Sentence examples for had been latched from inspiring English sources

Mr. Geers of Rockwell foresaw cameras in cargo holds, to look for stowaways or other problems, and cameras under the belly, so pilots at the gate could tell whether the cargo doors had been latched.

Detecting biological weapons usually involves two steps, latching onto the germ and reporting that it has been latched onto.

That phrase has been latched upon by certain critics as a summing up of the Coward technique: an expert deployment of frivolous chatter spread like a topcoat of meringue across dark and stormy depths.

But while these typically provide quite strong incentives to work a set number of hours (for example 16 hours for parents), they have been latched on to the existing system, which creates complexity and disincentives to work as extra earnings are largely offset by withdrawal of benefits and tax incurred.

Much to Sony's chagrin, consumers have been latching onto Samsung for the last several years and then just a few months back at CES 2012, the company unveiled its latest innovation that essentially connects all its products.

Since this year's South By Southwest festival, it seems like every news outlet has been latching onto Foursquare, a social networking tool that hipsters in New York City have been playing with their friends since it debuted in March of last year.

Despite insufficient funding, the health system has been latching onto a dense network of facilities with different levels of specialisation inherited from Soviet times (table 1).

The door had not been latched properly, and it swung gently open as I rapped it with my knuckles.

America had been slow to latch on to The Beatles – EMI's Stateside partner Capitol had passed on the opportunity to release their early singles, which consequently appeared on the independent Vee-Jay – and were suddenly forced to play catch-up when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" catapulted the group into the American limelight in 1964.

His wife said the lock on the front door had been left on the latch by one of their household staff.

And he pointed out that homeowners might have reinforced doors and shutters, but if the latches or hooks had been corroded by salt air, they would not hold.