Retains

Examples

• He says: In one sense it knows more than we know ourselves, for it retains the memory of many things which we forget, even though we have said them. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Let us assume that she retains her power. Plato. The Republic.
• From time immemorial the manufacture of iron and steel has been followed in Germany, and that country yet retains pre-eminence in this art both as to mechanical and chemical processes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The ovens are highly insulated with a thick packing of best grade mineral wool, which reduces air leakage to a minimum and retains the heat generated for a long period. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In the third division he is shown still higher in the air; and in the fourth he is mounted above the shoulders of pantaloon, who retains the same posture as at first. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• It ought to be so; it must be so, while he retains the use of his reason. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The portion of a hat protected by the band retains its fresh appearance because the light has not had access to it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Meanwhile, the dough itself is influenced by the heat and is stiffened to such an extent that it retains its inflated shape and spongy nature. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• And he is to be deemed courageous whose spirit retains in pleasure and in pain the commands of reason about what he ought or ought not to fear? Plato. The Republic.
• And again, if he is forgetful and retains nothing of what he learns, will he not be an empty vessel? Plato. The Republic.
• And suppose injustice abiding in a single person, would your wisdom say that she loses or that she retains her natural power? Plato. The Republic.
• Under that plan, resembling the methods of 1878, the machines and blank cylinders were manufactured by the Edison Phonograph Works, which still retains its factories at Orange, New Jersey. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The interior is filled with pine, which is softer, because it retains a higher polish and prevents the rolling ball from bumping; thus throwing it from its proper course. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The natural oil of the skin catches and retains dust and dirt, and makes a greasy film over the body. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• These specimens will prove conclusively that food sent from a tropical climate retains its freshness and delicate flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Plato, like the old painters, retains the traditional form, and like them he has also a vision of a city in the clouds. Plato. The Republic.
• When a solution is mixed with acetic or nitric acid it remains liquid, but still retains its power of cementing; in this state it is called liquid glue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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