He studied surveying at college. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : The surveying required nearly two days. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to survey TV viewers. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : The course is a survey of Italian painting. ,They presented their survey to the board of directors. ,The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote. ,U.S. Geological Survey. From Dictionary.com.
I'm just interested in surveying public perception. From Wordnik.com. [Defining Intelligent Design] Reference
The next big improvement in surveying, a means of measuring angles between landmarks, was the astrolabe. From Wordnik.com. [Book review: Thunderer by Felix Gilman] Reference
Chapter 7 talks about government agencies and their role in surveying, and once again, I was learning stuff right and left. From Wordnik.com. [My speech to the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association AGM] Reference
After all, has not Bromion's empirical science, in surveying its proper domain, already laid claim to the objective universe?. From Wordnik.com. [Gender, Environment, and Imperialism in William Blake's _Visions of the Daughters of Albion_] Reference
Note 30: Used in surveying and perspective, the butterfly was part of the intarsia beneath the window that has been destroyed. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
A knowledge of trigonometry, though not absolutely indispensable, is of value in surveying sites and determining ancient levels. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
Sometimes he amused himself with the idea of surveying, at last, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance] Reference
All it needs is a stag surveying the prospect from that great cliff. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
Similarly, in "Fresh Start" the idea of surveying local chefs to spill their favorite. From Wordnik.com. Reference
King's College was reorganized around courses that spent a whole term surveying an isolated period. From Wordnik.com. [Culture and Discontinuity (in the 1840s and in Foucault)] Reference
He stopped his rowing for a minute, and almost thought of turning to call the surveying party back again. From Wordnik.com. [What Necessity Knows] Reference
If you like the idea of surveying people to see if they've been victims of crime, be careful what you wish for. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Like McCain surveying the damage?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama cancels Iowa event due to floods] Reference
Cold calling and mark surveying is annoying. From Wordnik.com. [*NEW* The Self-Generated Reg.9 « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
I was out last night kind of surveying Baton Rouge and just kind of getting my bearings. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2005] Reference
Will it be the same folks who have been electronically eavesdropping, or "surveying," us for the past eight years?. From Wordnik.com. [Jayne Lyn Stahl: Up to Their Old Tricks] Reference
As for my own business, even that kind of surveying which I could do with most satisfaction my employers do not want. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
Just the winds will pick up, and that's what's important to note for folks that will be out and kind of surveying the damage. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2005] Reference
But many residents still asked to stay away from this area as well, as crews will go out today and begin kind of surveying the damage. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2005] Reference
I remember now the kind of surveying look the woman gave me. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy] Reference
Navy EP-3 surveillance plane, allegedly engaged in 'surveying' off Hainan Province, crashed onto a Chinese jet fighter. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Until lately," replied the Professor, "the same method was pursued as in surveying, that is, by measuring lines and angles. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
In addition, surveying proved highly remunerative. From Wordnik.com. [HISTORY: 1776--WASHINGTON'S WAR] Reference
Alwi, the FPI spokesman, finds me surveying the damage. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia: The Next Threat To Peace] Reference
"Not enough," he quips, surveying his painted fingernails. From Wordnik.com. [Country Roads] Reference
In 1995, after surveying a run for the presidency, he balked. From Wordnik.com. [Heart Of The Matter] Reference
"I came to Berkeley for the diversity," she says, surveying the plaza. From Wordnik.com. [Berkeley's New Colors] Reference
The camera becomes Humbert's eyes, surveying Lolita, the landscape of his desire. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita's Fatal Attraction] Reference
Glib analysis was insufficient to the problems of the heart Auchincloss was surveying. From Wordnik.com. [Visions From a Vanishing World] Reference
It took a female undergraduate, Martha McClintock, to prove it by surveying her classmates at Wellesley. From Wordnik.com. [In Sync] Reference
"I'm interested in anything beautiful," says Dina, surveying his inventory of Tiffany, Cartier and Bulgari. From Wordnik.com. [Where To Find Ready Cash On Rodeo Drive] Reference
But while Washington took up a deep interest in land-surveying tools, Lincoln took up a deep interest in books. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Washington And Lincoln] Reference
That's what many of us at the World Bank would have assumed, too, until we began surveying 12,400 firms in 120 Chinese cities. From Wordnik.com. [China's Golden Cities] Reference
"After the disaster, people say I'm lucky to have such a good job," he says, surveying the toppled ruins of his house in Mianzhu. From Wordnik.com. [Sichuan Learns To Help Itself] Reference
King favors deporting the nation's estimated 12 million illegals, and he is surveying the field for a nationally salable soulmate. From Wordnik.com. [I’m More Anti-Illegals!] Reference
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