Desert
Desert verb - To leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another.
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Common collocations
| life | desert life | maintain life |
| body | desert body | maintain body |
| army | desert army | maintain army |
| atmosphere | desert atmosphere | maintain atmosphere |
| Other words: fleet. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Herbert also explains why a desert world without any forests can maintain the CO2/O2 balance required for humans to survive.
Source: Single-Biome Planet -
George MacDonald Fraser, in the McAuslan stories, relates how his first independent command involved marching eighty Scottish soldiers through miles of Libyan desert to garrison an ex-French Foreign Legion fort and "maintain a presence" there.
Source: Military Moonshiner - Along with playing pinball, "Desert Run" requires you to repeatedly shoot the "Place" ramp to maintain and advance your position in the race, and the "Pitstop" ramp to get more gas to continue.
Source: Unexpectedly Realistic Gameplay
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