Sentences with phrase «if twiddling»

If twiddling the knobs made the machine go haywire, put the knobs back to where they were.

«If we twiddle our thumbs for another 10 years, it will be almost impossible to make it without some Hail Mary pass with technology that may or may not work out.»

Not exact matches

The three year revenue target was reached after a couple years and once again I find myself twiddling my thumbs, wondering if I peaked too early with my endeavors.

If I may digress a little: a regular pastime that I enjoy after hearing each enthusiastic new TV report of an endeavour to communicate with deep space civilisations (which we are now told must surely exist) is toimagine some «alien», hugely remote and distant from us in every way, twiddling with a radio set!

I do not care if we have 3 CBs all sitting back and twiddling their thumbs because our CM is dominating the game, it offers security so we can press harder for more goals.

If had just sat down in place and twiddled his thumbs the goal would not have scored.

If you're sat twiddling your thumbs waiting for Formula 1 to come back then Mercedes may have found something to keep you amused, for a while at least.

If you're breastfeeding you may have noticed your baby twiddling or even hitting you while breastfeeding.This is actually part of the natural process of breastfeeding, in that nipple stimulation and breast massage actually encourage milkflow.

If it hadn't been for this ridiculous descent into farce, made worse by the appalling quality of feline - based puns on offer from everyone from the Tory party chairman downwards, we would have been left twiddling our thumbs.

«If you think you have a good idea, you're not going to sit back and twiddle your thumbs,» he said.

Each news report has to be a «breakthrough» that «changes everything,» he complained — as if scientists spend most of their time twiddling their thumbs until every once in a while one of them stands up and shouts «eureka!»

If you want to tow, the Velar can haul up to 2.5 tons, and there's a clever optional (again) Advanced Tow Assist system that computerises the reversing - with - trailer process, allowing the driver to control the angle of the manoeuvre by twiddling a rotary dial.

Basically, if you are an author, you just offer up your rights, pick the narrator you want that is also interested, and then wait around twiddling your thumbs until they are done.

Nevertheless, if you're looking for a racing game that has that rather decent «on the edge» feeling when you hit a kerb cornering at high speed and you're twiddling the Dual Shock sticks with the same nudge - nudge tap - tap movements as Enduro Racer then Tourist Trophy is definitely a game for you.

If you were looking forward for some fresh PS4 exclusive game announcements at E3, you were probabally left sitting there twiddling your thumbs saying «Ho hum,» trying not to look disappointed while everyone around you was getting excited about trailers and announcements.

If you only twiddle the knob labelled «CO2 ″ then it will be the only variable impacting the output... and if that same label represents the backward beliefs in CAGW «nonscience» (that's a new word that I lay claim to... nonsense, get itIf you only twiddle the knob labelled «CO2 ″ then it will be the only variable impacting the output... and if that same label represents the backward beliefs in CAGW «nonscience» (that's a new word that I lay claim to... nonsense, get itif that same label represents the backward beliefs in CAGW «nonscience» (that's a new word that I lay claim to... nonsense, get it?)

If my active cases are dormant (waiting on discovery, etc.) and I'm sitting around twiddling my thumbs, then a good case could be anything.

If you were only at one employer for 18 months and basically twiddled your thumbs, that doesn't really reflect well on you; but if you actually got a lot of major projects done in that short span of time, that's altogether more positivIf you were only at one employer for 18 months and basically twiddled your thumbs, that doesn't really reflect well on you; but if you actually got a lot of major projects done in that short span of time, that's altogether more positivif you actually got a lot of major projects done in that short span of time, that's altogether more positive.