Sentence examples for was able to wind from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Penniman was able to wind it up and show him how things moved, and how all the gears and cams worked.

For all their resources and spending, they lack a top-quality scrum-half and a leader by example at forward where Wasps had George Smith, at 35 still a master of his art, a quick thinker who, when his side were reduced to 14 men, was able to wind down the clock by engaging the referee in conversation.

Having been held up and then arguably got outpaced in the Dewhurst, Rivet was able to wind up the pace from the front here and appeared to relish the extra furlong, staying on as well as anything to score by a length and three-quarters.

Nor is it obvious the Orderly Liquidation Authority would be able to wind down one of our large banks during a crisis.

Unlike medallists Jenny Jones and Lizzy Yarnold, Muirhead will not be able to wind down by watching British dramas because her television is broken.

Children will be able to wind their way through an interactive harvest maze and participate in hands-on workshops like puppet shows.

A flick on, and Slimani is able to wind his neck back before powering a header from a standing start, 12 yards out, towards the top right.

Still, the show of resolve eventually calmed fears to the point where the European Central Bank has been able to wind down its emergency purchases of Greek debt and other bonds.

Most universal banks with subscale investment-banking arms will neither find buyers (given the current slump in earnings) nor will they be able to wind down these businesses without incurring big losses.Part of the problem is that investment banks may have entered contracts such as swaps or other derivatives that produce risks to the bank that can last 20 years or more.

How do you estimate the value of being able to wind out on a Stratocaster and sing a song that makes an entire room rise up out of their seats and be transported, if only for a moment, to a higher realm?

Most insomnia experts agree that all electronics (phones included--talking takes energy and conversations can either excite or upset) should be off at least a full hour before bed, to reduce stimulation so you are able to wind down and fall asleep within moments of getting to bed (it is actually normal to hit the pillow and fall asleep very soon after).