Sentence examples for a sizable block of from inspiring English sources

A few years ago, Dr. Cohen carried home a sizable block of the subglacier, arranging for dry ice along the way and assuring airline personnel that his big smoking suitcase was harmless.

Baked halibut, bland and unimpressive on my first visit, got some fine-tuning and moved to the head of the class, a sizable block of firm, snowy meat, swathed in a rich sauce of creme fraiche and broth, flavored with tiny chunks of smoked, salty bacon and sliced fava beans.

Almost 70% of the House GOP caucus lined up behind the bill, as did a sizable block of Democrats.

A sizable block of Free Soilers broke for Pierce's in-state rival, Hale, who won 4.9 percent of the popular vote.

According to Kimbrough, a sizable block of students in the past have not met basic enrollment or GPA requirements, a shortcoming current Famuan editor-in-chief Karl Etters acknowledges but says was fixed this past fall.

His statement was emblematic of his pitch as a pragmatic conservative, an appeal tailored to the state's sizable block of independent voters.

A sizable number of countries have internal cartels that block effective competition.

The enclosure is barren with the exception of a cinder block here and there, and a sizable pile of 2x4s, sticks and brush off to my right.

Indeed, a sizable amount of the available sublet space is in blocks of 50,000 square feet or more, reports Cushman & Wakefield, which lists 13 such blocks totaling 2.5 million square feet.

Many of the advertisements are negative, and a sizable portion of them are being paid for by interest groups trying to either pass or block the health care bill.

A sizable list of specials changes weekly.