For the most part, the Government maintained its distance today.

But the government maintains that it could not find him.

Most governments maintain that this must be a national decision.

Until today, the government maintained an official target of 1.7 percent growth.

The Government has long maintained that human rights should not be subject to international monitoring.

The government maintained that it had no power to remove the governor of the central bank.

The Government has maintained that such records do not exist.

The government maintained that the judge and the selection process were appropriate.

That has helped the government maintain a solid record of making payments.

Under the rules, the Government would "maintain a documentation center with information on human rights conditions" in various countries.