Sentence examples for retreated over from inspiring English sources

"Numerous glaciers have retreated over the last decade.

He is thin, slightly stooped, and his once luxuriant (and now rather unexpectedly brown) hair has retreated over time so that his famous forehead appears higher than ever.

On Beaufort Island, north of Ross Island, glaciers have retreated over the rocky coastline farther than they have in 30,000 years, scientists estimate, a time before the last ice age.

DURING THE REVOLUTION, Marble Hill was valued for its excellent views over tactically important bridges connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, bridges that George Washington's troops retreated over after the Battle of Harlem Heights.

The government has retreated over reforms to public sector pensions, saying it will not have proposals ready until the summer rather than pressing ahead with planned higher contributions in the March budget.

But almost all of these sediments have been bulldozed repeatedly by glaciers as the giant rivers of ice have advanced and retreated over the last 2 million years, scrambling the geological record.

When the erosive forces are predominant, the margin remains static or actually retreats over time.

His retreating, over-the-shoulder, backhand no-look put-away is Federer-like.

Patients with genotype 1 HCV were retreated for over 48 weeks and patients with genotype 3 HCV for over 24 weeks.

China has thus far shown no signs of retreating over the zone.

Popular outrage forced Shell to retreat over the scrapping of its Brent Spar oil platform and its activities in Nigeria.