Sentences with phrase «as on submarines»

Active sonar systems, such as on submarines, determine the position of objects by sending out an acoustic pulse.

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It's also a natural deep water port and houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech industry and has a growing startup scene.

China had previously purchased two former Soviet aircraft carriers to be used as tourist attractions, and the Liaoning, known as the Varyag at the time, was deemed to be too deteriorated to be able to be used for active duty, and the Chinese Navy was more focused on submarines at the time.

Water «rushed in as a hatch on the rear side was left open by mistake while [the Arihant] was at harbor» in February 2017, shortly after the submarine's launch, The Hindu reports.

Government economists are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

These «fish» are designed to give submarine commanders a flexible tool that can be used to destroy enemy vessels, or serve as remote sensors, extending the operational capabilities of submarines far beyond what they're inherently able to do while on patrol.

Additionally, Russia plans on sending its newest Yasen - class attack submarine to the Pacific as soon as it is completed and fully integrated.

The keys are smuggled into Mexico and then on to the United States — by land, air, or sea — using methods as varied as they are ingenious: stashed under fresh produce, in cans of jalapeños, in the bellies of frozen shark carcasses, in trap compartments of cars, trucks, motor homes, container ships, small aircraft, even submarines; taped to the bodies of backpackers traveling by bus; catapulted over border fences; concealed in the trunks of corrupt local sheriffs; or trundled through underground tunnels (some so well constructed that they have air conditioning), a tactic purportedly devised by El Chapo himself.

But the risk to people also largely depends on whether or not North Korea launches a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile or a shorter - range rocket, such as one launched from a submarine.

so i guess it totally flew right over your head... and i guess so did my point on the fact when your god reaches down and stops the next crazy gunman that enters a school, then i will believe in him; otherwise he is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

The amount invested in research on mental illness and health in a recent year was about the same as the cost of the Triton nuclear submarine.

James Prior to this program, James served in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswain Mate Third Class Surface Warfare Specialist serving at Expeditionary Strike Group Seven, Seal Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Commander Submarine Force Group, Special Operations Command Central and on the USS Paul Hamilton DDG 60.

Serve the ham warm on sliced dinner rolls, as an appetizer, or pile it on submarine rolls for hearty eaters.

After tasting defeat in their first fixture of the new year, Barcelona will be looking to bounce back as they travel to El Madrigal to take on the Yellow Submarine.

But the next best option - allowing the design phase and putting off the decision on actually constructing the submarines until 2016 - is alarmingly close to «business as usual» from the point of view of the Conservatives.

The Conservatives, on the other hand, reiterated in their manifesto their support for a submarine based nuclear deterrent and have subsequently made it clear that they are committed to replacing the fleet come what may, recently citing the escalating situation in far away North Korea as a legitimate argument for renewal.

Military spending on expensive major weapons systems built in large cities like aircraft, ships, and submarines, has grown much faster than military spending on personnel, (which has actually declined as military spending overall has surged), who frequently hail from rural areas.

A recent freedom of information request has revealed that the government plans to place over # 1 billion of orders on equipment such as nuclear reactors to propel the new submarines, hydraulics, air purifiers, turbo - generators and bits of the hull prior to the Main Gate report.

Since 1969 the United Kingdom has always had at least one ballistic - missile submarine on patrol, giving it a nuclear deterrent that is, what the Defence Council described in 1980 as, «effectively invulnerable to pre-emptive attack».

He has been particularly critical of the new leader's stance on Trident, particularly as the submarines which are used with the weapons system are built in Woodcock's Barrow constituency.

Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry briefed Labour MPs on her review of defence policy on Monday night, warning submarine based warheads could become as obsolete as the Spitfire - sparking outrage from backbenchers.

It was while working as an intern on a separate problem that a NASA scientist approached him with the problem of designing a submarine for Titan.

Even as new technology — tanks, airplanes, submarines and poison gas — changed the nature of fighting, it was the power of mass manufacturing that had the most profound effect on the conduct of war.

On April 27, as the U.S. Coast Guard worked with BP engineers to guide remote control submarines nearly a mile underwater in a futile effort to close a shut - off valve, BP told investors that its quarterly earnings were up more than 100 percent over the last year, beating expectations by a large margin.

With hundreds of aircraft constantly in the air and covering a wide expanse of water, it should be possible to make it extremely dangerous for any U-boat to show itself above the surface during daylight; and at night large seaplanes equipped with searchlights could make it almost as dangerous for submarines to rest on the surface while charging their batteries.»

Written as the Cold War was winding down, Ride and her co-authors proposed a method to verify the presence of nuclear - armed missiles on ships and submarines.

«As soon as I saw that that half the islands in the archipelago were sat on a single, shallow, submarine platform, I realized that the implications for biology could be significant,» said Dr. AlAs soon as I saw that that half the islands in the archipelago were sat on a single, shallow, submarine platform, I realized that the implications for biology could be significant,» said Dr. Alas I saw that that half the islands in the archipelago were sat on a single, shallow, submarine platform, I realized that the implications for biology could be significant,» said Dr. Ali.

Youth drinking is too often treated as an age - specific problem, and focusing solely on youth - specific interventions, while ignoring adult drinking behavior, is a bit like putting a screen door on a submarine.»

He argues that because the technological gap between advanced conventional boats and nuclear boats is slowly but surely closing (another unsubstantiated statement), with the former costing half as much, then the days of the nuclear submarine are numbered and it will be allowed to wither on the military vine.

City - sized maps of terrain and life on the sea - floor have revealed that drifts of «marine snow» on submarine hillsides act as a source of food to fuel a higher biomass of marine life on the hills than on the flatter plains surrounding hills.

In particular, the system relies on information about the variation of submarine topography, of the depths and shapes of underwater terrain, known in technical terms as «bathymetry.»

Unlike the Arctic, there is no long - term submarine record of ice thickness — but with the warming Southern Ocean, it seems likely that that has been going on as well.

There's also a set with submarines on the front and a plaid pattern in orange, navy and green on the back, as well as a set with construction vehicles and tall skyscrapers on the front with gray and white triangles on the back.

In the 1964 pilot episode, «Eleven Days To Zero», he was seen as the doomed first commander of the submarine Seaview, Capt. John Phillips, who is killed in an attempt on the life of Admiral Nelson (Richard Basehart); in «The X Factor», an episode from the following season, Hudson played the role of Captain Shire, who is killed off using the exact same footage depicting his character's death in the pilot episode.

Trying to explain «Adventure Time» to someone who's never seen it is a fool's errand, but Tom Kenny — who voices the Ice King on the series — has called it «this generation's «Yellow Submarine,»» and that's about as good as any description as we've heard, so... yeah, let's go with that.

Most won't find it as deplorable, but compared to other movies that take place on boats, ships, and submarines, The Finest Hours doesn't hold water.

The 3D remake will serve as a re-imagining of the original story which followed a team of scientists who are shrunk to atomic size and sent on a miniature submarine inside the body of a scientist to save his life.

The film is set in 1943, at the height of World War II, on board the submarine known as the U.S.S. Tiger Shark.

There are plenty of big, exciting setpieces in this movie, including the newly empowered Steve chasing a HYDRA agent through the streets of Brooklyn that includes Cap punching a submarine (every bit as awesome as it sounds), a deadly motorcycle chase through the forests of Europe, multiple daring raids onto HYDRA bases, and a final huge airborne fight which involves Cap being thrown out a plane and then finding a way back on board.

Oscar - winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald has taken on one of cinema's trickiest genres with his new thriller «Black Sea», a submarine movie starring Jude Law as a unemployed ship - builder who hires a mercenary crew to salvage...

Given that Apatow's audiences tend to run on the immature side, it's a safe bet to assume that many of the references will be lost on a sizable portion of the potential ticket buyers, who will probably think the filmmakers are just geniuses at being weird, such as a silly acid trip where Dewey meets The Beatles, including an animated sequence a la Yellow Submarine, that is dead on arrival.

Universal Pictures has debuted the first clip from Black Sea, director Kevin Macdonald's (The Last King of Scotland) submarine thriller, which stars Jude Law (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as a submarine captain on an underhand mission to uncover lost Nazi gold.

Kevin Bacon has a lot of fun as his prey in full - on»60s Bond - villain mode complete with his hidden lairs and his submarine and his hidden lair inside his submarine (seriously).

The Forbidden Room / Canada (Directors: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Screenwriters: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Robert Kotyk)-- A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.

A London filmmaker (Submarine) and comedian best known on these shores as the Aspergers - y tech geek from the Britcom The IT Crowd, the bespectacled Ayoade is the odd man out in the group, and his offbeat, eerily cheery reading of every line lends the movie its single aspect of unpredictability.

A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon and a battalion of child soldier all get more than they bargained for as the wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.

If all of «Submarine» had been as good as the first half - hour, it would be high up on this list; as it is, it's still a charming, beautifully made little film.

Academy Award - winning Cold War thriller based on Alister MacLean's bestseller stars Rock Hudson as an American nuclear submarine captain in a deadly race against the Soviets to find a downed satellite beneath the polar ice cap.

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Plus there's greatness from comedian Jerrod Carmichael proving that he needs to be in more big screen comedies, and Submarine star Craig Roberts on that same page as a fraternity pledge with an unfortunate nickname (we won't ruin it).