Sentences with phrase «arms length for»

The less - than - enthralling vibe is compounded by a narrative that is, to put it mildly, rather disjointed, with the almost total lack of an entry point holding the viewer at arms length for much of the movie's opening 45 minutes.

The movie's all - too - deliberate pace holds the viewer at arms length for much of its overlong running time, however, as Foley's rough - cut sensibilities result in a surfeit of palpably padded - out and entirely needless sequences - with the ensuing lack of momentum ensuring that certain moments aren't able to pack the visceral punch that Foley has intended.

Last Saturday, when handed the unenviable task of trying to keep over # 150million of footballing talent at arms length for 90 minutes, Wolves almost produced one of the greatest comebacks in Premiership history, coming from 4 - 1 down to lose the contest 4 - 3.

The odd trophy is enough for them to keep the fans at arms length for a bit but they won't change and haven't no matter how much they insisted they are.

He wants to keep it at arms length for as long as needs too.

Some teams set thresholds, whether it's arm length for offensive linemen or height for a cornerback.

Németh and Ohlsén (1985) reported that the adductor magnus muscle moment arm length for hip extension was just 1.5 — 2.4 cm in the anatomical position, compared to 6.1 — 6.8 cm for the hamstrings, and 7.5 — 8.1 cm for the gluteus maximus, while Dostal et al. (1986) reported muscle moment arm lengths of 3.9 cm and 5.8 cm for the middle and posterior portions, respectively.

Since the moment arm lengths for hip extension appear to be similar between the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris (long head)(Dostal et al. 1986), this may imply that one muscle in each subgroup is better suited for producing large excursions with high joint angular velocities while the other may be better suited for performing very forceful muscular contractions over short excursions (see review by Lieber and Fridén, 2000).

Ackland et al. (2008) showed that the pectoralis major (superior sternocostal head) displayed a peak moment arm length for shoulder adduction at 41 degrees (length = +32.9 mm) and a minimum at 120 degrees (length = -17.7 mm), while the pectoralis major (inferior sternocostal head) displayed a peak at 64 degrees (length = +33.6 mm) and a minimum also at 120 degrees (length = -16.2.

The moment arm length for the three heads of the triceps at equal elbow joint angles was not consistent across the 3 subjects.

Indeed, the pectoralis major has longer moment arm lengths for shoulder horizontal adduction (also called shoulder horizontal flexion) than any of the other chest muscles, indicating it is the prime mover for this action (Keuchle et al. 1997).

I'm unsure of the arm length for me — it's not 3/4 length and its not full length so I'm not sure if it looks odd.

So too is seeing the comically headless sweater, designed for Antic Meet (1958), patterned in red and green with an additional arm length for where the neck should be, or an inhabitable version of the Large Glass (originally conceived by Marcel Duchamp, but scaled - up for the stage by Jasper Johns) for the work Walkaround Time (1968).

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«We view co-workers as transitory ties, greeting them with arm's - length civility while reserving real camaraderie for outside work.»

Whitman doesn't hide her disdain for the way Hurd — who kept all but his inner circle at arm's length — ran things.

The plan would be publicly administered at arm's length from the government and be responsible for managing investments associated with annual contributions of about $ 3.5 billion.

Any time there is a service transaction between a nonprofit parent and a for - profit subsidiary, both boards have to approve it and be able to show that the for - profit paid actual market rates for the product or service (proving that the parent and subsidiary are conducting arm's - length transactions and not receiving special favors).

That's not easy for Frind, who seems most comfortable with the world at arm's length.

Operate at arm's length from related companies that have also declared their candidacy for the ranking (See «Can related companies apply separately?»

As he points out, when a review of the city finances under Mayor David Miller called for improved economic development, Toronto created Build Toronto and Invest Toronto, arms - lengths organizations with a «mandate from the mayor and council... that the city is indeed open for business.»

«The Clintons had to create some sort of arm's length» between the organization and the prospect of a second Clinton White House, Wonderlich said, «but now there's no need for any arm's length.

The Jenkins report proposes creating an Industrial Research and Innovation Council (IRIC) as an «' arms length» agency... [to] become the common service platform for all appropriate federal business innovation support programs», reporting to Parliament through the proposed Minister for Innovation.

Negotiating with politicians is regarded as a key skill for any chairman of RBS because of the stake owned by the Treasury, even though it is held through UK Financial Investments, a body that has a mandate to look after the shareholding at arm's length from the government.

Technically speaking, you can use an ARM loan for any length of stay — but it gets risky when you stay beyond the first adjustment phase.

The council would be a national arm's - length funding agency for federal business innovation programming that is demand - driven and collaborative in nature.

The problem for government is that these heavy handed «infrastructure» projects are also very obvious, and hard to hold at arm's length, so everyone knows exactly who the winners and losers are.

No sooner had I finished my piece for Faith magazine's last issue (in which, my readers may recall, I encouraged Polish Catholics to keep themselves at arms length from the secularised and indifferentist ethos of many English dioceses) than news emerged that one English bishop at least had done something to try to address the problem, and that he had in the process aroused the kind of secularist hostility which is, I strongly suspect, — certainly in this country — the only really reliable sign that the Catholic Church is being faithful to its vocation.

An unsettling question, but this way of posing it does keep it at arm's length, a subject for theological or philosophical or medical discussion.

This is a consistent theme throughout the book --(be nicer to the gays whose civil rights you oppose, be nicer when you evangelize relentlessly, be nicer to the sinners you keep at arm's length)-- save for the bonus contributions that appear at the end of each chapter.

All the ugliness seen in the OT does not fit with the Jesus I see of the Gospels, so that I hold at arms length until I have been in relationship with others long enough for my inner self to show me how it does fit with the all loving nature of Jesus Christ.

Pelosi's solution seems to be to strive for a more inclusive party, opening the doors up to the anti-abortion Democrats the party has tended to hold at arm's length.

a knee - level view from your bit of pavement; a battered, upturned cooking pot and countable ribs, coughing from your steel - banded lungs, alone, with your face to the wall; shrunken breasts and a three year old who can not stand; the ringed fingers, the eyes averted and a five - paise piece in your palm; smoking the babus» cigarette butts to quieten the fiend in your belly; a husband without a job, without a square meal a day, without energy, without hope; being at the mercy of everyone further up the ladder because you are a threat to their self - respect; a hut of tins and rags and plastic bags, in a warren of huts you can not stand up in, where your neighbors live at one arm's length across the lane; a man who cries out in silence; nobody listening, for everyone's talking; the prayer withheld, the heart withheld, the hand withheld; yours and mine Lord teach us to hate our poverty of spirit.

Indeed, I suspect that most pastors have held the dominant scholarly understanding at arm's length largely because of its unhelpfulness for Christian preaching and teaching.

The planet itself seemed less impressive, in its old - fashioned, deliberate, annual or daily revolution, than this huge wheel, revolving within arm's length at some vertiginous speed, and barely murmuring, — scarcely humming an audible warning to stand a hair's - breadth further for respect of power, — while it would not wake the baby lying close against its frame.

It takes some arm strength to stir the sugar for that length of time.

Oh, he still has a knack for keeping the curious at arm's length, much as he has learned to hold off his opponent in the pivot with one hand, while calling for the ball with the other.

West Ham have been dismal this pre-season and yet kept us at arm's length for most of the game and opened us up whenever they moved forward.

For us it's a must win game, for them they want to keep us at arm's lengFor us it's a must win game, for them they want to keep us at arm's lengfor them they want to keep us at arm's length.

Next, on signal, he pushes the barbell to arm's length and waits for the approving nod.

The entire swing reminded of that crucial up - and - down he had to finish Saturday at the 2015 Masters to keep Justin Rose at arm's length and remove the drama for Sunday.

You need to keep your fans within an arm's length so they don't ditch you for more fruitful passions.

When spread out to make a block he keeps his arms stretched along the length of his body making it almost impossible for the ball to reach target, and when it hits his arm he is adjudged to have been too close to move them away.

WEAKNESSES: Adequate height / length, but lean - framed with a slender, unimpressive build... marginal play strength and allows physical defensive backs to slow his route and disrupt the timing... struggles to gain body position downfield... lacks the body power to force his way through tackle attempts... tends to get alligator arms on in - breaking routes as footsteps hurt his concentration... underpowered blocker... body isn't constructed for routine punishment — hampered by a left ankle injury (Nov. 2017) down the stretch... production dropped in 2017 without John Ross drawing attention on the other side of the formation.

He has good arm length, but is short (er), which he gets knocked for.

I remember Bulls GM Jerry Kraus explaining one reason for trading for Pippen on draft night was the length of his arms.

UCLA scored five of the next six, though, and held the Golden Eagles at arms» length for the remainder of the set.

But realistically, will they be able to keep the Citizens at arm's length for 90 minutes?

Jairo Samperio went close for the away side with a right footed shot from outside the box but Las Palmas were largely kept at arm's length.

For all Liverpool's prolonged spells of possession, however, the Toffees were, for the most part, keeping the visitors at arm's lengFor all Liverpool's prolonged spells of possession, however, the Toffees were, for the most part, keeping the visitors at arm's lengfor the most part, keeping the visitors at arm's length.

For the rest of the game, Arsenal mostly held the visitors at arms» length and looked capable of creating openings when they flicked the switch to attack with some more pace and vigour.