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- verb Present participle of
sustain .
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Examples
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The massive resources invested in sustaining and enlarging the settlements come at the expense of other national goals, like the development of the Negev and the Galilee.
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Ultimately this all depends on sustained funding and all administrations since JFK's have been criminally negligent in sustaining a meaningful space effort.
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"Looking ahead, continued job growth will be key in sustaining positive momentum," said Lynn Franco, director for The Conference Board Consumer Research Center.
Economist: 'Two steps forward and one step back' for housing 2010
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Comprising three identical panels, injection-molded from a recycled wood plastic composite, the perch is not only cost-effective to produce but also helps in sustaining the environment.
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Price increases will be critical in sustaining profit growth amid rising costs.
Business Earnings Climb Despite Rising Costs John Shipman 2010
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"I think the hurdle is more in sustaining than it is in achieving," Northern Iowa athletics director Troy Dannen says.
Rising salaries of coaches force colleges to seek budget patch 2010
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How sustaining is sexuality as a form of power for the women in these stories?
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin: Questions 2009
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Similarly, political scientists have ignored the critical role that a competitive open access economy plays in sustaining open access politics and competitive democracies.
Juntas vs. Open Societies, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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As the TicketMaster/LiveNation merger shows, government is much more interested in sustaining these barriers to entry than in challenging them. otto says:
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Judging welfare programs merely by the satisfaction of those who have an interest in sustaining them deeply undermines this process.
How to not fix America's debt problem Stephen Stromberg 2010
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