Sentence examples for wind-facing from inspiring English sources

Because of its wind-facing position, the Koolau ("Windward") Range traps precipitation, which results in numerous streams and waterfalls.

The strongest up current then occurs not over the wind-facing slope but at the front of the first lee wave.

But a common theme coming out of the discussions is that risks are only one head wind facing the technology.

Wind faces other obstacles, too.

And it has spent the last eight months building a robust organization to counter the stiff political and economic head winds facing the campaign.

Laurel Tentindo, her pants billowing in the wind, faced out of a corner building on Washington Street as if she were about to fly.

Regionally, the tight election highlights the challenging political winds faced by populist leftist leaders who surged to power in Latin America the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Worshippers, hunched against a biting wind, faces sombre, their heads full, perhaps, of the television images of the previous night's bombing of Baghdad, began to arrive at the mosque.

Just as a strenuous workout in the gym or challenging run can force us to access our reserves, thereby releasing endorphins that power the second wind, facing daunting personal and professional challenges pushes us to expand beyond our boundaries.

Traditionally long development times have meant that offshore wind faces challenges when governments change.

On the side of prevailing winds, face the open elbow toward the wind.