Sentence examples for withstand hurricanes from inspiring English sources

"But we're trying to build enough diversity into the business that we can withstand hurricanes".

"Newer construction has been developed to withstand hurricanes, not earthquakes," said John McAslan, a London architect who has studied Haitian buildings, working with the Clinton Global Initiative.

It was a frightening ride, even though the boat was built to withstand hurricanes and 50-foot waves, said Phil Morrison, the British yacht builder who designed it.

And designers for projects like the new World Trade Center, the Statue of Liberty and most airports in the eastern United States use his company to make sure windows can withstand hurricanes, roofs won't peel and sound won't travel.

The city would spend the money on fortifying infrastructure like the power grid, renovating buildings to withstand hurricanes and defending the shore, according to a 438-page report on the proposals.

He is the Princess Di of the political world …" Or of Margaret Thatcher's trusty bulldog Bernard Ingham: "Brick-red of face, beetling of brow, seemingly built to withstand hurricanes, Sir Bernard resembled a half-timbered bomb shelter".

Many of the structures identified as shelters either could not withstand hurricane-force winds or would be under water because they were in a flood zone.

Last rebuilt in 1960 and strong enough to withstand Hurricane Wilma in October, the landmark extends 1,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico, which teems with snapper, grouper and shark.

But not all of New York's London planes were resilient enough to withstand Hurricane Sandy, the storm that swept the city in 2012.

Tests on straw bale structures by the University of Bath suggest they are strong enough to withstand hurricane force winds up to 120mph.

Mr. Dooley said that his original design for the medical clinic called for a steel roof, but that was changed to a reinforced concrete one to better withstand hurricane-force winds.