Spouses may no longer physically abuse their partners and women retain their legal rights upon marriage.

When the new year opens, the king is still retaining a precarious hold upon the throne at Kabul.

Together both men fell heavily to the ground, Barney retaining his hold upon the other's throat.

Therefore, Johnson retained the first position upon the completion of his pit stop.

As a result, the club began to retain a cat upon the premises and subsequently, the vermin ceased to be a problem.

His form swayed; then caught itself to retain its hold upon the wall.

It is certainly counter-intuitive to suggest that widely separated systems retain such a degree of influence upon each other.

The reverse retained the shield upon the eagle's breast.

The modern Rethymno retains the name of the ancient city upon the site of which it stands.

Officers currently holding those ranks will retain them until retiring or upon promotion to a higher rank.