Sentence examples for absorb significant from inspiring English sources

After a decade of unchecked spending growth, the Pentagon can prudently absorb significant reductions at a time when the country is under economic stress.

While details of cuts will have to wait for this month's government spending review, Hunt has made it plain he expects the sector to absorb significant economies, and that it will have to rely largely on private donations.

Dagan probed for more detail about U.S. military assistance to the Gulf states, and -- while signaling agreement with the U.S. approach to the Gulf states vis-a-vis Iran -- cautioned that they may not be able to absorb significant military assistance.

Delamination processes absorb significant amounts of energy in laminated glass windows when they are subjected to blast loads.

Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer networks which have the ability to absorb significant amounts of fluids from the surrounding environment.

Sandwich structures can often sustain large deformations under constant load enabling them to absorb significant amounts of energy.

In the first quarter 2009, we additionally generated substantial profitability and returns," even after absorbing significant charges on soured investments.

The requested transfer also recognizes that in reality, the Navy has been absorbing significant cost for the electricity requirement at the vice president residence.

Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, the Chicago Cubs, the New York teams, the Los Angeles teams, even Seattle and Cincinnati have absorbed significant risk in keeping their stars or chasing free agents.

The agency has already absorbed significant cuts in the last three years and during the peak summer months has a skeletal staff in place inside the state parks.

"For the last 21 months, food manufacturers, restaurants and livestock producers have been absorbing significant costs that in my view are likely to be passed on to consumers in 2009 and beyond," said Mr. Lapp, a former chief economist at ConAgra Foods.