Sentence examples for former height from inspiring English sources

These grimacing Bushes and Thatchers now sit at the feet of a triumphant statue of Mr Hussein, erected in front of the tower which has itself been rebuilt at twice its former height.

Corps workers have brought the repaired levees to a height of 55 feet, measured against the river gauge at nearby Cairo, Ill., though another $20 million from Congress would be needed to bring them to the former height of 62.5 feet.

Behind this the jugal narrows to about half of its former height.

So it could still be 2004 or beyond before the market for chips regains its former heights.Why is the recovery so weak?

Yet he has certainly not hit his former heights this year, a campaign that will surely be remembered as one that never really got going.

Instead of repricing, Oxford could have calculated the value of the old options -- and they do have value since the stock price could again rise to its former heights before they expire -- and give employees new options worth that amount.

4. DRAMAS IN DECLINE -- "The Sopranos" and "The West Wing" are still among television's best shows, but compared to their former heights these two smart series had uneven, listless seasons; viewers no longer buzzed about them the next day.

The wealthy supporters face a battle in their mission to oust Mike Ashley from Ibrox but the fight to get the team back to its former heights could be even tougher.

"As Joe resumes his senate duties with his normal vigor, his popularity will reach his former heights," said Mr. Jepsen, a friend of Mr. Lieberman's for 26 years.

Once the great bastion of Scottish and British football, Rangers are broken, have suffered liquidation and are now limping back from the grave, a phoenix club trying to reclaim its former heights.

His Derby winners, The Minstrel and Golden Fleece, were the high spots of his reign during the 60s and 70s, but Ocean Silk could ultimately see him approach his former heights in the breeding world.