Sentence examples for ground existing from inspiring English sources
Whereas seismic design based on deformations is a concept that is gaining ground, existing codes are fundamentally force-based, with a final check on deformations.
Although the existence of permafrost had been known to the inhabitants of Siberia for centuries, scientists of the Western world did not take seriously the isolated reports of a great thickness of frozen ground existing under northern forest and grasslands until 1836.
At least, one assumes she's standing: The scene is chopped off abruptly just above her chin, so that there's no actual evidence of either girl or column being on solid ground, or even of solid ground existing.
For added safety, they will not be launched from the ground like existing rockets but will be lifted off the ground by carrier aircraft and launched in mid-air, so that in the event of any rocket failure the spacecraft can glide safely back down to the ground.
New releases were thin on the ground, and existing niche titles saw audiences shrink.
Students are encouraged to utilize the seminar to ground complementary existing research for ongoing theses and dissertations.
We found that motivations previously identified as being "social" split into two categories: building common ground with existing acquaintances, and design-driven reciprocal behavior.
Last year the California Legislature approved a bill forbidding any negative portrayal of lesbians and gay men in textbooks, though it was vetoed in September by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on the ground that existing antidiscrimination law was sufficient to address the matter.
It would surely help such a grass-root movement get off the ground if existing mutual companies would begin to market themselves more aggressively and explicitly as the Wall Street alternative.
New backers are thin on the ground, while existing ones are not willing to pay top dollar for the privilege of continuing.
Many of the fine-scale variations are associated with sub-storms, which we maintain cannot be adequately characterized from the ground with existing networks.
