To remain in power, leaders must maintain their winning coalition.
Republican leaders maintain they are simply paving the way for a "free and open" debate.
But in a series of statements, Myanmar's leaders maintained their hard line against her.
In neither party can the leader maintain that 10 percent of his party's voters say they have made up their mind to support him.
This is how the leaders control the people and maintain their power.
"For more than 40 years, these leaders have maintained themselves in power by the same means," he said.
My organization's leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.
The two legislative leaders maintain they have made some improvements in the last 10 years.
These new leaders maintained the alliance established by their predecessors.
The leaders usually organize and maintain the social integrity of the village.