Sentence examples for that overlies from inspiring English sources

h Block-in-sandstone matrix, Sunol Regional Wilderness showing OPS of sandstone overlying chert overlying limestone that overlies basalt.

Geophysical methods also are used in certain geologic-engineering applications, as in determining the depth of alluvial fill that overlies bedrock, which is an important factor in the construction of highways and large buildings.

Since his discovery in 1999, Dr. Hoeksema has found the pale polyps on the ceilings of other Indo-Pacific caves and has established that Leptoseris troglodyta dwells across a region that overlies parts of the Coral Triangle, a mecca for marine researchers.

The base of this layer that overlies the floor surface is a thin charred organic material-rich ash layer.

The architecture of the facies shows a regressive sequence that overlies an erosional surface and downlapping Pleistocene sediments.

Physically, Earth's metallic liquid outer core is as different to the rocky mantle that overlies it as the seas are from the ocean floor here near Earth's surface.

So why, then, do we have faith that overly complex regulations will prevent the next crisis?

One cause is the feeling that overly loose monetary policy got the economy into this mess.

Most scientists believe that overly warm waters, perhaps from long-term climate change, stressed the lobsters.

Some people say that overly mechanistic music lacks a human feel.

Jonathan Franzen cautioned that overly-strong outside pressure on Egyptians could backfire.