Sentence examples for prolong ground from inspiring English sources

It is generally accepted that valleys (or basins) with alluvial sediments (e.g., gravel, pebbles, clays, and volcanic ashes) can amplify and prolong ground motions dramatically (e.g., Koketsu and Kikuchi2000; Huang et al.2005,2007,2009).2005,2007,2009

The conflict would not be a prolonged ground war, involving massed formations of infantry and tank divisions; rather, there would be long-range precision strikes by "smart" missiles.

State-news broadcasts have been able to air stirring and choreographed reports of Russian military prowess without the ugliness and confusion of a prolonged ground war.

'It is going to create a logistical nightmare in getting this offensive going.' The conditions will rule out a prolonged ground battle with Taliban fighters and will shift the emphasis of the campaign onto short ground operations backed by air strikes.

On February 11th the president asked Congress for a fresh AUMF endorsing a limited use of America's armed forces, including ground troops, against the Islamic State (IS) and its allies".I'm convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the Middle East, " Mr Obama assured Americans in a televised statement.

He warned against dragging the US into another prolonged ground war and called on lawmakers to show a united front.

He said he was "convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the Middle East" but said fighting IS would take "some time".

The Saudis and their allies don't want to be drawn into a prolonged ground war, regional experts said.

The second prototype took to the air on 9 May, but the third aircraft, the first to be armed, was forced to wait until 6 June, as problems with its synchronization gear prolonged the ground firing tests.

Murillo retired to Florida in the early 1980s while he was in his early fifties, sensing that his life might best be prolonged on the ground.

It was unavailable when he needed a ground ball, prolonging at-bats and upping his pitch count.