8 sentences with 'acres'
Example sentences and phrases with the word acres and other words derived from it.
• « The erection of 100 acres of slate, rose-colored brick and chevron board village constitutes Ford's tribute to the past; his attempt to preserve that peaceful, candle-lit America which he himself, more than anyone else, set about destroying. »
• « Europeans now had access not only to vast quantities of precious metals, but also to vast new natural resources - from huge fish stocks to millions of acres of fertile land - that were to reinforce European power for centuries to come. »
• « The palace grounds cover some 2,000 acres, or just over 3 square miles (by comparison, Central Park in New York City is a mere 843 acres in size). »
• « The city also contained 120 earthen mounds or pyramids, each of which dominated a particular neighbourhood and each of which was home to a leader who exercised authority over the surrounding area. The largest mound covered 15 acres. »
• « To help encourage immigration to his colony, Penn promised fifty acres of land to people who agreed to come to Pennsylvania and complete their term of service. »
• « To encourage industry, he gave each male immigrant fifty acres of land, tools and supplies for a year. »
• « Surveyors would divide the land into townships of six square miles, and the townships would be subdivided into thirty-six parcels of 640 acres each, which could be further subdivided. »