How To Use About In A Sentence

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The aircraft descended into a wetland area and had since been forgotten about as it sank below the surface. Times, Sunday Times
But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.
Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010. StarTribune.com rss feed
As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance. Blood Ninja II

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The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20 Part II)
As I did at FIAC, I selected 18 galleries and asked their most anglophonic expert to pick an image and talk about it for under two minutes. Michael Kurcfeld: Doing Shots: The Old and the New at Paris Photo 2011 (VIDEO)
A boa made from black water mink is worth about 50 dollars, a collarette about $100,00 and a coat reaching down to the hips would cost about $250,00. Black Beaver The Trapper
As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
We learn a little more about how interconnected the world is. Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
There will always be debate about who deserves honours, all of it highly subjective.
But he has to be a little more careful about how he reacts. The Sun
It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
It's that last part Buckley is singing about, but he probably should have considered penning a few lines to himself regarding the "musician gone too soon" part.
I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
Alaric got a bit annoyed at how long we took to leave becuase of the guinea pigs - I didn't know weather to be sympathetic or laugh when he got narky about it :/ Snell-Pym » Guinea Pigs!
He made comments about a couple of items, suggesting an appetizer that sounded unlikely but that, in his words,'went down a treat. FOLLY
Neither of them sugar-coat the ups and down of working in the industry, but they will open your eyes a great deal about the false assumptions that you're making.
One could argue that such a missile defence system would bring about the abandonment of ballistic missiles as strategic weapons.
A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
The striker was criticised by fans after voicing concerns about the club 's financial plight. The Sun
So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
Toast sandwiches in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until outside is golden brown and inside is delightfully melty, about 3 minutes per side.
I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
It has been about the whole squad all year. Times, Sunday Times
‘I was worried about my car lasting to the end considering that all the motors come from the same place,’ he said.
I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
About 40% of all students entering as freshmen graduate within 4 years.
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything. Thomas A. Edison
But there was an element of delusion, mild trickery even, about this process.
This triangulation of information will help school practitioners make better decisions about students or programs because data from one source can help confirm or disconfirm information from another.
There's nothing you can do to change the little ones' minds about the gewgaws and gimcracks they expect to find beneath the tree - or to stop your in-laws' annual onslaught, for that matter.
And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
Added to that, his company is passionate about the relationship between live music and dance in performance.
The parable Jesus told about the prodigal son shows us what love means.
There's a strangeness about the whole image, as though a story lurks untold. The Times Literary Supplement
Bisbee is located about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson; take I-10 east to Benson, turning south on Highway 80.
The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second. News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
Two bus-rides and a walk in the rain later we found the old dairy farm, muttering under our breaths about the wisdom of locating such an establishment way out in the sticks.
He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
Today he is slightly less bullish about the book and his boardroom skills. Times, Sunday Times
The ordinary piki is shaped into loose rolls about 10 inches long and two inches in diameter, but the wedding piki is folded into flat pieces about 8 inches square.
Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
People are always spouting off with definitive answers about what design is… except that everyone has a different take on it.
So, she ran round and round the scaffold with the executioner striking at her, and her grey hair bedabbled with blood; and even when they held her down upon the block she moved her head about to the last, resolved to be no party to her own barbarous murder. A Child's History of England
We have come to see the tornado in all of its glory, not the ant-like humans that scurry about in its path.
Tweed sports jackets are all the rage, and the best part is that you don't need to worry about matching patterns when it comes to blazers and button-down shirts.
Thanks to her doctor’s recommendations she finds herself feeling decafargic by noon. cardiacpopups – the messages that popup on your computer when you are in the middle of an important project and warn you that your computer is about to conk out. on 07 Sep 2007 at 5: 52 pm Kimberly defurrify – to remove pet hair/dander from a person or thing on 07 Sep 2007 at 6: 12 pm Heather Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writer Unboxed’s CONTEST, CONTEST!
The politically astute know all about the importance of reputation management. Times, Sunday Times
This is because people who suffer Panic Disorder, when they experience tetany for the first time, often think incorrectly that they are about to die.
A six-time Grammy nominee (talk about frustration), Elling has released six albums of audacious vocalese that trumpet his daring range and intellectualism.
Have a design idea ready with exact specifications about the piece that you want.
I first learned about cassowaries when I was at the School for Field Studies SFS Center for Rainforest Studies in Fall of 1990 as a college student, and was fascinated that they're the only bird that can "scarify" certain rainforest seeds. Archive 2008-07-01
We are not going to talk about ifs and buts, like I say, just wait for the procedure to take its place and then at the end of that, if no one has made the decision for us, we'll have to make the decision.
Much of this substance was about fiscal matters.
There was something captivating about this man, who dedicated much of his time to his artistic talents, his creative genius, and photographic exhibits.
About a meter tall if it stood erect, it must use its short, bowed legs arboreally by choice, for it ran on all fours and either foot terminated in three well-developed grasping digits. The Rebel Worlds
Commissioned in 1963 to make a film about America's first successful quintuplet birth, Leacock and Joyce Chopra captured the quints' mother's anxiety at her sudden celebrity and the surrounding South Dakota community's eagerness to cash in on it. The Man Who Held Up a Mirror to America
Jake changes overnight from drippy layabout to high roller.
The countless mini-roundabouts popping up where there just simply isn't room for a roundabout is another danger, increasing the number of small shunts & bumps.
He handled it really well for a man who doesn't have children, is not used to having to think about money and employs a cleaner.
Now, I can't help but wonder if these people have a quick look-see, utter ‘boring’ and move on, or whether they're actually reading anything I bother to blather on about in here.
My mum was cool about whatever I wore.
Regardless of how skilled she knew she was, the extreme risk and danger of what she was about to undertake wasn't lost on her.
Looking at Yankee Stadium (home of the world champion Yankees) it appears you can buy a ticket for one of the nosebleed seats, and then after the game starts pick any seat you want from about row 10 up.
She talks to doctors and parents about the risks, finding that a number object to the jab and fear it will promote promiscuity. The Sun
But proposed regulations may force people to take stock of their daily energy consumption and could make us think twice about our festive decor. Times, Sunday Times
There is something about rainy days that can make you feel strangely melancholic and happy at the same time.
He may also wish to think about income protection and critical illness insurance. Times, Sunday Times
This week Professor Hay will attend an inquest in Leeds into his wife's death at which he hopes to raise concerns about the safety of the drug.
Listen to them now, whining about unfairness as the problem is put right. The Sun
These frank statements suggest that he is sincere and serious about exposing the problems and proposing solutions.
This blogger is a seriously insecure woman who needs to examine her shaky sense of privilege before again attempting to write about transpeople. The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office
by lawful/legal means. Lawful tends to be used in technical or literary contexts. The same is true of the opposites, unlawful and illegal, but illegal is used especially about criminal activities. Legal also means 'connected with the law':the US legal system.
But while he speaks of war-time heroes and exploratory pioneers, he forgets about another interesting lifetime.
I believe it has its own atmosphere because it is built in what you call a caldera, but I may have picked that information up from like a Syfy TV movie about the Coming Global Superstorm, or invented it in my own mind. Television Without Pity
Both the reception and the restaurant areas had a very open, uncluttered, look about them.
From peeper scopes to duct tape -- learn more about the cool tools Nature Conservancy scientists use to solve conservation issues. Conservation Tools: 'Very Pistols,' Underwater Paper, Amphibious Vehicles And Other Cool Gadgets Used By The Nature Conservancy Scientists (PHOTOS)
Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.
So I was writing an email about comparing Mormonism and traditional Christianity and I wrote “moronism” instead. Moronism « Christopher Colaninno
I'm worried about washing that shirt in case it shrinks.
About 10,000 Irish patients contract the superbug each year.
Now that I think about it, direct property distraint was a recognized means of compelling welchers to fulfill their obligations in the quasi-anarchic Brehon laws of Celtic Ireland, even if it was a case of tenants or debtors going after landlords or creditors. Shameless Self-promotion Sunday #30
Both major political parties propagate myths about young people.
The only use he serves as a coach is that his nose just about crosses the touchline when he's sat in the dugout, so there's every chance he'll be able to trip up a tricky winger with his conk.
It's about the right image going with the right story in the right direction, rather than it being abstract.
The mask is left on for about 15 minutes while it sets to a rubbery texture.
Just like playing poker, it's all about bluffing. The Sun
Asked about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children against HPV, the virologist Nathan Wolfe, author of the new book "The Viral Storm," told me: "Basically the decision to not vaccinate risks not only cancer for their kids but cancer for anyone their kids have sex with. The New Prudery
Very wealthy people don't like to be questioned about whether they can support a cheque. Times, Sunday Times
Spin, the tracks were mostly inspired by surfing, except for the instrumental "Lady Dada's Nightmare", which is an homage to Lady Gaga, and the title track, which is about "the world economic crisis. Pitchfork: Latest News
The body was buffeted about in the waves.
An early season bloomer, about 18-inches tall, its subtle fragrance has been described as elegant, sweet, and tartly fruity.
Before anyone says that this was going to happen anyway, remember that political pros were saying two years ago that Napolitano was a one term fluke, early this year Republicans were salivating about a possible 2/3 majority House and Senate, and it took some foresight to see that a decent candidate could be recruited to take out J. Archive 2006-12-01
After climbing a steep rise for about twenty minutes the road crested, then began to slope downwards, taking a more westerly direction.
She cast about for some excuse for refusing his proposal.
Brother in documentary is a film about the two brothers most of us have not seen. Capturing the Ephemeral – Boris Kaufman & Dziga Vertov
During the next patrol, at about 10 p.m., however, our men found fresh footprints on the wet ground.
The narrator is somewhat sardonic about his guests and is perhaps influenced by the three whiskies he's had and the cleanskin he's finishing up with.
I'm not sure what Laurie from Manly Dorm might be referring to as hate mongering (although I see that talking about secession is divisive), but I'd like to point out it's not hateful to say the Bush administration is antidemocratic, plutocratic and militarily adventuristic. American Coastopia!
But a tiny, naturally-occurring steviol glycoside constituent (about two to four percent of a whole leaf) of the plant, called rebaudioside A (also known as reb A, rebiana, stevia extract), was passed into Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) status by the FDA in 2008. Pooja R. Mottl: Can Stevia Solve Our Obsession With Sweetness?
They run out of beer by about 7pm so we then turned to the wine, which I'm afraid would have stripped the paint off any wall.
I was watching the match in a pub without sound, and I had forgotten about it, so it was not until I got home that I realised that Langer had taken a hat trick, and that was why the West Indian fieldsmen all looked so pleased.
The young birds' mandibles begin to cross about two weeks after they fledge, and they learn to extract seeds soon after that.
How about a nice sing-along around the piano?
He came back to one of my classes and talked about all this stuff like how if you don't know what you're doing, you can just get sliced in half trying to hop the trains.
I was telling him about last night and he described me as sounding languid and louche, and consequently correctly guessed that I was still in bed.
This, perhaps the greatest period of an already great life, has been sensitively written about by memoirists and historians.
In the Mhow area of India, where it is common practice to feed goats on the leaves of trees gathered in the forest, an experiment was conducted with uncastrated male goats aged about 14 months and weighing some 25 kg. Chapter 6
The side of Kilauea is constantly moving, generally slipping seaward at a rate of about 3 inches a year.
Star staff Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Powered by SIDON: The southern coastal city of Sidon saw banners fill its streets and lights brighten up its sky days before the Holy Month of weather in Baltimore has been sweltering lately, putting many at risk for heat-related conditions. such as Italy criticised Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho for comments the Portuguese made about Ramadan at the weekend. WN.com - Articles related to Lagos Fires Tourism Through Sports
He needs medical attention and is also, unsurprisingly, concerned about his safety. Times, Sunday Times
At the Bibelot book shop, I scurry about from aisle to aisle.
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In front of Titian's Diana and Actaeon in 2008, he explained: "When something is really convincing, I don't think about how it was done, I think about the effect on me. Lucian Freud obituary
Big Brother will now know every financial tidbit about you, every ATM withdrawl, account deposit, creditcard charge, what you bought .... Senate's Wall Street bill in homestretch
They shoot up from the tops of thunderstorms about the same moment lightning discharges within the storm cloud.
There was some discussion about the relationship between official and unofficial action.
He always talks about her to me, and I feel so uncomfortable and miserable.
She is facing some criticism about going to Hollywood to raise money for her reelection campaign.
I also have a goldenrod-colored scarf (you know, one of those pashmina-y things) that goes nicely with this, and about two weeks ago I was in "the city" (which seems to be what you call San Francisco, if you live near it) wearing this dress, that scarf, and an old denim Levi's jacket I swiped from my Dad in roughly 1987 (with bright pink leather gloves sticking out of the breast pocket) and a tourist actually STOPPED ME ON THE STREET and asked to take my picture. The Return (With Butterflies) - A Dress A Day
At about the time Hanson began making his realistic figures in the 1960s, other artists were also making life-sized figures molded from actual people.
I doubt that Michelle Obama was surprised or dismayed by the boos at the Nascar rally: it's not surprising that the national doubtfulness about first ladies and the strong, accomplished women who are coming to hold the role would emerge in boos from some of the Obama administration's fiercest opponents. Michelle Obama's Nascar boos | Kay Dilday
There is actually a dishonesty, really, about that slogan that says to keep it in the laboratory and it will be OK.
I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems.
Well, sir, I won't say anything about the hextry gas, though a poor widder and sevenpence hextry on the thousand, but I'm thinkin 'if you would give my Rosie a lesson once a week on that there pianner, it would be a kind of set-off, for you know, sir, the policeman tells me your winder is a landmark to' im on the foggiest nights. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
The results showed that cumulative OP exposure from about two-dozen foods often exceeded a child's acceptable Reference Dose (RfD).
We never answer questions about special forces, but do not take that as an answer indicating an affirmative.
It was the most curious sensation to know she was about to die, and not care.
Along the way, I must qualify extreme principles in various ways and then challenge my students with examinations and term paper reports about my lectures.
In the child's imagination, fuelled by science-fiction, the aliens are about to land.
About 7 o'clock tonight, we had a whopping great thunderstorm with accompanying light show, and the flipping garage got flooded again!
Although, reading about his devastating sex appeal might have also helped.
He was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was about 18 months old. The Sun
The seas roiled , tossing the ships in the harbor about like toys in a rain barrel.
He made some casual remark about her holiday.
Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness and the spoiling, to go and write in that plaintive, solemn way about 'help of some connexions of Jane's in Glasgow,' as if you were a desolate orphan Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
The air time is sold by broadcast bottom feeders who could care less about anything beyond profit margins.
Then they would bicker about who won the non-existent trophy. Christianity Today
But this is all about making content safe, when delivered as a stream or as a file, over the internet.
There is no question about it; the police force was undercapitalised.
With no requalifying for the Ryder Cup, no wild-card picks and no apparent animosity, the only thing to talk about has been how poorly many of the team members are playing.
Despite the threat of war, people went about their work as usual.
They claim the vermin-annoyers show no consistent success or, sometimes, no success at all. They're not approved for use by commercial pest-control companies because not enough is known about potential side effects.
We wouldn't lie to you about the history of "perfidious" -- even though the word itself suggests deceitfulness. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
He had taken a hard line about any country that harbored terrorists, and by his definition Saddam was a terrorist. Plan of Attack
They have filthy rich players with a distinct air of decadence about them. Times, Sunday Times
Likewise, if you told an ethologist that you found a new species of primate that is closely related to chimps, she would instantly know a tremendous amount about this animal and what it might be able to do. Bunny and a Book
What caught my eye about this is that it bears interesting relation to Bakhtin's concept of the dialogism of the "living word" -- in fact, capitalize that "w" and it would be downright eerie. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning...
Talking about the investment in the new main stand, the increased capacity, and the scope for making money rather than just haemorrhaging it, he insisted his family are in it for the long haul.
You must judge each film on its own merits, without any preconceived notions about what it's like.
Bosses are keeping tight-lipped about WHO he will play. The Sun
The study will test several hypotheses about the relation between perceptual and cognitive skills.
He has always been candid about his reasons for joining the army. Times, Sunday Times
Its purpose is to gather sufficient information to answer questions about magma chambers in oceanic crust.
Instead of talking about the mechanical superiority of their latest cars, manufacturers hired the sexiest, perkiest breasted young women they could find to writhe, lean and lick their lips next to their new products. Judith Acosta: How Marketers Capitalize On Your Fear: Confessions Of An Ex-Ad-Woman
The next posts are often about useless slimming products and they might be tempted to buy them without seeking proper advice. The Sun
Not surprisingly, there are about three Joes for every Jane but even so, that means there are over 8 million Janes.
It talks about the cost of carnivory and dietary groups based on the weight of the carnivore. The evolution of vampires
Her father used to orchestrate proofs about evil as a way of persuading his flock to convert. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
To relieve anxiety about funeral costs, we will introduce a funeral payment of ￡600, available on request.
I was haunted by the beauty of the landscape all about, of the natural ferneries then disappearing, and of the domed forest-trees on the slopes, and was fortunate in meeting a gentleman intent on preserving in art the beauties of his country. Sailing Alone Around the World
Why all this dither about what's modern and what's not?
I have to admit I ` m unconvinced about the role of the state in dishing out growth. The Witch Cooper
Ironically this was in a whinge about grammar schools. Times, Sunday Times
The unposed, rather awkward-looking, front-on shots remind us that fashion is not all about celebrity and stylists.
He sped along Bellhouse Road and crossed a mini roundabout diagonally, to the alarm of many pedestrians and motorists.
Holography not only maps the intensities of the light, as do normal diffraction patterns, it also encodes information about the phases of the light that is otherwise intrinsically lost.
They are indeed miniatures, as the entire set of eight take about eight minutes to perform by the pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, violins, violas, cellos and one horn.
Passengers' eyes divert to Lauren and they begin to mutter incoherently about her.
How about how the door of your car opens as you back up from the burnout to let burnout smoke escape the cockpit?
Faux economics is different, because, as I stated, doctors know as much about economics as they do about farming.
What document are you talking about?
In Iowa, he didn't just win over the Democrats, the college-educated over $55K under 60 crowd, he won overjust about everybody that wasn't a die-hard Republican. Hillary's NH Lead In Suffolk Tracking Poll Cut By Nearly Half
In his abstract ballets or interpretations of music, he rarely worried about the mood or emotional content of the music.
We could have taken the okie-doke route and been forgotten about. Grammy nominees, all full of glee
Mr. Kelly added that it would be wrong to condemn the lack of a parade and then do nothing about it.
We need not worry about the disappearance of this space because its elasticity prevents true rupture or breakage.
If you think baroque is all about curlicues and foofaraws, Rome is the place to learn otherwise.
THERE have been many reports about the numbers of stray and abandoned animals in rescue centres. The Sun
In ‘Mister Squishy,’ the story about the focus group, the main character, Terry Schmidt, is strewn about in this medium, a strange involution of tone and form.
For the past decade they have travelled the world, haranguing its leaders about the effects of globalisation, campaigning for ‘fair trade’ and chanting about the dangers of climate change.
But Mawuli glowers at Papa, apparently thinking about how to outwit Papa, not thinking about Mary Catherine. Amaryllis in Blueberry
The wandering wraiths, addicts and drunks that you see around town didn't just come about out of the blue - they were produced by the education system.
This is unsatisfying in many respects, for, as should be clear at this point, we often need to nontrivially reason about theories which Impossible Worlds
To buttress his stance that the Church sanctioned such assassinations, Petit drew on Thomas Aquinas and other theologians, but the defense rested on John of Salisbury's explicit theories about the legitimacy of tyrannicide.
He looked at the capable assistant with sincere eyes knowing that this would rattle him into some flustered explanation of his whereabouts.
This scenario was as unsubstantial as most of the claims made by campaign groups about the potential danger that anthrax could be easily used as a bio-weapon.
What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes.
She also said: 'I talk about my hopes and fears and ask people about theirs. Times, Sunday Times
Do you think someone's behavior may be telling you about a menstrual disorder?
Indeed, there are times when the pedestrian traffic through the cemetery and around its perimeter is heavy enough to make one think about the need for a stop light inside.
If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking.
She protested about the expense.
See the labs section for detailed information about each lab.
He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee.

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