5662 examples of retained in sentences

The evolutionary abnormal is often an instrument of human progress, not in the form of criminality, but in that of intellectual and moral rebellion against conditions which are sanctioned by laws that frequently punish such an evolutionary rebellion harder than atavistic crime, as they do in Russia, where capital punishment has been abolished for common crimes, but retained for political violations of the law!

But the human spectator asks: "If the criminal should happen to be reformed before the expiration of his term, should he be retained in prison?"

After the separation he supported himself with great difficulty, but retained his elegant manner and fascinating conversation, until he died in the house of a lady friend in 1836, and was buried at Princeton by the side of his father and grandfather.

This simplicity of character he retained throughout his life.

He records that at this time he learned an infinity of snatches of songs, small romances, &c., which his powerful memory retained most accurately throughout his life.

The struggle between the old dress and the trowsers customary in society was still going on but almost terminated, and I was one of the very few freshmen who retained the old habiliments.

I retained this exhibition till I became a Fellow of the College.

Writing to Saint-Evremond to announce his death, Ninon, herself very aged, says: "His mind had retained all the charms of his youth, and his heart all the sweetness and tenderness of a true friend."

" That her philosophical principles did not change, is certain from the fact that she retained all her friends and gained new ones who flocked to her reunions.

An attentive and caressing woman would weary you; you must be handled in a military fashion, if you are to be amused and retained.

There is no reason why such a State should not continue to exist, provided that it retained the necessary access to the sea at Trieste and Pola, and this would involve the exclusion of the Slovenes from the new Jugo-Slav State.

The Davanzati bought it late in the sixteenth century and retained it until 1838.

He had been out, as they call it, in forty-five, and still retained his old opinions.

Suppose, after the War, we attempted to disarm, without the protection of a world court and international police, while the other nations retained war armament.

Or I tink it may be one ob dose machines Bingo used to see in old slabe-massa's church, hung up ober de minister's head, to make de good psalms or de prayers go de right way, and I don't remember which; old Bingo always retained a bery bad memory, eber since before he was a child; but I tink dey used to call it a sound board, though it was full ob cracks.

Of the earlier portion of the night of his grandfather's death Bobby retained a minute recollection.

With respect to certain jewels and personal effects which Eleanora retained, the Grand Duke made an order that, as they belonged to Guardaroba of the Sovereign, they should be deposited, during the period of her residence in the convent, in the State Treasury.

The Lady Cammilla, who had been his confidante in days gone by, was still retained as counseller and guide.

Dr. Bathurst allowed him to enter Johnson's service; and Johnson sent him to school at considerable expense, and afterwards retained him in his service with little interruption till his own death.

"I was on the eve of coming to you, when a friend I retained here wrote me to London of your marriage with the man who saved you from the fate into which I precipitated you.

The very slipper which matched the one she still secretly retained in her possession.

The survivors were for the most part too exhausted to move, but those who still retained some strength and vigor at once set to work.

Those planters who have retained their harsh manner do not succeed under the new system.

He was born heir to a large slave property, and retained it up to the hour of emancipation.

There were seven gentlemen of them in all, and of these all were clad in the costume of the day, save this one, who retained the fashion of an earlier time.

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