Sentence examples for ground back and forth from inspiring English sources

The Shen Neng 1 crashed onto a shoal near the southern end of the reef on April 3, then ground back and forth against the nearby coral until it was refloated late Monday.

SPORTSSUNDAY The Elusive Middle Ground The back-and-forth on Capitol Hill over President Bush's judicial nominees, the confirmation hearings of John R. Bolton and stem cell research has cast a shadow over the fine art of political compromise.

If the ground moves back and forth (oscillates) and if the period of ground motion (the time necessary for one complete oscillation) is sufficiently shorter than the period of free oscillation of the pendulum, the pendulum will lag, and the movement of the ground relative to the pendulum can be recorded.

In an earthquake, the ground moves back and forth at a certain frequency, similar to the way a gong struck by a mallet vibrates at a given frequency.

An Israeli soldier was on the ground, rocking back and forth, next to a burning jeep; this was followed by scenes of Jewish funerals, with coffins draped in the Israeli flag being lowered into graves.

The implication is that the last phase of the campaign may be like trench warfare, with small amounts of ground shifting back and forth between the two candidates, day by day.

Over two weeks, North Korean and South Korean ground units fought in several bloody back-and-forth battles, taking and retaking ground in which neither was able to gain the upper hand.

With seventy-six grules rules -- screened questions, no back-and-forth, no audience reactions -- these three candidates did all they could to strip the British public of an opportunity to learn about what's on offer before they head to the polls in three weeks.