Sentence examples for bog from inspiring English sources
The word 'bog' is correct and usable in written English
It can be used as a noun to refer to a wet, marshy, spongy area of land, usually consisting of deep mud, decaying plant material, and a variety of other things. For example, "The hikers had to traverse through a bog of deep mud."
noun
An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp.
If the economies are dissimilar, then negotiations may bog down as sides argue over different things.This latter phenomenon is visible in a chart published this week in a paper* from the Peterson Institute for International Economics by Peter A. Petri and Michael G. Plummer.
They could bog down its computers and, in the case of AuctionWatch, would deliver incomplete results, the firm argues.
That opposition attracted no support from other countries, who prefer to bog Russia down in detailed scrutiny of its compliance with OECD rules on corruption, protectionism, statistics and money-laundering.
Mercer, a benefits consultancy, estimates that bigger corporations think health costs will increase by around 10% next year if no preventive action is taken with roughly a quarter of that increase stemming from new health regulations.But then again…Clearly the Republicans have the means and the motive to bog down Obamacare.
The Kurds may be no match for the Turkish army, but they could still bog them down in another guerrilla war, aided and abetted by the 5,000 or so Turkish-Kurd fighters based in their territory.And what of relations with Europe?
Stick with the bog-standard oats that are part broken and dusty in their packet.
BG It's in the arse end of Terry & June-ville, it's not much of a looker – gaudy black lacquer and frilly gold upholstery – but this seemingly bog-standard suburban Chinese serves dim sum to rival more lauded joints up west.
Plus the family learn about bushcraft and male voice choirs, and there's a visit to the World Alternative Games, where Warwick tries his hand at bog-snorkelling.
A series of spring-fed ponds provides the perfect conditions for bog-loving Gunnera manicata.
It is, however, a threat to innovative western firms.Moreover, the new regulations fix a 25% marketing overhead for all drugs, whether it is bog-standard aspirin or the latest biotech wonder.
