5 sentences with 'retaining'
Example sentences and phrases with the word retaining and other words derived from it.
• « Even today, the phenomenon of lightning is the cause of the planet retaining its negative charge, and helps to produce certain nitrogen compounds essential for the growth of almost all plants. »
• « After Solomon's death, ten of the twelve tribes broke away to form their own kingdom, retaining the name Israel, while the smaller remnant of the kingdom took the name Judah. »
• « However, the two-inch-long salamanderfish survives and lives in the open air, retaining its fish-like structure. »
• « The UN is not an organisation with its own powers: it has confederal characteristics, i.e. a number of states participate in it while retaining full sovereignty. In this form of organisation, the traditional idea of the nation-state remains unchanged. »
• « Under Elizabeth, the Church of England once again became the state church, retaining the hierarchical structure and many of the rituals of the Catholic Church. »