The precious results of democracy are the apple of the people's eye and the people will fight to maintain these ideals.

In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

They keep up their spirits by doing aerobics.

He maintained a steady speed on the highway.

Especially over the last 20 years, the purported link between progressive welfare policies and economic failure in the Northern European countries seems to point to the difficulty of sustaining both full social welfare and international competitivity.