Sentence examples for moving hills from inspiring English sources

"Capability" thought nothing of moving hills (mountains were a bit beyond even him) and making rivers change direction.

But instead of simply recommending that polluting farms and factories be shut, Professor Berger specializes in creating new ecosystems in severely damaged environments: redirecting water flow, moving hills, building islands and planting new species to absorb pollution, to create natural, though "artificial," landscapes that can ultimately sustain themselves.

But then one could say the same of Capability Brown, the 18th-century landscape artist who in the name of the Picturesque aesthetic, moved hills, lakes and rivers to produce his "naturalistic" effects.

Last week, workers were pouring concrete for the elevator shaft as bulldozers moved hills of dirt.

Murphy-O'Connor, while Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, moved Hill to the chaplaincy at Gatwick airport despite being warned he was a danger to young people.

"They were standing on a hill, moving up that hill.

It's not like suddenly moving Heartbreak Hill or adding a mile or subtracting a mile from a marathon.

Isn't it a bit like moving to the hills of Montana to become a stockbroker?

Groups of retreating Ottoman soldiers were seen moving from the hills to the south-west towards Amman.

Indeed, noisy traffic, along with fear of moving outdoors and hills in the nearby environment have predicted self-perceived inadequate levels of physical activity among older people [ 52].

A large slab of sandstone detached from a hill, moving about 250000 cuyd of material down the hill.