Examples of 'it retained' in a sentence

Meaning of "it retained"

it retained: This phrase suggests that something has been kept or maintained in a particular state. It indicates that an object or material has preserved its original condition

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it retained
But it retained entirely national systems of control.
Despite the merger it retained its name.
It retained the recuperator above the barrel.
Rural character it retained in some parts up.
It retained its original medieval street plan.
Britain was earlier on this point but it retained other privileges.
It retained this role throughout the war.
Through all that time it retained the spirit of Slavonia.
It retained a population of wild boar and wolves.
Ladakh was defeated by the Mughals but it retained its independence.
It retained that mission throughout its life.
Finland was an anomaly amongst German allies in that it retained an independent democratic government.
It retained this mission to the end.
Historic England want it retained.
Yet for me it retained some of its beauty.

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Variety, and in the way in which it retained.
It retained this industrial base following the disintegration.
But always, always it retained its untamed fierceness.
It retained light energy and glowed in the dark.
Upon cooling, it retained a gel consistency.
It retained the same position the following week.
When the barrio was created a municipality, it retained its name.
It retained the incorporation even as the population plummeted.
Whilst its use changed, it retained most of its external features.
It retained seven of the existing decorations and medals.
It could be easily de-moulded and it retained the shape of the container.
It retained all original structural details.
It is mentioned twice in later sources, suggesting that it retained some importance.
Sometimes it retained the froth from his ale.
Following the end of colonial rule, it retained its ceremonial role.
But it retained entirely national systems of con trol.
They turned it into a convent, but it retained its role as a royal palace.
It retained the general combat capability.
Like the bodies of the previous days, it retained every semblance of life.
It retained its legal force even in modern times.
How it got invested there and how it retained it in a very live, reverberating way.
It retained the following definitions.
Sweden had a virtual monopoly on copper which it retained throughout the 17th century.
It retained its telephone directory operations in the areas it sold.
Later alterations considerably changed the interior, though it retained its timber framing.
It retained its original name.
Although the bureaucracy voluntarily gave up some of its prerogatives, it retained its overall dominance.
It retained the altered title.
Once converted, the video played flawlessly, and it retained all its original material.
It retained longer than expected.
Having evolved from the even smaller A-Class it retained that car 's sandwich floor concept.
It retained the top spot during its second week.
Additionally, the cream achieved an excellent smoothness and a non-sticky feeling while it retained a moisturizing effect.
It retained its defensive character.
However, in Australia it retained the original bar shape.

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The tail is retained unless otherwise specified
Superficial inguinal lymph node retained or removed
Femur retained ball joint of femur removed
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