Sentence examples for ground settling from inspiring English sources

Ground settling has been small and very limited in area.

A spokesman for UK Coal said: "The ground settling is caused by work some 750 ft (229 metres) below and we have been working closely with the county council in assessing the issue.

The father was leaning on the hood, and when the ground settled, I stepped out to chat with him.

In areas that have appreciable amounts of ice, small pits, valleys, and hummocks are formed when the ice melts and the ground settles unevenly.

Airport spokesman Brian Belcher said an engineering firm was working on plans to repair the hillside but must wait until the ground settles.

This substance might allow the craters to smooth out over time as the ground settled, or it could even have flowed over the crust and formed an entirely new surface.

In the spring, after the permafrost thaws and the ground settles, Wilson Andrew Sr takes a wrench to the metal pilings that hold up the foundation of his house in Atmautluak, Alaska, and makes it level again.

"Grave Marker for Maria Ngo Thi Ha," which came two years later, is a white wooden cross that had been used as a temporary marker for the Copenhagen grave site of Vo's recently deceased grandmother until the ground settled enough to support a permanent stone.

Coffee prepared by boiling methods involves pouring hot water onto ground coffee in a pot or cup, waiting until the grounds settle and then drinking the supernatant.

(In fact, this second rule is somewhat less firm: when professionals are evaluating coffee, they typically let the grounds settle at the bottom of the cup, and use a rounded spoon to scoop small mouthfuls from near the surface).

The grounds settle in a bottom corner during pouring, which keeps the coffee from overextracting.