sostener2

² = be + Posesivo + contention, contend, submit, uphold, underpin, hold, maintain.

Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex. I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

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* sostener la opinión = argue.

* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.