Sentence examples for has been a durable from inspiring English sources

THE family story has been a durable mainstay of the novel for more than a century.

"It looks as if there has been a durable shift towards domestic consumption in China," he said.

After his defeat, Mr. Kennedy returned to the Senate and ever since has been a durable "organization man".

Although he has been a durable starter for five teams, he is not the front-line staff ace that the Mets have sought.

Despite a few injuries to his shoulder, his left elbow, his knees and now his hamstring, Sabathia has been a durable worker, logging at least 200 innings in each of his last seven seasons.

Sabathia turned 31 on July 21, and although he has been a durable and dogged pitcher since he arrived, there were signs that fatigue might have caused a downturn in his effectiveness in the second half of the season.

Sykora had been a durable player throughout his career, despite being a rather slight 6 feet and 190 pounds.

They forget that the 31-year-old Dempster had been a durable starter with the Florida Marlins early this decade before arm surgery; moreover, Dempster prepared for this season better than any of his career.

This isn't the only theory of how political identification works, but it has been a remarkably durable one.

He has been a remarkably durable back during his nine-year N.F.L. career despite sustaining a serious knee injury in his final game in college at Miami.

He's not Marshall Faulk as a multipurpose threat, much to Mike Martz's chagrin, but he has been a consistent, durable performer over his first three years, averaging 270 carries, 1,079 rushing yards, 57 receptions and nearly 9 touchdowns.