Sentence examples for advancing up from inspiring English sources

Then he had to return to Washington early to avoid Hurricane Irene, which was advancing up the East Coast.

But the bureaucratic sidestep gave them no official credit for the combat experience that is required for advancing up the ranks of the military.

Advancing up the historic peninsula between the York and James rivers in Virginia, McClellan began a monthlong siege of Yorktown and captured that stronghold on May 4, 1862.

The British centre in Mesopotamia, advancing up the Tigris in October, was about to capture Mosul when the hostilities were suspended.

Moving beyond less sophisticated, outsourced services like telephone call centers, India has been advancing up the business value chain, particularly in law and medical diagnostics.

It was a terrifying sight: hundreds of angry, armed men on motorcycles advancing up a dusty street with no one to stop them.

In June, £8.5 billion of loans were advanced, up 16 per cent on 2012.

In Russia, the tree line has advanced up hills and mountains at 10 metres a year.

Darijo Srna advanced up the right for the first time and sent a cross towards Mario Mandzukic.

This meant they were able to advance up the pitch to receive possession.

Since then, no police officers or soldiers have advanced up the road.