Sentence examples for Once extend from inspiring English sources

And his delivery is so genial that his politics -- which for once extend beyond complaints about the state of hip-hop -- register without self-righteousness.

High-peat regions once extended to the northeast.

Erdoğan has withdrawn the hand of reconciliation he once extended to the Kurds.

Some of these sedimentary rocks were deposited in shallow seas that once extended over large areas of the present continents.

The arts bracketed as Polish, including some of the finest decorative art in paper, once extended far to the east and yet are northern European.

In China, where forests once extended over 30 percent of the land, centuries of overcutting, overgrazing, and fires reduced this proportion to approximately 7 percent.

It once extended as far inland as Peterborough and Cambridge but was largely filled in by silt, brought chiefly by rivers but partly washed in by coastal currents.

His sense of humour once extended to telling a newspaper interviewer that his parents had named him after enjoying trips to Heston Services on the M4.

The government, which faces an election by year-end and wanted to complete the sale before going to the polls, had already once extended the date for bids.

That's because while banks once extended most of the credit to issuers across the economy, now the capital markets are responsible for the bulk of it.

Knight's historic affinity with this race – once extending to eight winners in 10 years – did not prevent her champion, Best Mate himself, being turned over in the 2003 running.