Sentence examples for sail as it from inspiring English sources

America One executed a perfect drop, but Prada's crew could not gather the sail as it billowed downward.

In particular, they assume that any microwave array would not be designed to focus light onto a sail as it moves further away and appears smaller.

For instance, in early June, I realized I could not afford to pay someone for all the time it would take to train, then I was faced with confronting my boat's readiness for a Catalina sail, as it needs some crucial gear.

Data for subsequent years are entered into SAIL as it is received, currently on a monthly basis.

A batter can hit a ball almost anywhere on an aluminum bat and the ball will sail as if it came off the so-called sweet spot of a wooden bat.

Dickson's impatience has left a few scars, and it is anyone's guess whether Oracle will sail as efficiently as it did earlier in the competition.

Dante compared death to a ship lowering its sails as it enters harbour.

After a big fundraise and subsequent reorganization last year at Coursera — which saw a change of CEO, as well as the departure of its COO, CFO, CMO and CPO (along with some 40 others) — the online education startup is today launching a new IT course with Google to underscore its message that the ship is still sailing as it passes 30 million users and 2,500 courses.

The Greens have not been helped by the fact that the wind has rather been taken out of their sails, as it were, by Merkel's decision, after the Fukushima disaster, to phase out nuclear power and thus remove a key concern on which Greens once built up a strong following.

Born in Colchester, Clark took up sailing as it was a family hobby and she says it was the first thing she beat her sister at.

The harbour covers an area of, and is ideal for sailing as it is exposed to reliable winds from most directions, but is sheltered from large waves and currents by Chesil Beach and the breakwaters.