Sentence examples for near the margin from inspiring English sources

Because they usually occur near the margin of an ice sheet, nunataks were thought to be glacial refuges for vegetation and centres for subsequent reoccupation of the land.

Another bold leap two out confirmed the leader to be nowhere near the margin of his comfort zone and Flemenstar came bounding five lengths clear.

These features suggest that micrometeorites from Dome C snow have endured much lower alteration from terrestrial weathering, unlike the micrometeorites recovered from near the margin of the Antarctic ice sheet (Adélie Land).

The Republicans announced on Thursday that they would not demand a recount in Iowa, where Mr Gore has a margin of just over 4,000 votes, near the margin where a recount is permitted.

The Republicans continue to be seen as the better party to deal with terrorism, but by nowhere near the margin they once enjoyed: it is now 42percentto37percentcent.

Besides, steep slope of the eastern Algerian margin, downward flexure of the oceanic basin near the margin toe and growth of S-dipping thrusts within the margin evidence a significant Quaternary stress inversion.

In the mandible (lower jaw), the masseteric ridges, which anchor some of the chewing muscles, extend to near the front margin of the first molar.

The Alaskan seeps were often near the margins of retreating glaciers or thawing permafrost.

Near the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the glacial hydrological system seems to be well suited to exporting methane.

Southern pearly-eyes (Enodia portlandia) have dark eyespots near the margins of their forewings and hind wings.

The field study did not indicate evidence of a significant relationship between flower cover in field margins and parasitism rates in wheat near the margins.