Sentence examples for metre while the from inspiring English sources

There it will one day be sifted and recycled or discarded.During the earthquake, the ground level dropped by a metre, while the tsunami destroyed Onagawa's sea wall.

The Arctic region has 24 hours of sunlight in the summer, but the low sun angle limits thawing of the surface to not more than about 1 foot (0.3 metre), while the absence of sunlight in the winter allows an ice cover of at least 1,000 feet (300 metres).

Aerodynamic pressures exert the equivalent of 12 tonnes of load per square metre, while the exhaust blast from the Nammo hybrid rocket generates temperatures approaching 3,000 C (twice the temperature of a volcano).

The average price of a new condominium in Tokyo is 686,000 yen per square metre, while the average price of an existing condo is 399,700 per square metre.

Maybe the fact that the Germans refer to it as the harmless-sounding elfmeter (11 metre), while in the English language it sounds more like a punishment, holds the answer as to why the penalty shootout has proved to be England's downfall twice against Germany, at both the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96.

The coastal plains are lower than 150 feet (45 metres), while the higher plains of the interior vary from 600 to 750 feet (180 to 230 metres).

The remote control works within a radius of about 20 metres while the app communicates via a Wi-Fi hub which then relays commands to the switches.

The 22-year-old skier, who has not been named, is said to have fallen eight metres while the chairlift was in motion.

The predominant elevations of the mountains vary from approximately 10,000 to 15,000 feet (3,000 to 4,600 metres), while the elevations of the depressions that separate them vary from 6,000 to 10,500 feet (1,800 to 3,200 metres).

According to the plans, the smallest singles are just 13 sq metres – that's a room just a fraction bigger than 3.6 metres by 3.6 metres – while the smallest doubles are 14.7 sq metres.

The highest peak in the west, Mount Guandi, reaches an elevation of 9,288 feet (2,831 metres), while the northern ranges are crowned by Mount Wutai at 10,033 feet (3,058 metres).