11.   Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power.

12.   Nevertheless, he maintained his position and took an increasingly hard line with the protesters, imprisoning for contempt those who were repeatedly arrested for violating the injunction.

13.   Stoddard operational experience is second to none, maintaining their position as world leaders in Bonded Technology.

14.   But the onslaught of European and Japanese competition made it far more important to attempt to maintain the position of domestic manufacturing industry with a lower exchange rate.

15.   And he seemed to maintain that position this week even though White had his problems holding his own against Detroit.

16.   And we know we must try to maintain our position.

17.   As a result, Choi added, circus performers are highly regarded in North Korea, and performers train hard to maintain their positions.

18.   Ballantyne, which has maintained the position that conventional machines will remain the dominant technology for at least a decade, has a bright future,Legg said.

19.   ABC executives have complained for years that NBC maintains its position as the leading network for advertisers almost exclusively because of its dominance of Thursday night.

20.   According to prosecutors, they maintained their positions of power in la Eme by communicating with lieutenants on the outside through coded letters and telephone calls.