Sentences with phrase «as scratch»

«I tell them, «The last thing we want is for them to use your offer as scratch paper to calculate the pros and cons of other offers.»»

Non-strategic gamblers prefer games where strategy plays little to no role, such as scratch tickets, lotteries, and slot machines.

Corning announced today that it is working on a new type of glass for screens that is almost as scratch - resistant as sapphire displays (such as that on the Kyocera Brigadier, pictured above), while retaining the durability of its Gorilla Glass.

Hence, guarding it against any harm such as a scratch or a drop - off would warrant a little extra protection.

As far as screen durability, the Icon features Gorilla Glass 3 protection, which combined with slightly curved glass edges makes the display as scratch - resistant as possible.

Corning started developing a product under «Project Phire» last year, aiming to come up with a glass substrate that was as durable as Gorilla Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury watches.

A used SSD will only have its spare area to use as a scratch pad for moving data around; on most consumer drives that's around 7 %.

Others only cover the accidental ruins such as scratch and dents which might have been incurred by the car of the individual during the time of accident.

There are only a few men who can get away from a motorcycle accident without so much as a scratch and this only happens in movies.

The company also recycled previously - purchased paper by having obsolete letterhead recycled as scratch pads for staff use.

Leave chickens on your compost pile and as they scratch it looking for bugs and other food sources, they will be oxygenating the pile.

«As I scratch my head in an effort to figure out the AIG bonuses and wonder how the economic stimulus is going to impact my life and business, I can't help but think about what makes real economic sense to me.Over the last 20 years, we have run an economy based upon who can supply the lowest price, not considering social and environmental impact.

Most zombies games let players run through the undead masses, slicing and dicing to their hearts» content without garnering so much as a scratch, so it's hard to get used to a more realistic game where even encountering a lone zombie can be a deadly affair.

Still though, it's barely as scratch on the 1.8 billion Coca Cola servings that are sold each day - it would have to improve 72 times over to match that.

Maybe Kinectimals will be registering our own fingers as we scratch Skittles» chin in the new year.

That path might not be clear now, but as we scratch our heads at what Microsoft could show at E3, maybe the calculation changes.

Something about an angry woman beating up a room full of men without getting so much as a scratch brings them joy.

A FUN OUTING IS the Two Oceans Aquarium in the Waterfront as well as the scratch patch to enjoy collecting their own coloured stones of South Africa.

After driving and parking in Spain for many travels, I learned you really need the excess cover car insurance as a scratch or a dent is so easy to get in the narrow historic streets of that cute Spanish village south of Madrid.

So I went with it, and eventually the evening finished with nobody getting so much as a scratch.

Healthy adult humans are usually resistant to infection unless there is a break in the skin such as a scratch.

You know cats love the curvy swoops to sleep on as well as scratch.

My cat Abby, who adopted us 5 years ago, has finally shredded completely a woven magazine basket she was using as a scratch post.

Using the same technology as Scratch N Sniff stickers, SuperCat ™ products are «printed» with small bubbles of catnip that burst when cats rub, scratch or buff the material.

The proprietary powder coating process transforms the high gauge stainless steel bowl into one that is beautiful as well as scratch -, chip - and fade - resistant.

It could be a certain word or phrase you say to your bird, a certain toy that the two of you play with or a game that you enjoy, or even something as simple as a scratch on the back of the head.

We will be happy to discuss options such as scratch pole training and soft claws (nail coverings).

Adult humans usually are resistant to infection unless there is a break in the skin (such as a scratch), but children are quite susceptible.

You feel helpless as they scratch, chew and rub their skin.

Dogs kick their legs when you hit that sweet spot due to something known as the scratch reflex, an involuntary reaction.

Titanium is not as scratch proof as other metals.

This is all tucked under a single sheet of glass, but it's not a tie - in with Gorilla Glass or designated as scratch resistant - not that we've been running keys down it - so is best treated with a bit of due care.

The Raspberry Pi is an incredibly useful, incredibly versatile, miniature computer on which novices and experts alike can program in languages such as Scratch and Python.

Never having touched an app such as Scratch Jr. or Lightbot, I initially panicked.

The slate endured a multitude of drops without so much as a scratch.

Sean viewed the gash across his ribs as a scratch.

It's easier to visualize how the law affects you by using your 2016 federal income tax return as a scratch pad.

The sandbox typically provides a tightly controlled set of resources for guest programs to run in, such as scratch space on disk and memory.

Yet the AMG is far from being a one - dimensional driving device and as you scratch beneath the surface you'll find deep reserves of talent and ability.

As we deal with a District and State that border on being broke on purpose, as we take our fight to multiple levels in unprecedented ways for UTLA, as we prepare to be strike - ready in early 2018, and as we scratch and claw for all funding possible and to direct that to schools and classrooms, this can only truly be done as a team effort.

For instance, youth - supportive content creation communities, such as Scratch, have become increasing critiqued for agnostic design, while commercial content creation platforms that have traditionally operated from content agnostic positions have become increasingly leveraged for formal and informal education.

If educators have very specific need, then they look at very specific tools, whereas, if they have broader goals like create, communicate, or collaborate, teachers should consider more open - ended tools such as Scratch.

The controls and characters are not as extensive as Scratch and Tynker, but Hopscotch is a great tool to begin helping students without coding experience learn the basics of programming, logical thinking and problem solving.

At the end of it all, the relationships and connections formed at the conference provided everyone a plethora of new ideas as the Scratch leaders freely shared their ideas, passions, and resources with the attendees.

This is quite a welcome change as the scratch notes have never sat right with me as the feedback never feels particularly satisfying when you score them.

That high regulatory burden is likely the reason why most other anticounterfeiting techniques such as scratch - off labels or 3 - D bar codes are limited to packaging or a pill's surface.

The findings, which have been reported in Nature Communications, reveal that the h - BN layers form the strongest thin insulator available globally and the unique qualities of the material could be used to create flexible and almost unbreakable smart devices, as well as scratch - proof paint for cars.

Unlike competing technologies such as scratch - off labels, patients could not verify if a drug was authentic, they would have to rely on officials to crack down, which might not be so reliable in developing countries where fakes and bribery of officials are common.

While he readily admitted it wasn't as nutritious (nor as tasty) as scratch - prepared food in a Mom - and - Pop operation, the adherence to standards meant it was less likely we would contract diarrhea (which was one of his biggest fears — may have had something to do with his service overseas just after WWII.)

It may have been a spirited performance and comeback against Palace but there now appeared more options available to supplement what had been regarded as a scratch side.