Sentence examples for on a falling from inspiring English sources

The word that he had long taken to mean "one" (hoi, on a falling tone) is used by the Pirahã to refer, more generally, to "a small size or amount," and the word for "two" (hoi, on a rising tone) is often used to mean "a somewhat larger size or amount".

They found it easier than conventional fund managers to play the arbitrage game because as well as going long on cheap securities they could go short (bet on a falling price) on expensive ones.

A child sometimes draws out the first syllable óooχι, on a falling note in protest.

Investors do not need to sell bonds short bet on a falling price to cause governments trouble.

There were two software implementations possible for the button - an external interrupt based on a falling edge, or a periodic polling.

In this study, a cooling tower soil model was first developed based on a falling weight soil model, which the authors verified by falling weight tests.

My preschoolers left a note on a fallen tree.

A nomad came across him lying on a fallen tree, relatively uninjured.

For example, Philips is currently working on a falls prevention programme.

Halfway across a bridge, writer saw 2 black panthers walking back&forth on a fallen tree.

Spurs midfielder Erik Lamela stomped on a fallen Chelsea player's hand.