He maintained his relaxed and conversational cadence, but his words reflected a sharply partisan world view.
He maintained that "business is different from aid" and that he would not be threatened.
He maintained this ritual throughout his tenure, so that he always knew exactly what was going on.
"I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought, " he maintained.
Leaving it in, he maintained, would have meant treating legal immigrants as if they were illegal aliens.
He maintained the pilot was designed to strengthen the country's borders, telling MPs it had been a success.
He maintained that reasoning in his ruling out Thursday, even while he saved the law itself on other grounds.
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Stoner took a lead he maintained to the checkered flag, closely followed home after a thrilling duel by Pedrosa.
But the Senate leadership wouldn't even hold a hearing "because nobody could say no to Girl Scouts, " he maintained.
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He maintained lifelong friendships with both, and with Alexander Calder and Isamu Noguchi.
He maintained his refusal to discuss his personal life to the very end.
He maintained that costs would come down by improving the quality of care and the overall efficiency of the system.
And he maintained his form with an unbeaten 107 off 80 balls against the Scottish Saltires in Edinburgh on Sunday.
But he maintained that prospective 2012 students "shouldn't be put off", as "the debt will not be a normal debt".
She learned that Troy Davis, the target of a manhunt, had turned himself in to police, although he maintained his innocence.
He maintained communication over the past year with Ireland's prime minister, Bertie Ahern, and developed a good relationship with Tony Blair.
With the help of a pacesetter, Rudisha hit the 400m mark in 48.65sec and he maintained his pace to the finish.
He maintained a database for the association, did mailings out of his own office and did not work exclusively for the association.
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As for Sammy Sosa, let's remember that he entered the majors in 1989 as a 185-pounder, a weight he maintained until 1996.
He maintained that the French Top 14 side were in talks with Jonny Wilkinson's representatives about a summer move to the continent.
People who achieve self-actualisation, he maintained, are democratic in outlook, not authoritarian.
On Iraq, he maintained that actions taken by his administration were correct.
Peter the Great imported numerous military and technical experts from the West, but he maintained an iron political grip over his expanding empire.
The uptick in violence, he maintained, is a result of the actions taken by the Mexican government to weaken the powerful drug cartels.
But he maintained he had never spoken to female members of staff in the manner described and dismissed claims regarding Ms Atkinson as "absurd".
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He maintained that the Equality Act 2010 was already bringing about change by requiring public bodies to eliminate discrimination and advance equality of opportunity.
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The solution, he maintained, is higher taxes on the wealthy to fund more investment in education and infrastructure while keeping America's debt in check.
Hollywood trade publications suggest that Tsujihara was the top choice in the end because he maintained a humble demeanor and didn't campaign for the job.
But the Ukrainian produced a burst of pace to open up a 50m lead which he maintained to complete his eighth victory in the event.
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