How To Use Keep In A Sentence

  • Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
  • Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
  • 'When I was a little girl I used to slip away from my nurse, climb to the top of my uncle's keep and sit in the crenel spaces. The Falcons of Montabard
  • The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
  • Human relations do not always rely on meeting each other in person every day. When we talk about relationships between people on either side of the border, just a few thousand miles can’t keep love from growing and blooming into a beautiful bonding. Gulzar 
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  • If you accept that you have to do mass education - and, to keep costs low and for a lot of other reasons, I think that's not an unreasonable conclusion - you have to systematize it.
  • We spend our days hunting for things to keep us alive. Times, Sunday Times
  • An old poacher makes the best keeper
  • This white-naped mangabey monkey was born at The Bioparco Zoo in Rome, Italy, and is part of an international breeding program to keep the species alive.
  • It is the way they keep their finger on the pulse and keep in touch with their audience.
  • Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
  • The score may actually have been 32-0, but it seems the scoreboard operator could not keep up.
  • So, no wonder the chancellor's keeping shtum. Times, Sunday Times
  • Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. THE BROKEN GOD
  • The original Auroran settlers had landed in the location that was now the park and decided to keep it as a peaceful retreat in the centre of the city.
  • Of course, this kid dreams of a place like this island, where nobody works except to keep house and pick wild blueberries and beachcomb. Diary
  • This wonder product keeps brows looking sleek all day. The Sun
  • He mates them to a Charolais bull and keeps the calves until they are yearlings.
  • I've been bushwhacked with a bunch of stuff that's keeping me away from the keyboard!
  • I had ductal carcinoma in situ in the left breast and the right, just, atypia which are cells that you want to keep an eye on. CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006
  • Evidentally, this is an effective way for her to keep herself calm because she is easily excitable.
  • I'd like to have something special planned that will keep them occupied and outside in the garden as much as possible. Times, Sunday Times
  • John gives Mary the coin, she hides it in the red box for safe-keeping and departs.
  • Take it with a glass of mulled wine and it'll keep you going until the spring. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is easier to get money than to keep it. 
  • But emotional ferment still seething from his betrayed boyhood keeps his body churning with unruly symptoms. Times, Sunday Times
  • Probation officers were supposed to have been keeping a close watch on him. The Sun
  • If you are to have any chance of success, you need to pore over balance sheets, crunch the right numbers and keep abreast of company news. Times, Sunday Times
  • They are accused of hatching a decade-long plot to keep wholesale oil prices artificially high. The Sun
  • Don't iron clothes that are to be stored, and keep them away from starch. Times, Sunday Times
  • Different methods are a better fit for different people," Lyubomirsky explains."Keeping a daily gratitude journal seems hokey to some people, but writing a letter of gratitude may be very meaningful.
  • Here, we take a whirlwind global tour of foods that can help keep us healthy. The Sun
  • It's probably good to keep some of the nonverbal aspects of my mind sharp.
  • The innkeeper, who was a choleric gnome of poor disposition, looked out of the door. STARDUST
  • He claimed that the Chief of the USAR at the time, told him that he didn't need to re-enlist (he had only accrued two good years for retirement in the 4 years he was back on the books) and to keep singing for the troops. Heroes or Villains?
  • KEEPS the England midfield ticking over like an expensive timepiece. The Sun
  • The _router-plane_, Figs. 121 and 122, is used to lower a certain part of a surface and yet keep it parallel with the surrounding part, and it is particularly useful in cutting panels, dadoes, and grooves. Handwork in Wood
  • Women also frequently work in family businesses as shopkeepers and seamstresses.
  • If you're keeping it traditional and not using Halloween as a three day extended party, you can get down on the actual holiday with the Latin funk of Pimps of Joytime and Nayas at Rock and Roll Hotel. Nightlife agenda
  • It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
  • And they keep prey species from overpopulating.
  • One major advantage of growing in containers is that you can keep plants free of common soilborne fungal diseases: verticillium and fusarium wilt.
  • There is actually a dishonesty, really, about that slogan that says to keep it in the laboratory and it will be OK.
  • The main problem with making films is keeping continuity.
  • But when he returned to his room to give his other half the glad tidings, the housekeeper, who was listening to the story, interrupted to tell them that she knew of plenty of empty rooms.
  • After they are separated, the keepers feed the chicks by hand and must teach them to swallow whole fish.
  • Throughout the exercise, focus on keeping your abs tight.
  • The basic principle is to keep an upright, erect posture.
  • But although there was a scare with my first sample being clear, as we'd only just arrived, my second proved that I, along with the entire Sunday Herald table, was completely ratted and therefore allowed to keep the trophy.
  • The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret - that man is black at heart: mark and avoid him. Northern Rock - Pay staff a bonus with public cash.
  • Bosses are keeping tight-lipped about WHO he will play. The Sun
  • Keeping to a Japanese theme, I'm using soba noodles and tamari soya sauce - the real stuff, no additives or caramel, simply soya beans, salt and water.
  • She was accused of failing to keep her promise to work with the aviation industry to improve the choice of destinations.
  • I was standing in some kind of wooded area and looking around Probably trying to find any distraction to keep me from going for my lecture and I did eventually find that tap-dancing squirrel but that's a story for another post and then somehow bits and pieces began to hit me. Archive 2005-02-01
  • In the days of yore when beer in pubs was served only in pints or quarts, the serving wenches had to keep mental tabs on who drank pints and who drank quarts to get it right when collecting payment.
  • Polonius insisted that Hamlet had become demented, and cautioned Ophelia to keep her distance.
  • Most nuns fasted to keep the rule: the anorexics fasted to break it.
  • Everyone has someone in their life that keeps them looking forward to the next day.
  • Then, I shall have news to tell, the _best of news_, I hope; and I won't need to keep anything back. The Golden Silence
  • We are so strict with our physical intactness . It is certainly more important that a man to keep his intact virtue.
  • I personally try and keep it simple with a Grande, skim, triple, bone-dry cappuccino, which is Starbuck's English for the kind of cappuccino you'd get at the Rome airport. Mark Strausman: A Chef's-Eye View of Starbucks
  • Don't commit your promises to paper if you are not certain you keep them.
  • Environmental health officers hope the cotes will keep pigeons off the streets and discourage them from feeding on waste food and titbits offered by tourists.
  • Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference.
  • Keep the artichoke in a bowl of water with a lemon squeezed into it, (rather grandly called acidulated water), this stops the heart from blackening when it is exposed.
  • The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town .
  • Routine maintenance of the garden consists of keeping weeds under control.
  • The principal thing in this world is to keep one's soul aloft. 
  • But red tape is still keeping him sidelined. The Sun
  • But while the mysterious circumstances of the tragedy keep on adding up, the ghostly presence of her partner seems intent on having his say. The Sun
  • Informants give you information in the public interest and say that their career, liberty or life depend on keeping their name confidential. Public interest should trump self-interest | Nick Cohen
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • So no matter how boneheaded an incompetent manager I am, my department is 100% guaranteed to be profitable as long as I'm good at keeping my receipts?
  • Perhaps if he hadn't looked so unwontedly silly, then he would have been able to keep it down, but instead he snorted.
  • Remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want someting. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.
  • They decide to go, too, but Frank has problems manoeuvring the car, whose tyres keep losing their grip.
  • After we had waved everyone goodbye, the Gamekeeper wandered in to confer about concrete.
  • He was walking at a very quick pace and I had to jog to keep up with him.
  • The baboon would keep the goats together as they grazed during the day, giving alarm calls if it spotted cheetahs or leopards. Times, Sunday Times
  • Regardless of your actions, the little group would keep the flirt label pinned on you because of their own baggage.
  • An inventor in Finland has devised a new method of keeping dogs safe from wolves: little protective vests. Times, Sunday Times
  • I asked, trying to keep my voice calm, even though panic was fogging my brain.
  • If I can keep it out of reach of dog, cats and ferret, that is. Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » How my life is different than before
  • People keep trying to find rational explanations for their behavior.
  • The songs are irritatingly infectious with enough angst to keep the moodiest teenagers frowning.
  • It's worth keeping in mind that household mortgage credit expanded at an 11.4% rate during the second quarter, a torrid pace likely being surpassed with the current refi boom.
  • Tuesday, 19 February 2008 first signs of spring - centre piece of the month february pick whatever flowers you get at the supermarket to make this little basket filled with flowers. ranunculus are my favourites and available all over the place at the moment, so i chose to put them into this flowery centrepiece. the orchid is quite fancy but you just really need one to pimp this up (and it keeps for ever!). a rose or two, some ivy and green leaves from the forest and you are all set. to get started line a basket with some foil and trim on the edges. soak some floral foam in water and place in the basket, when soaked wet (can be really, really wet - it will have to work as a vase to the flowers), eventually cut and trim the floral on the edges, so that it resembles an arch. trim flowers and green leaves and stick into pot. start doing so on the bottom of foam, working upwards until you have an even flowery centrepiece. make sure foam stays moist - adding some water from time to time. Archive 2008-02-01
  • The rabies vaccine is extremely effective but you can avoid the disease by keeping away any animal that isn't a pet. The Sun
  • After the death of Sigismund during the siege of Altdorf the horn passed into the keeping of the Temple of Sigmar.
  • Sasaki huddled against the hot grains of sand, gritting her teeth, curled up in a ball and hugging her shoulders as if to keep herself from ripping apart.
  • Please wedge this cabinet to keep it from tipping.
  • Keep the seeds in warm, damp conditions to encourage germination.
  • The knot will keep the line from pulling through the turning block or fairlead. Sailing Fundamentals
  • His mother's liniment was prime stuff, and allowed him to move the limb often enough to keep the kinks worked out.
  • I would strongly suggest to Mr. Greer that he keep his fascist-indoctrinated, ritalin-sotted brats away from my children in Florida's socialist (public) schools. Florida GOP chair: Obama trying to 'indoctrinate' children
  • A thick wall keeps the noise at bay.
  • She contends that U.S. officials overreacted, rather than dealing pragmatically with adoption procedures in a country where poverty and a long-running insurgency fueled widespread child abandonment, impaired record-keeping, and hampered official investigative capabilities. Despite Hurdles, Families Pursue Nepal Adoptions
  • It's important to keep abreast of the latest developments in computers.
  • The golden rule when creating your design is: keep it simple.
  • Ramping up the subsidies is a relatively cheap way for the French to go as it usually falls to the UK, as a net contributor to the EU, to have to fork out to keep French politicians in office. The French Protection
  • Anyone can protest, but crowds are corralled by iron gates that keep them checked.
  • Geoengineering, its proponents would say, is about keeping the planet earthlike, and critics would say, is about making it non-earthlike. The Volokh Conspiracy » Time to Look at Geoengineering?
  • We need to keep these plumbers and carpenters in business. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some game bird breeders even debeak the birds or attach "peepers" or googles to their eyes to keep them attacking each other in the packed pens. (see: caged hen egg operations.) Is your state breeding birds for Dick Cheney style hunting like Illinois?
  • If John Doe is sentenced to a term of imprisonment and later goes out of his mind, the state may continue to keep him in the penitentiary for the duration of his sentence.
  • The only way to keep that behavior in check is for an informed consumer to not buy their products when a business crosses the line. Apple has a serious transparency problem. : #comments
  • It's like being a lighthouse keeper, without the view. Times, Sunday Times
  • A joyful date to keep in mind and make a note of, is when a birthday comes around to you.Thank you for your love which makes our home warm and beautiful.It is only with you that I find true contentment. Nothing will ever come between us.Happy birthday to you!
  • The Cologne goalkeeper signalled his potential by publicly attacking the legendary Bayern Munich Maoist Paul Breitner for his heavy drinking, smoking and gambling though not, strangely enough, for his scrofulous appearance. Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson
  • In the interim, the auklet egg was left in a carton buried in the sand to keep it safe and cool.
  • Article 13 requires, subject to Article 15, that authorized warehouse keepers shall give compulsory guarantees to cover movement of the dutiable goods.
  • Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it. 
  • This keeps getting censored by the Lamontster scrub out the truth squads .. he has to protect his propagandists for hire, as he's too chickenhearted to let the CT voters decide for themselves CT-SEN: Lamont Hits Back At Lieberman Terror Slam
  • Place tip of tongue against ridge of tissue just behind upper front teeth and keep it there through the entire exercise. The Sun
  • If that were so, there would be no need to keep its constantly moving location a secret or to hold it only when the moon is down, during that time some call the shallows of night. Beneath an opal moon
  • A horse-drawn tonga keeps stately pace with the latest Mercedes, jostled by cycles and bikes.
  • It is hard to justify requiring companies to keep records of historical importance in a retrievable format when technological advances make retrieval increasingly difficult.
  • But red tape is still keeping him sidelined. The Sun
  • It works by producing a sheet of infrared light, which acts as a barrier to keep mosquitoes out of a specific area. Times, Sunday Times
  • The agency will also keep an eye on patient charges for services and medical equipment often linked to chronic illnesses, such as hospitalizations, nursing-home care and wheelchairs. Health Plans: New Safeguards
  • The Government said that it will legislate to keep the parties in the room, and then chuck another $1 million at the Department of Labour, and set up a semi-autonomous, not totally autonomous, unit.
  • You will see graders keeping our rural roads in shape.
  • In cold winter, birds puff out their feathers to keep warm.
  • The operator is expected to keep the trains clean, and passengers are expected to take their rubbish with them and also not graffiti them.
  • No sign of Dobson and his goon, but one bloke was stock-still on the pavement, keeping his eyes on us even when jostled. THE TARTAN RINGERS
  • The soldiers' presence seemed to keep a lid on the violence.
  • Is adebayor back tomorrow? is rsc injured again after going off or what is just "cramp"? id keep the same side as fulham but id rest vieria and play de jong and bring adebayor in for rsc if he is injured! if rsc is fit, and keep with him, because he wins far more balls in the air than adebayor. Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
  • The shopkeeper tells me that he has agreed to buy the whole building from the owner of the freehold. Times, Sunday Times
  • But it is vital to keep moving as new dads need to be in the best of health to juggle their job with night feeds and changing. The Sun
  • Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things.
  • The church bells keep me from sleeping.
  • We fenced in the garden to keep the sheep out.
  • Liverpool can not afford to concede a goal tonight-and James has yet to keep a clean sheet.
  • But because of international pressure for an end to the killing of dolphins and the bloodiness of their hunting method, fishermen here have tried to keep out of the public eye.
  • Somehow I think the Right will keep stumm on this one: Archive 2009-08-01
  • Elected officials, he lectured, should not speak unthinkingly, but rather, when doubts exist, keep silent.
  • Half-an-hour later they were launching the canoe and loading up, while the storekeeper made jocular remarks about poor, weak mortals and the contagiousness of "stampedin 'fever. TOO MUCH GOLD
  • While you splish splash about while bronzing beachside, the perfect solution to keeping devices, keys, and cash safe from water, sand and dust is Aquapac's (www. aquapac.net) waterproof cases. Stacie Krajchir: Style Shortcut: The 5 Coolest Travel Essentials of the Season
  • If you are dedicated to making sure women's views and perspectives get into print and keeping media in the hands of women, this is the place for you.
  • Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc. Archemix announces aptamer-based therapeutics agreement with Johnson TILMA Expands on NAFTA
  • The theory behind a surge protector is to keep everything at more or less the same potential. Voltage
  • To suppose, as we all suppose, that we could be rich and not behave as the rich behave, is like supposing that we could drink all day and keep absolute sober. 
  • Unhealthy waterways and wetlands mean more midges and mozzies; another reason to keep our Hearns Lake foreshores safe from human occupation.
  • Even Christian clergy - keep urging him to do more for the Jews.
  • In the meantime, I'm trying to keep the organization as flexible as possible.
  • I find as many homes as I can and keep as many as I can house properly; I spay/neuter, give annual shots, treat for heartworms and fleas, and hold the others in my arms as my veterinarian gives them the shot to euthanize them.
  • You can keep fishing - skydiving is the extreme sport for me.
  • Oh bravissimo in chorus, and he would have danced out into the middle of the room before us all, had not Fortunata whispered in his ear, telling him, I suppose, that such low buffoonery was not in keeping with his dignity. Satyricon
  • The deputy mayor, Louise Schroeder, foolishly and without our knowledge, took forty-odd plainclothesmen from Western sectors over to keep order. Daring Young Men
  • They both tried to talk of ordinary things for the few moments before that meal was announced, and then some kind of devilment seemed to come into Amaryllis -- nothing could have been more seductive or alluring than her manner, while keeping to strict convention. The Price of Things
  • If you truly love someone, you should be more interested in keeping them happy than in being right. Stephen Richards 
  • It is widely regarded as an architectural disaster, aesthetically unpleasing and out of keeping with the rest of the College.
  • Keep your office space looking good, particularly your desk.
  • Keep drip tray and oven clean and free of crumbs, grease and particles.
  • Whether she's in the office, at home or out to lunch, these chic cozies will keep her phone off the floor and out of danger from being stepped on.
  • We endeavour to keep all our vehicles as secure as possible. The Sun
  • This solution gives homeowners the freedom of never having to carry or circulate multiple sets of keys, coupled with the ability to instantaneously grant entry to family members, friends, unexpected house guests, and service providers such as handymen and housekeepers. HomeToys News
  • Will his wife appreciate his artistry or will she have him cut it up for firewood to keep her warm?
  • Back in the late 1970s it languished at motoring's base camp, keeping company with much more mundane marques.
  • Remember the importance of the visual image and try to keep your theme unified and simple.
  • In the marketing department they figured, what the hell, you just trade zax for Zack and keep the ball rolling for another generation! The Volokh Conspiracy » Scrambling Scrabble
  • But a growing number accept school phobia as a valid reason to keep their little ones out of the classroom. The Sun
  • Why do you keep battling to win his love and affection? The Sun
  • On the back, it warns, "Avoid keeping under direct sunray," which goes for hearts, too, I'd say. Archive 2009-01-01
  • Also, please keep in mind that in order to conceal my identity I'm speaking through a harmonizer--in reality my voice sounds exactly like Keith David's. Keeping it Reeled In: Hope or Delusion?
  • Barbie, Toys “Я” Us machine guns—these are “charged objects,” contaminative; they represent the dog-eat-dog world, the obsessively competitive culture that synagogues and mosques and churches strive to keep out. The Barbie Chronicles
  • East also discards down to one club to keep his master heart. Times, Sunday Times
  • CNN whats with the Sarah Palin fixation? shes and idiot and so are you for keeping her in the limelight. CNN Poll: Favorable view of Palin dipping
  • The warmth of the summer sun is what keeps me going through the winter. Times, Sunday Times
  • To keep informed about the most prevalent hoaxes, you can add a free Sophos information feed to your own website or intranet.
  • Instead, components are patched together just to keep the system running.
  • I think it might be one of those weekends where I keep myself to myself, inhale deeply and exhale loudly, and stare at the ceiling.
  • That is why investors keep a close eye on Hong Kong airfreight volumes, which serve as a barometer of global trade activity and growth prospects. FedEx's Prospects May Take Cue From Hong Kong
  • I have, from time to time, posted articles and links that indicate a certain mush-headedness among conservatives about the company they keep. Archive 2009-10-01
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • His greasy ingratiation irked the Watchkeeper and he clenched his hands to hide the claws that slipped from his fingertips.
  • The important thing is to keep trying.
  • They don't want a large formal garden or something that requires daily upkeep. Times, Sunday Times
  • Let's face it, women have gone to great lengths over the centuries, to keep their beauty techniques under wraps.
  • He knew some members of the congregation, including the president, grew restive during his discourse, and would have preferred a more oratorical, hortative style, but he felt his type of sermon was more in keeping with his basic function of teacher, implicit in the word "rabbi. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
  • Ballack set him free with subtle chip over the top, and Klose skinned the out-rushing keeper before slotting it home with ease.
  • Fishermen have made adjustments lately to keep more keepers and feed fewer to sharks.
  • A and chronic smelly while stumbling out the telly lyrics courtesy of www. killerhiphop.com Im so fly Im so ferry and the way I flow is very ginsu or machete, move my pencil move his deli platinum band platinum bezzie make a straight girl out of lezzie magazine mac bezzie keep my windows like the prezzie press a button than Im stuntin my roof look like its duckin meter go WN.com - Business News
  • You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. Oprah Winfrey 
  • Our woodcut is taken from the improved model produced by Mr. Stokey; no doubt Mr. Rarey took the idea of his gag-bit from the wooden gag, which has been in use among country farriers from time immemorial, to keep a horse's mouth while they are performing the cruel and useless operation of firing for lampas. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid
  • Are wages keeping up with inflation?
  • They have warned those looking after children to keep them away from garages and factory sites before there is a tragic accident.
  • For a very long time ecclesiastics were the only keepers and users of documents and books, and for these precious materials they created special although rudimentary structures: the library, the archive, the scriptorium.
  • Police officers have allowed themselves to be redefined as crime fighters rather than peacekeepers and protectors of the public. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Sherpa has everything the Vector has (including the timekeeper), but also an anemometer that measures wind speed and wind chill in mph, knots, beaufort, km/h, and m/s.
  • The folks behind nearby cow juice-friendly club night Milk debut their new monthly venture Laid this Wednesday and, in keeping with the bar's theme and their own dairy fetish, White Russians are on special offer, along with various other made-to-order milky concoctions. Clubs picks of the week
  • Except the Lord keep the city, the _Wakeman_ waketh in vain. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric
  • Many prefer to keep their cash as long as possible rather than let the energy giants earn interest on it. Times, Sunday Times
  • How can our brave Bible-bashing warlords keep spinning tales of freedom & reconstruction, while presiding over scenes of torture and slaughter? TURNING UP THE HEAT
  • Those who can foresee difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear.
  • There's an invisible barrier that keeps women out of top jobs.
  • Hugh's hair keeps flopping over/into his eyes.
  • It's like paying off the mortgage on your house or choosing to lease a new car over three years instead of keeping your old banger with its crippling repair bills.
  • The work keeps piling up
  • They show high numbers of breeding waders in contrast to unmanaged unkeepered moors, which had very low numbers.

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