One faction maintains that Bernard should not feel bad because he fired in self-defense.

But the hard-line faction has maintained its grip on Iran's security apparatus, frustrating American efforts to ease tensions with Tehran.

Bolan knew the factions Strakhov had called for a summit maintained an uneasy working alliance with each other, but no one confused it for trust.

Out of contact with Earth, they form various factions to maintain their interests.

Smaller factions which split from the party maintain a position inimical to Arab nationalism, however.

Two different factions maintain meetinghouses there; at least one has a congregation that meets there regularly.

Both factions met on February 8, maintained their positions, and nothing came of it.

These factions maintain chaos in society in order to disrupt the system, locate the weak spot, and trigger a collapsing effect.

However, both factions maintained their own political infrastructure, including their own media.

In the 1940s the more moderate faction of fundamentalists (or "postfundamentalists") maintained the same theology but began calling themselves "evangelicals" to stress their less militant position.