Sentence examples for increased the height from inspiring English sources

But, Mr. Williams said, its low barometric pressure increased the height of its storm surge, and its immense size widened its impact.

Also, any tower that increased the height of the Empire State Building would require the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration, a difficult proposition in the current climate.

It increased the height of flooding to shorten the flooding period and give farmers upstream more time to harvest crops.

In the past few years many new buildings have increased the height of the skyline, although there are still very few skyscrapers in this city of around 1.2 million inhabitants.

School officials also agreed not to pursue zoning changes that would have increased the height of the school beyond 116 feet.

Last year the Dallas Morning News reported that Baylor University increased the height of its planned rock-climbing wall from 41 to 52 feet after learning that Texas A&M University's was 44 feet.

That allowed the company to increase the height of the building by 10 residential stories.

It will increase the height of the tower to 1,776 feet (541 metres) when it is attached.

Increasing the height of tsunami walls, he said, is the obvious answer in the immediate term.

The owners of a town house next door also sold Tamarkin their air rights, allowing the developer to increase the height of the proposed building by five floors.

Re "The Guggenheim Ride" (F.Y.I., March 12): To this day I regret not having used an eraser to increase the height of the interior parapet at the Guggenheim Museum.