Sentences with phrase «at arms length as»

PHPIC is just an provincial association which directs applicants to the NHICC, these two associatons are not at arms length as they claim.

And Pat Graham — who held the first draft of my dissertation at arms length as though it carried some kind of deadly virus and asked «What is this?»

Successful actress Anna Fang (Nicole Kidman) and her celebrated novelist brother Baxter (Jason Bateman) have made a point of holding their parents at arms length as adults.

Not exact matches

Some executives try to keep at arms - length to maintain a facade of power, but Kelleher demonstrated that a culture of connectedness and personal interest — from the top ranks to the bottom — could become a corporate asset, even as his company grew to massive proportions.

RBS had also contemplated seeking to keep Henry Bath as a merchant deal after buying into the Sempra Commodities business in 2008, but ultimately decided that it would be better to divest Henry Bath than hold it at arm's length, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Some in the developer community have speculated that Kalanick intended to poach Levandowski ever since his time at Alphabet, with Levandowski starting Otto as a way to create a credible, arms - length technology outside of Alphabet.

(m) Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.20 (m) of the Disclosure Schedule, all related party transactions involving the Company are at arm's length in compliance with Section 482 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and any comparable provision of any Tax law.

Negotiating with politicians is regarded as a key skill for any chairman of RBS because of the stake owned by the Treasury, even though it is held through UK Financial Investments, a body that has a mandate to look after the shareholding at arm's length from the government.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

He has already indicated he'll lean closely on the Fed's robust roster of economists, in an effort to deformalize what some see as a rigid infrastructure model that kept economists and rank - and - file staffers at arm's length.

As long as this is something that is part of Islamic cannon, Americans will tend to keep Muslims at arms lengtAs long as this is something that is part of Islamic cannon, Americans will tend to keep Muslims at arms lengtas this is something that is part of Islamic cannon, Americans will tend to keep Muslims at arms length.

Yes, that is as long as you keep people at arms length and manipulate audiences to that aim of being worshipped.

The very intellectual weakness of keeping science at arm's length invites the dominant dualistic mindset to interpret scientific as well as other observational data in a reductive manner, which leads to nominalism.

A Kenyan patriot regards the Chinese as cold business partners to be kept at arm's length.

Oh, he still has a knack for keeping the curious at arm's length, much as he has learned to hold off his opponent in the pivot with one hand, while calling for the ball with the other.

He wants to keep it at arms length for as long as needs too.

Yes; but keep him at arms length treating him as a child that he acts to be!

Palace haven't been as expansive in this second half, but they've easily kept the visitors at arm's length.

As expected, Leicester dominated possession but their passing often lacked the tempo to trouble a well - organised Fleetwood team who were largely able to keep their opponents at arm's length.

Rudiger, especially, seemed to be relishing the physical contest as Chelsea kept Burnley at arm's length at the start of the second half, and when a Cahill slip conceded a corner, Courtois claimed the ball confidently.

It was no more than Chelsea deserved, as they controlled the match from the off, keeping Villa at arm's length.

Climbing carefully out of bed, so as not to wake our older daughter, he'll scoop up the crier and shuffle back into our bedroom where he'll offer her to me at arm's length.

Dad's face is absolutely precious as he picks up his daughter to take her to be cleaned up, he's not very impressed as he holds her away at arm's length, trying not to get the poop all over himself.

He previously cited conservative principles as the reason for keeping Trump at arm's length.

A public body, often referred to as a quango, is an organisation that delivers a public service, is not a government department and operates at arm's length from ministers.

Regarding baseballs, the problem is that the fovea can focus on only a very small area — only about 2 degrees of the visual field (or an area smaller than your thumbnail held at arm's length)-- so as a pitched ball moves closer it can easily slip into your peripheral vision as it becomes larger.

At first, it appeared about the size of a basketball held at arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a basebalAt first, it appeared about the size of a basketball held at arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a basebalat arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a baseball.

For instance, telling us that 3 billion years ago the Moon would have appeared as big as a saucer held at arm's length, compared with a small coin as it does now, they add: «It must have been heartbreakingly lovely.

If you or I are walking around and we're seeing a creature through a wearable device over our eyes — as opposed to seeing it through our phone screens at arm's length — then that creature has become part of our shared perception of reality.

Software then looks at measurements keyed in by shoppers, such as height, arm length and collar size, and displays the mannequin photo set that best matches their body trying on clothes in sizes the user is interested in.

For example, he showed how it was possible to greatly increase the effective length of the interferometer arms by creating what is known as a Fabry - Pérot cavity, in which the laser beams bounce back and forth many times between mirrors at either ends of the arms before their recombination at the beam splitter.

«Modern humans (in Africa) developed the bow and arrow, as well as spear throwers, which allowed hunting at arms» length and often focused on smaller prey.»

If you're doing this exercise with a set of dumbbells, choose a set of manageable dumbbells, hold them firmly in each hand, and let them hand down at your side at arm's length, before doing the exercise in exactly the same way as listed above.

Technique: Hold yourself up on bars, arms fully extended, bend knees and cross your legs at the ankle, lower your body by bending shoulders and elbows down as far as you can, pause, then press back up to arms» length.

As the shoulder moves in horizontal flexion from 0 degrees (with the arms reaching out sideways from the body), the moment arm length increases from approximately 32 mm to 46 mm at 45 degrees.

It is not clear at what joint angle the moment arm length increases as the arm is elevated towards 120 degrees.

The moment arm length of the adductor magnus increases as hip flexion increases from full hip extension to 90 degrees of hip flexion, being largest in at least 90 degrees of hip flexion (partial squat).

However, as the moment arm length rises drastically as the arm is elevated in the sagittal plane from 25 degrees upwards, we can tentatively conclude the clavicular head functions as a shoulder flexor in the scapular plane while the arm is moving from at least horizontal to 120 degrees (arms above head).

As you can see from the chart below, the clavicular head of the pectoralis major displays the largest shoulder flexion muscle moment arm out of all parts of the pectoralis major, with a peak moment arm length of 53.7 mm at 71 degrees of shoulder flexion (arms just below parallel with the ground).

As explained above, the inferior fibers of the latissimus dorsi muscle display a peak moment arm length of -10.8 mm at 53 degrees of shoulder flexion and a minimum moment arm length of -2.9 mm at 120 degrees.

In contrast, Ackland et al. (2008) showed that the posterior deltoid displayed a peak shoulder extension moment arm length of -33.0 mm at 30 degrees of flexion (arm pointing down), indicating that it likely acts as a primary shoulder extensor, second to the teres major while the arm is close to the body.

The moment arm length rises quickly as the shoulder moves from zero degrees (arms by side) to 30 degrees adduction where it starts to plateau, reaching its peak at 40 degrees and starting to tail off at 60 degrees.

As described above, the inferior fibers of the latissimus dorsi muscle display a peak moment arm length at 71 degrees of shoulder abduction of -38.1 mm and a minimum moment arm length at 10 degrees of -3.3 mm.

The three regions of the latissimus dorsi appear to function similarly as primary shoulder extensors in the scapular plane (although the superior and inferior fibers seem to have greater peak moment arm lengths than the middle fibers) while displaying peak moment arm lengths at very different joint angles.

Now, for the past six years, I have had seven dresses that I always wear for formal events (black - tie, weddings): (1) a long sleeved, high - necked, knee length black lace dress by Lover, whose darts I removed entirely so that it falls straight from my shoulders to hips to knees in a very loose, comfortable cut (no need to pull any waists in, and I can eat as much as I like) that I made an underskirt for, so it can also be calf length (2) an ivory version of the same above, with the optional lace underskirt (3) an amazingly intricate ivory leather macrame flapper dress uner which I wear a dark brown long, stretch singlet dress (so comfortable again)(4) a vermillion small V - neck, long bell sleeved, straight cut, long, widens - at - the -(just above ankle) hemline dress I sewed in the most gorgeous lace for twenty dollars (5) a burgundy lace version of the vermillion lace dress in (4)-- for the same price (6) a knee length, Romance Was Born silk shift three sizes up so it sits away from the waist — again — its all about «a'll the better to eat dinner with, my dear», in a huge, wild sunflower graphic print before graphic prints were trendy: it's giant sunflowers against an intense turquoise background (7) a calf length caftan cut dress that I made from Japanese printed silk my mother had bought and kept for sixty years (it's just a giant square with a hole fro my neck and two for my arms, and has the best drape EVER owing to its being silk)

If I were only allowed to keep three, I would have to choose my Hugo Boss Tuxedo (slightly oversized with a satin collar detail and the nearest I have come to Le Smoking thus far); the Skinny Fit Joseph Blazer (shiny black, shrunken fit, lightweight, good for any given day); my Emanuel Ungaro tweedy brocade (hip length, lined, warm, doubles as a coat in fall, looks like Chanel, brilliant with jeans, or with a slip dress); Vintage Armani (mannish, loose fit, hip length, two vintage moth holes, but if I keep my right arm down no one knows)... But oops that's four — but I have mulled this over on a number of occasions and my selection often differs, and that's why I can't give any of them up and in fact usually end up acquiring another one, and why I'm not opposed to adding to my collection either, so I'm looking at 3 current Blazer trends to play with and maybe I can retire a few to storage for a while.

I am the first to admit that intimacy is scary to me mainly due to my commitment issues and the expectations I have for people so it is easy to go, «nah, I am keeping you at arms» length...» But my advice is before you can build intimacy with anyone else first you need to build it with YOURSELF especially as a woman!

A Most Wanted Man, like such other le Carré adaptations as The Tailor of Panama and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has been hard - wired with an impenetrable narrative that holds the viewer at arms length from start to finish, with the convoluted, confusing atmosphere compounded by a total absence of interesting or sympathetic characters.

The movie's all - too - deliberate pace holds the viewer at arms length for much of its overlong running time, however, as Foley's rough - cut sensibilities result in a surfeit of palpably padded - out and entirely needless sequences - with the ensuing lack of momentum ensuring that certain moments aren't able to pack the visceral punch that Foley has intended.

Structurally, it's ambitious, but emotionally the movie never quite connects, spending so much time laboring over its parallel storytelling and its cosmic connections that the characters remain at arm's length, as intangible as reflections in glass.