to keep a last name she hates just to maintain an imaginary war with Serena? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They, he maintains, do not have an adequate conception of an omnipotent god. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Combed, but still maintaining that messiness that is unbelievably hot. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The episode began with a prickly remark by Columbia’s Harold Urey, a chemist who maintained a lively skepticism about the cyclotron’s usefulness. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This was aimed at maintaining Reggie’s reputation and paving his path to return on a mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z White and his agents spoke to Bunch, who maintained his innocence and told a curious story about Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It hinged on them maintaining the appearance of their fight, so they parted ways before they reached Booker. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I stare at his face, trying to maintain eye contact, but it’s difficult because he’s zooming away from me, receding to the end of a long black tunnel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sir William Osier took this view: he disapproved of people who spoke of the agony of death, maintaining that there was no such thing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not sure, however, that I could have maintained the seven-day-a-week regimen month after month or eluded the kinds of injuries that afflicted my fellow workers in the housecleaning business. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It had barely been a day, and even the regular contact Zeitoun had maintained so far was remarkable. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A city accustomed to living in freedom is more easily maintained through the means of its own citizens than in any other way, if you decide to preserve it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Hence, it is the presumption of common sense and science that these ESP phenomena don’t exist, and the burden of proof is on those who maintain that there are such phenomena. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The recruit receives little, or erroneous, information about what to expect, which tends to maintain his anxiety. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the professors learned that students who did not maintain a certain grade point average could lose their deferments and be drafted, they decided not to give any grades. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, if the men were innocent, he maintained, they would have been given a phone call and the opportunity to post bail. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The former was obviously preferable because, given her belligerent moods, it would be very difficult for Maurice to maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z We were all confident we could maintain our perfect season. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that my mother had once spent about a year working for him as a secretary, taking dictation and maintaining the legal department’s files. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was incredibly nervous, but I maintained my confidence, and I was extremely subtle. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Dealing with irrational people takes focus, intelligence, and extreme discipline—you have to maintain a sense of true emotional stasis—as outlined in one of my favorite books, Transformative Power, by Pearce Tidwell. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In olden days they had, of course, been often obliged to fight to maintain themselves in a hard world; but in Bilbo’s time that was very ancient history. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And the tradition of hard work is maintained whatever the fortune or lack of it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Tracks are fastened to concrete ties, welded, and better maintained. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The mulefa were planting a grove around it, because it was a holy place, they said; they would maintain it forever; it was a source of joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z During the first hours she tried to maintain her good humor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "Will we be able to maintain engine power for the rest of the mission?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, he who relies less upon Fortune has maintained his position best. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z When that pool’s numbers grew too small to warrant maintaining a section, the laboratory simply distributed the stragglers into other sections and passed their outstanding assignments along to West Computing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Several decades of mental health have not made schizophrenia go away, nor has it been established that a community mental-health center can yet maintain the mental health of a community. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to maintain a strict rota to determine whose turn it was to play the Federals, as no one wanted to enact their part. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The Hab is normally a dome, with flexible support poles maintaining the arch and rigid, folding floor material to keep its base flat. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With a lack of team spirit, some Wolverettes maintained that I possessed no coordination whatsoever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He cannot maintain his balance and keep up, so he aims his tattered tennis shoes at the railroad ties. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He must maintain a singular focus on the rower just ahead of him and the voice of the coxswain calling out commands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Yes. I’m a seventh grader at Riverview Middle School—that’s a public school, a school maintained at public expense, so I want to say thanks to the public.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It does, however, indicate that when a real-estate agent labels a house “well maintained,” she may be subtly encouraging a buyer to bid low. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He found a minute or so of rest this way, but it was a position he could not maintain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The doctors claim Frederick retains no memories, that his brain maintains only basic functions, but there are moments when she wonders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He spoke of all his hard work to maintain good grades, his athletic awards, and his student leadership, and now his hopes for a wonderful senior year were dashed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I held on, maintaining eye contact, bruising my book, threatening my heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z "Thanks for the tip," Martinez said, maintaining the burn and watching the tilt readout. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The task of building a worldwide network of tracking stations that would maintain two-way communication between the orbiting spacecraft and Mission Control fell to Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was the only part of the city that maintained a curfew; after sunset, it was closed to the public. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The decline tracks the Maya priesthood’s steady loss of the scientific expertise necessary to maintain its complex calendars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “A bit on the imperfect side, yes,” said Feral with regret, and they just couldn’t maintain their seriousness in the face of such an understatement. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Who knows how long it would have taken for a federal judge to conclude that the Odessa school board, by clear design, had maintained a segregated school system for close to sixty years. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even on the road, living out of motel rooms, Enrique maintains one ritual. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “That’s true form, perfect brother. The Great Peacemaker. You rack up brownie points with Mom and maintain the image of the perfect son.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The cycling must always go on if the virus is to maintain its existence. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the Egypt gang maintained that the Professor was innocent. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z First, herds of many species don’t have overlapping home ranges but instead maintain exclusive territories against other herds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His family maintained that he reached down to the floor where he kept his gym bag to retrieve his newly issued driver's license. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Annabeth felt like she was hanging over the pit again, unable to pull herself up, unable to maintain her grip—left with no good options. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Gotham maintained to me that if there was any trouble, pulling the radio’s emergency pin would be the wrong response, because “we take care of matters by ourselves here.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is my responsibility, you see, to maintain order.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z While the Rad Lab quickly moved back into basic nuclear research, Ernest Lawrence maintained his personal interest in military projects. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You have to maintain your house if you want it to maintain its value,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Her hands were shaking and she yanked at a tuft of hair to maintain her grip. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z No, I cannot believe a woman could maintain her virtue and serve honorably with the troops out west. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Though in disarrangement at that moment, it had obviously been freshly cut—or, rather, freshly maintained. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The frightened villagers, who depended on one another to maintain the real, went to my aunt to show her a personal, physical representation of the break she had made in the “roundness.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Gregor had no other option, for he noticed with horror that he did not understand yet how to maintain his direction going backwards. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The third man featured in the film, Robert Tarver, also adamantly maintained his innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He maintains his composure as he looks at me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her laughter snags Gabriel, and puffs of air fill his cheeks, and then in the next breath, Ethan and I are snorting, too, unable to maintain our scowls. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was compiled during the depression by the best writers in America, who were, if that is possible, more depressed than any other group while maintaining their inalienable instinct for eating. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hemme maintained more composure than I would have if I had been faced with twenty stone of furious, bellowing artificer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Romulus, do you maintain, as you have every time you’ve appeared on our program, that Harry Potter is still alive?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I drive along the road through Mount Pitts for five minutes with the stereo up, and Dad is trying his best to maintain a laid-back Zen appearance about not knowing where we’re going. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I tried to maintain what dignity I could as I got into his car. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The house, painted a pale green, was eerily neat and well maintained. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But, of course, oarsmen are human and no crew can maintain both powerful strokes and a very high rate indefinitely. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It is, I maintain, incompatible with any grasp of the achievements of modern science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Are you experiencing a difficulty in using or maintaining your Sears product, sir?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These southeastern peoples and their descendants today maintain important traditions related to corn, such as Green Corn ceremonies. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Despite all evidence that Booth is actually dead and is buried in the grave bearing his name, various legends have maintained that he escaped into the South and lived a long life. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Blending was the same as infinite dilution, and no evolutionary information could be maintained in the face of such dilution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Aureliano Segundo was so busy trying to maintain the prestige of his raffles that he barely had time to see the children. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Why go through all the trouble of maintaining it if not to enjoy it? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When school started back up in the fall, however, my affection for the foundation grew harder to maintain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For centuries, they supported research and maintained in the library a working environment for the best minds of the age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was impressed it could maintain that speed with all the extra weight. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s blue eyes were so penetrating that Con had difficulty maintaining his composure. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In spite of his anxiety, he tried to keep up the appearance of calm in order to maintain morale. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And at the same time, she hasn’t stormed out, she hasn’t maintained that it’s just a sick joke someone is playing on her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z With his opponent out in front of him, rowing in the midthirties and maintaining a lead, he told Hume to lower the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Tobias walks behind me on one of the rails, his arms held out from his sides to maintain his balance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We have always maintained that the people were ahead of us, and now they were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is hard now to imagine the difficulty of learning to start, drive, and maintain an automobile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Others, perhaps more idealistic, maintain that police supervision on an increased scale is driving the houses out of existence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was colder inside than out, he maintained. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A colony of weaverbirds lived in a tree near his house, and he spent time watching them build and maintain their baglike nests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In an effort to protect their superior status and economic position, the planters shifted their strategy for maintaining dominance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The tricky part was figuring out how to maintain life support. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They continued to maintain that Bobby would be deported back to the United States once the legal proceedings were concluded. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Who else would they get to maintain these dank, evil-smelling passages mined with pods? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Like other designed objects, it comes about not by accident but by drafting a blueprint, attending to details, and maintaining a sense of harmony and balance. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z While the government announced that it was maintaining control throughout the country, the Liberals were receiving secret news of armed uprisings in the interior. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In short order, the US Army, which maintains thousands of troops in South Korea, forbade its personnel from flying with the airline. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I think we all unspokenly agreed when they came in that in order to maintain our solidarity we had to stand up against the kinds of ideals that had plagued us for years. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be one of those people who have streaks to maintain, who scorch the ground with their intensity. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I have remained heavily involved in computing science, investigating and maintaining complex networks and studying everything from memes to artificial intelligence. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Defying the Supreme Court, the Durham Restaurant Association met that same day and voted to maintain its policy of segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Without these nursery areas of warm, protected, food- rich waters the populations of these and many other species could not be maintained. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He is not to be dazzled with trimming or fins or doodads and he is not required by his status to buy a new model every year or so to maintain social face. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If he couldn’t maintain Uraniborg at the level he wanted, with many assistants, printers, papermakers and all the rest, he wouldn’t maintain it at all. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Throughout the South, municipalities maintained two parallel inefficient school systems, which gave the short end of the stick to the poorest whites as well as blacks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “We find it the best way to maintain secrecy.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At thirty-eight, Swann ranked as one of the nation’s leading experts in the theory of relativity, a subject on which he had maintained a lengthy personal correspondence with Einstein himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Despite her muttering, she maintained her rigid dignity, her unchanged bun, her starched blouse, and the ring of keys that hung from her waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In all ways possible he maintained the life of an eighteenth-century squire, even to providing special walking sticks for his guests as they accompanied him around his grounds. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But such imposture can never maintain its ground long. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t sleep here anymore. He says he needs to maintain appearances.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Information was provided that was vital to our survival or necessary for maintaining our home. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The incursions of barbarian tribes from the north and east became more frequent, and the cost of defending the far-flung borders of the Empire became ever more impossible to maintain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This doesn’t necessarily mean that labeling a house “well maintained” causes it to sell for less than an equivalent house. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Variation has been maintained by occasional contact between different islands of speakers, and perhaps also by random mutations. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She maintained far more control of her wealth and affairs than any woman Nhamo knew. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z However, my hostility does not extend to the state troopers now maintained in most parts of the country. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood tall, only just maintaining my balance with my sneakers on the slippery mossy log. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At first Harry talked mostly about the equipment in the bakery—the huge ovens and dough mixers and the fleet of delivery trucks that he maintained. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A brief official bulletin repeated every so often said simply that order was being and would be maintained along the Eastern Border. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In the face of hateful prejudice and grueling work, the Irish immigrants maintained hope for the future. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, we often find it difficult to maintain the distinction between fine and applied art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It maintains cholesterol at its proper level in the blood plasma, and inactivates the male and female hormones when they reach excessive levels. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Inhabitants of those islands developed intensive dryland agriculture requiring a heavy input of labor to build terraces, carry out mulching, rotate crops, reduce or eliminate fallow periods, and maintain tree plantations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think you can maintain discipline?” asked the Superintendent. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Although happy to praise his methodology, many maintained that he had found not the age of the Earth but merely the age of the materials from which the Earth had been formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z That first year, he got in the habit of arriving at school by six a.m., a routine he would maintain for the next forty years. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Afterward, every single person would insist that the Mahdi had maintained personal eye contact the entire time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fugitive bulletins made them a requirement in his line of work—Homer maintained a thorough collection—and current affairs generally upheld his theories about society and the human animal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Their old model black Mercedes was fussily maintained, the floor mats wavy from vacuuming, the leather seats shiny with polish. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The peculiar feature of the mutants, he discovered, was that the essential plan of macroscopic structures was often maintained—only the segment switched its position or identity in the body of the fly. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Too many people, in my opinion, maintain a “Why me?” attitude toward their misfortunes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I entered sixth grade, I was beginning to wonder if I’d be able to maintain my sanity until graduation, still six long years away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The lab really had an engineering staff of one: Don Cooksey, who was unquestionably skilled but who found it a challenge to maintain the technical standards of cyclotron design all by himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The path was well maintained, though narrow; the dirt was hard packed in the center, and tufts of brown grasses grew along the edges. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Apart from my condition I am perfectly healthy,” she maintained, seating herself on a bench along the footpath where courting men and women strolled hand in hand. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z All of these places maintained strong ties to Greek culture and traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I maintain,” said Horatio, “that a woman’s beauty leads her lover’s soul to higher goodness.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Maya polities were not large enough to maintain standing armies; instead both Kaan and Oxwitza’ mustered short-term militiamen to fight wars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Pairs used to maintain the fidelity and fixity of information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Other servants maintained the fires in the hookahs. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You could also tell that the people of Welch were still trying to maintain some pride of place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They wondered how the Lord of this realm maintained and fed his slaves and his armies. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine goes even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew my brother and other young men devoted years to maintaining the roads and their little sisters, the bridges. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As a result of Spassky’s letter, Bobby never spoke to Petra again, but he accepted his friend’s apology and maintained cordial relations with Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He maintained his wife and his two well-mannered children in a good house in a good neighborhood in Boston. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That is why Miss Charlotte Mortimer had sent the herbal poultice; at Swanburne her headmistress used to apply it to Penelope’s head every six weeks or so to maintain scalp health and repel lice. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Regimental commanders shouted for order, but there was no maintaining it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Thus some disciples of Newton were prepared to follow the logic of natural law through to its conclusion and maintain that everything that happens happens in accordance with the laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I concluded that many friendships are born and maintained for purely geographical reasons. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z They are easy to maintain, need no paint since they are usually of aluminum, and are not tied to fluctuating land values. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the cost of supporting their work in Haiti and Peru and maintaining staff, overhead, and other projects in Boston, White’s money was not enough. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My stepfather worked as a furnace fireman for the New York City Housing Authority, fixing and maintaining the huge boilers that heated the Red Hook Housing Projects where we lived then. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This job was about maintaining power, and goodwill could erode that power. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, the Japanese people are understandably concerned about maintaining their traditions in the face of massive Western cultural influence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then we can examine why a large but simple society could not maintain itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I quickened my pace while still maintaining control of my red case with the 360-degree spinning wheel option. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It was a universal law in military families that mothers could not maintain the strict discipline enforced by fathers to whom discipline was a religion and a way of life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a detached, almost fanatically organized guy who maintained detailed time-management logs and could recite endless baseball statistics. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One moment they were flying into a strong headwind, forcing them to add extra power to maintain their momentum on the glide down. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But every moment of seeing brought headache and vertigo and nausea, and she couldn’t maintain her vision for long. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Are white people going to maintain the status quo—segregation—regardless of the Supreme Court’s ruling? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken since the day he nearly shoved me off the roof, but we both understood the importance of maintaining the illusion of having friends. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We are told that the enormous and expanding use of pesticides is necessary to maintain farm production. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The pencil clattered onto the table, but I hung on, maintained eye contact, let her come on in. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But Dasch bitterly maintained that he had always planned on betraying the mission before his feet ever touched the sand in Amagansett. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Astrology maintains that the gravitational attraction of the planets at the time of one’s birth somehow has an effect on one’s personality. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d timed his bathing session once, to maintain the sanctity of indisputable facts, and clocked an entire five minutes of him picking away claw jam with his teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The more I listened, the more Schiem’s accent faded into the back of my awareness and I didn’t need to concentrate so much on maintaining my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He strode on angrily, knowing it was a pace he could not maintain for long. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After he looked at her, he continued on his way downstairs to the swimming pool Señor Aguilar maintained for his guests. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Rulers they were, and they often used the courts to maintain control, not to administer justice. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Like many South Siders, my family maintained what was an admittedly dim and limited view of the university, even if my mom had passed a year happily working there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Instead they urge him to join the math team and maintain his A average. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The scorekeeper maintains a stern face, disqualifies the shooter. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z What maintained its constancy or fidelity: What kept elephants from morphing into pigs, or kangaroos into beavers? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The teacher struggled to maintain eye contact with her. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z This ownerless ruin had, before World War Terminus, been tended and maintained. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But my father was innately cautious, aware of the trade-offs, understanding the need to maintain some savings for a rainy day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He taught me how to use his computer to keep the books, process orders, maintain inventory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A record player maintained the right, soft music. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I maintained I had to return and aid my friend. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Although these monks maintained and took care of the temples, now they are left to the jungle once again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell he was struggling to maintain his composure. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I think they all could in the Middle Ages. There’s only one that still maintains the right to do that.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But the thought of Courtney figuring out how I really feel before I’m ready for him to know is scary enough to make me do all manner of unscrupulous, people-not-pleasing things to maintain my cover. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He took off down the tunnel, setting a pace he thought he could maintain for half an hour. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In addition, they said that society depended on women maintaining the domestic sphere—the home—which provided a refuge from the stresses of the outside world. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z About the only thing in the two towns that had maintained its frenzied tempo was the rivalry between Permian and Midland Lee. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it would be enough to maintain the family for one or at most two years, that's all. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z And still, I maintain that even for a cosmopolitan boy like you, there is something to be found there—a base, even in these modern times, a port in the American storm. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She could also predict the future and recognize people’s intentions, abilities that she maintained throughout her life and that increased with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As Galton imagined it, a record of the best traits in the best families could be maintained by society—generating a human studbook, of sorts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Now that they were on level ground, zooming through Fry, zigging around frozen people and things, they found their bikes maintained only the narrowest lead over the creature. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The road is flat and well maintained, and beyond the town is the flattest land I've ever seen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Some are caused by microbes capable of maintaining themselves in animals or in the soil, with the result that the disease doesn’t die out but remains constantly available to infect people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she wanted to get as far from this god as possible, but she tried to maintain a calm, polite expression. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And because Tats has that hair to maintain, she’s usually done last. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “What then, Die?” he replied, maintaining a marble immobility of feature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The bosses maintained the upper hand by staying united, decade after decade. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even when the oxygen level in water drops, an octopus can still manage to maintain a constant intake of oxygen. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I pulled Rocinante into a small picnic area maintained by the state of Connecticut and got out my book of maps. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Lilya did, but that wasn’t the end of her insurrection, or of her battle to maintain her femininity. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Nor did Major-general Kallner, who headed the project, even once forget to maintain a hunted expression. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “We are all responsible for maintaining the University’s reputation, E’lir Kvothe. An item like this in the wrong hands would reflect badly on all of us.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes it got a little tough for the listeners to maintain strict attention, but they did their best, since Buttercup loved him so completely. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked away, swallowed, couldn’t maintain the plastic smile. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The fact that the partners were expected to maintain contact throughout these clumsy contortions seemed a certain recipe for sprained ankles and embarrassing collisions. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This host her son had assembled was not a standing army such as the Free Cities were accustomed to maintain, nor a force of guardsmen paid in coin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was of average height, a sturdily built man of forty-seven, but how he maintained his weight was a puzzle. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Baby, trust me when I say that the man market narrows as you age. No matter how well maintained you are.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had spent years maintaining distance from his origins; his parents, in bridging that distance as best they could. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the propellers was feathered and perfectly still, but the plane was maintaining altitude and holding a proper course. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nothing will make me change my mind about the button, but I’m trying my best to maintain the status quo for the days that remain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In addition to maintaining an A average, taking all honors and AP classes, and playing on the volleyball and fencing teams, I had to go to the foundation three days a week, plus Saturdays. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A computer-savvy user trying to maintain his Web site might be mystified by instructions on the maintenance page which refer to “nodes,” “content type,” and “attachments.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z For a boy just turning seventeen, she maintained, the important thing was to keep him sequestered from “the wickedness of the state university.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He spoke the entire evening of the importance of maintaining good relations with the Americans and insisted that they are the key to our future. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Wilkins later maintained that the photograph had been given to him by Gosling, Franklin’s student—and therefore it was his to do with what he desired. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He maintained, for example, at one time that all existential propositions are meaningless. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His arms had always been strong from his youthful devotion to boxing and swimming and were now further maintained by the effort required to move around by cane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The rebels, who were barely maintaining a foothold in several districts, have rallied. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It seemed to her certain that she would suffer from the consequences of it, that no one could maintain such deceit for so long without paying for it somehow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The American Type Culture Collection—a nonprofit whose funds go mainly toward maintaining and providing pure cultures for science—has been selling HeLa since the sixties. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Six paces from him I spring to a stiff salute and maintain it until I am six paces beyond him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It always startled Bloom that his feminine, self-effacing wife not only liked to be in front on a hike, but also could maintain a strong, even pace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy who punched Wes was still trying to maintain his strut but seemed to realize that he might have made a mistake by punching the bigger guy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z By this time I'm hunkering along in front of the place, trying to maintain a casual attitude, except like I said my feet are going wild that year and I keep tripping over everything. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The alpha male strives to maintain social harmony within his troop. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Other scholars maintain that the world of the ancient foragers was exceptionally cruel and violent. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Without missing a beat in his Senate duties, he’d have to build and maintain a coast-to-coast campaign operation, develop a policy platform, and also raise an astonishing amount of money. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As long as the muvuki maintained his supremacy, he was quite willing to let a Catholic trader operate in the same area. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “To maintain the stability of the nation, boy. You do not understand the subtleties of business.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Unless, that is, “the economy” is construed in a broader sense— as a means to build and maintain hundreds of prisons. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z One couldn’t rely, he maintained, on experience in any of its many forms. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The things Laura had done weren’t easily forgotten by the people, but she could maintain a distance between Rocky, who was her pride, and this other, unwanted child. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The path was well maintained and just steep enough to feel like healthful exercise rather than some kind of obsessive torture. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z While some argue that it is attributable primarily to racial bias and discrimination, others maintain that it is due to poor education, unraveling morals, and a lack of thrift and perseverance among the urban poor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He gave Blanca varying amounts of money to maintain the dark, drafty, rambling, almost empty house, but she never had enough to cover all her expenses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z These opening lines of H. G. Wells’ 1897 science fiction classic The War of the Worlds maintain their haunting power to this day.* Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have maintained for years,” Moore wrote, “that one hundred well-disciplined persons could break the backbone of segregated travel in North Carolina in less than a year.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If I’d once been someone who threw herself completely into every task, I was now more cautious, protective of my time, knowing I had to maintain enough energy for life at home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’d said my lines in front of the mirror at home, trying to maintain eye contact with myself. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For them it was a tool to reckon the passage of the days and to maintain plots of land. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The jackrabbit had dodged, dug in, taken a hard right turn, which apparently surprised the coyotes enough to throw their pace off so that the rabbit maintained at least a small lead. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The mulefa spent much of their time, to begin with, in maintaining their wheels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the exact qualification path to make an Olympic team, but my plan was simple: work as hard as possible, maintain focus, and the success would come. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z McKusick was a renowned geneticist who’d founded the world’s first human genetics department at Hopkins, where he maintained a catalog of hundreds of genes, including several he’d discovered himself in Amish populations. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Stephanie blanched, but Erin mostly maintained her composure, aside from her eyes darting side to side. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Is the explanation any more absurd than that accepted by those who believe the woman who maintains that she is the channel through which a 35,000-year-old man expresses himself? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face maintains a semblance of girlishness, in the length of her eyelashes and the slight pout of her lips, despite the fact that she is clearly too old to be properly called a girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Although Oliver’s speech had been discussed and approved by the NEC, his proposal was met with indignation by ANC militants, who insisted that sanctions must be maintained unchanged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1956, he returned to Hampton, taking a job at the post office as a mail carrier, maintaining his trim military shape through miles of walking each day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The Argives voted unanimously to maintain the right of the suppliant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass is dry and yellow and not maintained. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He wanted to start fast, maintain a steady pace, and finish strong. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine the courage it takes to maintain that part of their Muslim identity in the face of everything. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When they stood up and went swimming with Nurse Duckett, Nurse Cramer stood up and went swimming, too, maintaining the same ten-yard distance between them, and maintaining her silence, snubbing them even in the water. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mayor Gayle and several city commissioners insisted the segregation laws were needed to maintain order in the city. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z To maintain his power, Hitler quickly turned Germany into a police state. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It had quickly become obvious that they wouldn’t be able to maintain over five hundred different blockades or fend off the massive influx of gunters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They lacked the financial means, the technology, and the social organization to maintain colonies so far from Europe. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Even Brian Chavez, who usually maintained some perspective, had cried after the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She maintained a cheery outlook, her hair pulled back into a bun that revealed her smooth, dark skin and bright smile. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I continue running until the woods have hidden me from the other tributes then slow into a steady jog that I think I can maintain for a while. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He could maintain the equipment Matt needed to create his new farms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The staff spoke very little English, but they were intent on maintaining English hospitality for the rare guest who might happen to show up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He maintained the same pace until he caught sight of two men running toward him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It is now maintained by the National Park Service. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Kevin enjoys every meal, in part because of the need to maintain his weight for football and because, beyond that, he has a hard time sitting still. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And with my arthritis, it was getting harder for me to maintain the house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She had maintained, too, her old way of holding her head in a manner that verged on the defiant. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They maintained that they would leave only after a victory on the battlefield, not the negotiating table. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I merely request that you maintain an easier beat.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The white bully was his hero, but other whites maintained a disapproving silence. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had obviously never stopped pining for his own home and master; although he ate well and his coat was glossy with health, he never maintained anything but a dignified, unyielding distance. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Notably, however, even after such positive experiences, most family members remain committed to maintaining tight control over who knows and who does not know about the status of their loved one. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I wholly supported my wife and maintained that while she had shown poor judgment, she was innocent of any serious charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Between eleven and one, while Gogol sleeps, she gets dinner out of the way, a habit she will maintain for decades to come. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ibis and Jacquel was a small, family-owned funeral home: one of the last truly independent funeral homes in the area, or so Mr. Ibis maintained. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Bruno Latour maintained that the fact that the bacterium that causes tuberculosis has been discovered in the lungs of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, did not mean that Ramses died of tuberculosis. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, whether this proved to their advantage or not depended on whether the prince knew how to maintain his reputation with the soldiers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But the worst difficulty is maintaining silence when thirteen people are arguing all the time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Greenleaf Hut is one of ten picturesque and, in this case, wonderfully handy stone lodges built and maintained in the White Mountains by the venerable Appalachian Mountain Club. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I had that agenda I’d been assiduously maintaining since freshman year of college, stemming from the neat line of boxes I was meant to check. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Two more signs along the southwesterly course maintained the warning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z You don’t do infrared reconnaissance and maintain a civilian arsenal in some namby-pamby tree house. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And I thought, How dare she complain when I’m working so hard to hold myself together, to maintain a calm exterior? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just have so much more energy if I stay off wheat,” she maintains. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I never expected to be someone who hired others to maintain my image, and at first the idea was discomfiting. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That leaves a little in the air for the bacteria to breathe, but not enough to maintain a fire. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Above all, I have to maintain my air of confidence. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z To maintain the aura of technical consultation, Dulles decreed that no diplomatic staff would be formally assigned to the delegation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z How could two such different cultural universes maintain themselves across a calm strait only 10 miles wide and routinely traversed by canoes? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Having, yet again, to say my final goodbyes to the handful of people who still maintain a hold on my heart. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was one thing to maintain liaison with the Lord, and they were all in favor of that; it was something else, though, to have Him hanging around twenty-four hours a day. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t understand how Mr. Muhammad could maintain his calm and patience, hearing the things I told him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The crew chief, Red, a hulking redheaded guy from Tennessee, maintained the helicopter and served as the door gunner during flights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z While the Maori achieved some stunning temporary victories, they could not maintain an army constantly in the field and were in the end worn down by 18,000 full-time British troops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The local press in Monroe County and Mobile had demonized Walter and had defiantly maintained that his conviction was reliable and his execution necessary. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were always subtle differences, but for the most part, a lamb chop tended to maintain its basic shape. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I considered raiding the hydrogen fuel cells, but I need those batteries to maintain power at night. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To perform in the sport he was born for, he had to be very thin, but to survive his disease, he had to maintain habits that made thinness virtually impossible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now forced to accept that the Elder Wand was real, she maintained that it was an evil object, and that the way Voldemort had taken possession of it was repellent, not to be considered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Each side of the agreement had a moral duty to build and maintain a positive relationship with the others. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Over the chaos, the announcers try to maintain some semblance of order. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, he did as his wife said and maintained all three policies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Kuhn tried to maintain both these views, despite the tension between them, by distinguishing revolutionary science from normal science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Parents often learn the instrument along with the child, acting as musical role models, and maintaining a positive learning atmosphere for the child to succeed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Volpe’s informality with his students is a way of relating that some teachers at the school do not believe they could maintain without losing authority. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As a result, I’ve agreed involuntarily to the following: weekly counseling; maintaining a high B average; and participation in at least one extracurricular. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Just having you here with me is enough. I want you to maintain your focus on winning as well. Don’t let these people distract you from winning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Soviet Union maintains an active program of unmanned planetary exploration. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed, as he'd always done, to be both easygoing and deeply focused, maintaining scads of friends and good grades while also turning heads as an athlete. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Jefferson style was to evade, maintain pretenses, then convince himself that all was well. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "Find a better way to maintain control and order. Otherwise, I will replace you at that teahouse and appoint another. Mother always said you didn't have what it takes." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It had become painfully obvious that Akhi was no longer able to maintain our same level of training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Christian Union has bought and maintains new evangelical student centers at Brown, Princeton, and Cornell, and has plans to establish a center on every Ivy League campus. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A Dinka man who follows these rules and maintains the values he learned as a boy can grow up to be a great leader, like my great-uncle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Warren Weaver, a New York Times journalist who reviewed the book upon its release, observed that Phillips’s strategy largely depended upon creating and maintaining a racially polarized political environment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We maintain a ten-point lead throughout, but Coach doesn’t risk subbing in any of the bench—not even when Pennsville calls time-out with only a minute to go. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Territorial empires are tightly controlled but costly to maintain; hegemonic empires are inexpensive to maintain, because the original local rulers incur the costs of administration, but the loose tie between master and vassal encourages rebellion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For my own part, my stage training helped me maintain my composure, I returned his gaze levelly and held out my hand for him to shake. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d maintained that Ruth May was still too young to take the responsibility of accepting Christ, but in truth I think he was holding her back for the sake of pageantry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The team inside the building maintained radio contact with Gene Johnson outside the building. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The proposal won him only a stern lecture from Lewis Strauss, who maintained that concerns over fallout were overblown, and therefore a ban was unnecessary. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z First, to ensure that black and white children could go to the same schools while maintaining a quality learning environment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The sailors maintain this ring around Lincoln as he marches through the city, even as the admiring crowd grows to hundreds. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z To be an atheist is to maintain God. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The officers of the American Chess Foundation maintained that Reshevsky was the better player, and they arranged to have him prove it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was shuffling along like Ozzy, man, all slack-jawed, with one hand trailing the wall to maintain balance, tears streaming down my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The Boss found ways of maintaining a routine in order to keep the crew from going crazy with cabin fever. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “He likes to maintain a mood,” Royal answered. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My mother maintained the sort of parental mind-set that I now recognize as brilliant and nearly impossible to emulate—a kind of unflappable Zen neutrality. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My wound burns, but I grit my teeth and maintain my grip on her arm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In a complicated logistics system, infected prisoners were sent to Moscow from as far away as Siberia—with stops, it could be a month-long journey—and there was no way to maintain treatment en route. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The kingdoms that had been part of Alexander’s empire maintained strong cultural ties to Greece. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As the concert went on, the songs changed from fast to slow, from funky to sincere, but Kaira maintained a magical hold over the crowd. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z If Ambrose was willing to go to these lengths, I could only imagine what drastic measures he would take if he didn’t need to maintain a semblance of civility. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Spittle flies from the sheriff’s lips as he speaks, and as she fights to maintain her sense of calm she still flinches away from the sheriff’s crazed words. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The dark things that were driven out in the year of the Dragon’s fall have returned in greater numbers, and Mirkwood is again an evil place, save where our realm is maintained. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z To the last battle at Fornost with the Witch-lord of Angmar they sent some bowmen to the aid of the king, or so they maintained, though no tales of Men record it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She pulled it from there, while Alex tried to maintain his balance on the icy sidewalk. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She arrived at the office early, went home in the late afternoon to check on her daughters, and then came back in the evening, maintaining a schedule of fourteen- or sixteen-hour days. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Williams juggled dozens of girls, maintaining three or four different apartments around the city, and all the while supporting himself by smuggling drugs up from the Bronx. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Separate languages can exist side by side for centuries without touching each other, maintaining their integrity with the vigor of incompatible tissues. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Concerning these, all the problems occur before they are acquired, since they are acquired either through virtue or through Fortune, and are maintained without one or the other. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. McCullough were to maintain custody of the baby for the time being. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His discussion of clear and distinct ideas thus follows the example of Descartes, who maintains that only ideas which are clear can be used in argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dorian, realizing how close he was to crossing a boundary between impertinence and rebellion—a boundary that he’d been very, very careful to maintain—mumbled his apologies. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Your uncle Charley’s father and grandfather were custodians at Riverview. ‘Someone employed to clean and maintain a building’ is only the second definition of that word. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He refused to sell the beasts to the rendering factories, maintaining that they deserved something of a retirement for their years of loyalty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The drugstore was coming in to help the doctors, but Dr. Wilde was one of the few to maintain his own dispensary and to compound his own prescriptions. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Groups of young whites who ostensibly maintained order among the slaves. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I do my time quietly but maintain a polite distance from those who would like to profit from my friendship. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At the time Moushumi had not protested, maintaining apologetically that it was just one date. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The slope lengthened until a new balance point was reached, one defined by the complex interactions of countless tiny particles and their ability to maintain an angled shape. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When he woke up in the hospital again, the smell of ether was gone and Dunbar was lying in pajamas in the bed across the aisle maintaining that he was not Dunbar but afortiori. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Railroad Tommy, the one who had tried to maintain silence, was himself completely silent now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned and swung her arms to maintain her balance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He gave me a key to his house and we agreed to maintain our different schedules without worrying about the usual host-guest relationship. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Velutha who maintained the new canning machine and the automatic pineapple slicer. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A good falsetto produces a clear, clean “boy’s choir” type of sound, and is where children should try to sing in order to maintain a healthy voice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But it was maintained that rainfall alone could not explain the size of the rivers or the existence of springs emerging from underground; springs were fed directly, it was argued, from the ocean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The girl stayed quiet through the journey, never complaining as they maintained a brisk pace, up and down the rocky terrain and then up and down all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Urvashi refused to rent space anywhere, because I have an image to maintain, and I’m not going to put my feet on a floor that’s been stained by other people’s shadows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On the radio, they were reporting that another ten thousand National Guardsmen were being sent to the region, about one-third of them directed to maintain order. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As for USIA, it maintained that the tank had not come apart because of any negligence on its part, but rather was destroyed by villainous Communists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He was able to maintain armies with money from the Church and the people, and through that long war he laid a basis for his own army, which has since brought him honour. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It would have been near impossible to maintain formality under a small town’s invasions of privacy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was interesting to watch Officer Z maintain this story even though he knew that I knew it was made up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face, despite its cloud of annoyance, maintained a brightness in those aged eyes and a hint of a smile in that flat, wide mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I don’t care if it messes up my hair, because I need to look a mix of crazy, disheveled, and apathetic to maintain the balancing act of getting good tips and not getting robbed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To avoid disturbing him, they tried to maintain quiet and to limit the number of people in the room to two or three. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In a radio broadcast last night Mayor Ditz warned of possible mob violence and exhorted the public to maintain order. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Teachers began forecasting great things for me: some said I would make a good teacher, others maintained that I had the brains to become a doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Indians maintained and expanded the grasslands by regularly setting huge areas on fire. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The result is a kind of contagion of panic, and before long the men leading the zebras and llamas are struggling to maintain control. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But the closer a crew can come to that ideal— maintaining a good swing while rowing at a high rate—the closer they are to rowing on another plane, the plane on which champions row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To claim that there existed a substance with no measurable attributes was, he maintained, to turn physics into a fantastical story, like Don Quixote. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mollie could not cure her, but she could feed her, and she could brush her long, beautiful, silvery hair from her face—a face that was lined and expressive, that maintained its aura. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Whether the human race can actually maintain a population of five billion or more without a crash with a hot virus remains an open question. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was a classic slammer, maintaining contact with the door until it was totally and completely shut. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Many judged themselves and their peers on the degree of control they were able to maintain over inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been exciting at first, maintaining such an elaborate lie. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If Tracy—Mom—hadn’t been there, I probably would have fought with Nadia, who was quite obviously calculating some unspoken communication about Julia and me maintaining our physical and emotional distance from each other. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He maintained his calm demeanor, but his voice held a hint of venom. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a brass box, its vacuum maintained by the usual liberal applications of sealing wax. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Even though I maintained an A average in all of my classes in middle school, I had a real aptitude for math and science, which is why my parents tried to steer me toward medicine. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It must have been hard for her to maintain that smile, because by the time English class came around, her chin was quivering from the strain. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Yes, but how else are we going to open up and maintain all these extra rooms? We’ll need the space, we can’t go stacking family up three to a room like a tenement.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I knew they were cracking up in the bad way, which is at me, but I tried to maintain my confidence. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Passengers held the yarn as long as possible, maintaining the connection to the faces disappearing onshore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the home Granny maintained a hard religious regime. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the Wives have such gardens, it’s something for them to order and maintain and care for. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The first spy to be trapped in the Cold War's net maintained his innocence until his death. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The trip there and back took him just four days—and this at a time, remember, when there were no maintained footpaths or helpful blazes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Some white people in my city were so bent on maintaining segregation that no one was immune from their hate-filled actions. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In any event, Cleopatra knew about Berenice’s murdering ways, and she understood that people would do anything to achieve and maintain power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Parole board officials maintained that their ruling was based on the grounds of Hale’s advanced age—he was seventy-two—and his record as a good prisoner. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Therefore, let a prince conquer and maintain the state, and his methods will always be judged honourable and praised by all. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Even in the face of constant danger, Rondon maintained a steely resolve. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Only Captain Reed kept them moving forward, seeking out sluggish currents in the still water, maintaining their course despite the blinding light and the blistering heat of the west. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He rode with Scythe Volta in an off-grid Rolls Royce perfectly maintained since the Age of Mortality, the scythe’s yellow robe in stark contrast to the dark earth tones of the vehicle’s interior. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A lot of that was used to maintain pressure while the airlock was leaking. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z One seamstress who regularly cleaned the superintendent’s room was Park Choon Young, whom Shin knew from secondary school and who operated a sewing machine that he maintained. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z As the years passed, due to the carelessness of some of the Whitcomb brothers, it became difficult to maintain their whiteness, and some distant and some not so distant relatives married each other. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I shall consider solely the principality, weaving together the threads mentioned above as I go, and I shall discuss how these principalities can be governed and maintained. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z During all of this trouble, I maintained my desire for challenge and continued to take the most advanced courses offered at Middleton High School. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Should you maintain open communication between your groups, or erect walls of secrecy between them? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Shorty still played with his band, Rudy never missed attending his sensitive old man, or the table- waiting at his exclusive parties, and the girls maintained their routine home schedules. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Braids are easy to maintain, but they do hurt like mad for a few days until they settle. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But they do not know how, and are unable, to maintain their position. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The South African government had powerful allies in Great Britain and the United States who were content to maintain the status quo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which explains why for a period of time previously considered humanly impossible, I maintain my life force without benefit of breathing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, the exertion required to maintain a high rate makes the physical pain all the more devastating and therefore the likelihood of a miscue greater. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He saw me as something akin to an animal in that he felt no need to maintain his sense of human dignity, though certainly he would have denied this. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, the High were to be turned out by the Middle, who would then become the High; but this time, by conscious strategy, the High would be able to maintain their position permanently. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He managed to maintain two discrete households. disinterested/uninterested. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the Civil War, it was unclear what institutions, laws, or customs would be necessary to maintain white control now that slavery was gone. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He clings to his masculinity, his solitude and his feigned indifference so he can maintain his role, so he’ll never, ever have to show his feelings. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A few who are on the younger side, like Johanna and Finnick, or whose bodies haven’t fallen into disrepair, like Seeder and Brutus, can still manage to maintain a little dignity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Du Barry had fed us chocolate squares to help us maintain our stamina. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The next evening Mr. Pirzada arrived, as usual, at six o’clock Though they were no longer strangers, upon first greeting each other, he and my father maintained the habit of shaking hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Children may be tempted to speak or chant the drone part, but it is important that they sing it, maintaining a constant pitch and good tone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Maybe something in the system shorted since there was no one maintaining it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The real beauty of the arrangement was that it allowed whites to maintain their dominant social and economic position without feeling guilty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Generally they try to maintain peace in group settings and encourage co-operation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There wasn’t enough blood left to maintain circulation, so his heartbeat was very sluggish, and his blood pressure was dropping toward zero. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Other beings, such as Wind Being and Darkness, maintained their same shapeless forms. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Over time the Maya found themselves simultaneously maintaining existing systems and pushing out to cover past mistakes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because she has maintained her beautiful skin and enviable figure, Amy remains my father's greatest treasure. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Though as a matter of principle he maintained skepticism for a few moments, the similarly shaped A-T and G-C pairs had their expected impact. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z These proper folk, who had always maintained an appearance of peaceful reserve, now rolled in the aisles with abandon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All 2,100 miles of the trail, as well as side trails, footbridges, signs, blazes, and shelters, are maintained by volunteers—indeed, the AT is said to be the largest volunteer-run undertaking on the planet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Despite the obvious benefits to some individuals from this arrangement, most blacks suffered under it, as black landlords, like their white counterparts, had an economic incentive in maintaining the status quo. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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