Sentence examples for as an engineering triumph from inspiring English sources

The project was regarded as an engineering triumph because of the precipitous terrain.

It studies San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge not as an engineering triumph but as the world's most popular suicide spot.

Also in the show are views of Westminster Bridge, an engineering triumph respected throughout Europe.

The project, says Shell, is an engineering triumph and a commercial success despite all the controversy.But has it been a success for the whales?

"It really is an engineering triumph and I think it will set a new benchmark of how historic ships are preserved from now on".

As it became clear that the plan had worked well, and critically that no bit or byte had been left stranded on the fading lander, a mission that was already a success became an engineering triumph.

The Erie Canal, a century-long vision, the longest canal in the world, a state-funded project, an engineering triumph, was finally completed.

The explanation may lie in a special Mercedes engineering triumph, an active suspension that keeps the car level up to the point where the tires lose their grip.

Based loosely on the Type 35B of the mid-1920s, TypeType 51 Bugatti was yet another engineering triumph, a twin-camshaft supercharged car made 70 years ago.

In the "Times" he comes across a full-page ad displaying a familiar face, the figure holds the very latest General Electric engineering triumph.

Consider, as counterpoint to Mr. Petroski, two simple engineering triumphs from widely contrasting eras, each of which has enjoyed considerable popularity.