Sentence examples for a steady drift from inspiring English sources

There is, though, a steady drift from the Union Chapel's pews before the hour-long set's end.

The Cypriots were traditionally a largely rural people, but a steady drift toward towns began in the early 20th century.

Instead, it's been a steady drift, as money was tight and districts sought to make the cuts as far away from the classroom as possible and things like maintenance were virtually forgotten.

Much as it pains me to highlight the fact, the number of children in church in the average week fell by 4% between 2006 and 2007, following a steady drift downwards in numbers over preceding years.

Under-investment, a steady drift away from the land to urban centers, increased consumer preference for imported foodstuffs (particularly rice and wheat) and outdated farming techniques continued to keep the level of food production well behind the rate of population growth (Van Buren, 811).

He asked the British Foreign Secretary and the Foreign Ministers of France and the U.S. not to turn down flat the Russian's suggestion for a four-power conference, because the only alternative he could see to a new and vigorous approach was a steady drift toward war-- the ultimate failure of foreign policy".

There has been a fairly steady drift of opinion and people have continued to express their concerns.

One would expect incision to spread indefinitely if unchecked, but a process called soil creep smoothes over the land, filling up the cracks with a slow, yet steady, drift of soil.

We need to reverse the steady drift to a monoculture of public companies and instead create a richer ecology within which many forms and types of ownership can flourish.

Britain's neighbours can expect brusque treatment.So while the reshuffle was not as anti-EU as the prime minister's critics claim, it does not divert Britain from its steady drift towards a possible exit from the union.

Yet Mr. Holt is a direct beneficiary of New Jersey's steady drift from solid Republican to middling Democratic over the past decade, and the reason for that drift has much to do with the nature of the Republican Party in Congress: very southern, very conservative and very partisan.