Sentences with phrase «above the water line»

And once that ship starts taking on too much water we look for another boat that sits just a little higher above the water line.

Place the glass bowl over a pot of simmering water so that it sits just above the water line (not in it).

With eyes now placed in the center of the head, fish could peek above the water line and enjoy a larger field of vision than when remaining submerged.

First, he showed the class only the image above the water line.

While the buoy is about 130 feet tall from its top to the end of its steel cable tethers, only 40 feet is visible above the water line.

The part above the water line represents the 6.7 % of the public who, according to the results of the CFCJ survey, used the courts to resolve the problem.

Part of Cerro Maya is submerged, but what remains above the water line is spectacular: five temples, plazas and a canal system that winds around three architectural complexes over 52 acres.

You could find that you might be unnecessarily spending your time and your company's resources on issues that might be best described as above the water line when you should really be worrying about what's happening below it?

Most have an unobstructed car deck running the length and breadth of the ship not far above the water line.

Once I peered through a pair of binoculars, I noticed the glacier was actually a giant wall of tightly packed snow and ice — well over 100 ft above the water line.

Ancient castles peer from the top of the green banks, as we pass the imposing Lorelei Rock, a legendary rocky outcrop that soars 150 metres above the water line.

The water there is about 7 km wide and 700 m deep (therefore the icebergs have a height of about 100 m above the water line!).

When rain was due the leeches climbed above the water line and if they stayed above the line and curled into a tight ball a storm was coming.

It was calm weather when they lay on the bottom; rain was expected when they crawled above the water line; and a storm was due when they were tightly curled out of the water.

Moreover, the new boardwalk also sits higher above the water line, thus further protecting the aquatic habitat, while also offering an elevated vantage point for visitors.

- or been in the North Pacific on a fishing boat that hits and iceberg and rips a hole in the side just above the water line.

This species is colloquially known as the «snake bird,» due to its habit of riding so low in the water that only its snake - like neck, head, and long, dagger - like bill are visible above the water line.

In some cases, where an issue is above the water line, you can afford to wait a bit before engaging with it.

Nope — that's an above the water line kind of issue and you don't need to get involved.

One must be baptized under the water, completely submersed, with no hands touching the body being baptized after letting them under the water, even no hair is to be above the water line.

Florida State archaeologist Jessi Halligan is one of the few in her field who explore submerged terrain that used to be above the water line.

It is above the water line and the rest is below.

Canister models are a bit more cryptic, and its only if their outputs are above the water line that you can tell how fast they are running.

My main reason is that the flow rate from these is highly visible, since the output is above the water line.

Many plants grow emergent and their inflorescences (flowers) must open up above the water line.

Above the water line, the mangrove lined lagoons harbour manatees, saltwater crocodiles, spiny lobster and dolphins.

Notice that above the water line — the tip of the iceberg — is «posted jobs» and «resumes and cover letters.»

Two properties across the street from one another in a flood zone could end up facing very different premiums if one has a base flood elevation that's above the water line and the other doesn't.

I bunched them together, and wrapped some hemp string (tied into a tiny bow) around the stems, above the water line.