Sentence examples for less shut from inspiring English sources

THE country has returned to normal after the two-day strike that more or less shut it down at the beginning of the month.

Damaged and blocked rail lines more or less shut down morning commuter services from the suburbs to Manhattan, which had itself emerged mostly intact from the storm.

After government concerns and tighter airport checks more or less shut down that route, and fighting escalated in Libya, land crossings became much more popular.

The carmakers' finance arms, usually good earners in bad times, have more or less shut up shop.That Cerberus should be desperately seeking an exit from its ill-judged foray into the car business is understandable.

Last August, the city more or less shut down for a week, after (admittedly unprecedented) rainfall revealed how little had been done to maintain its ageing storm-drains and sewers.

Well, just ask Estonia, one of the most internet-dependent countries on the planet, which in 2007 was more or less shut down for two weeks by a sustained attack on its network infrastructure.

Other regular outlets have cut back precipitously -- paying less, shutting out new voices.

And as teachers get better at teaching the complex skills of critical reading, reasoning, and writing, I expect to see much less shutting down on college preparatory exams like the PSAT.

Getting an average of six hours' sleep is no less shut-eye than our ancestors had, a new study has suggested.

And if underfunding public education leaves many children of the less affluent shut out from upward mobility, well, did you really believe that stuff about creating equality of opportunity?

Even cheering on their teammates draws the students out, making them less likely to shut others out.