My analysis focuses on demonstrating the likely maintenance of the status quo without large - scale war given present circumstances, as well as the high opportunity cost of this outcome. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Not necessarily politically — though all too many of them are, what with their affection for violent maintenance of the status quo. (vulture.com)
it's surely only fair to take notice of what looks like more than ten years» maintenance of the status quo in the southern ocean — a non-trend which when added to the weak preceding trend renders it effectively insignificant. (wattsupwiththat.com)