Sentence examples for about the erect from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "about the erect" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a topic related to something being upright or raised, but without additional context, it is ambiguous.
Example: "The discussion was about the erect structures found in ancient architecture."
Alternatives: "concerning the upright" or "regarding the raised".

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And suppose that Harry's ideas about the erect, high flagpole defy Freud.

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A similar argument has been put forth to explain the tiny penis of the male gorilla, which measures only about 3 centimeters in the erect state [40], [43].

False assumptions about the Bible erect a barrier to honest scientific investigation.

The Aristophanic jokes about undisguisably erect male members still work and Rose Wadham is a wonderfully fragrant, upper-crust Lysistrata.

Visitors to these parts might hear about the optician erecting homemade wax stalagmites in caves; the record producer building his own troll garden beside a waterfall; the adventurer who has tweaked a Soviet missile launcher to transport tourists across the Langjökull glacier (and who one day hopes to build a concert venue out of the ice at the top).

Last week there was a dumb letter about the Clippers erecting a David Stern statue.

How about the Lakers erecting it for the Pau Gasol-for-Kwame Brown trade that Stern approved and was heavily criticized for?

Boer War memorials in both countries were widely felt to lack a suitable quality of design and execution, echoing contemporary concerns in the US about the statues erected to commemorate the American Civil War.

NBBJ predicts the "no shadow" structures will reduce shade by about 60% when erected in the near future.In the past, the firm has set its sights on smart designs that "celebrate, and protect what makes us inherently human," according to their website, resulting in The Green Factory in South Korea and Amazon's domed facilities in Seattle, WA.

Though the teams are indeed paying about $2 billion to erect the two stadiums, the cost to the city for infrastructure — parks, garages and transportation improvements — has jumped to about $458 million, from $281 million in 2005.

Fast Workers (1933) was a drama about the men who erect skyscrapers, with John Gilbert.

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