Sentence examples for rises higher than from inspiring English sources

Jefferson has absorbed his share of kidding from teammates concerning his confidence, which they say rises higher than his vertical leap.

They have seen pay rises higher than most teachers, but, again, they have been overtaken in the rankings by financiers, managers, accountants and lawyers.

Bean suggests that the difference is partly because private sector firms are offering pay rises higher than in the private sector.

On the other side of the Huangpu river, however, the futuristic Pudong skyline rises higher than almost anywhere on Earth, including one of the world's tallest buildings, the 492m bottle opener-shaped Shanghai World Financial Centre.

Opposite the gate and in the centre of the courtyard is the main building, the stūpa; with its one- to three-tiered roof, it rises higher than the buildings that surround it and forms the square of the courtyard.

The 1,100 islands of the Maldives add up to only twice the area within Washington's Beltway, and none of the islands rises higher than five feet, or about 1.5 meters, above the encroaching seas.

The stream cannot rise higher than its source...

At Aqua, no structure will rise higher than 11 stories.

In some cases, water rose higher than the walls.

"The pew cannot rise higher than the pulpit".

He said the bloom was abating as water temperatures rose higher than the algae could tolerate.