1.   AlterNet operates its own network and maintains direct connections to most other component networks of the Internet.

2.   As they drive, they talk about the difficulty of maintaining personal connections from a distance.

3.   A few more have maintained their connections either as backups or to sell excess energy back to the utilities.

4.   Al-Amin maintained his connections to the Lowndes County black leaders whom he helped gain political office.

5.   Burstyn has maintained her connection with the Actors Studio.

6.   But over the years, it has achieved international recognition, even as it continues to nurture artists and maintain close connections with its immediate, urban community.

7.   But otherwise identical modems differ in their ability to move data and maintain connections when confronted with noisy phone lines.

8.   But the Iridium that finally emerged was hobbled by clunky phones, difficulty in maintaining clear connections in many circumstances and high costs.

9.   I can rarely maintain a connection for more than half an hour at a time.

10.   It cannot achieve that if it maintains a close military connection with Iran.