face saving in a sentence

Examples

1. In wake of public reaction and opposition's criticism Shahbaz Sharif sacked Rana Sanaullah Khan as law ministers, and Punjab's top bureaucrat ( Just for face saving ), Principle Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr Tauqir Shah.
2. In 2004, Abdul Khan's dismissal from the nuclear weapons programme was considered a face saving exercise by the Pakistan Armed Forces and political establishment under the then Chief of Army Staff and President General Pervez Musharraf.
3. Face saved 16 or more games seven times in an era when starting pitchers were more apt to remain in a game they were leading, and seven times had an ERA under 3.00 with at least 40 appearances.
4. "The stakes were set very high, " said Denber, " There was a lot of foot-dragging, ordering up new investigations, appointing new prosecutors as a way to give the FSB a face saving way out of a mess ."
5. Seeking to salvage a face saving win despite losing the first home series to Australia since 1969, the Indian batsmen face a tough task on a pitch that saw wickets tumble on the second day, and is expected to deteriorate further.
6. Following a lengthy period of difficult and delicate talks in Ermera between Salsinha and the Prosecutor-General, Longuinhos Monteiro, aimed at securing a peaceful and face saving surrender, Salsinha and eleven other rebels surrendered at the Prime Minister's Office, Palacio do Governo, Dili on Tuesday 29 April 2008, not " to the Government but to justice ".