Sentence examples for line against which from inspiring English sources

Big Internet investments risked hurting each division's bottom line, against which bosses are mainly measured.

The citation lauded Sergeant McGarity for giving American forces "the time necessary for assembling reserves and forming a line against which the German striking power was shattered".

And in "Capirole" (1991), William Helmers gave a high-energy account of the sprightly bass clarinet line, against which Karl Lavine negotiated Mr. Hakola's alternately chunky and lyrical cello writing.

His ruminations became a kind of bass line against which most of the events of these months began to make some kind of sense, or no sense at all.

Love is boundless, she sings to a descending line, against which the orchestra comes forward with a rising gesture, as if -- it seems for a moment -- to join her and underline her statement with an emphatic cadence in the manner of 19th-century opera.

All it does is provide a line against which you can level the horizon, which is especially useful for landscape scenery shots.

Mr. Reich's familiar "Vermont Counterpoint" (1982), for one, offered a consonant, chirpy, rhythmically interlocked backdrop flute and piccolo lines, against which Ms. Monson's live solo line danced, moving into the harmonies and around the rhythms.

And because all of these baseline measurements are new, there are no trend lines against which to measure.

For future assessments it is a base-line against which to monitor progress in the area of health systems research.

This internal review can serve as a snap shot of on-going activities, serve as a base-line against which to monitor future progress in the area of health systems research and further, and can also be incorporated into future health systems research agenda setting exercises and strategic planning.

Compounding the potential offensive success of Ball State was their strong offensive line play, against which Arkansas State would need to sack the quarterback, a category in which they ranked 63rd-best in the country.