Sentences with phrase «much as lions»

Michael Mann (see linked article) writes, «Much as lions on the Serengeti seek out vulnerable zebras at the edge of a herd, special interests faced with adverse scientific evidence often... attack those researchers whose findings are inconvenient, rather than debate the findings themselves.»

Much as lions hunting elephants in the Serengeti work to isolate one elephant from the herd as a hunting strategy, Mann said climate skeptics have picked out individual scientists and climate studies to discredit.

Not exact matches

Friday, shares of Royal Ahold Delhaize NV, the Dutch company that operates the Giant Food and Food Lion chains, dropped as much as 7.6 percent in Amsterdam.

The deal marks a major milestone for Argentina and its new president, Mauricio Macri, restructuring the lion's share of the debt remaining from the default and freeing up the nation to tap international markets for much - needed financing as its commodities - rich economy falters.

As much as he was compared to a lamb — his second coming will be like a lioAs much as he was compared to a lamb — his second coming will be like a lioas he was compared to a lamb — his second coming will be like a lion.

A check on Alan Alda, the actor elected to portray Author George Plimpton in the film version of Paper Lion, shows things to be going pretty much as expected.

It would have been harsh if England had not won this game as the three lions were dominant pretty much from the first whistle to the last, but they only scored the one goal and a rash late tackle by the young Arsenal defender Rob Holding on the edge of the box could have been very costly for England.

Much like the home kit, the Yokohama logo finally looks like it belongs, but in this shirt the Chelsea lion is emblazoned on the sleeves as opposed to the front of the shirt.

In as much as Man U had the lion's share of possession in the first half and first fifteen minutes of the second half, they were never threatening as to give us the impression that Arsenal were so shit and lucky that by the time of the equalizer it was still 1 - 0.

With more than $ 30 million reported in his war chest as of January, Cuomo receives the lion's share of his campaign contributions from much bigger sectors — like real estate and pharmaceuticals — than the state's brewing industry.

«In the long term, we are sure the lions will recover - as long as it doesn't hit them again,» says Sarah Cleaveland, a wildlife vet with the Institute of Zoology in London who spends much of her year in the Serengeti.

The big cats, also known as pumas or mountain lions, once ranged all the way to the East Coast, but were exterminated by hunting and habitat loss through much of their North American range.

For example, the scientists think the sharks traveled in their mixed - species groups for most of the day for protection against tiger sharks, which are much larger and often prey on their smaller peers (much as herding animals like gazelles stay together for protection against hungry lions).

«Berns also peeks into the gray matter of dolphins, sea lions, and Tasmanian devils, bolstering his contention that both four - footed and sea - dwelling mammals think and feel much as we do, a sentiment animal lovers and fans of books by Jane Goodall, E. O. Wilson, and Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason will heartily embrace.»

However, we do have enough research at this point to make some educated guesses as to how much protein you need to keep the lion happy.

Though this is very much an ensemble film, Christian Bale's performance as Dicky Ecklund will likely get the lion's share of attention as we head into awards season.

This setup teases us with its resemblances to Thor and Asgard, as well as its inversions and theme - variants on the Lion King myth, yet it is very much not about a wicked uncle killing a noble king.

Kinda feels like «The Lion King» but with much added lunacy and those cool penguins, the film wouldn't be half as good without those flightless little birds.

«The Shape of Water's» Golden Lion win isn't as much of a slam dunk prognosticator as the TIFF Audience Award, but del Toro's fairy tale does join «Somewhere,» «The Wrestler,» and Brokeback Mountain» as recent American productions to win top honors at Venice.

As much as Tractenberg deserves a lion's share of the compliments I have for this film, I must admit a lot of the best moments are down to the performanceAs much as Tractenberg deserves a lion's share of the compliments I have for this film, I must admit a lot of the best moments are down to the performanceas Tractenberg deserves a lion's share of the compliments I have for this film, I must admit a lot of the best moments are down to the performances.

If the thesis of Chappaquiddick is to be believed, the end of Camelot and Ted's comeuppance and later life rebrand as the «Lion of the Senate» had more to do with over-strategizing and too much time in the «war room» than anything else.

There isn't much else to celebrate about this film, which holds your attention but not your interest as it plods along to an unsatisfying conclusion, making time for some random tangents (like the strange scene featuring Anjelica Huston as a Russian lion tamer).

Patrick Marber, a screenwriter and comic actor nest known for Dealer's Choice, Closer and The Red Lion, told the Guardian: «Personally, I gained as much «old school education» from being in plays as I did from anything else.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

I'm not annoyed or surprised — I predicted that once Amazon had its way with the big 5, once indies had served their purpose as a stick with which to threaten trad pubs, it would go back to business as usual, where the lion's share of sales went to trad pubs and Amazon imprints (a variation of trad pub), and indies had to generate far more content and work far harder for a much smaller slice of the pie.

In fact, domestic cats sleep anywhere from 12 to 16 hours a day and lions and tigers sleep as much as 18 to 20 hours a day.

As you have come to expect there is loads to see including Angel Fish, Butterfly Fish, Parrot Fish, Lion Fish and so much more.

As each carrier door was opened, the sea lion inside jumped right out and gracefully dived into the choppy water, much to the delight of the passengers and our volunteers.

You will dive at some of the most gorgeous parts of the Great Barrier Reef, and interact with such marine life as Potato Cod, Reef Sharks, Lion Fish, Sea Turtles and much more.

As you float through their playground you will have opportunities to view wildlife such as sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins and much morAs you float through their playground you will have opportunities to view wildlife such as sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins and much moras sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins and much more!

Few marine creatures seem to enjoy life as much as the Sea Lion does.

The waters off the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia are home to a large colony of endangered sea lions that love interacting with swimmers, so much so they are known as the «puppies of the sea».

- Battle undead goblins, lion outlaws, mighty dragons and other monstrous foes using a unique card - based combat system - Strategically shape your deck as you acquire new cards from merchants, treasure chests, and allies - Collect fame from each run to unlock new abilities that can be used by future heroes - Every playthrough is different: levels, enemy encounters and loot are randomly generated - Choose from six different classes: Rogue, Ranger, Knight, Barbarian, Cleric, Wizard - Recruit companions to join you on your quest and make use of their special abilities - Equip your hero with stat - boosting loot to improve the chances of victory - Fight for your place at the top of the Monster Slayers leaderboards - Inspired by the much - loved deck - building RPG, Dream Quest, created by Peter Whalen (Hearthstone)

I hope you have as much fun learning how to draw this cartoon lion as we did.

Jerome's lion, as smooth and nonthreatening as an inflatable toy, is very much part of the artist's style and sensibility.

There isn't anything much to match this explosion of talent, imagination and enjoyable dottiness — the chance, for instance, to see Sir Titus Salt's grave stone lions outside the Victoria Hall given woolly pullies as part of a yarn - bombing exercise by guerilla knitters.

What doesn't make sense is: gigantic mega-brained predators patterned like pirate flags who eat everything from sea otters to whales and spend hours batting thousand - pound sea lions into the air specifically to beat them up before drowning and shredding them; who wash seals off ice and crush porpoises and slurp swimming deer and moose — indeed, seemingly any mammal they come across in the water; yet who have never so much as upended a single kayak and who appear — maybe — to bring lost dogs home.

According to Andrew Cawthorne of Reuters, they've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains.

I do hope that the (much - hyped) issue of global sea - level rise and putative recent acceleration will be examined seriously here as a geophysical problem and not be subjected to summary number - crunching by inept blog lions who naively think that simple detrending of highly different tide - gauge records alleviates all issues of establishing a common datum - level.

As far as the increased heat in the system, since the medium to deep ocean represents the lion's share of that and is much more globally distributed than ice, I think that's where pure energy balances can become less relevanAs far as the increased heat in the system, since the medium to deep ocean represents the lion's share of that and is much more globally distributed than ice, I think that's where pure energy balances can become less relevanas the increased heat in the system, since the medium to deep ocean represents the lion's share of that and is much more globally distributed than ice, I think that's where pure energy balances can become less relevant.

He describes this as when special interests «single out individual scientists to attack in much the same way lions of the Serengeti single out an individual zebra from the herd».

After all, as India pointed out, the United States was responsible for the lion's share of the greenhouse gases now in the atmosphere, and the average American continued to add twenty times as much every year as the average Indian.

The lithe spotted Dalmatians, the lion - like Great Pyrenees, the peppy Pomeranian, or the workaholic Border Collie are distinguished by character as much as appearance.

An easy way to think about performance for the price is the Prime Series gets you the lion's share of the Ultra Series performance, but costs half as much.