Sentence examples for take a block from inspiring English sources

But take a block like Forty — Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

Take a block of plastic, some magnetic wheels and a smartphone app, and what do you get?

"It never ceases to amaze me how you can take a block of this stuff and stick it into a [magnetic] field.

The algorithms that take a block of data and hide it in the noise of an image or sound file need data that is as close to random as possible.

Even more important: It has the potential to "normalize" caregiving, making it okay for single people, men, senior executives -- anyone -- to take a block of time off to care for an ailing family member or a new child.

Rob Walsh, commissioner of the city's Department of Small Business Services, agreed, and noted that 10 of the city's 45 business improvement districts are using the program to take a "block by block, light bulb by light bulb" inventory of conditions in their areas.

Alisher Usmanov reiterated his aim to take a "blocking stake", as the restriction against him mounting a full takeover bid was poised to expire.

There was further surprise when one of Putin's senior aides later told reporters that Russia might eventually take a blocking stake in EADS.

He added, "This is the first time we've taken a block of apartments".

But it took a block from Adam Matthews to keep out a free header from Nastasic at the other end.

Every ten minutes each machine or group of machines takes a block of pending transactions, and uses it as the input for a mathematical puzzle.