Sentence examples for By thrust from inspiring English sources

The earthquake was produced by thrust faulting along the Chelung-pu fault in central Taiwan.

Caused by "thrust faulting", the earthquake occurred as the Indian plate continues converging with its Eurasian neighbour at a rate of 45mm a year.

Still, Zippy fell short of the futility record of 105 consecutive losing starts set in the 1950s by Thrust, another gelding.

The squinch served its purpose well enough and continued in use for many centuries, but it had certain weaknesses; the pendentive was one of the great architectural inventions of all time, transforming what had been mere building, where stress was counteracted by mass, into organic architecture, where thrust was compensated by thrust and strength depended on balance.

The area is characterized by thrust tectonics (Fig. 6) and highly fractured clastic rocks.

b Two craters ruptured by thrust faults involved in Ridge System E (LROC NAC image M1106037670LE).

Burial can occur in response either to ongoing deposition of sediments above the sample or tectonic loading brought about, for example, by thrust-faulting or large-scale folding of the region.

He celebrated by thrusting two fists into the air.

Just by thrusting his long arms in the right way at the right time, he can send defensive linemen flying.

Left alone, Gary Kemp's tensely apprehensive Teddy stifles his anxiety by thrusting his fist in his mouth.

Themistocles slays Artemisia with heavy-handed symbolism by thrusting his great big sword lustily into her tummy.