Sentence examples for a considerable erosion from inspiring English sources

Implied in this, of course, is a considerable erosion of the rigid concepts of national sovereignty, but that erosion is taking place every day as national economies grow increasingly interdependent, and I think it desirable that this process be consciously continued.

An example is shown in Fig.  5 of a case where the aetiology of considerable erosion was never clear even when it continued into the permanent dentition.

Because of its large content of nitroglycerin this cordite had a high temperature of explosion and produced considerable erosion of big guns.

There have been many real world examples in which a single catastrophic event has simultaneously degraded the capabilities of several suppliers leading to considerable erosion of profits and goodwill for a company.

A "wind of 120 days" blows unceasingly from the north during summer, causing considerable erosion.

In the north, along the Gulf of Aden, there is a mountainous zone with rugged relief which is subject to torrential flows, causing considerable erosion.

The old landscape has been revealed by considerable erosion.

CONDITION Both portions show considerable erosion of the very low relief.

Uplift occurred in Middle Devonian time (398 million to 385 million years ago), during which considerable erosion took place.

The first occurred in Late Devonian time (about 385 to 360 million years ago); considerable erosion occurred, and some 150 metres (500 feet) of deposits were removed.

On the coast and in the northern mountains, reddish topsoils with a high clay content retain moisture and provide fertile land for agriculture, although they are subject to considerable erosion.