maintained a status quo
1maintained the status-quo — kept things the way they were …
2Status quo — is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs, or the state in which . To maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they currently are. The related phrase status quo ante , means the state of things as it was before.… …
3STATUS QUO ANTE — STATUS QUO ANTE, term applied to those communities in Hungary which after the schism that occurred at the Hungarian General Jewish Congress of 1868–69 (see hungary ) did not join the neologist organization or the Orthodox communities (1871) but… …
4(the) status quo — the situation as it is at present, without any changes. The army, having maintained the status quo for so long, is embarking on a series of reforms …
5Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… …
6Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …
7Mahendra Chaudhry — 4th Prime Minister of Fiji In office 19 May 1999 – 27 May 2000 Preceded by Sitiveni Rabuka Succeeded by Ratu Tevita Momoedonu Personal det …
8Shivaji — Raje Bhosle Chhatrapati Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Reign 1642–1680 CE Coronation …
9Moroccan Quarter — The Moroccan Quarter sometime between 1898 and 1946. The Moroccan Quarter or Mughrabi Quarter (Arabic حارة المغاربة Harat al Maghariba) was an 800 year old neighborhood in the southeast corner of the Old City of Jerusalem, bordering on the… …
10Operation Kutuzov — Part of the Eastern Front of World War II …
