Sentence examples for set back under from inspiring English sources

Their bare branches contrasted with the white of the snow on the roof of the barracks building, whose wall, set back under the eaves, was dark.

His eyes were set back under the brim of his hat and the overhang of his brow, and he made his point by silent moral authority.

Onstage the musicians play in what is essentially a box set back under a lower roof than the one over the audience.

A well-dressed gentleman with a big gray mustache sits, arms folded, white Stetson in place, at one of the stands set back under shade trees, placidly having his boots shined.

The California presidential ballots were set back in February under the state's rules for determining which candidates make the cut. .

But the Federals under Samuel Curtis decisively set back a gray-clad army under Earl Van Dorn at Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern), Arkansas, on March 7 8 , 1862 saving Missouri for the Union and threatening Arkansas.

A former governor's house, the Pasanggrahan (which means guest house in Indonesian) is set back from busy Front Street under tall trees, with a veranda, peacock chairs and a gilt-framed portrait of Queen Wilhelmina in the lobby.

L.G.: The disappointment of Tom Daschle [who in February withdrew his name to serve as HHS secretary under Obama] set back everything in terms of appointments at HHS.

The 1964 riots destroyed real estate values particularly in and around poor neighborhoods -- a repeat could drive the entire real estate market under water and set back the entire recovery in the city for years.

"Even under the best circumstances, the fighting has set back Syria years, even decades," said Ban, who chaired the conference.

Under the 2003 regulations, the larger the home, the farther it had to be set back on the property.