Sentence examples for means of long from inspiring English sources

Women also wore the turban and the so-called butterfly headdress of transparent gauze raised above the head by means of long pins.

Larvae of one species (Triaenodes bicolor) swim by means of long, slender, hair-fringed posterior legs, dragging their cases through the water.

In 1965, alongside a photograph of Sherron Shelton, Miss Snake Charmer for the year, The Houston Post described the prevalent hunting technique: "Gasoline is sprayed into the den by means of long copper tubing connected to a garden spray device.

While it progresses by means of long, informative essays on Barbour's Bruce (circa 1370), Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Morgan and others, it seldom pretends to offer impartial discussion or to invite debate on its central topic.

Hardware that plays recorded music goes back a long way – even to the player pianos of the 1900s which replayed pianists' efforts by means of long rolls of punched paper.

North America railways offer safe and generally the most economical means of long distance transport of hazardous materials.

The entrance is on a dirt road lined with rows of motorbikes, the primary means of long-distance transportation.

Recently, I sent Limbaugh an e-mail message, his preferred means of long-distance communication, asking what his own presidential agenda would look like.

The presence of natural gas fields in areas of the world far from market destinations has given rise to an efficient means of long-distance oceanic transport.

Railroads are also the primary means of long-distance travel for most of the population, since China has yet to complete a national network of long-distance, high-speed highways.

In the five decades or so since jets became the dominant means of long-haul travel, the world has benefited immeasurably from the speed and convenience of air travel.