Sentence examples for easing against from inspiring English sources

Marilyn would also often pull on her upper lip as she spoke, sort of tucking it against the edge of her front teeth, the tip of her tongue easing against it.

The boats eased against a crumbling concrete berth, and the hostages were hoisted out.

The euro has eased against the dollar recently, but it is still up by 35% over the past two years.

Temporarily catapulted down to fourth by a combination of a Leeds win over London and St Helens beating Bradford, Hull might have expected to return to within a point of the leaders Bradford with much more ease against a Salford side now second from bottom.

It eased against the safe haven yen as US trading began to stand at 119.64 yen from Tuesday's peak of 120.69, while stock futures pointed to small gains for Wall Street, which has jumped 13% and hit repeated record highs this year.

The oarlocks creaked, and the slatted seatback pressed and eased against Milo's spine.

Humdullah sat down on the floor slowly, easing himself against the sooty wall.

It was the early Nineties, and 'openness and reconstruction' were easing prohibitions against discussion of feelings and sexuality.

The United States announced in March that it was easing sanctions against Iran by allowing the import of three luxury items: carpets, pistachios and caviar.

A "second season" of the third arrow is expected in the autumn.Those in favour of reform have a long list of demands, such as easing rules against sackings.

The leaders of Myanmar want to rebuild relations with the West, and Washington is easing sanctions against the country in the hope of increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.