Sentences with phrase «as support vehicles»

This particular 2017 Jaguar F - Pace prototype will serve as a support vehicle for Team Sky rider Chris Froome on the first of 21 stages of this year's Tour de France, this July 4.

All - wheel - drive traction and a firm but comfortable suspension should keep you happy on the highway, where the A7 covers vast stretches of interstate in supreme comfort, and on winding roads, where all - wheel drive helps it «shine on slimy, slick, twisty bits,» according to Drinnon, who used the A7 as a support vehicle for the California Mille last spring.

Lucky for them, I'm sober and I'm a nice guy — despite the fact that they've already polished off the chili they promised to share with the Automobile Magazine team — so I «upgrade» from the Audi to the magazine's eight - passenger Four Seasons Honda Odyssey, which is on hand as a support vehicle, and chauffeur some of them to the racing action.

But the F - Pace has been doing more than just testing in extreme climates — the crossover joined the Tour de France as a support vehicle for the first stage of the tour, carrying equipment for British riders including Chris Froome.

The F - Pace prototype also acted as the support vehicle for the first stage of the Tour de France, the so - called Grand Depart, and carried team members and support equipment for the likes of British riders Chris Froome, Luke Rowe and Peter Kennaugh as part of Team Sky.

Update - Skoda has released more images of the Skoda Kodiaq, which acts as a support vehicle for the Tour de France.

We used an F - Pace S as a support vehicle during a recent photoshoot with a both Miata soft top and RF, plus the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, and amazingly, it held its own.

The vehicle was built as a support vehicle for an ice - driving event in Finland.

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For Vancouver, I was design lead on the entire identity for the torch, so I designed the emblem, and all the supporting materials — all the vehicles and banners that followed the torch as they ran and drove and flew it across the country.

San Francisco - based Breeze, founded this year, offers customers week - by - week access to vehicles they can use to support jobs as drivers for Uber, Lyft and other sharing - economy platforms; co-founder Jeffrey Pang describes the service as an «equalizer» for those who want to get in on the action but don't have cars of their own.

The three governments should also commit to a growing percentage of electric vehicles in their own fleets, and support states and provinces that make similar commitments — as U.S. states and British Columbia have already done via the Pacific Coast Collaborative.

This decision has broad support from international institutional investors with whom MSCI consulted, primarily as a result of the positive impact on the accessibility of the China A market of both the Stock Connect program and the loosening by the local Chinese stock exchanges of pre-approval requirements that can restrict the creation of index - linked investment vehicles globally.

One of the first projects would support Ontario's autonomous driving pilot as well as BlackBerry QNX's work with the University of Waterloo, PolySync, and Renesas Electronics to build an autonomous concept vehicle.

Top electric vehicle markets and associated local utilities are deploying public charging infrastructure, as well as indirectly promoting infrastructure by requiring that buildings and parking facilities be wired to support electric vehicles.

There are also restrictions on the financial support which a bank may provide, as well as requirements for making clear to investors the separateness of the funds management vehicle from the bank.

A better measure of the strength of a congregation as a vehicle for maturing would be the number and proportion of the adult membership that meet in groups — disciple schooling, soma, and mission - support — outside the sanctuary at other times of the week.

Commenting on the NCC's first assembly meeting in Denver, Colorado, in late 1952, Charles Clayton Morrison, then a contributing editor, defended the council as an «artifact, which does not belong to the nature of the church,» but which nevertheless deserved support from denominations as a vehicle for moving away from the divisions within the church caused by «human contrivances» (January 7, 1953).

I'm all for carrots in a mirepoix, small chunks of it in chicken pot pie, or in small stick form as a vehicle for large globs of peanut butter; i.e, they're fine enough in a supporting role, but certainly not something I particularly enjoy as the star of the show.

A socially and environmentally conscious company that uses commerce as a vehicle for positive change, SAMBAZON is committed to sharing Açaí wellness with the world in a way that supports people and planet.

«Child support is not intended as a vehicle to enable kids to maintain the lifestyle of their father,» says Katherine Kinser, a Dallas family lawyer whose clientele includes athletes.

Such as their Artillery missile batteries, Assault rifles, AK 47 automatic machine guns, Machine guns, Ammunition, Helicopters gun ship for aerial support, Bombs, Grenades, Missiles, Rockets, Missile launchers, Rocket launchers, Grenade launchers, Bomb launchers, Mines, Mine sweepers, Anti-aircraft missile batteries, Tanks, Military hardware, Military communication gadgets, Extra military kit, Medics, Medical personnel, Military ambulances, Fuel supply military vehicles, Military trucks caring food & water supply including spare parts, Money, Armed Forces Personnel Carriers (APC) and a Military command structure to be directing operations on the field of play.

Such as their Artillery missile batteries, Assault rifles, AK 47 automatic machine guns, Machine guns, Ammunition, Helicopters gun ship for aerial support, Bombs, Grenades, Missiles, Rockets, Missile launchers, Rocket launchers, Grenade launchers, Bomb launchers, Mines, Mine sweepers, Anti-aircraft missile batteries, Tanks, Military hardware, Military communication gadgets, Extra military kit, Medics, Medical personnel, Military ambulances, Fuel supply military vehicles, Military trucks caring food & water supply, Money, Armed Forces Personnel Carriers (APC) and a Military command structure to direct operations on the field of play.

♦ Ideas for making the UK's road network ready to support connected and autonomous vehicles are sought as part of a competition launched by the National Infrastructure Commission.

He also added state support for another Metro Rail extension into the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminal that serves as home base for the system's light rail vehicles.

«We support instituting a fee on for - hire vehicles as an immediate revenue source to help fund the MTA and get trains moving on time,» spokesman Seth Stein said.

The professional vehicle wrapping site has been built to ensure 3M can be found quickly and easily and includes clear, precise search tools for finding car and van wrapping support services at a local as well as national level.

The professional vehicle wrapping site has been re-built to ensure 3M can be found quickly and easily on the web and now includes clearer and more precise search tools for finding car and van wrapping support services at a local as well as national level.

Cuomo's support comes as for - hire vehicle companies lobby hard against the proposed fee, pushing instead for a more comprehensive, yet still elusive, congestion pricing scheme.

A new online prepay option for commercial vehicles is now available at the Peace Bridge as part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's latest effort to support a more efficient flow of traffic across the Canadian border.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he supports imposing a surcharge on for - hire vehicles as part of the state's estimated $ 170 billion, aligning himself with Democrats in the state Assembly as they push for similar fees.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the Common Core standards as a vehicle to improve educational outcomes in New York, but has been sharply critical of the state education department and the Board of Regents for the Common Core's flawed rollout in New York.

The scheme also offers such added benefits as highly discounted insurance premium through Stanbic IBTC Insurance Brokers, competitive vehicle prices, reduced interest rates, maintenance service support, and a three - year vehicle warranty.

Many experts believe Russia's continuing support for the Syrian regimes stems from its four decades as munitions supplier to the regime, during which it has given the Baathist regime combat jets, helicopters, armoured vehicles and missiles, among other equipment.

Labour remains, as it has been since it was set up in 1900, a vehicle for representing Labour at Westminster, but there is no strategy for doing this in a way which derails the government and build support in the country.

As a parent of a NYC public school student and a preschooler attending an early childhood program, I look forward to parent - teacher conferences as one of many vehicles that provides feedback on my children's development, their strengths and weaknesses, and strategies I can employ at home to support their cognitive and social - emotional growtAs a parent of a NYC public school student and a preschooler attending an early childhood program, I look forward to parent - teacher conferences as one of many vehicles that provides feedback on my children's development, their strengths and weaknesses, and strategies I can employ at home to support their cognitive and social - emotional growtas one of many vehicles that provides feedback on my children's development, their strengths and weaknesses, and strategies I can employ at home to support their cognitive and social - emotional growth.

The left's support for the EU relies on a variety of arguments, including an association with internationalism, a power - base to counteract US influence in foreign affairs, the source of more progressive penal and employment laws than in the UK and as a vehicle for ensuring peace in Europe.

One of the 4 - wheel - drive pick up vehicles with motorcycles, donated by the Nigerian government to Sierra Leone as logistic support for its general elections.

In his ruling, Justice Shuaibu held that «the seventeen (17) vehicles which are now in the custody of the applicant (EFCC) and as properly described and listed in the schedule marked exhibit EFCC 2 attached to the affidavit in support of the application are hereby forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the interim pending conclusion of the investigation.»

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

He also introduced a number of counter terrorism initiatives, such as the construction of a new firefighter training facility to support the city's first responders, expanded vehicle rental regulations, and a terrorism tip line.

One option could see a ground support vehicle being used as a mobile charging station, where drones could hover over it and recharge, never having to leave the air.»

NASA awarded five companies a total of nearly $ 50 million through the first round of funding in 2010 to develop spacecraft, launch systems and support equipment, including Blue Origin, Paragon Space Development Corp. and United Launch Alliance as well as those involved in manned vehicle development like Boeing and Sierra Nevada.

Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.

We are all giddy with anticipation as we board the 135 foot research vessel, Rachel Carson, the support ship for the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Ventana.

The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.

Billy Bob Thornton is Billy and there's no doubt that this is his vehicle, with McBride a completely likable mess who gains your confidence immediately, but the show sports a strong female supporting cast as well, including Maria Bello, Molly Parker, and Nina Arianda.

On a more positive note: The maps are huge and unique in geography, the vehicles are very much fun to use, all of them, except maybe the inflatable landing boats, and the combat roles the different classes play out is refreshing: The sniper can lay down claymores and sit back, plinking enemies from, in some maps, perhaps up to a quarter of a mile away, considering he / she is good, and has a good gaming rig, the combat medic can heal allies, and revive those who were fragged, saving them from having to respawn back at base, the support guy can lay down suppressing fire and resupply his allies with ammo, the spec ops guy can sabotage bridges, vehicles, and team assets (such as artillery and UAV trailers) with sticky C4 charges (pity the soldier who takes off in a jet only to have it explode in midflight from a hidden c4 charge stuck on it's body), The engineer repairs vehicles and lays down anti-tank mines, the anti-armour troop works on destroying said vehicles with wire - guided rockets (note that the armour guy in bf2 has his own gun ALONG with a pistol, not just a pistol like in 1942), and the assault guy....

Linn was memorable as the rogue treasury agent who assists terrorist John Lithgow in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cliffhanger (1993), which brought the actor the recognition he so persistently sought and led to a series of supporting roles in dozens of feature films.

A highly recognizable adult supporting cast (including Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello and Jason Isaacs) indicates the behind - the - scenes mechanisms being deployed to try to ensure Lautner's viability as a 21st century leading man, but this dreary, unexciting misfire shouldn't be the vehicle to do it.

Unit cards represent the game's physical troops, vehicles and support weapons such as Paratroopers, Sherman Tanks and AA guns.