«It's a way to kind of
test the ground before you start something.
Test the ground before taking your dog for a walk.
This really is
the testing ground before you decide to pit your wits against your friends in multiplayer.
Take your large watercolour brush and, making sure it is completely clean on
a test ground before and after you pick up some of the paint, lightly sweep it over the dry white areas.
Not exact matches
Many American retailers use Canada as a
testing ground for their international growth strategies
before pushing further abroad into Asia or Europe.
With over half - a-billion active users, the platform is an ideal
testing ground for new products
before mass distribution.
Air Canada, on the other hand, has partnered with Gogo to offer
ground - to - air service on its North American routes
before testing out Gogo's own satellite technology for consideration on its wide - body fleet for flights to Europe, Asia and elsewhere.
The feeling
before testing this season was that Red Bull needed to hit the
ground running and avoid a high - pressure reliance on mid-season upgrades for revelations in the pace department.
He engaged almost every fan in what remained of the late crowd and seemed to be having fun doing it on a peaceful evening spent
grinding away just hours
before the toughest
test in golf started.
Would have been a good
test of his wrestling defense and in all likelihood Covington would get tooled up
before he managed to get it to the
ground anyway.
A week or two
before you're scheduled to head back to work, take a
test drive — go in and prepare your workspace, inbox, and task management system so you can hit the
ground running.
Firstly, place a bathtub full of lukewarm water on the
ground (
before washing your baby you must
test it).
Blowing in the supersonic wind New planes go through an exhaustive battery of
tests before leaving the
ground, which usually means a stop in one of NASA's 13 wind tunnel facilities.
But first, I laid some basic
ground rules to make sure my sleep experiment wasn't altered by any big issues
before testing out other natural methods.
Which makes it difficult for you, as she tells you to follow her meal plans exactly — perhaps you could have only a small amount of flax meal (
ground flax, found in health food stores or online) with your breakfast
before you've
tested other breakfast foods.
Honesty and a willingness to be forthcoming have to be balanced with common sense and the need to get your new relationship on solid
ground before you
test her fragile new commitment to you.
New York is a
testing ground for this app feature, so it might be tweaked
before it's launched to other cities.
That movie took a long time to get off the
ground and
before she ever appeared as Nova, Harrison served as a stand - in in the role of Dr. Zira (the part ultimately played by Kim Hunter) in the screen
tests and extensive make - up
tests through which the project evolved, even participating in a
test for Edward G. Robinson in the role of Dr. Zaius (Robinson was forced to withdraw from the project because of a heart condition that prevented him from working under the heavy make - up and in the high altitude location where much of the film was to be made).
First we'll hit the road for a two - day tour of some of the most
testing tarmac Yorkshire has to offer, then we'll visit Millbrook Proving
Ground to run performance figures,
before finally heading to Bedford Autodrome for some timed laps of the quick and challenging West Circuit.
GM says it knows HD pickups are often used for towing in adverse conditions so they are
testing the bejeesus out of the trucks:
Before they're released to dealers, the trucks will undergo more than 6 million miles (240 trips around the earth) of durability
testing in the torture chambers at GM's Milford Proving
Ground, over deserts and mountains of Nevada and across the frozen flats of Kapuskasing, Ontario.
As well -
grounded as it is, the 2,782 - pound hatchback model
tested displayed a lightfootedness my cautious nature told me should be approached intelligently
before testing the upper reaches of the 7,000 - rpm tachometer — advice that goes well for any high - performance car.
Try
before you buy:
Testing the mettle of manufacturers» products in a real - world setting is the main purpose of the Motor Trend Proving
Ground powered by Lexus.
To thoroughly
test each vehicle, the competition began at our facility, where empirical data collection began by measuring how far each vehicle could drive up a 20 - degree ramp
before a tire lifted off the
ground.
Secondly, it serves as a
testing ground for experienced traders to
test out their trading strategies
before implementing the strategies in a live trading scenario.
The aircraft will continue through the next stages of production, including the installation of engines, completion of cabin furnishing and cockpit fitting,
before starting
ground and flight
tests.
Costa Rica Surf and Sup's
ground school offers a thorough primer on everything first time surfers must know
before testing the surf waters.
It can serve as a «
testing ground» for ideas,
before investing in...
«Five proposed schoolyards in Brooklyn and Queens are undergoing soil
tests, and if selected they will be transformed into public playgrounds with storm water - capture features such as rain barrels, raised gardens, porous pavers and an under - layer of gravel that holds water during a storm,
before allowing it to seep gradually into the
ground below, city DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland said.»
That's why I am excited by Jeremy Marr's project to create a
testing ground for alternative, low - impact beekeeping techniques using wild swarms that he rescues
before they are sprayed by the pest control folks.
The aircraft is approximately 70 % complete, and the completion date is approximately 6 - 12 months, at which point it will start the
ground run
tests before test flights.
Before Porsche's exit, the World Endurance Championship made an even harder push to transform its top class into a
testing ground for new technology in its manufacturers» street cars.
Because Qantas and its technology partner ViaSat, say they need to «do a number of
ground and inflight
tests of the new Wi - Fi system
before making it available for customers early next year.
The redevelopment authority elicited community input and market
tested a plan
before breaking
ground.