Inflated Sentence Examples

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  • As currency is inflated, prices rise.

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  • It was inflated now and working properly.

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  • I am not one of those who can be frightened by inflated bags of skin, nor need any one think to squeeze me like a fig.

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  • The rafts used are the so-called kelleks, of wood supported on inflated skins, which are broken up at Bagdad, the wood sold and the skins carried back by caravan.

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  • In one of these exceptional years, 1898, the average rose to 34s., but this was due entirely to a couple of months of inflated prices in the early half of the year, when the outbreak of war between Spain and the United States of America coincided with a huge speculative deal in the latter country.

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  • Another genus has been described from the Pleistocene of Nebraska, as Paramylodon; it has only four pairs of teeth, and an elongate skull with an inflated muzzle.

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  • In the first war year (1914-5) exports fell to £182,000; they increased to £289,000 in 1916-7, fell to £144,000 the following year, but rose to the unprecedented figure of £51i,000 in 1918-9, a value due in part to inflated prices.

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  • Equally ancient are the rafts called kellek, constructed of inflated goat-skins, covered with a framework of wood, often supporting a small house for passengers, which descend the Tigris from above Diarbekr.

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  • His method was to choose some Spanish or Italian play, cut out the parts he disliked, and substitute scenes with dialogues in his own way, but he has neither ideals, taste nor education; and, except in Os Maridos Peraltas, his characters are lifeless and their conventional passions are expressed in inflated language.

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  • This was followed by a reaction and a general collapse of inflated values until 1873, when the discovery of the Great Bonanza mine brought about a revival of industry and of speculation.

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  • By the addition of sodium amalgam to a concentrated solution of ammonium chloride, the so-called ammonium amalgam is obtained as a spongy mass which floats on the surface of the liquid; it decomposes readily at ordinary temperatures into ammonia and hydrogen; it does not reduce silver and gold salts, a behaviour which distinguishes it from the amalgams of the alkali metals, and for this reason it is regarded by some chemists as being merely mercury inflated by gaseous ammonia and hydrogen.

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  • There is no way he can possibly justify such a vastly inflated fee.

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  • A trumpet mouth-piece is recommended from the support it gives to the cheeks when inflated.

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  • Although the distress was caused by the reactionary effect of a disordered currency and the inflated prices of the war of 1812, he ascribed it to the country's dependence on foreign supply and foreign markets.

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  • His very reforms alienated the goodwill of all classes; of the nobles, by the abolition of forced labour; of the clergy, by the confiscation of monastic estates; of the masses, by the introduction of a tobacco monopoly and the inevitable collapse of the inflated hopes to which his agrarian reforms had given rise.

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  • All is silent save for the faint hum of well inflated tires on the dry road.

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  • In 1899 he lowered the fixed charge for the National Debt from twenty-five to twenty-three millions - a reduction imperatively required, apart from other reasons, by the difficulties found in redeeming Consols at their then inflated price.

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  • There are no bridges, and the transit of the river from bank to bank can only be effected by the use of inflated skins.

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  • The small fingerlings are swimming in crystal clear water in inflated oxygenated bags hanging up in the cool shade of a tree.

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  • This colonial hydrozoan (jellyfish-like invertebrate animal) has a float bladder that was fully inflated and 22 cm in length.

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  • Under pressure Tires inflated to the correct level can save up to 10% on fuel costs.

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  • Despite heroic efforts to keep the biotech bubble inflated [7 ], industry has not benefited on the whole.

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  • Can you say ' artificially inflated transfer market '?

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  • Putting in enough material to explain Markov models would have grossly inflated the chapter.

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  • Then they sell the shoes for vastly inflated prices to poor black kids from the first world.

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  • The BBC and other media perhaps massively inflated the figures without any reference to reality.

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  • Many firms used grossly inflated forecasts to sell their policies.

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  • A company is being run for a fraudulent purpose e.g. regularly submitting falsely inflated bills to customers for car repairs.

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  • Even at the hugely inflated fee Rooney is an outstanding signing for the club.

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  • They are so quick and easy to use, simply screw onto a correctly inflated tire in place of the dust caps.

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  • This is similar to a tire getting increasingly difficult to pump air into as it becomes fully inflated.

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  • Remember to pull the seal up higher and add another lump of lead so the suit stays more inflated.

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  • The balloons had to be kept fully inflated - hence the enormous size of the hanger.

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  • Two flats, probably due to under inflated tire allowing inner tube to get nipped.

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  • I inflated the life raft and hauled myself on board, and deployed the SARBE beacon for the helicopter to find me.

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  • Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson said, " British industry is facing meltdown due to inflated energy costs.

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  • An inspector later said that tires should be inflated to 15 lbs psi and checked for leaks, not 100 lbs psi.

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  • Once inflated, good hose will remain serviceable for up to 24 hours.

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  • The general advancement of Australia, to the era of the goldmining, had been satisfactory, in spite of a severe commercial crisis, from 1841 to 1843, caused by extravagant land speculations and inflated prices.

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  • A three-year straitjacket is inefficient and produces inflated budgets padded out for safety.

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  • The committee considered that the Post Office was not prevented either by legal agreement or by good faith from limiting or ending the monopoly of the company, and that competition appeared to be both expedient and necessary in order to extend and popularize the service and to avoid the danger that a purchase of the company's undertaking at an inflated price might be forced upon the government.

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  • A study of the development of the pitcher, especially in the young pitchers of seedling plants, shows that the inflated portion is a development of the midrib of the leaf, while the wings, which are especially well represented in the terrestrial type of pitcher, represent the upper portion of the leaf-blade which has become separated from the lower portion by the tendril; the lid is regarded as representing two leaflets which have become fused.

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  • Instead of the sober annalistic style of the earlier historian we have a work marked by hyperbole, inflated rhetoric and homiletic reflection.

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  • Quick to fit and easy to use, simply screw the Pressure Guards onto correctly inflated tires in place of the existing dust caps.

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  • Paying for your items later seems ideal, until you receive a bill inflated with fees and interest costs.

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  • Keep tires inflated to the proper pressure.

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  • Properly inflated tires can improve gas mileage by over three percent.

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  • This can lead to products that offer little benefit and an inflated price tag.

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  • The Energy Information Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, estimates that properly inflated tires could save approximately 800,000 barrels of oil a day.

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  • Make sure your tires are properly inflated and have good treads.

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  • However, it is interesting to note that in North America, acai is an expensive "health food" inflated with exorbitant claims.

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  • After all, the announcement selection from the company offered through school might be limited, and the prices may be inflated.

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  • Couples should make sure the deal is actually good and prices are not inflated.

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  • They especially don't know how to do it in a way that lives up to the inflated and Hollywood-ized romanticism of marriage proposals.

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  • While television personality and actor salaries have always been inflated, there are some stars on TV who certainly rise to the upper echelon of paychecks.

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  • If the day ever came when Miley Cyrus developed an inflated ego from being a tween superstar, brothers Christopher, Trace and Braison as well as sisters Brandi and Noah, would surely keep her grounded.

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  • Only use the slide when properly inflated and stabilized.

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  • In most other previous football games, people have complained that the player ratings have come inflated.

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  • Get an official receipt if at all possible, but be aware that Wii prices on eBay tend to be inflated.

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  • When the balloon is inflated, it opens the artery.

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  • The balloon is rapidly inflated and deflated to open or widen the area.

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  • A balloon is inflated, opening the valve and allowing blood to flow through the left side of the heart.

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  • A cloth-covered rubber cuff is wrapped around the upper arm and inflated.

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  • When the cuff is inflated, an artery in the arm is squeezed to momentarily stop the flow of blood.

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  • Applicants should be on the lookout for closing costs which are unnecessary, such as document preparation fees or inflated courier fees.

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  • It has even been suggested that many homes were financed beyond their true values as a result of inflated real estate appraisals conducted on behalf of predatory lenders.

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  • The "housing bubble" artificially inflated home prices around the country, requiring that would-be home buyers take out a large mortgage to purchase the house at a high price before the housing bubble burst.

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  • At minimum, the vehicle must have four inflated tires so that it the organization can easily tow it from your home.

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  • High demand frequently means a short supply and inflated prices.

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  • Both of these labs' certificates have been turned into selling tools with overly inflated retail prices.

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  • While it's true handbag cost has been greatly inflated by hype and style trends, the truth of the matter is much of the price tag is based around quality.

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  • Pop the Balloon-Have each child take an inflated balloon and a chair.

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  • Limit spending on refreshments and souvenirs in the zoo to avoid inflated park prices.

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  • Most buyers consider the prices of high designer merchandise to be outrageous and horrendously inflated.

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  • Although many consumers feel overwhelmed by the price tag of high-fashion goods to the point of cynicism, it should be noted that part of the inflated cost of these products is tied into the quality of materials used and the craftsmanship.

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  • And when it comes to news about an actor, remember that much of what you read about their personal lives is either inflated or outright false.

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  • This is why estimates of job completion are somewhat inflated, in case something urgent comes in from a larger customer that has to be run right away.

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  • It is important to only look at the short term here for a period of one year and should also not be inflated in any way; be as realistic as possible with your figures.

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  • In order to maintain proper form and get the most out of your exercises, be sure to keep the ball inflated to the correct capacity for your height and weight.

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  • These grossly inflated numbers don't harm anyone, until you start basing diet decisions on them.

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  • When bosu balls are heavily inflated, it's relatively easy to exercise on the dome side, but challenging to work on the platform side.

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  • A less inflated bosu will challenge foot and ankle balance and proprioception when working on the dome side.

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  • Experts agree that current health care is plagued with inefficiencies, disproportionate administrative expenses, inflated prices, poor management, and inappropriate care and more.

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  • Health care costs were also high, and many patients claimed costs were falsely inflated.

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  • The soft, inflated floor may make it seem harmless, but children can still get injured when falling or being knocked over.

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  • He rose to leave and then added, Whatever the age of that skeleton, the facts still remain that someone swapped the bones, someone stole the finger and 'metalman29' was offering an inflated price for the mine.

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  • Of the three genera Hystrix is characterized by the inflated skull, in which the nasal chamber is often considerably larger than the brain-case, and The Porcupine (Hystrix cristata).

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  • It is at the head of the navigation of the Tigris, which is traversed down stream by keleks or rafts supported by inflated skins.

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  • The strength of this remarkable tragedy lay, not in its inflated tone or exaggerated characterization - the restricted horizon of Schiller's school-life had given him little opportunity of knowing men and women - but in the sure dramatic instinct with which it is constructed and the directness with which it gives voice to the most pregnant ideas of the time.

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  • Zend has lar 0 a great tendency to insert irrational vowels, especially near ha uids; owing to this the words seem rather inflated; e.g.

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  • The skull has a remarkably narrow and pointed muzzle and much inflated auditory bullae; while the two halves of the lower jaw are firmly welded together at their junction, thus effectually preventing the scissor-like action of the lower incisors distinctive of Macropus and its immediate allies.

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  • In September 1869 the Central Pacific line was completed to Oakland, and in the next four years there was a crash in real estate values inflated during the railway speculation.

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  • With regard to the prayers, they are based upon forms common to this and other Church orders, but have many lengthy interpolations of an inflated and rhapsodic kind.

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  • The only disguise she could pull off would be an over inflated sister of the Michelin Man!

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  • Shortly after this picture was taken, I was hit over the head with an inflated bladder on a stick.

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  • Second, the dot com bust took some of the wind out of inflated domain name prices.

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  • Or is it that they will learn to be greedy capitalists and want to keep every penny of their inflated incomes.

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  • Can be inflated with in minutes and are quickly deflated for easy storage.

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  • Obviously the stage at Brierley Hill Civic was not large enough to accommodate their inflated ego 's.

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  • It is also a good idea to avoid working with people who have inflated egos or who are interested only in their own advancement.

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  • Hence many tricks are used to cheat them and achieve artificially inflated rankings.

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  • However, some jewelers sell GIA-certified stones at inflated prices, so it pays to shop around for a good deal.

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  • From Jalalabad downwards the river is navigable by boats or rafts of inflated skins, and is considerably used for purposes of commerce.

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  • They appealed also to the velocity and dilatation of aeriform bodies, to whirlwinds and inflated balloons.

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  • These bands, which may serve to strengthen the central cylinder, have been compared with the netting surrounding the delicate wall of an inflated balloon.

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  • Mining, war times and the building of the Central Pacific had up to then inflated prices and prosperity.

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