However, due to the isolation of the islands, the small population retains its own accent/dialect.

The population retained close cultural ties to the British West Indies, especially Jamaica, from which many of the people originally derived.

In New Mexico, by contrast, the Mexican population maintained its highly traditionalistic and religious culture, and retained some political power, into the 21st century.

Neotenic populations are perennibranchiate and retain their fins.

However, the local population withstood all the adversities of the migration period and retained its Roman character.

The jurisdiction of the qadi extended only to Muslims, while non-Muslim populations retained their own legal institutions.

Due to the isolation of the islands, the small population retains its own accent/dialect, despite a large English immigration in recent years.

However, a small population of Turks retained "Usmani" and "Khan" with their names.

Now, research offers the first solid evidence that larvae can, and do, go home again, that a population of fish retains many of its offspring.

There are optional and obligatory referendums, and the population retains the right to establish an initiative.