31.   This is one of a string of superb north-shore beaches, but the nearby residents zealously fight to maintain its seclusion and simplicity.

32.   We are fighting to maintain the free and open society that is the basis of all that is good in America and Israel.

33.   After upgrading their manufacturing facilities and distribution networks, all three companies are fighting to maintain market share and increase exports.

34.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, whose Mulim-dominated government is fighting to maintain a unified Bosnia, arrived in Egypt on Friday for a four-day visit.

35.   But he said the U.S. steel industry would continue fighting to maintain competitive equity with foreign steel makers.

36.   Christian groups have fought to maintain the traditional day off, teaming up with labor unions who wanted to let workers stay home on Sundays.

37.   Firefighters got a break from the weather on Sunday as they fought to maintain their advantage against a forest fire burning within feet of expensive mountain homes.

38.   His chest moved up and down and his lips twice puffed out air, as if he was fighting to maintain consciousness.

39.   Interest rates have surged this year, the bank said, as Hong Kong fought to maintain its currency peg to the US dollar.

40.   The new measure is a blow to Orthodox Jews fighting to maintain their monopoly over marriage, divorce and burial in Israel.