Sentence examples for supported the weight from inspiring English sources

The Roman educator Quintilian (1st century ad) wrote that Stesichorus supported the weight of the epic with his lyre.

And that thin metal rod had been pulled out of the wall so often by clumsy guests that it barely supported the weight of the towels.

Crushed chalk in the bottom of the pit was also revealed, suggesting it once supported the weight of one of the bluestones.

It also supported the weight of another team picking up the pieces from a tragedy, with the Bears offering their love and support.

A few eyebrows were raised when The Finkler Question, dealing with antisemitism and philo-semitism among metropolitan types, won the Booker, but it just about supported the weight of Jacobson's newly acquired eminence.

"While it is true most buildings tested safe, you also know that had the concrete continued to be poured at the Freedom Tower using Testwell's recipe, it would not have supported the weight of that iconic structure, and the consequences would have been devastating".

This shrew can support the weight of a person.

The system allows the central pylons to support the weight of the copper.

The building was something of a problem; fear that the filled in surface would not support the weight.

Disbelieving onlookers watched as blankets, spread to catch people jumping, ripped apart unable to support the weight of falling victims.

But Mr. Gibson's music was seldom sufficient to support the weight of Miriam Seidel's weighty, wordy libretto.