Sentence examples for is dragged forward from inspiring English sources

As it is dragged forward, a pair of flat plates called otter boards one on each side of the trawl net and weighing several tons spreads horizontally to keep the mouth of the trawl open; at the same time, a long rope with steel weights keeps the mouth open along its bottom edge.

Two minutes later, Maclaren was in behind again when left centre-back Lee Ki-Je being dragged forward.

As a cilium moves backward, it is relatively rigid; upon recovery, however, the cilium becomes flexible, and its tip appears to be dragged forward along the body.

At one point, we stopped to watch a small mob that had captured an accused baltagay; his shirt had been ripped off and he was being dragged forward by a man brandishing a knife.

"God" has gotten more moral over time because even organized religions have been dragged forward, often kicking and screaming, by human reason, which itself has been pushed forward by our discoveries about nature — discoveries that belied obviously false notions about superiority of one race over another or the need to impose divine vengeance to respond to simple, explicable acts of nature.

In addition, the first pair's toe prints were longer than the toes in the rest of the track, suggesting they had been dragged forward.

The forward shift can be accounted for by a combination of the attentional attraction effect and a tendency for observers' attention to be dragged forward in the direction of the visual motion.

Francis maintained his usually serene exterior - until he stumbled and was dragged forwards into the audience, causing clear concern for members of his security detail.

One program allowed certain users to alter hours using a slider that could be dragged forwards or backwards.

Alternately slick and brutish, diplomats cannot decide whether he is dragging Ethiopia forward or back.

A breeze is blowing; long white curtains are dragged sluggishly backward and forward on a pale wood floor.