Sentence examples for may be wound from inspiring English sources

"I think this lady may be wound a little too tightly," one e-mail message says.

This is why they react so nervously to any slight sign that QE may be wound down on a significant scale.

On the Renewable Energy Target, which the government is currently reviewing amid speculation it may be wound back or scrapped, 71% of respondents said they want the target to be 20% or higher by 2020.

Where more than one steady speed is required, as in household laundry appliances, the motor may be wound for two alternative pole pairs, one for low speed and the other for high speed.

There have been rumours recently that the DCMS may be wound up and its various responsibilities for media, creative industries, sport, heritage and the arts distributed between other departments, including business, education and health – although this is vigorously denied by culture department sources.

Larger power transformers operating at high voltages may be wound with copper rectangular strip conductors insulated by oil-impregnated paper and blocks of pressboard.

But while life inside the White House may be winding down, the legacy-building is gearing up.

Reagan's Presidency may be winding down, but squabbling among his White House aides is not.

PHILLIES 7, BRAVES 1: Scott Rolen may be winding down his career with Philadelphia.

At this point, Nichols's career as a wildlife photographer may be winding down.

The decline revived fears that a long-running boom in housing demand may be winding down.