How To Use Readjust In A Sentence

He could feel himself changing, deep inside, he could feel his innards moving around, readjusting, transforming.
It does take some readjustment, however, to accept that a national theatre has any business putting non-professionals on a stage.
The economic growth rate for next year has slipped further and further as the year goes on, with the latest prediction from the government's top think tank readjusting the figure to a paltry 2.6 percent.
We may need to readjust these figures slightly.
It is long past time that we readjusted our defensive lines overseas to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union.

After moving back to America, he had to readjust
The sensation of disembodiment, an alienated dissociation common to the early phase of readjustment. Skinned
I squinted, waiting as my eyes readjusted to the dim light.
After living abroad for so long,(sentence dictionary) he found it difficult to readjust to life at home.
Once again he had to readjust to living alone.
Among the primary readjustment problems for this cohort were the poor economic situation, the attitudes and gossip of locals, inefficiency, and the slow pace of life.
Little William and Lalee alone examined the two beautiful creatures thus brought within their reach; while Snowball and the sailor, rapidly readjusting the baits upon their hooks, that had been slightly disarranged by the teeth of the _tunnies_, -- for the albacore is a species of tunny fish, -- once more flung them forth. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea
Under the structural readjustment program, trade liberalisation was introduced.
THE COLLAPSING DOLLAR: The dollar fell to a new low against the euro on Friday, propelled by Bernanke's glum economic forecast and by signals from the Chinese government that it would "readjust" some of its U.S. PERFECT STORM = HOUSING CRASH, IRAQ DRAIN & COLLAPSING DOLLAR
The government hired the company to recommend readjustments to the salaries of chief executives.
The clock automatically readjusts when you enter a new time zone.
The earthquake resulted when Earth's crust readjusted to the pressure.
Our present readjustment is aimed precisely at eliminating those consequences.
Loss of a family member involves a process of readjustment.
It is very frightening for a lot of people to readjust to working.
By continuous living tradition and a vital power of rejuvenescence, this land has readjusted itself through unnumbered transformations.
It takes time to readjust after a divorce.
The finalists adjust and readjust their goggles; they swing their arms in fast circles and jump explosively upward.
Lewis was already severely depressed after their trip and never fully readjusted to life back in civilization.
He wiped his dripping forehead with his sleeve and readjusted his burnoose.
The country has undergone a structural readjustment, and the ensuing social implosion is most evident in the capital, one of the world's most violent cities.
She winked at him and left the living room, pausing briefly to readjust the shawl one more time.
It's hard to readjust to life in Britain after working abroad.
There wasn't much room, and while doing so he knocked his headdress into his eyes and so took some time readjusting it in the rear view mirror.
Children are highly adaptable—they just need time to readjust.
When the bank collapsed -- or "readjusted" itself, as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District would say -- along the North Branch by my house, neighbors anxiously pestered the alderman and the district for action. Chicago Reader
Successful readjustment to the school environment depends partly upon the quality of the transition plan.
As she approached the wide set of doors that led to the hall she could see Erik nervously fidgeting with his uniform in a mirror, adjusting and readjusting his tunic.
Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
I can understand why astronauts find it difficult to readjust to life on earth.
Price readjustments have become increasingly prevalent in the middle market.
Because camp professionals acclimate to a higher level of stress during the camp season, these steps are akin to resetting a thermostat or readjusting your stress-tolerance level.
With an angry exclamation she stopped to readjust the shoulder strap which her punishing pace had caused to slip. PASSION AND ILLUSION
It's almost like I've been having an extremely realistic dream of rolling over and readjusting my pillow a lot.
I did not feel sympathy for him, or compassion, or anger, and that gave me the luxury of readjusting my perception of him without subsequently changing my judgment of the film.
The machines were old and constantly needed readjusting.
Pavee readjusted their defense play and switched the aggression towards a determined goal hunt.
Standing full front to it beside his table surrounded by other diners he readjusts his shirt collars.
Fortunately, the balance was only slightly readjusted this summer with the publication of Ms Satrapi's critically acclaimed memoir of her childhood in Iran.
Today, small is beautiful, because, with a little forethought in planning, our unique and precious remaining wilderness habitats can absorb and readjust to these.
Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
Distance may enable you both to readjust this unhealthy relationship, and a new environment could help your mother to find a better quality of life. Times, Sunday Times
And I knew that when he got out of prison it was going to be a very horrible, hard thing for him to readjust to society again.
After the skin of the leg has thoroughly dried off, an infriction of alcohol or distilled extract of hamamelis is given the parts and the cotton and bandages are readjusted. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
Furthermore, venting ending time may require slight readjustment.
Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
He checked the loran, plotted the fix and readjusted the autopilot to a heading of 301 degrees magnetic. CORMORANT
When his eyes readjusted to the darkness, he looked around the room, everything covered in a heavy shroud of dust.
He has had time to readjust to the way Scots look at themselves.
It is difficult to readjust ourselves to life in a foreign country in a short time.
After I had adjusted and readjusted the necklace and bracelet to perfection I noticed how the stones in both pieces perfectly matched my eyes.
A common criticism of telescoping posts is that they affect seat height; make sure you readjust your seat height to compensate for the sag of the post under your riding weight.
I can understand why astronauts find it difficult to readjust to life on earth.
Former soldiers often struggle to readjust to life outside the army.
You may find it necessary to readjust the wheels from time to time.
He also said the company plans to "readjust" product prices, as purchase prices of raw materials such as iron ore and coal are volatile in the spot markets. Corporate Watch
The workshop, if not properly cleaned or readjusted occasionally, will be a garbage dump.
Mainly I think people are just taking their time to readjust, following a long period of uncertainty. Times, Sunday Times
Distance may enable you both to readjust this unhealthy relationship, and a new environment could help your mother to find a better quality of life. Times, Sunday Times
If the price readjustment to which we have alluded is inevitable, the lot of the agricultural producer will be difficult and the incidence of his difficulties upon the lending classes, the manufacturers of agricultural implements, etc. cannot be underestimated. The Current Business Situation
Both countries have been readjusting their policy towards the other from a purely strategic point of view and with the increase in the two-way trade have gradually been moving towards common ground.
Mainly I think people are just taking their time to readjust, following a long period of uncertainty. Times, Sunday Times
He heads the VA's national office of readjustment counseling services.
This "lopping" disturbs the harmonious relation of the weights of shoulders, abdomen, head, and the large lower gluteal muscles with which nature has cushioned the lower part of the body, and so they are obliged to readjust themselves to balance each other, and the awkward, ungainly, unhealthful posture results. What a Young Woman Ought to Know
Some readjustment of water rights appears essential.
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The young woman readjusted her somewhat draggled plumes with a feeble, faded coquetry; Mother Shipton eyed the possessor of "Five Spot" with malevolence, and Uncle Billy included the whole party in one sweeping anathema. Short Stories for English Courses
Bereavement is an overall process of readjustment.
This is because the sensitivity threshold readjusts to a lower threshold called hyperalgesia. The Scientist
When we adjusted our defense to be waiting for them, they readjusted their offense.
There's a lot of things that had changed in society that I had to readjust to.
I unhook my ascender and switch over to a descender, not really ready to leave, to drop through the branches and return to the ground, and in this moment of readjustment, of powering my body down and trying to memorize the view, I recognize the feeling. Taking Tree-Hugging to New Heights
as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
I readjusted my grip on the paddle, like a baseball slugger about to uncork a home run. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Here's what is unacceptable in most work places: going braless, clear Lucite high heels, or wearing anything so short or tight that a meeting in the boss' office results in non-stop wardrobe readjustments. Lauren A. Rothman: Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Just You?
Florida's new minimum wage is indexed to inflation, so the state will readjust the minimum every fall.
But life is nevertheless better, because I've readjusted my whole attitude to food.
You need to readjust your attitude.
I stopped to readjust my knapsack, then hoisted the hockey bag again.
The driver's seat is too high,I have to readjust it.
The superlong end sector bucked the trend as investors readjusted positions following selling Monday; the 20-year yield eased 0.005 percentage point to 1.92%. China Spillover: Japan's Yields Rise
He wiped his dripping forehead with his sleeve and readjusted his burnoose.
The autozero-bias trim corrects for slight errors and should not require readjustment once you set it to equalize the sample interval's zero value and the nonsampled region's baseline. Engineering Hardware-Software
For some, the week following Thanksgiving is a time for change and readjustments.
After hopping in and readjusting the rearview mirror, I wheeled the car from the parking space and into traffic.
She readjusted her jingling belled hat.
The property values have been "readjusted" as have the rents. CantonRep.com Home RSS
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, could also help identify those who are struggling to readjust to life after such a loss, the authors said.
And then readjust the whole circle when the new beloved arrives. AN OLDER WOMAN
Ah, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, that sentient ray of sunshine sent from heaven to warm the heart and readjust the attitude of even the broodiest, most uptight male protagonist. How Now Brownpau
The cops intervene and the commuter walks away, shaking his head and readjusting his collar.
No rifleman, however fine his reflexes, could have readjusted to the movement in time. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
The piece was acutely in need of some serious editorial readjustment.
She crossed the floor several times to readjust a leg, reposition an arm, smooth out his shoulders. AN OLDER WOMAN
She crossed the floor several times to readjust a leg, reposition an arm, smooth out his shoulders. AN OLDER WOMAN
He checked the loran, plotted the fix and readjusted the autopilot to a heading of 301 degrees magnetic. CORMORANT
Athletes who have been carded for a minimum of three years may receive some readjustment support through a special-needs application.
One of the many readjustments you have to make when you move to a new area is that you have to experiment to find the better takeaways all over again!
I said, readjusting the mirror, `Shona discovered my identity because I opened my big mouth about antiques. THE TARTAN RINGERS
It's hard to readjust to life in Britain after working abroad.
By then, Gavin had changed the backdrop from a misty purple to a soft shade of creamy pink and had readjusted the lighting to a warm glow.
Most economists assume some sort of readjustment is inevitable.
Then she added, like one who would fain readjust herself upon the heights of her own resolution by a good excuse for having fallen. The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century
But gradually, it lost its position as the country readjusted its industrial structure, leaving the area silent.
When the doors opened I had to wait for her to readjust herself to the soft lighting and carpeting before we could be seated.
You need to readjust your attitude.
The Angolan cabinet was on Tuesday due to begin talks on a proposed law to introduce a "readjusted" kwanza, by knocking off some of the zeros, a source at the presidency said. ANC Daily News Briefing
I readjusted my grip on the paddle, like a baseball slugger about to uncork a home run. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The 3rd economic readjustment in China experienced two stages: the strict control of investment and consumption demand; regulate and control the force of demand and vitalize market.
These events culminated a gradual process of readjustment of the different positions and a steady return to the vilified classics of Latin American critical thought, particularly the fecund production of the 1960s and 1970s, including dependency theory, liberation theology and philosophy of liberation, the pedagogy of the oppressed, the theories of internal colonialism, third cinema, collective theater, and transculturation. Posthegemony
He hadn't completely readjusted to the feeling of space.
He then quickly applied a shot of tri-ox to help Spock's breathing, and readjusted the hypo for a large dose of the very unpredictable drug cordrazine, which would stimulate heart action. BLACK FIRE
And it makes you readjust and rethink and rejudge parts of your life all over again. The Sun
We are in a period of readjustment after the collapse of one of the biggest stockmarket bubbles in history.
Astronauts must undergo a radical readjustment after returning from space.
I pulled the skirt of my dress back down, readjusted the bodice so that it wasn't so twisted.
After living abroad for so long, he found it difficult to readjust to life at home.
It's hard to readjust to life in Britain after working abroad.
This particular one now being full, he carefully sealed the lid and readjusted his belt so that the maw of an empty jar gaped up at him.
In contrast, those patients that picked themselves up and put the incident behind them were found to have readjusted to life at a quicker rate.
After working for the Peace Corps, he said, everyone needs some time for readjustment.
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China to co-operate with her in readjusting what she described as the threatened balance. The Fight for the Republic in China
I readjusted my grip on the paddle, like a baseball slugger about to uncork a home run. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Then she readjusted the temperature settings a bit, so that she wouldn't hurt herself again.
The clock automatically readjusts when you enter a new time zone.
With an angry exclamation she stopped to readjust the shoulder strap which her punishing pace had caused to slip. PASSION AND ILLUSION
Longer term, it may mean the couple's children having to readjust to having parents who are famous again.
There is a general expectation that prices in Ireland have yet to go through a period of settling post decoupling as farmers readjust to the new regime under the single payment.
Enjoying his working life is a feeling Hamilton has been happy to readjust to.
No. We were told that you were partners with Medina, and that a readjustment of status was being negotiated. THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE
Once again he had to readjust to living alone.
So he readjusts hands at last second and flicks ball fine on legside. The Sun
A large lunated incision below the lower margin of the bone, with its ends extending upwards to within half an inch of the lips, will give free access, and yet avoid both hæmorrhage and deformity, as the labial artery and vein are not cut, and there is no trouble in readjusting the lips. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
A Pataki administration official acknowledged the figures had been "readjusted" to reflect preliminary expenditures. State Dribbling Disaster Money to Close Budget
And just a few weeks ago, he gamely readjusted his gait to accommodate a reduced-size rear foot after a toe amputation to remove a large tumor. Pet Talk: Memories are tribute to my beloved, departed dog Rufus
The leading object of the second section was the readjustment of the representation of the States in Congress, rendered necessary by the abolition of chattel slavery [_not of political slavery_], effected by the thirteenth amendment. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting
Lamarck took out a black plastic comb to readjust his coiffeur. WITHOUT REMORSE
The clock automatically readjusts when you enter a new time zone.
Each time you learn something new you must readjust the whole framework of your knowledge. Eleanor Roosevelt
The abbot had temporarily readjusted the "cloistered" areas of the abbey to give the refugees access to virtually everything except the monks 'sleeping quarters. A Canticle for Leibowitz
And then readjust the whole circle when the new beloved arrives. AN OLDER WOMAN
The longer the evacuees remained in centers, the more dependent they would become, and the harder readjustment would be to make.
Coming through the earphones were the sounds of rustling bed linens, of bodies readjusting, of Pinkie moving close to his naked wife and caressing the skin dusted with talcum powder from a silver-capped jar. Fat Tuesday
I unhook my ascender and switch over to a descender, not really ready to leave, to drop through the branches and return to the ground, and in this moment of readjustment, of powering my body down and trying to memorize the view, I recognize the feeling. Taking Tree-Hugging to New Heights
She adjusted and readjusted her rings in a fidgeting motion.
Once again he had to readjust to living alone.
But if we habitually preadjust our perceptions to the measured movement of verse, the physical analogy above given renders it probable that by so doing we economize attention; and hence that metrical language is more effective than prose, because it enables us to do this. The Philosophy of Style
He also said the company plans to "readjust" product prices as its purchase prices of raw materials such as iron ore and coal are volatile in the spot markets. Posco's Net Soars on Steel Demand
After the whole summer without a routine, it takes some readjustment.
Just yesterday it seems I readjusted the timer because the house was pitch black at 5: 30. The Love-ly Month of February « Becca’s Byline
From time to time even now readjustments are made in the details of all three indexes, the fossil, the modern, and the embryonic, the method of rearrangement being charmingly simple: _just taking a card out of one place and putting it into another place_ where we may think it more properly belongs. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation
He has made a number of readjustments to his technique.
Bereft of affordable health care, devoid of a decent place to live, watching mutely as politicians cynically 'readjust' standards to appear to be addressing their problems, Americans, New Yorkers, are not like Iranians. Michael Henry Adams: New Yorkers at the Crossroads?
Industrial path is a demonstration of industrial structural readjustment.
(Mr. LaHaye said that he and Bantam had since "readjusted" the sum downward.) Apocalypse, Nu?
Foreign companies that thought they had tapped into one of the most profitable markets of the world will have to readjust their estimations.
The felon would be speedily returned to gainful employment without the lengthy readjustment undergone by victims of our present prison system.
I made the usual mental readjustments to my image of her.
This would require significant readjustments to our lifestyles, including a shift from private to public transport, and a major drive towards energy and resource conservation.
When she returned perhaps their lives would readjust themselves -- but for the moment he longed for some kind of benumbing influence, something that should give relief to the dull daily ache of feeling her so near and yet so inaccessible. The Custom of the Country
Former soldiers often struggle to readjust to life outside the army.
Slowly - very slowly - she readjusted to normal time and space, and her body.
I was to be at my father's in two hours, but I was having such a hard time adjusting and readjusting my clothing to be right.
Stepping out into the glare of Belmore Road in the afternoon, it took a while before my eyes readjusted to the sunlight.
After living abroad for so long, he found it difficult to readjust to life at home.
This requires constant readjustment of the settings.
Once again he had to readjust to living alone.
His job involves him visiting people who have become blind and helping them to readjust to their new life.
Our approach will require some painful readjustments in our own party.
You need to readjust your attitude.
PES: First, much of what Sunstein is suggesting on a policy level is a simple readjustment of default rules with “costless” opt out — that is, the only transaction costs involve self-education and active self-determination. The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics
Evidently it was no less difficult for him to readjust his preconceived conclusions than it is for most human beings; but finally the idea percolated -- which it might never have done had he been a man, or I might qualify that statement by saying had he been some men. Pellucidar
The clock automatically readjusts when you enter a new time zone.
Rusty snarled as he reached forward and readjusted the rearview mirror.
Unless he trains his body to a fitness level he has never reached and readjusts his game to include moves he has never considered, he will not become a great basketball player.
Readjusting his position, he propped himself against the log, his whole body relaxing.
She squinted as her eyes readjusted to the light.
In 1705 this number was readjusted to four dragoons.
First, much of what Sunstein is suggesting on a policy level is a simple readjustment of default rules with “costless” opt out — that is, the only transaction costs involve self-education and active self-determination. The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics
Orders have kept rolling in since they readjusted the prices.
The next few weeks will be a period of readjustment.
I've maintained all along, the monarchy will continue because it readjusts, and reinvents itself.
It's good to be back, Maggie's thrilled, and I'll soon readjust to how dirty and smelly the city is, I suppose.
During times of transition (from the modern to a postmodern world), adjustments and readjustments are made in our emphasis of our theology.
It would take a shopful of tools to readjust them, because readjusting them to their former power would violate Jinxian law. Crashlander
It takes time to readjust after a divorce.

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