sustaining

sustaining englanniksi

1. (infl of)

2. {{quote-book|en|year=1907|author=Edward Bindloss|Harold Bindloss

3. The process by which something is sustained or upheld.

4. (quote-book)

5. That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.

6. {{quote-book|en|year=1641|author=John Milton|title=Of Prelatical Episcopacy|location=London|publisher=Thomas Underhill|page=24|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50915.0001.001

7. 1771, (w), ''The History of Lady Barton'', London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 2, Letter 31, p. 21,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004844214.0001.002

I turned quick to look for him, and saw him coming towards me, with another gentleman—But I saw no more, my senses forsook me; in spite of Maria’s sustaining arm, I fell motionless on the ground.

8. (RQ:Dickens David Copperfield)

9. {{quote-book|en|year=1929|author=Josephine Tey|title=The Man in the Queue|location=New York|publisher=Pocket Book|year_published=1977|chapter=1|page=5|url=https://archive.org/details/maninqueue00jose

10. (RQ:Hollinghurst Swimming-Pool Library) I was thirsty & went to sit in the shade of the tea-terrace. The tea, served impractically in a glass, was refreshing, somehow muddy & more sustaining than tea I am used to.