Sentences with phrase «as wind in the sails»

Think of this as wind in the sails of process change.

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Developed in the secretive X lab that came up with a driverless car and web - surfing eyeglasses, the flimsy helium - filled inflatables beam the Internet down to earth as they sail past on the wind.

Google's balloons fly free and out of eyesight, scavenging power from card table - sized solar panels that dangle below and gather enough charge in four hours to power them for a day as the balloons sail around the globe on the prevailing winds.

The fire made the likeness of a room, like the sail of a vessel filled with wind, and surrounded the body of the martyr as with a wall, and he was within it not as burning flesh, but as bread that is being baked, or as gold and silver being refined in a furnace.

In order, therefore, that sailing with a fair wind, you may safely reach the haven of the hoped - for City pray so as to be heard.

Membership should pay for itself as it helps to «put the wind» in our sports investing sails.

Now, as I sit here writing this, the hope is that Juventus has the wind back in the sails and things start rolling again, with not only the Coppa Italia journey continuing, but some pretty damn crucial games approaching as we get ready to flip the calendar over to February.

The injury seemed to take the wind out of the sails of the match, as both clubs seemed more interested in putting in ball in the air and lumping it up the pitch rather than putting the ball on the floor and passing it around.

It has a solar sail that it can use for propulsion — harnessing the pressure of sunlight, just as a boat's sail harnesses the pressure of the wind — but it can also use the sail as an «orbital brake» to help it de-orbit to a fiery death in the atmosphere.

In many cases, the solar panels powering the towers were attached to the towers themselves, acting as sails that caught the high winds and helped to uproot the structures.

If I were in the mood to completely mock this outfit I could even go so far as to say that the shoes may look like boats with these trousers being the sails flapping in the wind.

What had started off as an innocuous foray into the world of online dating was quickly developing into a deeper personal journey that was destined to put the wind in the sails of my little boat of love.

Sail up a thrilling route over 140 feet in the air and feel the whip of the wind as you rappel back to bouldering range.

Yet the biggest revelations — such as Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» — had already premiered in Telluride, which has sucked the wind out of Toronto's sails.

I fumble around the parking lot of The Resort on Mount Charleston, trying to find four big rocks that will help keep our tent from sailing away on the winter winds as my «Best of The Beatles» Spotify playlist streams through the Honda's clear, powerful in - bed audio system.

My brother gripped the edge of the picnic table as the wind kicked up around him, gaining momentum and ripping the wrapping paper out of his hands, sailing it high up into the sky with all of the balloons and streamers roiling together and disintegrating like a birthday party in a blender.

There is some beautifully descriptive prose and marvellous imagery: «The noise never failed to amaze him: the whiplash crack of the sails, the high - pitched shriek of the wind in the rigging, the groan of the timbers and the surf - like pounding of the bow - waves: it was as if each ship were a moving tempest and he an eagle, circling close behind to hunt in the ruins of her wake.»

The ship bobs in the current as wind fills up the sail and sweeps us farther and farther from the home fjord.

Stocks started 2018 with the wind in their sails, and investors watched as stock indexes continued 2017's nearly vertical trajectory.

This itinerary will cover around 100 km's around the islands and is achieved in 2 days and 2 nights due to the sailing performance and ability of your Maxi Yacht to sail faster than other charter yachts can go, even when they use a motor, which is also really friendly for the environment as we use wind power.

«and sat down to rest with an aking Heart, not SO much for fear of my Life, as for the Loss of my Fortune, though the Thumping of the Ship against the Rocks, and the Sea breaking violently upon us, the Sails fluttering with the Wind, and the ill Government of the Seamen, were enough to shock a stout hearted Man; so that I passed the remaining Part of the Night in melancholly Reflections» Uring made it to Half Moon Caye where he set up a base camp.

Before I get into the upcoming March events, allow me to remind you, March winds are blowing and in spite of the crazy Sargasso that this is a great month to take advantage of wind sports such as kite surfing, Hobie cat, or sailing on a catamaran which is my pick.

The situation aboard is pretty similar; the crew prep all up, setting the sail in, delivering meals on time, beckoning in best attire as well as pleasant smiles, while you easily swing on the ship rail rim, reveling in wind breezy caress along the way.

With just the sound of the flapping of the wind in the yacht's sails as you watch the different myriad of sunset colours sparkle on the waters of the Coral Sea.

Clearly James Cook did not think that Rocky Cape was a suitable enough name as in 1770 his famous ship Endeavour was blown off course by quite a way due to the high winds and the lack of being able to control any sailing vessel in those conditions - hence the name «foul wind».

Imagine sipping your morning coffee on your very own private balcony looking out over the sparkling Caribbean Sea as the yachts glide artfully along, sails flapping in the wind!

Imagine sipping your morning coffee on you very own private balcony looking out over the sparkling Caribbean Sea as the yachts glide artfully along, sails flapping in the wind!

Most succinctly described as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker meets Pokémon, Steamboat Billy is a singleplayer adventure - RPG set in a classic Disney - like universe in which you must defeat and capture strange monsters while sailing the dark seas, in order to rebuild and bring back color to the world you once knew!

It was a shame, but I knew in my heart that we may never see a game handle sailing as well as Wind Waker did.

and the sailing isn't as smooth as Wind Waker (mostly because you are dealing with a larger ship), but it combines elements from both in a way that made it my favorite part of Assassin's Creed III.

For this Nintendo has added the Swift Sail, which boosts the boat's speed as well as automatically shifts the wind in your favor.

Even its aesthetic and world feels ripped from Wind Waker, as it has the player sail from island to island in a red boat.

Zelda: Wind Waker's story was instead continued in the enjoyable DS spin - off Phantom Hourglass, which probably had just as much sailing as before.

Just as it was for real pirates sailing the seas and for those who played Assassin's Creed Black Flag, wind will be a key element in Skull and Bones.

I finally got the wind back under my sails and have been showing in the past few years in various New York City gallwriw and received some recognition in various hournals and web blogs, such as Artforum, Modern Painters, Juxtapose, Culture Catch, Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, etc....

More than the arch of the waves and the wind in the sails, Cánovas became concentrated on small sections of colour within the canvas, particularly the blinding luminosity of cloud formations and skyscapes — not the painting as a whole but a small snapshot of the full scene before him.

On the way out of the harbor, it lofted a kite - like sail that will be deployed any time the winds are right, cutting 10 or 20 percent or more off the fuel use for the trip, possibly saving as much as $ 1,500 a day in fuel costs, according to officials at Beluga Group, the owner of the vessel.

The winds are known as «trade winds» and have played an important role in the world history in terms of the ship routes for sailing vessels.

High freeboard make these ships appear as sails in the wind, vulnerable to cross winds that would make them very hard to control in gales in the small confines of an icebreakers» wake; little wiggle room to maneuver.

In fiercely democratic Greece, the potential for wind farms certainly exists, as anyone who sails the Aegean knows.

As an engineering student I found a publication that purported to systematically change the shape of a sail in a wind tunnel using just three independent variables.

Really took the wind out of my sails as I sit at the library (female, un-made up) studying for finals in my last year of U of T law.

The wind is definitely in our sails as this last day of the trial is set to begin.

The gameplay mechanic is simple enough: you have a swivel gun, the broadside cannons, and you can weigh anchor, find more maneuverability with half sails, or gain speed with full sails — as long as you remain in the wind.

Above each sail is a flag that billows in the wind, showing you which direction the wind is blowing, and the point of angling your sails is to catch as much wind as you can by making sure the sails are turned so the wind hits them full - on.

If you are interested in outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, fishing, swimming, sailing, or exploring, you may be a wind sport enthusiast, a history buff, or a wine lover you will enjoy and appreciate the many activities in the Gorge.