He says UMNO maintained power for years by giving special treatment to its core constituency - ethnic Muslim Malays, who make up 60 percent of the population.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

He would prefer to go by sea, if possible, because it's much quicker, but at least he could travel on the roads that the Romans built and maintained.

可能到话，他更喜欢走海路，因为那样更快，不过至少他能走,罗马人修建保养的路了。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

It's simply a distinction that can't be maintained, which is why he calls it an "event."

这个差别不容忽视，这就是为什么德里达称语言为事件“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Rashid Nurgaliev, Russia's interior minister, (Speech) He says that the Kremlin has taken all measures to ensure that order is maintained and the accident is being investigated fully.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27