Sentence examples for close for longer from inspiring English sources

If their eyes close for longer than a normal blink, they're probably stalling and taking a moment to get a grasp on a situation.[1] It generally is an indicator of someone who is losing grip, be it on themselves or in a situation.

The stomata stay closed for longer, and less water is lost to the atmosphere.

But leaders of the Big Board and Nasdaq said their markets were ready to reopen, after being closed for longer than at any time since the Depression.

Two of Main Street's cultural staples, the Capitol Theater and the towering Y.M.C.A., have been closed for longer than some residents can remember, and many storefronts stand empty.

With the revelations about North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the Japanese foreign aid machine is going to be closed for longer than this weekend.

That would add another international risk financial contagion to all the other dangers looming over Japan.Supply-chain concerns are mounting as it becomes apparent that more Japanese factories may be closed for longer than first thought, and that a surprising number of gizmos assembled in China, South Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere depend on Japanese components.

Some roads will be closed for longer around the start and finish lines in Guildford and Reigate.

Each point on the map below is a venue that has been closed for longer than one month since December 2, 2016.

Each point on the map above is a venue that has been closed for longer than one month since December 2, 2016.

Instead of the current 6 to 9 inches of flooding in the streets, you could face a couple of feet of water in the streets and into hundreds of homes, due to the need to keep the outfall valves closed for longer periods of time.

Such plasticity also occurs in adult rodents, but the eye must be closed for longer to produce an effect.