Sentence examples for a take off from inspiring English sources

The ship's designers intended to mount a take off deck on the bow, which would have been 30 m long and 10.5 m wide.

Her position in the vanguard was dictated by the requirement for smooth water to successfully launch her aircraft; turbulent water from ships' wakes was enough to ruin a take off attempt.

That she can wear specs without everybody (apart from the misogynists on stage) thinking she is about to supply a "take off your glasses, Miss Smith" moment.

The input lens optical axis to the analyser was at a take off angle of 15° with respect to the sample surface normal.

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In June the World Bank said its economy "could be in a position for a take-off".

It was a take-off on his 1851 proposal to build 25 "smart, active steamers," a patrolling "coast guard" to defend the Eastern Seaboard.

You are harnessed to a steel safety cable, strapped into special jump skis and let loose down a take-off ramp, soaring 150ft through the air.

At first, he thought about doing a take-off of the story of Adam and Eve, and then a friend suggested that he do the whole of Genesis.

For instance, airlines often dealt with airport congestion by keeping fully loaded flights sitting on the tarmac until they could get a take-off slot.

In the aerials, skiers without poles descend a concave ramp that will propel them to a take-off point roughly 12 feet high.