Sentence examples for were downsized to from inspiring English sources

Pluto and Eris were downsized to "dwarf planets" -- roundish objects that do not gravitationally dominate their orbits.

Although the three best-original-song nominees were downsized to a medley, not even a recession could cut back certain traditions, like front-loading the evening with technical awards that slowed down the evening and tried the patience of even the most ardent movie buffs.

If electoral districts were downsized to a human scale of large neighborhoods, as Thomas Jefferson envisioned in his idea of "district republics," this imperative would be eliminated and candidates could go back to people-to-people campaigning.

The patient interviews allowed for the identification of 286 items that later were downsized to 40 items.

Despite the name, the engine was downsized to 4.1 liters.

For MLS games, the stadium would be downsized to 25,000 seats.

And the album cover — a once-totemic object — has been downsized to thumbnails on Web sites.

"Classic recipes need to be downsized to counteract growing waistlines," they concluded.

I don't think anyone expected the board to be downsized to nine and the executive committee to be eliminated".

There are ticks, for example, as big as toasters, and the humpback whale has been downsized to subway platform proportions.

Checkpoint Charlie, the Cold War's ground zero, had been downsized to near vanishing point; hardly a trace remained of the Wall itself.