Sentence examples for capital lie from inspiring English sources

Outside the capital lie fields of rotting jute, some still under water.

This original or capital lie then ramifies, the atmosphere darkens and everything Stefan touches becomes tainted.

Beneath the patina of normalcy that usually prevails over the capital lie profound economic problems and seismic political ones.

In Kilinochchi, Tamil Eelam's putative capital, lie the remains of a huge water tank destroyed by the LTTE, with the slogan: "Say no to destruction ever again".

Swaths of the capital lie in the RS, where the administration of Istocno (east) Sarajevo operates separately, the two not even joined by public transport.

These days, the most appealing areas in the famously expensive Norwegian capital lie on the periphery of the city center, in its newly trendy neighborhoods — hip Grunerlokka to the northeast, glamorous Tjuvholmen to the southwest — and beyond, in the glorious landscapes of the Oslo Fjord and the sprawling northern forests.

The capital lies in a low, flat basin less than ten metres above the nearby Java Sea.

There is a huge amount of idle capital lying around looking for investments.

When the riots subsided four days later, large downtown areas of the capital lay in ruins.

Nassau, the Bahamian capital, lies on the central island of New Providence.

Okayama city, the prefectural capital, lies in the central Okayama plain, astride the Asahi River.