From the Tower of Pisa in Italy to Britain's Big Ben , some of the world's most famous buildings have a distinct list. However, architectural leanings are not confined to history. A few modern buildings -- like the foot meter Montreal Tower , whose degree lean makes it the tallest tilted building in the world -- are intentionally inclined, but those that lean without design are a property developer's nightmare.
The foot 58 meter Demidov Tower -- better known as the "Leaning Tower of Neviansk" -- in Russia has an obvious lean. The top of the tower is tilted 7. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Although most slanted skyscrapers are safe, people don't want to live in them as leading civil engineer John Burland explained to CNN Style ,.
Burland designed the solutions that stabilized the Tower of Pisa and Big Ben. The reason why some buildings develop a lean, and how such problems can be corrected, is a complex area of geology and engineering called geotechnics. CNN spoke to Burland to unravel the science of foundations and find out why he likens Pisa's lean to children building blocks on carpet.
Dedicated to the Indian God Lord Shiva, the leaning temple of Huma is thought to have been constructed between and and is part of a larger shrine, whose different parts lean to different sides. It is not known whether the temple's lean is intentional or a result of its soft riverside foundations. Credit: Wikimedia. CNN: Given our modern understanding of the earth and access to technology, why do buildings still end up leaning?
Burland: "We are very sophisticated in our analysis now, but we still have to understand how mother nature works. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the tower with the highest degree of tilt in the world, the 90 foot Although the building was built in the mids, the tower wasn't added until CNN: Are leaning towers a common problem and are they safe?
Burland: "They're relatively rare but I think when you are dealing with towers you do need to be extra careful because they reveal themselves in a way that a lower building wouldn't.
A low building may settle a bit more at one end than the other, but most of that can be taken up within the building's structure. Most of the leaning buildings I'm involved with are not unsafe but selling space in a building that has been known to be leaning is very difficult because often the leaning is caused by some defect in construction or design. The trouble with a tall building is that you can see it leaning, which people don't like. A small correction.
I think that "too much" doesn't make much sense. Maybe "too far forward"? Last edited: Sep 28, Are you sure you don't want to use the verb slouch? Could do. I just want to know if those two can be used this way. Thank you. Bend means to make something that was previously straight into a curved or angled shape. The AmE definition of lean has a component of bend in some of its meanings as well as the "angle away from vertical", while the Collins BrE definition does not.
It is possible to bend without leaning and it is possible to lean without bending. If you lean the upper half of your body forward but keep the lower half still, you can be said to lean forward.
Your whole body bends in this action, but your upper half does not necessarily bend You have to decide how much detail you wish to convey in your sentence. I think that "bend" would suit the context much better than "lean" then. I absolutely agree with your definitions. I just have to say that very often the whole upper body moves.
We are splitting hairs here. I think that some people bend over their exam papers. One last question Mr Stuart. Does that sentence "He bends forward too much when he is writing. Please feel free to correct me.
I actually want to learn from my mistakes. JulianStuart said:. You have to decide how much detail you wish to convey in your sentence. Click to expand GandalfMB said:. I see, Mr Stuart.
By "That's another way of putting it! Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Log in. Lyrics Artists add. Lyrics powered by LyricFind. I Will song meanings. Add Your Thoughts 7 Comments. General Comment this song is about forgiveness after a breakup. No Replies Log in to reply. There was an error. My Interpretation This is more about the unbalanced sense of finality in losing someone, whether in a break-up or something deeper.
Brandi sings about a relationship that has somehow changed her forever, whether for good or for bad, yet this same person seems to regret every minute of their relationship. That it hurts to be the one that you'd regret. And she knows that her partner regretted every minute of it, while Brandi misses it. General Comment I've always thought this song had a totally different meaning. I always assumed it was about unrequited love.
After all, lines like "You're not really in my life" and "You can't break a heart that wasn't even yours to break" and the coup de gras: "You can never be there for me in the end" lends itself to the singer falling in love with a married man -- or other taken lover. After all, what could "I will do the right thing" refer to if not to leave a situation that is both morally and ethically wrong? This is further supported when she sings "You've drawn heavy handed lines around morality" as well as " I felt like this song was about unrequited love as well.
It just wasnt in the cards at the time. It never will be. It hurts but the choices made benefited my family and I love them so much. This person has been a love of mine for a long time and will always be but I WILL do the right thing General Comment The lyrics are pretty much self-explanatory, but here is my take. This is almost therapeutic to me, which is why this is so long: This song has so much meaning to me. My best friend and I have been friends for 12 years and I relied on him for everything.
He was the one person I could call at 2 in the morning just because I couldn't go to sleep and he wouldn't get mad. I could depend on him to be there for me when I needed him, whether it be to ask a math question or to have a shoulder to cry on.
But over these past few years, I started to realize just how much I needed him and just how much he didn't need me.
I realized that he only called me when he needed something, not because he just wanted to talk. I started realizing that he really didn't care what I had to say anymore and never took my side on things and overall, just didn't have anything invested in our relationship anymore.
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