Sentence examples for weighs from inspiring English sources

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the arguments over Athens' debt, and the prospects for growth while that debt weighs on the public finances, the country's major lenders – of which the IMF is the third largest – have tired of Syriza.

The future of sailing in Oman is wide open, subject to the uncertainty that weighs on any seafaring venture, as Sinbad found out.

But when a rock-ribbed conservative website like RedState weighs in, that's another matter.

A case of beer weighs 17kg (37lbs), a case of wine 15kg and of champagne 22kg.

History weighs heavy on the shoulders of Angelo, the last prince of Belmonte, as he paces the vaulted corridors of his grand palazzo by the sea.

Murphy has acknowledged the struggle his party faces to reconnect with voters, but his New Labour baggage still weighs heavily for some disaffected Labour supporters.

As we enter the lift on the other side, Ali explains: "This weighs 150kg.

It should buoy you, even as it weighs you down.

Then, all that debt repayment weighs on Charlie's ability to do other stuff with his income – such as becoming a good consumer (consumer spending accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, and has been a major source of economic growth in recent decades).

The device weighs 10.9 ounces and, like many personal digital assistants (PDAs), runs Microsoft's Windows CE.

"A weaker ruble weighs on [foreign] workers' salaries which brings some pain to these countries," said Oleg Kouzmin, Russia and CIS economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow.