Sentence examples for had only advanced from inspiring English sources

Lieutenant von Grothausen brought 12 of his Jägers into action against the advanced guard, but had only advanced a few hundred yards when he saw a column of Americans advancing to the Hermitage.

By nightfall they had only advanced a few miles and were still some 15 miles (24 km) from Tunis.

Japan had only advanced out of the group stage once before this summer, when it lost to the United States, 4-0, in the quarterfinals.

La Verde may have flirted with greatness in the nineties but they have only advanced from the group stage twice in the past 30 years of the Copa América.

In five trips to the World Cup, Japan have only advanced to the knockout stage twice – when they co-hosted the tournament in 2002, and in 2010.

"This is because the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has not committed to any additional tour of India but has only advanced its 2015 Tour to 2014," the BCCI secretary, Sanjay Patel, is quoted as saying.

Pfeifer cites Exxon Mobil and Chevron as potential buys because the stocks have only advanced 9% each, while the average oil major has advanced 17% since January 2000.

Since moving from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996, the Coyotes have had as many division championships as bankruptcies, and have only advanced past the first round of the playoffs once.

No where is this more overt than on online social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter where users are propagating baseless claims, and sadly their ill-informed viewpoints have only advanced a vicious cycle of bigotry that is a great cause for concern.

Even with their recent gains, most indexes had only modest advances for the week.

These studies have not only advanced the field of education research but have also been essential in informing instructional strategies that promote student understanding.