Sentences with phrase «brief drives in»

We had only two brief drives in the Shadow convertible, one on the slate - smooth roads in and around Sedona, Ariz., and another in Southeastern Michigan.

I've had brief drives in several Armadas, and although they don't bring an entirely new driving experience to the SUV table, they are on par with anything out there.

Brief drives in an extended - cab Tundra and the full four - door model suggest a solid ride — not particularly smooth, but not punishing.

During brief drives in a Highlander XLE, Highlander SE, and a Highlander Limited Platinum Hybrid, I was unable to match these figures, in part due to mountainous terrain and in part due to energetic driving without the SUV's Eco driving mode engaged.

I took a brief drive in an early - production version of the new Accord Hybrid, and liked it just as much as the current - gen Accord Hybrid — in other words, plenty.

A brief drive in a V - 6 Equinox LTZ was more spirited, but not energizing.

Unfortunately, our brief drive in the Karma was limited to the race track.

In a brief drive in Northern California, we found the Sentra to be a nice - riding little scooter, with controlled body motions and not too much jarring from the suspension into the cockpit over road imperfections.

Nissan took the wraps off its hot new performance variant for invited media prior to press days at the LA show and a few of us had an opportunity for an up - close look and a brief drive in downtown LA.

Further so when the folks from Ingolstadt allowed us a brief drive in the $ 1 million show car; better still, Audi recently announced it will build a limited production version in about two years.

During our brief drive in the I - Pace, it was clear that Jaguar has leapt into the EV world with both feet.

Not exact matches

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

Anthony Levandowski, shown here during a briefing at a garage owned by his self - driving truck company Otto, which Uber bought in 2016.

Zhu has been at Google as the self - driving team's principal software engineer for most of his career, after a brief internship at Intel in 2005.

After conclusion of your memorable visit, your motor coach then brings you back straight to the pier of Tanjung Emas for the approximately three - hour drive back to the pier in Semarang, with a brief refreshment and comfort stop made en route

But Humayun's rule was brief, for he was driven out by Pathan forces and compelled to take refuge in Iran.

A desire for mastery and power also motivates people to drive powerful cars, to fly in powerful planes (especially corporate jets, which they «control» more directly), to carry impressive brief cases (a symbol of social power), and to engage in «power» breakfasts.

MLA Managing Director Richard Norton said MLA's events and industry briefings at Beef Australia 2018 will highlight the opportunities to drive productivity and profit in beef businesses, now and in the years ahead.

Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: E. & J. Gallo Deploys Data - Driven App to Harvest a Better Grape The world's oldest winery is a cool, dry cave near the tiny village of Areni, in southeast Armenia.

Though Man United do not have Champions League action to offer Vidal in 2014/15 he will have been impressed with the club's drive to enter a new era, post Sir Alex Ferguson, with the club's owners keen to repair the damage suffered during David Moyes's brief reign.

Rory's unforced errors stood in stark contrast to his remarkable chip - in for birdie on the par - 5 seventh hole on Thursday after a wayward drive that went way right followed a brief tongue - lashing to his father, Gerry, his pro-am partner for the week, for distracting him on the tee.

Thursday «s «meeting «in the park district headquarters administration building at 425 E. McFetridge Drive, just north of Soldier Field, was brief but raucous as about 50 newspersons and about 100 spectators filled the small auditorium.

Stars of fly - on the - wall documentaries have a knack of clinging to the limelight once the cameras stop rolling: think the bearded Jeremy Spake from Airport and his brief stint as a TV presenter, or Maureen Rees from Driving School and her atrocious cover of Madness» Driving In My Car.

In a recent briefing paper on breaks and discontinuities in official data series in the UK, two of us [Dixon and Hood] highlighted the tension between the demand for quantitative evidence to drive performance improvement and the tendency to systematically destroy the very evidence by which performance can be evaluateIn a recent briefing paper on breaks and discontinuities in official data series in the UK, two of us [Dixon and Hood] highlighted the tension between the demand for quantitative evidence to drive performance improvement and the tendency to systematically destroy the very evidence by which performance can be evaluatein official data series in the UK, two of us [Dixon and Hood] highlighted the tension between the demand for quantitative evidence to drive performance improvement and the tendency to systematically destroy the very evidence by which performance can be evaluatein the UK, two of us [Dixon and Hood] highlighted the tension between the demand for quantitative evidence to drive performance improvement and the tendency to systematically destroy the very evidence by which performance can be evaluated.

There was a brief period before the 1997 election when it looked like the idea of «stakeholder capitalism», which explicitly recognises the tension at the heart of profit - driven business enterprise and seeks to mitigate it by empowering employees and the community at large in the decisions of otherwise independent businesses, might form part of Labour Party policy.

We heard from Melissa Kate Miller of Young Audiences, who, as if to drive home the theme of the day, actually stood up and led the crowd in a brief version of the military song «Hard Work.»

In his brief time at FDA, Torti has created a new fellowship program for physicians and scientists, and reportedly was a driving force behind the review of the safety of bisphenol - A (BPA) in plasticIn his brief time at FDA, Torti has created a new fellowship program for physicians and scientists, and reportedly was a driving force behind the review of the safety of bisphenol - A (BPA) in plasticin plastics.

► This week's issue of Science also includes a brief recap of the 40th annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, attended by «more than 400 elected officials, government and business leaders, researchers, educators, and others» on 30 April and 1 May in Washington, D.C. «The importance of basic research for the nation's scientific and economic future was a recurring theme,» and «participants delved into the factors driving the tight budget environment» scientists are currently facing.

A brief period of postnatal visual deprivation, when early in life, drives a rewiring of the brain areas involved in visual processing, even if the visual restoration is completed well before the baby reaches one year of age, researchers at the University of Trento, McMaster University, and the University of Montreal revealed in Current Biology.

After breakfast, board our private motor coach and, after a brief shopping stop for last - minute items, relax and take in the sights during a three - hour drive west through scenic countryside.

LONDON — At a briefing here today, the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) warned that a planned 20 % cut in funding for neuroscience by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will drive an estimated 100 researchers in the field from the United Kingdom and weaken the nation in a scientific discipline in which it has traditionally excelled.

In order to end all forms of poverty without driving up global temperatures, world leaders will need to ramp up climate mitigation efforts by 27 %, the lead author tells Carbon Brief.

After a brief introductory sequence, five old buddies hop in a van and drive to Las Vegas for the bachelor party to end all bachelor parties.

Actor / writer / producer Steve Agee was a driving force in the creation of The Bogus Witch Project before his brief appearance in Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic led to a more substantial role in the comedienne's surprise Comedy Central hit The Sarah Silverman Program.

The challenge mode attempts to make up for your brief driving career by offering over 75 interesting tests of skill for those willing to prove they have the Spirit of Andretti flowing in their veins.

After a brief interlude in which Lucy starts disintegrating on her flight, she arrives safely in Paris and drives past the Tuileries at ill - advised velocity, causing a large number of presumably fatal car wrecks.

Haneke doesn't spare us much: we see brief extracts from the hardcore porno loops Erika watches, and this progresses to her urinating in excitement as she spies on a couple making love at a drive - in cinema, to a seduction scene that takes place in a public toilet.

Australia Starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman Rated PG - 13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Set in Australia during the second world war, Jackman and Kidman meet and fall in love during a rough and tough cattle drive that nearly costs them their lives.

Ma Ma (R for some nudity and brief sexual references) Character - driven drama, set in the Canary Islands, revolving around a young mother (Penelope Cruz) recently diagnosed with cancer who forges a friendship with a soccer scout (Luis Tovar) who just lost his wife and daughter in a car accident.

Entertainment (R for profanity, sexuality, crude humor, brief drug use and a disturbing image) Road drama about a washed - up comedian (Greg Turkington) who does some stand - up shows in dives while driving cross-country en route to a rendezvous with his long - estranged daughter.

The current popularity of the sport, mostly driven by last summer's Mayweather v. McGregor boxing match, had me excited to jump back in after a brief foray with UFC 2 in 2016.

An antidote to the market - driven Smurfs, Cars, and Despicable Me sequels and the presumably crass, blatant hack - work of (brace yourself) The Emoji Movie, due in August, Your Name hits the U.S. in various cities on April 7 after a brief Oscar - qualifying run at the end of last year.

While the characters in this story experience moments of peril and some brief violence (including a startling incident when a bird smashes into a bus window), the film never drives out of bounds for families with older children.

Faith of Our Fathers (PG - 13 for brief violence) Christian - oriented drama about two strangers (Kevin Downes and David A.R. White) who bond while driving from Mississippi to Washington, DC with plans to locate where their killed - in - action dads» names were engraved in the Vietnam War Memorial.

Please Stand By (PG - 13 for brief profanity) Dakota Fanning stars in this character - driven dramedy about an autistic woman who runs away from her group home in San Francisco to enter her 500 - page script in a Star Trek competition being staged in Hollywood.

Everyone is constantly in their car, and when you're in your car, you miss a tremendous amount... People are completely unaware of the person next door, of the person on the corner, of the neighborhood that they're driving through only in a few brief flashes at 40 miles per hour.

After some brief moments of Bruce's act during his brief prime and more of the film's frequent Kane - like interview - driven narrative, the film starts in earnest — not with star Dustin Hoffman recreating the comic's early nightclub days, but with Perrine recreating the early career of Honey Bruce, a.k.a. stripper Honey Harlow.

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scalIn a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scalin the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scale.

In 2008, BERC shared the results of a first analytic project (the Pathways Project), and prepared several briefings detailing the results of policy - driven analysis («rapid response» briefings) for the Baltimore City Public Schools on attendance and college access.

Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in Tennessee's Achievement School District and iZone Schools A Policy Brief on Driving Improvement in Low Performing Schools