Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Keeping in possession; serving to retain; keeping back; engaging.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a
retaining wall . - verb Present participle of
retain .
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PINSKY: I think it what -- it might be what you call retaining the eye of the tiger.
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PINSKY: I think it might be what you call retaining the eye of the tiger.
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PINSKY: I think it might be what you call retaining the eye of the tiger.
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I had no hesitation in retaining Michael to take charge of my case as I believed in his total professionalism, work ethic and determination could achieve the optimum result.
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Somehow he had succeeded in retaining the tin bucket.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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Indiana will receive up to $830,948 over the next four years to provide performance funding used to reward regional, four-year colleges for success in retaining and graduating students.
Grants Will Support New Methods For Increasing Retention 2009
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Indiana will receive up to $830,948 over the next four years to provide performance funding used to reward regional, four-year colleges for success in retaining and graduating students.
Teaching/Learning 2009
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For instance, Koestler was unusual in retaining what Michael Scammell calls “fond memories” of the 1919 Communist putsch in Hungary, a botched and bloody business that led many people to actually welcome the advent of the vengeful right as a deliverance.
The Zealot 2009
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Indiana will receive up to $830,948 over the next four years to provide performance funding used to reward regional, four-year colleges for success in retaining and graduating students.
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Freshmen senators and legislators don't stand a chance in retaining their "innocence" because they soon see that the way to get things done is behind doors and in dark corners.
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