For financial reasons the line was not built, but the idea has remained.

One idea had remained fairly constant, however, and he heard it everywhere.

The idea remained with him in the next few days.

After seeing the quality of her work, this idea remains.

The conversation soon moved on, but the idea for a sequel remained in the author's mind.

We never did in fact get another, but the idea has remained in my mind as a good one.

The project couldn't be realized in the following years but the idea of taking responsibility remained.

This idea of the Act 1 setting has remained in use since its 1841 debut.

Since 1890, the basic idea behind toilet paper has remained pretty much the same.

This idea remained officially in force through the rest of the colonial period.