The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be wound up again in order to renew the motion of the paddle.
Numbers of snipes breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish.
I collect lucky pennies that I find on the ground. I keep them in a Ziploc bag.
It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.
It's a bit naff, but there is something exciting about pulling a bit of pottery out of the ground that's 2,000 years old.
A sniper's primary goal is to eliminate ground threats for U.S. guys on the ground. Is that what a coward is? A person whose goal is to save the lives of his warrior brothers?
Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve.
I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem.
The lack of trust in supranational entities and cosmopolitan elite creates a fertile ground for tribalist belongings and reactionary politics.
I knew from history that war comes with frightening regularity, often fought over the same ground and similar causes as previous conflicts.
Mount Harris is of basaltic formation, but I could not observe any columnar regularity in it, although large blocks are exposed above the ground. The rock is extremely hard and sonorous.
No ground gained was ever relinquished.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
The U.S. must continue to carefully withdraw troops from Afghanistan at a pace based on assessment of the ground conditions so we do not leave our Afghan partners unable to guarantee long-term security or risk Afghanistan becoming a terrorist safe haven again.
The lack of societal and institutional safeguards provides fertile ground for populist movements fueled by fear.
To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.
One of my favorite dishes in the world used to be steak tartare, which is raw ground beef seasoned and then served.
When documents were analog, they were protected by government laws against unreasonable search and seizure. When they live in the cloud... the ground is shifting.
The goal of jiu-jitsu in self-defense isn't to take someone down to the ground - the goal in jiu-jitsu for self-defense is actually to be able to defend yourself on the ground, get up, and get away from an attacker. That's what the goal is.
