Sentence examples for be extended backwards from inspiring English sources

On his view, a person — a moral agent — Y at t2 is identical to a person X at t1 just in case Y's consciousness "can be extended backwards" to X (Ibid., 39), and this is typically taken to mean that Y remembers X's thoughts and experiences.

Something is a little twisted out of place in the right leg, which seems to be extended backwards... yet is bent forward at the knee.

The lower femoral fragment must be extended backwards to decrease the pelvic tilt and lumbar lordosis [ 12].

This is extended backwards into a belief that the whole of creation is gendered, so that being male or female has a cosmic, metaphysical significance.

"Sadly, the Fifa window being extended backwards has taken its toll too and we are left planning for friendlies with locally-based players now," he told BBC Sport.

After a particular signal section has been declared as a syllable, its start and end time points are extended backwards and forwards (by a default value of ±60 ms) to include the syllable's weaker start and end.

The most pronounced changes affect the angular process that is extended backwards, and the whole alveolar region that is shifted down.

On the other hand, it risks being extended backwards, causing anal sphincter injury, additional risk factors for which are instrumental assistance, prolonged II labour stage and occipito-posterior position [ 31].

All operations were performed under general anesthesia, with the patient lying on their back and the head extended backwards.

The armrests normally extending forward from a post on some chairs can be reversed side to side to extend backwards.

Lineages were often conceived of as timeless, extending backwards into the remote past and forward through generations yet unborn.