Sentence examples for got north of from inspiring English sources

A number of factors combined to sap the storm of its strength, including increasing upper-level winds that "acted like a pair of hedge clippers," Mr. Babcock said, and the colder waters it encountered once it got north of the Gulf Stream.

LinkedIn is another company I'm an angel investor in, you know, got north of 20 million resumes on it now.

Ontario's got hosers, the prairies've got north-of-Fargo hosers and cowhosers, the west coast has its breathy hippie hosers, and Quebec's just a heavy metal mess.

"You get north of 70 years old and you become a little Churchillian, in spite of yourself".

Mr. Riccitiello said the company still expected to have the EA.com unit break even by the end of the year and get "north of 200,000 subscribers".

"People have advised me I definitely need to get north of Route 1," she told me, meaning out of Levittown and toward the middle part of Bucks County, which is perceived as being more socially tolerant.

I'd already taken a short walk on the drive up from Phoenix - in the lush woodland of the Coconino national forest - but once you get north of Flagstaff, the light and landscape change dramatically.

"It's always a mess having to go through the city in order to get north of the city, so it would be more convenient," he said of a tunnel.

"Put concertina wire down and said, 'You're not going to get north of this area.'" Between the two fronts of marines, the officer said, "during the three to four days that we were there, I think we killed about 30 of them.

"When you blend monthly sales together, from each product category, we've never fallen below 50percentt gross margins, sometimes getting north of 60percentt on good months".

The Prius gets north of 50 miles to the gallon (and is more efficient in city driving) and emits 90% fewer tailpipe pollutants than a conventional car.