Sentences with phrase «at whisker»

A base Kia Rio, for instance, starts out at a whisker over $ 15,000, with the Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta and Nissan Versa Note retailing for another $ 500 or so more.

The regular, 138bhp car starts at a whisker over # 18,000.

Not exact matches

At a PEG ratio just a whisker under the value investor's standard of 1.0, Smith & Wesson is not the most obvious bargain stock in the universe.

Pastor at New River Church and chaplain to the police in Edmonton, David Whisker, told Premier local people were in a state of shock.

Steven Adams very nearly won it at the buzzer, but his tip was a whisker too late.

And when the folks over at talkSPORT hit the streets of London to find out exactly what the female population thought of his whiskers they got a delightedly varied response.

With McIlroy struggling all day (CBS» Dottie Pepper called his play «flat») and Reed hanging on to the lead by a whisker, Spieth went out with two straight birdies to start, added a third on the fifth hole, and made the turn at 3 - under 33 after two more consecutive birds.

They also came within a whisker of defeating Barca last month, losing a two - goal lead in the final minutes to draw 2 - 2, and Valvede is not about to underestimate the Andalusian side at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Marseille came within a whisker of taking the lead in the 42nd minute, Sarr hitting the woodwork with a scrappy volley from Mitroglou's knockdown, only to find themselves behind at the break.

Gyokeres was a whisker away from converting at the back post when Bjordal drilled a low ball across the face of the penalty area, and Sanchez came to his team's rescue moments later, when he got the smallest of touches to divert James's stinging drive onto the crossbar.

Big - spending Paris Saint - Germain came within a whisker of losing for the first time this season at they took on bitter rivals Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome.

Earlier in the season they came to within a whisker of taking points off of Chelsea and Manchester United, before eventually losing both 2 - 1, while last season, under Roy Hodgson, West Brom should have beaten Arsenal at The Hawthorns − they were leading 2 - 0 at one stage but conceded twice in the second period − but did inflict Liverpool's first ever Hawthorns defeat.

Paul Lambert's men have arguably been the more impressive so far, coming within a whisker of their first Premiership three - point - haul at Carrow Road for over six - years against Stoke last month, only to be denied late on.

That reputation came a whisker away from being ramped up several notches as Terence saw his goal - ward header blocked by a brave Josh Vela, originating from a Joe Lolley cross at the second time of asking from the right flank.

Under - pressure Rovers» boss Steve Kean saw his side come within a whisker of securing a hard - fought victory at Carrow Road on Saturday.

He has, after all, masterminded Liverpool and Tottenham's downfall this season, while he was within a whisker of claiming a precious victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road, and would have had it not been for some second - half heroics from Dimitar Berbatov & Co..

However, they haven't quite been their imperious selves in recent weeks, particularly in defence, and came to within a whisker of relinquishing their unbeaten record away at Liverpool in their most recent testing encounter.

We were trained to never use it on the face but I let that woman have a go at it as I saw her whiskers from ten feet away and I figured I would want to eliminate that extra hair growth if I had it on my chin.

In findings published online in the Journal of Applied Physics, Charles Swanson and Igor Kaganovich report that applying microscopic structures that resemble feathers and whiskers to the surfaces inside these machines keeps them operating at peak performance.

Researchers realized artificial whiskers could help robots sense the world around them, but until now, attempts at whiskerlike sensors have been bulky and inefficient.

In this case these neurons had a special feature: they responded when all of the mouse's whiskers moved at once.»

They found that these neurons reacted much more quickly and strongly when a puff of air was directed at the mouse's whiskers, while other neurons had little or no response.

Now researchers at the University of Bonn and Ruhr - Universitt Bochum in Germany have discovered how seals locate prey when they can't see: they follow their whiskers.

At some point in the dolphins» evolutionary past, an ancestor had whiskers sprouting from these pits, and most researchers thought they no longer served a purpose.

When his whiskers were covered with a stocking mask, though, he was unable to locate the submarine at all.

«I know of no biogenic mechanism for growing whiskers, and I don't know of any biogenic magnetite that contains screw dislocations,» agrees Peter Buseck, a geochemist at Arizona State University in Tempe.

At first I thought how silly... But then I realise that having the «whiskers» to the rear would be very useful for flagging up vehicles in close proximity - itwould be like having eyes in the back of your head.

Asteroid TC4 will pass us by on October 12 at an estimated distance of 31,000 miles — that's an eighth of the distance between our planet and the moon, so just a whisker in astronomical terms.

This light - blue pair is whiskered and torn at the knees for an authentic lived - in look.

Current / Elliott blue denim jeans Mid-rise, boyfriend fit, belt loops, five pockets, whiskered, distressed, faded finish Concealed zip and button fastenings at front Designer wash: Super Loved Destroy 100 % cotton

Light washed denim with fading and whiskering, featuring hand - done destruction, rolled cuffs, a five - pocket styling, subtle nicking and grinding at trims, iconic back pocket stitching with a logo patch, Imported

Tip: Don't directly touch the whiskers and mouth to the nose and you can paint them all at once.

She is also wearing The Sabine high - waisted straight leg jeans, which feature subtle whiskering detail, a five - pocket design, and a signature daisy - motif patch at the back.

Indeed, most denim devotees would urge you not to wash (even by hand) your jackets and jeans for at least six months after purchasing, so as to preserve the fabric, avoid breaking down the fibres, and give your denim chance to take on its own distinct patterns (whiskering at the front, honeycombing behind the knees, perhaps even the shape of your wallet or phone in a pocket).

Designed with our signature slim leg and a skinny, ankle - grazing hem, this cropped, ripped pair with a vintage look, features a dark wash, fading and whiskering, frayed let down hem, five - pocket styling and logo embroidered at back right pocket, Imported

Animals have homunculi too — if you were to look at the brain of a cat, there would be a large representation of their whiskers and paws (and quite possibly superiority...).

These washed grey jeans feature whiskering and fading details, five - pocket styling, a zip fly, tonal stitching, a leather logo patch in tan at the back waistband, and a slim fit.

Try the following: pants with embellished or flap - style pockets, boot cut or wide legs, full or a-line skirts, cargo pants, and jeans with whiskering at the hips.

Worse, at least for parents with little ones in tow, the new movie wallows in lame jokes aimed at adults, such as one where a husky, whisker - studded transsexual princess says of Prince Charming, he «makes me hotter than July.»

It's a must - see for Daniel Day - Lewis» charismatic, subtly shaded performance as Lincoln — and an even richer one by Tommy Lee Jones — but a colleague of mine at The Post has a point in describing the film derived from Tony Kushner's wonky script as «C - SPAN with whiskers.»

To this list of suitors we can add the would - be paramours, like Podalydes's Fabrice, or the side - whiskered eccentric whom she keeps running into at the fishmonger, played by the comedian Philippe Katerine.

It may require a suspension of disbelief at times and there is a distinct taste of sugar in this rom - com, but this version of parklife is like raindrops on roses, whiskers on tramps and an odd couple's favourite things.

Six years after the first film was released, Harry Potter, older now and sporting whiskers, has changed considerably since his first day at Hogwarts.

Three part lesson on drawing cumulative frequency curves and box and whisker plots at grade B. Starter revisits learning on number.

Three part lesson on drawing box and whisker plots at grade B. Starter revisits previous learning on unit 2 number.

In the end the BMW just nicked it by a whisker - at least so far as we were concerned - but the fight slugfest always going to continue when AMG launched the C63 Coupé.

Performance is suitably punchy, 0 - 60 taking 3.5 sec and its top speed just a whisker below the magic 200, at 196mph.

At a lengthy 2960 mm, it's only a whisker shorter than that of the BMW 5 Series.

Each was clean - shaven on the cheeks and upper lip, a carefully trimmed knob of whiskers at the base of his chin.

Originally, both places let me use the same ISBN number, as I was selling it at the same price, and from my publishing company, White Whisker Books.