Example sentences of "[v-ing] from long " in BNC.
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1 | For the time being , however , the weaknesses resulting from long supply lines and independent parts producers are being outweighed by other strengths , compared with American and European rivals . |
2 | The primary objective of our study was to compare the changes in microalbuminuria resulting from long term sodium depletion induced by hydrochlorotiazide with those resulting from inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system . |
3 | Taped to the mirror behind the bottles was a poster of the Lapierre of Dijon cycling team squinting into the sun , arms crossed , immense thighs bulging from long black shorts . |
4 | P.O. ( A ) Jopling and his TAG , L/A Glen , were in the Skua ( L3007 ) , they and the Fulmar firing from long range but only achieving a single hit on the dorsal turret , but both then closed in and after further firing the much-damaged floatplane came down on the sea , the engineer breaking an arm during the crash-landing . |
5 | She presents us with a glistening floor bordered by a number of bells hanging from long ropes , each lit from above to produce its own pool of light . |
6 | Since the Great War , 1914–18 , it has been practiced by wage-earners , suffering from long periods of unemployment and underemployment , so drastic that it seemed abject folly to produce children who could neither be adequately nourished nor sufficiently educated to secure a satisfactory livelihood . |
7 | Retention is achieved through the cumulative advantages which accrue to employees from the higher wages and status flowing from long service under the seniority system . |