Sentence examples for was lowered over from inspiring English sources

An upside-down Italian crewman, his teammates clutching his ankles, was lowered over the side to free the sail.

The challenges facing the maneuver are similar to the problems that bedeviled the 98-ton containment dome which was lowered over one of the leaks several weeks ago.

SEVEN years ago today, the Israeli flag was lowered over the Gaza Strip after approximately 7,500 Israeli settlers left or were forcibly removed.

After the rig explosion, BP took two weeks to build one on shore and three days to ship it out to sea before it was lowered over the gushing pipe on May 7. It did not work.

Thirty years after the UK and China reached agreement on Hong Kong's future, and 17 years after the union flag was lowered over that glorious harbour for the last time, it is still difficult to admit that, in judicial terms, it is part of China.

The letter came amid continuing questions about how much of the leaking oil was being captured by BP's latest containment effort, a cap that was lowered over the top of the well last week, and whether the company could be collecting more but had failed to provide enough surface equipment to handle it.

Yet after those preliminary skirmishes it appeared that the flag of St Andrew would be lowered over Centre Court.

Corporate and personal taxes are to be lowered over three years to 20percentt.

This is lowered over the side of the ship, nose downwards, and off it goes.

The cap itself is lowered over time, bringing overall emissions down.

Mr. Bloomberg said he hoped that other taxes could be lowered over the next few years if the economy recovered and the city could afford it.