The cliffs, which stand more than 600 feet high, are composed of flagstone, shale and coarse sandstone, constantly eroded by Atlantic waves and winds.
The peasantry was constantly eroded by the proletarianisation of those whose holdings were too small to support them, or the emigration of those extra mouths which demographic growth multiplied, and which could not be fed on the family's land.
In addition to marine erosion, the island is constantly eroded by strong northeast and western winds.
As newer workstations were introduced, the performance benefit of the VAX was constantly eroded, and the price/performance ratio completely undermined.
The result is that the collective vocabulary of art is being constantly eroded by a set of permissive criteria, like her own, that value newness over prolonged investigation.
The Road (Beach Road) that leads into the sea is being constantly eroded due to the sea.
The islands were constantly eroded and changed by wave action, and most dramatically after the storm surges following hurricanes.
A huge, hulking man, he had been raised in the north country of the Pannones, on a small farm built on rocky soil, constantly eroded by high winds and driving rain.
Agricultural spending is being constantly eroded, with tragic consequences for farmers, in a bid to make national budgets pay for the anti-farming policy decided in Brussels.
He spent a dollar on their upkeep, and thus realized a profit of about $8,000 a day; less, actually, for the totals were constantly eroded by sickness, death, and escape (the three of which often combined in a unified process).