31.   Whites tried to maintain their hold on the state-subsidized primary school, blocking black children from enrolling, just like in the past.

32.   He maintains his hold thanks to the support of Moscow.

33.   He found it difficult to maintain his hold in the absence of the Red Army.

34.   His political career burgeoned with the rise of Serb nationalism, stoked up by Milosevic in Belgrade as a vehicle for maintaining his hold on power.

35.   Intel maintained its hold on the number one position for the fifth consecutive year.

36.   Authorities organised a re-run in which the opposition, despite boycotting the vote, maintained its hold on seven municipalities.

37.   Authorities organised a re-run in which the opposition, despite boycotting the vote, still maintained its hold on seven municipalities.

38.   Authorities organised a re-run in which the opposition, despite boycotting the vote, still maintained a hold on seven towns.

39.   The package has been criticised by Islamic groups in Algeria who claim it allows the government to maintain its hold on power.

40.   The authorities organised a re-run in which the opposition, despite boycotting the vote, still maintained its hold on seven municipalities.