Sentences with phrase «catches wind like»

At high speed, the slab - sided G - Wagon catches wind like a sail — making it alarmingly unstable and a bit unnerving to drive.

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It looks like a bunch of cardboard boxes caught up in the wind.

Oh, I used to buy for dividends, when I was just a lad and then I bought for growth, and for a while I was glad and then the Nasdaq wiped me out for seventy percent and now I'm running like the wind, all the way to Ireland trying to catch a Leprechaun, and that's what I'm determined on

And I wasn't expecting it, not like that at all, but when I wind a bit of the corner, there it is, and our willowy girl behind me on the trail, she kinda catches her breath, like the wind's blown in, because there it is — a chapel of glass.

Images like the above spread around Twitter, Frazier and the Yankees caught wind of it, and it just tickled everyone so much that now it's a celebration.

The winds blew on the first big outdoor track weekend of the season, but one performer, massive Discus Thrower Al Oerter (left), caught a zephyr to his liking and spun out a world record

Every few seconds they would hit bottom and then blink open again in a flurry of confusion and embarrassment, like skirts caught in a gust of wind.

This is the time of the year when Arsenal, and every other club, seem to be caught in the footballing equivalent of the doldrums, once the bane of every sailing ship known to man, where a relatively calm period occurs out of nowhere, and during which time no wind has the temerity to stick its nose in, and indeed prefers to disappear like ice cream in a hot oven, trapping sailing ships for lengthy periods lasting days, weeks and sometimes months, where for what seemed an eternity to their crews — nothing happened.

Solar sails, like that unfurled by the IKAROS spacecraft this summer, catch photons from the sun the same way a boat sail catches the wind.

Look at the morphology of different seeds for evidence of dispersal method, like tufts on dandelion seeds for wind dispersal or hooks on stickers for catching in animal fur.

You might've also caught wind that probiotics are living microorganisms (including common bacterial strains like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium as well as yeast), but not the scary kind that make you sick.

It seems like the fashion conscious have caught a wind of how versatile polka dots outfits can be.

You are the picture of spring but I like how you caught a refreshing and darkish warm wind (I hope it was warm!).

There is really nothing like the triumphant feeling that you get when the kite finally catches the winds and takes flight.

For their own inane reasons, movie critics — from professionals for the dailies to bloggers wearing footed pajamas as they tap away in their rec rooms — turned in mass against Shyamalan several years ago like lemmings catching wind of a nearby cliff.

As people catch wind of Woody's «good fortune» and flock to him looking for handouts, we see the real Woody as he welcomes family and friends coming out of the woodwork to beg like smiling buzzards.

Buses are flown, structures suffer major damages, and people are strewn about willy - nilly, — many of which are in high - security areas where there would likely be security cameras, like bank vaults, airports and world monuments — and yet, we're supposed to believe that only the Paladins have caught wind that there is something unfathomably bizarre going on?

In a business (a lifestyle really) so caught up in image and reputation, it's comforting to know that people like Nicolas Winding Refn are still out there... trying.

Scott Wilson absolutely nails crew - cut conman Dick's jock veneer and sharpie amorality and Robert Blake catches Perry's deadly sadness and wounded grace — like a bird trembling in a hand.

That totally caught me off guard in Wind Waker HD, I was like WHHHHAAAT!??!?!!? Probably felt like the people who seen Samus take her suit off to reveal that she was a girl in Metroid 1

Had they caught wind (har har) of the scandalized reaction, and were now treating the film like the instant cult item it wants to be?

The murder happens at the beginning of the episode, catching viewers off guard, but also causing the death to fester like an open wound for the rest of the hour.

I think I isolated it to the rocker panel which must catch wind and then rattles like marbles in a rock polishing machine.

Whether it is the tail - light panel with the giant Porsche logo, the mini wind turbine - like wheel design, or chrome headlamp surrounds, there is at least one unique thing about it from every angle that catches your eye.

HERE»S WHAT I DO N'T LIKE: Loud wind noise (anytime I exceed 40 - 45 mph), makes it hard to hear the radio at normal volume; intrusive road noise, which I corrected by swapping out the standard Goodyear tires with Continental tires; lackluster acceleration for a V6 engine, CVT tends to lose momentum when you lift your foot off of the gas pedal — often jerky when accelerating and decelerating while in motion and when accelerating from a dead stop; as mentioned by another reviewer, accelerator hesitates before catching when shifting from reverse to drive; bumps in the road are not well absorbed (the 2016 model may have addressed this issue); no power to windows after you shut off the engine; no auto door locks; poor V6 fuel efficiency averaging around 24 MPGs combined; trunk lid's arms and safety feature makes it heavy and sometimes hard to lift open; Infotainment system does understand most voice commands; and Harmon Kardon speakers are sometimes crackly.

The Asus 950 is feeling bruised and battered, but it catches a second wind with its battery life and distracts the Alex with 16 different shades of monochrome colors from its single large screen, like a rake to the eyes.

The only catch, Mr Wind said, was the avocado beer lost its head within seconds of being poured and ended up looking like a cider.

Like the other side of a coin, Zihuatanejo retains much of the laid - back, Mexican charm of a sleepy fishing village, with its winding streets, market, boutique hotels, galleries, folk art shops, traditional town plaza and palapa - style seafood restaurants serving up the daily catch.

It looks like someone caught wind of the ESRB announcing ratings for Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation 3 and PSP.

Unlike so many text driven games, What Remains of Edith Finch uses the environment to write words across the screen, like the white puff of a dandelion catching the wind and scattering the letters.

Timed jumps and skillful use of the changing wind direction are the requirements for success in this one, and you may get so caught up in it that you'll feel like you're actually being pulled along for the ride.

When you're making calculations like this, it's not just to minimize risk of something catching the wind; it's to eliminate the risk.

Much like irritants caught in an oyster's flesh, words once hurtful and degrading lose their power to wound us as associations accumulate like so many layers of radiant nacre, such that what once caused pain becomes bound in possibility.

Each measuring over six metres in height and richly painted with Shonibare's signature batik fabric pattern, they will appear like large, glorious handkerchiefs caught by the wind.

Of these latter two, I preferred Memantra, which has a large fabric - like square that makes it appear poised to fly off the roof; indeed the square's torque suggests that it has begun to catch the wind.

That 1 percent may not sound like much until you realize that wind power is just catching on in the United States.

There's a catch though: Figure Doesn't Take Into Account Myriad Concerns Like most of these power estimates, that is just the state's potential based on wind speed maps, depths of water, etc..

Most auto insurance companies flat out refuse to pay for «self - inflicted wounds» like your car catching on fire due to negligence, and since a police or fire report will need to be filed an investigation will determine what the cause was.

The best features get out of your way, but too many are simply obtrusive — I wound up using the GS4 like I would any other phone, with most of the additional features off, and as much as I'd be thrilled to watch people waving at their phones on the subway, I'm not betting it catches on.

We recently heard of a possible 5.7 - inch version with a 12MP camera, and we also caught wind of future possible features, like waterproofing and the return of the microSD card.

He is listing to the right... like a happy - go - lucky sailboat caught in a crosswind just before tacking back into the prevailing wind.

I found a life - like olive tree & placed it in a basket in the corner so that it doesn't catch wind.