“River users say that the measures do not address the real problem of the bridge itself and claim fully laden petrol barges could sheer off mudbanks close by and plow into it.”

“It seemed to me that he was happy enough to touch on it lightly and sheer away from the thought of the worries he had had for her when she had been only seventeen.”

“The scaffolding from a building that was being repaired from Ivan was sheered off and tossed into a nearby visitor center.”

“The helmsman maintained that course for over 15 minutes, until the vessel struck bottom and sheered to starboard.”

“For an instant it looked as if the keel had sheered off and the ship would go down like a lump of lead.”

“Horses were constantly overtaking the buffalo, riders were bending down, horses were sheering off, buffalo were falling.”

“Every Maruyama hedgetrimmer features induction hardened, chrome-steel blades and dual-reciprocating movement for maximum sheering force.”

“In confined waters, there is little margin for error, and the onset of sheering would make regaining control of a vessel difficult.”