Sentences with phrase «bit of a boost at»

At 127 lb. - ft., it has the lowest torque figure here, but that's negated, somewhat, by the continuously - variable automatic transmission (CVT) that makes for some smooth progress through the powerband right from 0 r.p.m. Plus, the 141 hp it makes is right in the thick of all of these, although it does have to rev quite high in order to activate i - VTEC variable valve timing, which gives you a bit of a boost at higher revs.

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«Markets across the globe received a bit of a boost as news broke that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden,» Ben Potter, a market strategist at IG Index told The Guardian.

I'm just saying that if you are willing to take on a bit more risk (per MPT, but not from a SD or Sharpe perspective) then you may want to consider this approach that is likely to provide a modest but significant boost of returns at very low cost in terms of risk.

Full of incredibly nourishing ingredients that together really work to boost your health, yet at the same time each bite is so incredibly flavoursome and comforting with big chunks of tender sweet potato and green lentils cooked in creamy coconut milk and tins of juicy tomatoes, then flavoured with a blend of ginger, cumin, turmeric and fresh coriander!

I added a small head of broccoli to ours — just steam or boil it tender - crisp at first because it cooks more in the casserole and is done perfectly tender after the last 15 minutes in the oven Bit of a healthy boost — really, you could add any vegetables you like Thanks for the recipe — I found it quick and easy, and my kids loved it!

Next time you need an afternoon pick - me - up or a post-workout boost, try one of these no - bake, vegan Apricot Almond Energy Bites from Nicole at Foodie Loves Fitness.

They suggest keeping foods and routines simple, being a good role model, boosting their favorite foods with blended vegetables or superfoods to add a bit of nutrition, and perhaps most importantly, always have healthy snacks at the ready (which is a good tip for all of us!).

So although Arsenal lost this weekend, their performance will have given them a bit of a boost, if they can only stop making silly defensive mistakes and stop shooting straight at goalkeepers they should have no problem reaching the Top Four, which is their usual trophy at the end of the season.

It's boosting his pride and Ego at the expense of The Club (Arsenal), which to me seems a bit selfish.

It was important that we managed to beat a dour Hull side at the weekend to give us a bit of confidence back after successive defeats in the League, and the clean sheet will also be a boost as we prepare to repel the assault of Bayern in Munich, but Wenger also admitted that he needs Mesut Ozil to also regain his confidence ahead of the massive game in the Allianz Arena.

Unlike binary bits, which store a 0 or a 1, qubits can hold a mixture of both states at the same time, boosting their computing potential for certain types of problems.

I'll get in a second to why this could be important for you if you're trying to boost your sports performance or to figure out what you're supposed to eat you know, during endurance but the other thing that was interesting was that there was another study that looked at basically how your body taps into this intramuscular triglyceride and it was found that the, when your body is tapping into intramuscular triglyceride sources, your intramuscular triglyceride pool to use that stuff as an energy source during exercise, it can actually cause a little bit of an insulin response and cause your pancreas to have to work a little bit, to churn out insulin in order for you to be able to effectively tap into this adipose tissue and so it's one of those things where there is a little bit of stress on the pancreas when you're tapping into these intramuscular triglycerides even though they're used as a really really potent source of fuel for you when you're out there performing specifically endurance exercise and in this case, for this fasted, male endurance athletes, 60 - 70 % intensity.

The films «Birdman» and «Boyhood» continued to stay at the head of the pack as Oscar contenders with the announcement of Golden Globe nominees today, while movies like «Selma» got a bit of a boost.

Michael Mann's Blackhat was pummeled by critics, but it's getting a bit of a boost with a recent director's cut — and will surely be looked at more closely once Zero Days hits public theatres.

Throttle response, seamless in most situations, is a bit sluggish when trying to rock out of deep slush, although the electric motor does boost low - end torque (163 lb - ft at 2000 rpm versus the conventional XV's 145 lb - ft at 4200 rpm).

Jump on the gas from a light and there is a little bit of turbo lag at the lower revs, but boost builds quickly and the engine has good response above 3,000 rpm.

So, you get a bit of a boost of pixel density for a snappier picture but at the expense of a little less screen real estate.

Fewer accounts showing balances can raise your score at least slightly, while also providing a bit of a morale boost with each balance eliminated.

Or, the price of the stock may rise by quite a bit, and the dividend may boost your total returns by a greater amount than what you can see by merely looking at a stock chart.

Try brushing him daily or every other day at home so that the groomer doesn't face too much of a tangled mess when your pooch arrives, and so that you give your dog that little bit of skin health boost.

As I mentioned at the very beginning of this post, Starpoints are one of the harder convertible currencies to earn but, with a little bit of thought and effort, you can boost your earnings without too much effort.

While it can feel like a bit of a chore to backtrack to prior levels gathering these collectibles at times, it nonetheless helps to flesh out the game and boosts its difficulty by a wide margin.

Valve is on a bit of a roll at the moment, what with Portal 2 shattering critical and commercial expectations, and now its Steam service has helped boost Dawn of War 2: Retribution Sales by up to 129 %.

But the alien onslaught grows stronger, forcing every bit of my resource budget into strategic upgrades, such as Boost towers which can elevate turrets above adjacent defenses, to provide a clear shot at the advancing xeno scum.

This causes a bit of a tradeoff: firms get a boost in the «quality» of contacts received, but often at the cost of some contacts being discouraged by the amount of data required.

At more moderate volumes, the deep bass is still prominent in the mix — but because the S500i also boosts and sculpts the higher frequencies quite a bit, there's a decent sense of balance between the lows and highs.

The large drum hits at the end of track sound a bit too bass - boosted, however — almost as if they are amplified instead occurring naturally in a concert hall.

This wall charger will be a 1.8 A adapter that will likely increase the charging speed of the device, we have seen Nexus 5 coming with an adapter of 1.2 A and the Nexus 7's charges is at 1.35 A, so there is not a bit boost that will make a major difference.

So one of the things that certainly this program tries to do is look at the ways in which we can boost protective factors, promote social health and emotional wellbeing so that kids in a sense are a bit more resistant to the kind of stresses or the risk factors that they might experience in the course of their lives.