Sentence examples for down to mean from inspiring English sources

Fewer opportunities for female athletes at the college level would trickle down to mean less ambitious programs in high schools, she added.

The Bible commands Jews to "afflict your soul" on Yom Kippur as a sign of atonement, and while it does not specifically mention fasting, the commandment has come down to mean acts of repentance like fasting, the wearing of leatherless shoes and abstinence from sexual relations.

Industry-accepted best practice (which gains a company one star) here breaks down to mean the company requires a warrant before handing over user content; publishes regular transparency reports; and publishes law enforcement guides.

And what is it that hauls them back down to mean, their talent curling up like an autumn leaf?

Don't use similar terms to mean different things; for instance, if you use the term "down" to mean 'lie down', then use an entirely different word such as "off" to mean 'get down') Give commands in a firm tone of voice.

When I was in 8th grade his review of Boogie Nights name-checked Scorsese, so I went back and watched all of Scorsese starting with Goodfellas and moving through The Color of Money, King of Comedy and down to Mean Streets.

This is complete nonsense, unless we define down bonanza to mean finding a quarter on the street.

United fans now who speak of the classic United style – and clubs' styles are always hard to pin down – seem to mean a game based on width and getting crosses into the box.

"The government cuts that are being handed down to us mean we now really have reached the end of local government as we know it," he said.

Among the British, it also came, in the course of putting down colonial rebellions, to mean military power over civilians during an emergency.

Raising the U.S. flag upside down is supposed to mean you're in trouble, not cause more of it.