Sentence examples for at its present height from inspiring English sources

When Shasta Dam was first built, it was actually planned to be two hundred feet higher than it is now, but Reclamation stopped construction at its present height because of a shortage of materials and workers during World War II.

The centile for this target height at age 18 years can be helpful to determine if the child is likely, at his or her present height and age, to reach that potential.

At its height, it extended from present-day southern Colombia in the north to northern Chile in the south, and from the shores of the Pacific to the Amazon Basin.

There is a sequence in Act III of "Solomon" that presents Handel's genius at its vertiginous height.

At its height, it had 27m viewers.

At its height, it was in New Orleans.

Further explanation is presented through analyzing a 2-span column within which a hinge is located at its mid height of one segment.

Iran at its revolutionary height seemed liberal by comparison.

When it was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, the programme attracted 8m viewers at its height – notably in the wake of co-presenter Richard Hammond's near-fatal highspeed crash – and always reached more than 2m.

"It was serendipity at its height, just unbelievable," he said.

Aidan was sent from the Scottish island of Iona to bring Christianity to Northumberland, and Petts believes that at its height his monastery spread far further than the present priory ruins, with dozens of monks supported by servants and farmers.