Sentence examples for closing strides from inspiring English sources

GNOME GIRL SETS PACE But Falters in the Closing Strides -- Frigate Sails to Victory Over Rowland's Request.

America in the 1930s also had a booming radio industry, and racing is a great radio sport: two minutes of concentrated action, with the rhythmic commentary reaching a thunderous climax in the closing strides.

Then Mennea, one lane outside, clawed ahead with his closing strides to win, and forced his way through the Soviet security throng to complete a lap of honour". He broke the 200m world record in 1979 with a time of 19.72 seconds, a record that stood for 17 years until Michael Johnson ran 19.66 in 1996.

But Lucent has made great strides closing the gap, and yesterday, as Ciena was disclosing its deal, Lucent announced a trial in which the Microsoft Corporation had agreed to outfit its internal network with Lucent's version of the sort of gear made by Ciena.

Negotiating starting salaries is particularly important for women, people of color, and anyone hoping to make strides closing the gender pay and race pay gaps.

Waley-Cohen was adamant that he was merely idling but Burton Port, given adamantious ride afthathes long absence, was closing with every stride.

While the turbulence on Wednesday hit scores of individual stocks, the broader market took the spasm in stride, closing down less than 1 percent on Wednesday and Thursday.

Yet, with the memory of almost a million visitors to the 2006 World Cup still fresh, Berlin took this latest disruption more or less in stride, closing off entire avenues and diverting traffic around the park.

General Motors continued to make impressive strides toward closing the productivity gap with Japanese automakers.

Though the gap between the pair was closing in the final strides, Minding and Moore were always in control.

The National Blue Ribbon program recognizes elementary, middle and high schools for high academic performance or for making strides in closing the achievement gap.