Sentence examples for have sustained much from inspiring English sources

However, some areas outside the old agricultural regions of Asia and Europe have sustained much less human disturbance, making it possible to define natural disturbances responsible for some variations.

In some cases remarkable improvements have been achieved, such as the composites have sustained much harsher conditions whereas the base alloy has seized at much milder conditions; whereas in other alloy systems the improvement is only comparable to that obtained by secondary processing.

Founded during the colonial era, it has sustained much earthquake damage, particularly in 1765 and 1773.

TOKYO — In a development that is likely to delay efforts to bring the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station under control, the plant's operator said Thursday that one reactor, No. 1, had sustained much more damage than originally thought and was leaking water.

Vince Farias, director of the Burlington County Board of Freeholders, said on Thursday that many homes in the area would be condemned because they had sustained too much structural damage to be salvaged.

Winfield Scott, however, had sustained too much damage and was left in the waters of the channel.

Bossi had sustained too much hearing damage over the years and was unable to perform.

The area is more than 50 miles from San Cristóbal; the Lacandón jungle is largely trackless and has never sustained much tourism beyond backpackers.

The seowon stay is part of a broader trend that emerged about a decade ago in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, when South Korea suffered economic setbacks and rising unemployment and suicide rates, and many people keenly sensed a loss of the values that they believed had sustained older Koreans through much greater hardships following the 1950-53 Korean War.

He has also commanded much attention having sustained injuries break-dancing, falling off a scooter and being knocked over when a female fan jumped into his arms.

It is, perhaps, this sense of relentless curiosity that has sustained Phillips's youthfulness, as much as her exercise regime or her youngest daughter or her younger husband.