It, however, succeeded in lengthening the voyage four days.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World] Reference

A little perspective and a dollop of humility will go a long way in lengthening a career.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » I Dreamed A Dream] Reference

The twilight, lengthening from the shortest day a fortnight before, was but just sufficient to reveal the outline of objects.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacMillan's Reading Books Book V] Reference

This had its reflex, to some extent, in lengthening the Conference by discussion of the method that should be adopted for parliamentary procedure.    From Wordnik.com.  [The International Labour Conference] Reference

It would seem to be by reason of this twofold nature (vowel and consonant) that I has its 'lengthening' power.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it] Reference

This can result in a "lengthening" of an inch. kellynoel: 9.8 inches is a bit ... ummm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

And there is pressure to use the money not just to plug their budget hole, but to innovate with new programs and approaches such as lengthening the school year.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS updates from www.voiceofsandiego.org] Reference

But she's been heedless in pushing legislation (such as lengthening the school day) that, no matter how well intentioned, is impractical, given the city's finances.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference

You cannot reduce your risk by lengthening your time horizon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redefining Investor Risk] Reference

"Must she have a carriage?" asked Steve with a lengthening face.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference

Attention to this matter results in the lengthening of the lashes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference

Clarence Thomas has been catechized concerning a lengthening list of rights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Much Of A Good Thing?] Reference

North Korea took eight years to join the lengthening list of Carter's disappointments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jimmy Carter, Disappointed] Reference

And the number of A-list sporting stars who will not be coming is lengthening every day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delhi battling human and financial cost of hosting Commonwealth Games] Reference

Bough battles bough, each sprouting leaf and lengthening shoot aims to outwit its rival.    From Wordnik.com.  [NATURAE] Reference

I cannot tell you whether we are lengthening the life of a field very much in these times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bracing For Peak Oil Production By Decade's End] Reference

It may be because the days are lengthening so fast, but I don't think it can be seven o'clock.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

Romania joins a lengthening list of converts among the post-Communist states of Eastern Europe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Orthodoxy] Reference

As the men queue up for coffee and burritos, they ignore the lengthening stream of luxury cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [There Goes The Neighborhood] Reference

Both women have needed to create all the momentum on their own, lengthening the process of generating sales.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daniel Grant: Should Artists Publish Their Own Catalogues?] Reference

These bodies consist of a number of embryo buds, which, from some cause or other, are incapable of lengthening.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference

There was a drowsy hum from the bee-hive near the window, and the shadows were lengthening as sunset approached.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference

Schools, in turn, need to bring back breaks at all grades, even if it means lengthening the school day as a result.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters] Reference

The failure to get the courses they need, and the expense of lengthening one's stay in college, become too frustrating.    From Wordnik.com.  [How AP and IB mess up college enrollment] Reference

One design challenge was lengthening Elliptigo's stride to simulate running while keeping the bike light and maneuverable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tough New Workout Gear That Goes Easy on the Joints] Reference

These Gesture ankle boots from Nine West pair well with jeans and dresses, and the neutral color creates a leg-lengthening effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trend Report: Heir transparent] Reference

No "Loading - please wait" messages, or spinning beach balls, or slowwwwly lengthening bars meant to tame your mounting impatience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marty Kaplan: Just Like the Internet You See in the Movies] Reference

There was no passion in the caress -- for was it not eventide, and the lengthening shadows of night already fallen across her path?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hermit of Far End] Reference

The Tour has suggested lengthening three or four holes to challenge the Tour's top players (the back tees currently are at 7,100 yards).    From Wordnik.com.  [A Beauty Contest for Golf Courses] Reference

I stare at the lengthening list of priests accused of pedophilia and notice something others might overlook: most of these men are my age.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bing Crosby Had It Right] Reference

The trick to bring these life-lengthening changes into your life is to work your way gradually and without any undo force to the full goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Maoshing Ni: How to Achieve Longevity in Your Busy Life Right Now] Reference

Inman now joins the lengthening list of presidential nominees whose career hopes were crushed in the increasingly brutal arena of Senate confirmation fights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inman Undone] Reference