Sentence examples for that retard from inspiring English sources
Controlled burning spreads toxic materials and kills plants that retard erosion, thus hurting the very lands we're trying to protect.
Our policy should emphasize mutual benefits over penalties and sanctions and encourage environmental improvement without building in provisions that retard trade.
Books that retard page-turning, because what is on the page is so compelling that you can't easily let it go.
The pronounced summer drought of this zone causes bulbous plants to die off in summer and encourages xerophytic plants that retard water loss by means of spiny, woolly, or glossy leaves; these include the evergreen oak, the cork oak, and all the heathers, cistuses, and lavenders.
Large doses of immunosuppressive drugs, along with drugs that retard the formation of blood clots, can halt acute rejection and save the transplant; if the medication does not help, the kidney is usually removed before infection or other complications set in.
A blackish oxide film forms on nickel surfaces that retard the anodic dissolution of nickel.
And that retards growth -- growth of new firms and existing firms," he said.
The essential quality of a wave is that it moves; anything that retards or stops its motion dooms it.
It was not the FISA law that retarded the intensified monitoring of the insurgents but, rather, internal wrangling between the Justice Department and the intelligence community.
Phills was 30, but he was also part of a sports culture that retards a player's ability to grow into an adult.
The same factors that retarded the Knicks' cohesion early in the season continue to hinder them -- injuries, youth and Brown's ever-changing rotation.
