‘This season’s styles range from sandals with barely a lift and lower heels, to teetering spikes that can do some serious damage.’

‘The patients were rehabilitated in a boot with a heel lift and were permitted full weightbearing as soon as tolerated.’

‘we zigzagged across the mountain from one lift to the next’

‘Can I climb mountains, ride a ski lift, and ski?’

‘winning this match has given everyone a lift’

‘We want to give them a lift, encouraging the good ones to stick with it and resist the temptation to jack it all in and run off with a Spanish waiter.’

‘Miss Green is giving me a lift to school’

‘On a walk, at the theatre, in a bus, at a restaurant or a roadside joint, or even when a stranger, who is given a lift by you, rides on the pillion, people are strangely silent.’

‘Alice went up to the second floor in the lift’

‘the lift door opened’

‘the company has already produced a 10 per cent lift in profits’

‘And he predicts a big lift in goat prices is on the way.’

‘weightlifters attempting a particularly heavy lift’

‘To accomplish the latter, keep your heels close together and angle your toes slightly outward for lifts such as hack squats and leg presses.’

‘in a speech he adopted the President’s familiar hand motions—it was a lift’

‘the Puma tactical transport helicopter has a total lift of up to 5,500 lb’

‘To sustain an airplane in the air it is enough that the lift be equal to the weight, but for an airplane take off the lift must be bigger than weight.’

‘The left-arm fast bowler, extracting much lift, bowled with hostility to contain the batsmen.’

‘He gained much lift and sharpness with his awkward wrong-footed deliveries.’

‘separate engines provide lift and generate forward speed’

‘The sudden loss of lift caused the airplane to descend rapidly to the runway.’

‘the factory smoke hung low, never lifted’

‘On Tuesday afternoon, clouds lifted from the site for the first time.’

‘suddenly his heart lifted and he could have wept with relief’

‘My heart began to lift at that point, as I realized that not everyone shared the same hatred for my family.’

‘that night the army came and lifted Buckley’

‘she staged a magnificent comeback to lift the British Open title’

‘Liverpool were seemingly assured of the title in 1989 when they needed only to avoid a two-goal defeat at home to the Gunners to lift the trophy.’

‘the end of September is the time to lift and store carrots’

‘We have also started marking out a new design in what will become the flower garden, and some of the turf has already been lifted.’

‘the best way to lift nations out of poverty is through trade’

‘She was an actress with an opera singer’s voice and vocal skills, which enabled her to lift her performances out of the banal into the realms of realism.’

‘the European Community lifted its oil embargo against South Africa’

‘Provincial and federal bans on offshore oil and gas development are also expected to be lifted in the near future.’

‘In the ninth, the devilish player lifted a long fly ball that fell behind him in center for a pinch-hit triple.’

‘Huckerby looked odds-on to score as he lifted the ball towards goal but Michael Oakes read the situation well and made an outstanding block.’

‘this victory lifted United into third place’

‘Haga’s double victory lifted him from fourth to third in the overall rankings.’

‘the building society lifted its interest rates by 0.75 of a point’

‘In addition to war fears, oil prices were also lifted by a snowstorm which hit the east of the US over the weekend.’

‘she lifted her voice in a great shout’

‘Willie sang boldly, lifting up his voice’

‘he lifted his eyes for an instant’

‘I stole fifteen minutes to go and sit on the patio, closing my eyes and lifting my face to the sun.’

‘Thomas’s eyelids drowsily lifted’

‘But her voice lifted and wavered, and it ended up a question more than it was a statement.’

‘surgeons lift and remove excess skin from the face and neck’

‘This allows the nipple and areola complex to be lifted.’

‘he lifted her down from the pony’s back’

‘He pressed something into my hand as he kissed me; he lifted himself up and pulled me up after him.’

‘we heard inspiring talks which lifted our spirits’

‘Every donation is valuable to us, but a gift of this size lifts everyone’s spirits.’

‘he lifted his trophy over his head’

‘He also knows that whoever lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Bombay next month will know that they’ve been through a scrap to end all scraps.’

‘he had been caught lifting a coat from a department store’

‘Punitive expeditions destroyed crops and stores and lifted cattle, leaving villagers to starve as a salutary lesson for resistance or revolt.’

‘a helicopter lifted 11 crew to safety from the ship’

‘Everything, every single nut, bolt, screw, girder, steel cable, had to be lifted to those heights by helicopter, and winched down.’

‘this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode’

‘These scenes could have been lifted straight out of the Middle Ages.’