Sentence examples for that slipped down from inspiring English sources

Outside the house in Little Havana where Elian lived with his Miami relatives during most of the international custody battle that drew the attention of the world, an old woman with white hair clutched a rosary and mumbled through tears that slipped down her cheeks and onto her lips.

The mapping has also revealed submarine channels several kilometers wide and "slumped blocks of sediment, meters in diameter and probably several million years old, that slipped down into the channels," says Julian Dowdeswell, director of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute.

Say the name to most people and you know what will flash onto their mind's eye: unashamedly bright hues, flying elephants, singing bears, corporate dominance, happy endings, and a helping of values that slip down as easily as ice cream.

Natalie Bodanya wormed her way out of an intimate article of clothing that had slipped down around her ankles while she was singing an aria in "The Clandestine Marriage".

Federer had not faced a break point all evening but, when the moment arrived to close out the match, the 17-time major winner looked more like the fragile player that had slipped down the rankings last year.

But that responsibility has since slipped down the chain of command to Air Force colonels, Navy captains and civilians, the study found.

Given the spending cuts the government wants to make, it could not afford costly delays to projects that had already slipped down the priority lists, said Thornton.

The choice of a new secretary-general this year is an opportunity to push for change; many complain that peacekeeping has slipped down the agenda on Ban Ki-moon's watch.

This week that song slipped down to No. 6. Billboard said the duo is the first act to send its first two charted singles to the top of the chart since Lady Gaga did so in 2009 with "Just Dance" and "Poker Face".

This, combined with lackluster sales of Nokia's Windows Phone devices, meant that Nokia slipped down to number seven in the rankings of smartphone makers, from is position as number three last year (and historically its position of dominating the whole field).

After that heat, Payne has slipped down to tenth but could still make the semis.