Sentences with phrase «balky in»

Cons: Less cargo capacity than some rivals; leisurely acceleration with base engine; some testers found the available dual - clutch automated manual transmission to be balky in low - speed driving; some desirable features restricted to top - line Limited model

The speed control as well is balky in that the slightest uphill grade causes the transmission to down shift.

Not exact matches

Any seminarians awake at 5:30 in the morning could find him down in the basement, pitching bales of laundry into balky, 1980s - style industrial washing machines.

So it is deliciously ironic that on this very public and glorious day of Jesus» ministry, a day when he will be welcomed into Jerusalem with joyous hosannas, they find themselves engaged in a most unromantic form of ministry, mucking around a stable, looking suspiciously like horse thieves, and trying to wrestle an untamed and no doubt balky animal toward the olive groves.

Then there are the stories of getting my biographer's job done amidst the often sluggish realities of Vatican life: stories that wouldn't have fit in Witness to Hope and The End and the Beginning, but which now retrospectively illuminate, not only my own adventures in Rome (and elsewhere), but the accomplishment of John Paul II in getting the balky machinery around him to work as well as it did under his creative, courageous, firm, and collaborative leadership.

Rory McIlroy will have his balky back tested on Monday following this week's Players Championship, but in the meantime the newly married, four - time major champion appears to be safely in the mix come the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.

Jordan Spieth, but for an uncharacteristically balky flat stick in the final round of last month's British Open, might be going for the calendar grand slam this week at the PGA Championship.

In fact, when President Barack Obama toured New York in a helicopter with Cuomo two weeks ago, he warned the New York governor to avoid such a spat, telling him that the best way to get resources from a balky Congress was to team up togetheIn fact, when President Barack Obama toured New York in a helicopter with Cuomo two weeks ago, he warned the New York governor to avoid such a spat, telling him that the best way to get resources from a balky Congress was to team up togethein a helicopter with Cuomo two weeks ago, he warned the New York governor to avoid such a spat, telling him that the best way to get resources from a balky Congress was to team up together.

The conflict started in March, when Faso championed an amendment to the Obamacare replacement bill that was intended to secure the votes of balky Republicans in New York's House delegation.

15 One of the most famous mechanical stunt actors — the shark in Jaws — was famously balky.

In this case, getting the youngest daughter to the eponymous contest despite the unforgiving desert from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, a balky VW bus, a father who dreams of being a motivational superstar are hanging in the balance, a son with a vow of silence, and a grandfather who snorts heroin, and a brother - in - law who is both suicidal and the nation's foremost Proust scholar, and in the midst of all this is a mother who is trying to keep it all together using pretty much baling wire and chewing guIn this case, getting the youngest daughter to the eponymous contest despite the unforgiving desert from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, a balky VW bus, a father who dreams of being a motivational superstar are hanging in the balance, a son with a vow of silence, and a grandfather who snorts heroin, and a brother - in - law who is both suicidal and the nation's foremost Proust scholar, and in the midst of all this is a mother who is trying to keep it all together using pretty much baling wire and chewing guin the balance, a son with a vow of silence, and a grandfather who snorts heroin, and a brother - in - law who is both suicidal and the nation's foremost Proust scholar, and in the midst of all this is a mother who is trying to keep it all together using pretty much baling wire and chewing guin - law who is both suicidal and the nation's foremost Proust scholar, and in the midst of all this is a mother who is trying to keep it all together using pretty much baling wire and chewing guin the midst of all this is a mother who is trying to keep it all together using pretty much baling wire and chewing gum.

We realize the White House website was balky at times and the signing process was a bit cumbersome, requiring multiple steps, but we appreciate your persistence in following through and sending Washington leaders the message that we need a new, more comprehensive vision of education that meets students» diverse needs and recognizes the shared responsibility of families, schools, and communities in preparing students for the future.

Customers and critics alike have long moaned about one downfall in modern Ford vehicles: The frustrating and balky Sync and MyFord Touch infotainment systems.

We haven't felt frustration like that since BMW AG saddled the 5.0 L V - 10 in its ’06 M5 with the heartbreakingly balky Sequential Manual gearbox.

Both variations of the 9 - speed are crisp and responsive (noticeably more so in manual and sport modes) without acting balky or awkward at lower speeds.

That's in stark contrast to the Miura, which has a balky, heavy, and recalcitrant shift linkage — and it's even more impressive given that the Bora's linkage carries your right hand's intentions to the very back of the car.

I managed to get stuck in deep snow during my test drive, and found it no harder to switch from forward to reverse to forward with the buttons than moving a balky console shifter.

(Balky shifting was a drawback in the Aries and Reliant.)

Ford obviously wanted a lighter and more rpm - friendly transmission than the balky yet robust TR6060 found in the last (662 - hp) Shelby GT500, and the Voodoo's comparatively lower torque allows for that.

However, nobody needs a balky gas pedal, especially in traffic.

The much - maligned Getrag MT82 gearbox of the previous generation is still present, but the shift linkage — long suspected to be the true culprit in the Coyote Mustang's often balky shift action — has been heavily revised, and the improvements are palpable.

The fact is that the average consumer is desperately FLEEING from all the myriad of Windows problems they've been forced to endure for decades, namely a balky, buggy, brittle virus - prone OS that does nothing except get in the way.

Prosperity in the 21st century almost always comes with an expectation of freedom of movement, increasingly in cars, as people abandon crowded buses or balky trains.