Sentence examples for higher retreat from inspiring English sources
The 20-year average retreat rates (1990 2010 period) for 19 slumps ranged from 7.2 to 26.7 m yr− 1, with the largest slumps having higher retreat rates.
The results indicate that glacial fragmentation, higher retreat of small glaciers, and climate change are all influencing the sustainability of Himalayan glaciers.
At the regional scale, the 20-yr headwall retreat rates are mainly related to slope aspect, with south- and west-facing slopes exhibiting higher retreat rates, and large slumps appear to be generating feedbacks that allow them to maintain growth rates well above those of smaller slumps.
On 6 July 1948, Jinnah returned to Quetta, but at the advice of doctors, soon journeyed to an even higher retreat at Ziarat.
The result of the inventory suggests that the presence of rock glaciers indicates extraordinary high retreat rates for rock free faces above.
— Christina Rossetti (1872) As the mercury plunges to its annual lows, those of us at higher latitudes retreat to cozy shelters.
A secluded high-altitude retreat surrounded by mountain peaks, sandstone quarries and a reserve of giant cactuses.
Mr. Kerry arrived Wednesday night for a full week of rest and relaxation, and a rare bit of privacy with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, at their high-altitude retreat.
A Surge of Youth Although the cabaret field has the image of a high-class retreat for fading older performers, young blood is stirring up the field.
We all lay down in the HSAC, anticipating Hal's call for an emergency breakaway, followed by a banked turn and a high-powered retreat over the waves.
TOO MUCH TRADING Buying and selling too often tends to hurt returns, both because of the commissions you usually pay and because of investors' tendency to pile in when prices are high and retreat when things look grim.
