Sentence examples for heavy shakes from inspiring English sources

That, plus roofs of heavy shakes and ample ventilation, render air-conditioning and heating unnecessary.

In Banda Aceh, at the northern end of Sumatra, the hurried, spontaneous evacuation came after several minutes of heavy shaking.

Near the end there was reportedly a heavy shake and the cabin tilted sharply to one side.

In a state with a severe housing shortage, regulators are under pressure to make buildings strong enough to withstand heavy shaking while keeping construction costs down.

The screaming is said to intensify after a heavy shake as the aircraft careers towards the mountain, possibly showing the moment its right wing was struck.

That was a wise decision, as it was rich, smooth and spiced with a heavy shake of cinnamon and a jolt of cayenne.

People near the epicenter of an earthquake in the range of 5.2 experience "heavy shaking and things being knocked off shelves," Ms. Jorgenson said.

When early reports by seismologists put ground zero across the Hudson River in New Jersey, Mr. Giuliani appeared on television from outside a courier company in Long Island City, Queens, where some heavy shaking had been reported, and proclaimed that the earthquake occurred first and its effect was biggest beneath his city.

Cellphone towers in areas that experience heavy shaking could collapse or be damaged, experts say.

Concrete buildings are particularly vulnerable because their frames are brittle and can crumble amid heavy shaking.

"We felt quite heavy shaking for about 10 seconds and started to evacuate the building when there was another strong tremor," said Vincent Panzani of charity Save the Children.