Sentence examples for long capable from inspiring English sources

It got a boost in 2006, when a seismologist announced that a test trench that he had dug showed the fault line to be at least 12 miles long, capable of causing an earthquake of magnitude 7.1.

Designed to be able to receive the largest container vessels now afloat — ships more than 300 meters long, capable of carrying 22 containers side-by-side — the port could process 3.5 million containers per year when operating at full capacity and would boast the largest logistics park in Europe, creating as many as 36,000 new jobs in an area of high unemployment.

The planned lagoon, which would take about two years to build, would comprise an impounding breakwater or seawall about 10.5km (6.5 miles) long, capable of holding 11 sq km (4 sq miles) of water.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNA molecules, ∼22 nucleotides long, capable of performing regulatory functions.

"Gone Maybe Gone" furthered the idea that Chuck and Blair were (at long last) capable of being strong, separate entities, able to function without a partner, but both invested in being together when the timing was finally right for both of them.

It's a modest vessel by shipping terms — 250 feet long and capable of carrying 120 containers according to the concept — but will be capable of loading, navigating and unloading without a crew.

It is about a half-mile long and capable of supporting the weight of modern artillery and armor.

Put another way, they need to step out of the bunker and play the kind of cricket of which they have long proved capable.

Williams has long been capable of peaking for major moments, like winning her first Grand Slam singles title in 1999 at age 17 at the U.S. Open.

While Isner's legs are long and capable of covering lots of ground, it is inevitably more difficult for him to move laterally than it is for someone with a lower center of gravity (see Michael Chang or Rafael Nadal).

For years, the sport had been ruled by highly drilled, fine-boned horses from Germany and the Netherlands, where advances in breeding were producing animals with long legs, capable of exceptional movements.