Sentence examples for be able to pierce from inspiring English sources

While carrier aircraft had previously lacked a bomb capable of penetrating a battleship's thick deck armour, it was hoped that the recently developed 1600 pound armour-piercing bomb would be able to pierce at least the first layer of Tirpitzs armour if they were dropped from an altitude of 3500 feet or higher.

Because of the missiles' speed, they would be able to pierce current air defenses and avoid putting American pilots at risk, they added.

The researchers reasoned that if such tubes do penetrate conventional cell walls, they might also be able to pierce the even-tougher coat of a seed.

Cook covered for 12 15 minutes until the pumpkin becomes tender, but not mushy – you should be able to pierce it with the tip of a knife or skewer, but it should not fall apart.

Although Razer would still not be able to pierce Tornado, it could lift it by the framework.

Though he may not be interested in an arms race, Putin said that Russia had been developing its nuclear armaments to be able to pierce missile defense systems.

Cassini's cameras were able to pierce Titan's smoggy nitrogen atmosphere, revealing sunlight glinting on frigid lakes of liquid methane and other hydrocarbons.

That Mr. Simons is able to pierce the strange membrane of time and memory, and make clothes of exceptional beauty and calm for today, is why he has the fashion industry's attention.

A new technology has been developed to address these limitations, in which an array of needles, each microns in diameter and length, called microneedles, are able to pierce the skin's SC to deliver therapeutic agents without stimulating the proprioceptive pain nerves.

Last month, federal scientists said that the company had fallen far behind schedule because a huge rig hired to drill down about 12,000 feet, or more than two miles, on federal land had not been able to pierce surface formations called caprock.

At an accelerating voltage of 90 kV, electrons were able to pierce through the outer polymer shell.