Sentence examples for they were permanent from inspiring English sources

We studied world climates as though they were permanent fixtures, the Sahara an aberrant stretch of sand, the Amazon forest an eternal and inviolable spread of forest.

Almost all of them were white, and most acted, both on screen and off, as if they were permanent fixtures of the upper class.

Because the authority of the teacher rested in the text rather than in the church, members of the community came to know certain general truths about texts and about writing: that they could be read, understood, studied, consulted; that they were more reliable than hearsay; that they were permanent; and that they possessed authority.

Now they were permanent renters, a condition she didn't much mind, though she noticed how embarrassed neighbors became when acknowledging they were apartment dwellers, not owners.

They played an intermediate role between the large thematic fleets and the central Imperial Fleet: they were permanent squadrons with professional crews (taxatoi), maintained by resources from the imperial treasury and not the province they were stationed in, but subordinate to the local thematic stratēgos and charged mainly with local defence and police duties.

Ethiopian high altitude subjects were included providing they were permanent residents and natives of Chennek village situated at 3662 m altitude in the Simen Mountain National Park, Ethiopia.

"They are permanent scars," he added.

But there is no telling if they are permanent.

"They are permanent fund-raisers," Mr. Strickler said.

They're pretty faint, but they're permanent.

What we don't know is if they are permanent changes or tactical changes".