Sentences with phrase «by whiskers as»

No fewer than 10 persons missed death by whiskers as the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a truck in Oka - Akoko, Akoko South West...

In terms of battery, the Galaxy Tab S3 beats Galaxy Tab S2 by a whisker as the former boasts a 6,000 mAh battery, compared to the latter's 5,870 mAh one.

Not exact matches

Menton Boston, MA 354 CONGRESS STREET 617-737-0099 WWW.MENTONBOSTON.COM What with operating the popular No 9 Park (Top 100 U.S. restaurant), B & G Oysters (Top 25 Seafood & Steak) and the popular Butcher Shop (missed the Top 25 Bistros & Trattorias by a whisker), Barbara Lynch decided she needed a fine dining venue as well.

Almeria There was no mistaking which area Almeria struggled most with last season as they survived in La Liga by a whisker, despite conceding a whopping 71 times.

There was no mistaking which area Almeria struggled most with last season as they survived in La Liga by a whisker, despite conceding a whopping 71 times.

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.

The chancellor talks now as if he has inherited a recession and delivered growth — but he inherited growth and only avoided two recessions by a whisker.

Wale Odunsi, deputy editor of DAILY POST missed death by the whiskers on Wednesday as a mobile police personnel attached to the Government House in Kogi...

«The Comrade Governor's back - up vehicle was badly affected as well as three other vehicles conveying security officers and members of the Governor's Press Crew; the Comrade Governor's vehicle escaped by the whiskers.

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).

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.»

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.

They feel as if Sport mode isn't set up as the engineers and test drivers would like it because they've been overruled by the marketing department and market researchers who told them customers don't want a snadge more rebound damping and a whisker of extra response from the throttle.

For as per the latest e-reader news, Borders has slashed the prices of its Kobo and Aluratek e-book reading devices so that it will now require you to shell out $ 129.99 for a Kobo e-reader, down from $ 149.99 while if its an Aluratek Libre reader that you'd like to have, the good thing is it has breached the proverbial $ 100 mark, by a whisker though so that its now available for $ 99.99, down from the $ 119.99 that it earlier commanded.

Some breeds, like the Cornish Rex and Devon Rex (a delightfully alien - looking cat described by the The Cat Fancier's Association as a madcap mix of a «cat, a dog, a monkey, and Dennis the Menace») have short, curly whiskers.

Careful not to get too close as to disturb them, the occasional sea lion would lift his head and reveal his long whiskers as we passed by, checking out the new aquatic visitors.

I could talk about the painful voice acting, the singularly cringe - worthy cut - scenes, the innumerable graphics glitches, or the moments in the game where you die for no apparent reason (especially in the snowboarding level, which is a particularly low point in gameplay terms as it even manages to feature checkpoints that you can miss by a whisker and then continue playing, only to be plonked right back at the start of the level when you inevitably die by running into a pile of rocks that you couldn't see because the camera was pointed the wrong way).