Sentence examples for small adopted from inspiring English sources

As a small, adopted, boy he was always drawn to engines; now here he is, fine-tuning a foaming 4620-brake horsepower.

So there was great interest in 2000 when Kathleen McGrath became the first woman to command an American warship, USS Jarrett.Everyone likes a pioneer, and American women especially could feel for Captain McGrath, away from her husband and their two small adopted children.

More than before, institutions big and small have adopted the same mission: to transform once-hushed museums into vibrant cultural centers where the activities go far beyond what's hanging on the walls.

In Equation (2), Stokes law, which is valid when the Reynolds number is small, is adopted as the drag law (Rubinow and Keller 1961; Takagi 1974).

It is one of the biggest questions in conservation: Should we be sharing our landscapes with nature by reviving small woodlands and adopting small-scale eco-friendly farming?

— Author of Firing Regulation for Small-Arms, adopted for the army; of the Modern Infantry Rifle; and of various papers on small-arms and their use, 1890‑99.

This suggests that large and small males may represent physically and behaviourally distinct morphs with small males adopting a satellite strategy.

We also need to expand support for NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership program which helps small manufacturers adopt new technology.

A crucial bridge to success, according to experts, will be how local organizations help doctors in small offices adopt and use electronic records.

International financial authorities have generally remained neutral about the advisability of small nations' adopting a larger nation's currency as their own.

And is it time to wield the carrot or the stick to urge more companies – large and small to adopt inclusive ways of working?