Sentences with phrase «deep ruts»

When we hit this time of the year I usually fall into a deep, deep rut of wearing only jeans or black pants.

But we're not running our usual 600 - foot slalom because the multiple runs required to get good data create deep ruts in the snow that skew the results.

The only modification needed was a decrease in tire pressures, and the Bentley was able to carve deep ruts over crests while kicking gritty rooster tails high into the air.

It's a solid combination under the right circumstances though — acceleration is brisk on - road, and the Trailhawk's four - wheel drive system gets along well with the motor when barreling down the trails or crawling through deep ruts.

This standing could be reversed off - road though, where the Outlander's high ground clearance and four - wheel drive means it can cope with deeper ruts and steeper slopes than most of its rivals.

But routine can take us into deep ruts that don't allow our businesses to move forward and prosper.

The off - road test featured some fairly deep ruts, a sticky mud hole and a rough berm that was a rigorous test of clearance and departure angles.

I'm staring at a seriously steep slope, sopping wet from late - winter rain with two very deep ruts carved into the mud.

WHY: Woody Allen has always struggled with consistency in the quality of his movies, but save for «Vicky Christina Barcelona» and «Midnight in Paris,» the writer / director has fallen into an unusually deep rut over the past decade.

Motoring up steep inclines or negotiating deep ruts is all in a day's work.

The trails in the Santa Monica Mountains didn't throw the Cherokee Trailhawk off its game and it managed to crawl through the trails deep ruts like they were simple pot holes.

The 8.1 - inch of ground clearance works well over rocks and deep ruts although severe washboard trails can set unsecured headrests rattling.

Seconds later the truck sped past the window, clipped the neighbour's car, and plowed right through the garage before coming to rest in two deep ruts torn into the soft earth of the backyard.

Real - time track deformation is one of the big selling points on offer here, meaning that as the race progresses the track visibly changes with knobbly tyres ripping deep ruts in the mud, dirt and sand, which in turns alters how you navigate the track, subtly changing every lap.

Co-written by James Elroy ( L.A. Confidential ) and directed by Oren Moverman ( The Messenger ), Rampart is a neo-noir that escapes that genre's deep rut of clichés through a closely observed study of characters and milieu.

We replay it in our minds, creating deep ruts that will be hard to build back up.

We drove along soft, red - dirt trails in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, easily creeping over tree stumps, through deep ruts, and up rock - covered hills.

A dirt road gives way to a four - wheel drive road with deep ruts and protruding rocks.

The path had fairly deep ruts, thanks to the constant truck movement up and down it.

It is in the interest not only of the economic profession but also of many corporations that we not examine theory or fact but only continue in the deep ruts established by long habit.

Such thinkers steer clear of the platitudes which are rampant in some of the popular literature on emotion while also avoiding the deep ruts that the existentialists left in this territory.

The GLC displayed impressive ability, at one point climbing a hard - packed 33 - degree grade (and descending at a similar angle) and showing impressive articulation while scrambling through a section of staggered, deep ruts in the road.

Not a minute after Dobrott jinxed us, we hit a slick patch of road that sends the Allroad into a four - wheel slide, and the passenger - side tires land in a deep rut on the edge of the trail.

After all, there are no serious climbs and descents, deep ruts, grooves or potholes.

But what was a little unexpected from both — especially the Forester — was how they refused to lay down and die at the sight of a decent grade or a deep rut.

With the ride height fully raised (adjustable air suspension is standard on the V6 engine versions), the Velar drove itself over broken rocks, deep ruts and boulders — all serious 4x4 stuff.

A popular option on the Trail Premium, the kinetic dynamic suspension system disconnects the stabilizer bars to permit safer passage over deep ruts and boulders.

With our sights set on some of the deeper ruts and taller boulders found across the country, we knew the stock tires — or even 33 - inch tires, for that matter — wouldn't quite suffice.

So taking on the more serious stuff — rocks, deep ruts or river crossing — was completely out of the question.

There are manual settings for rock crawling, sand, deep ruts, and gravel or snow.

We got to experience the system in snow about a foot deep in spots, deep ruts that would definitely cause a panic in a rear - drive car like this, fitted with the all - season tires that come on the GT as standard equipment.

Where it spilled most of the water was when just one side of the car went through a deeper rut, as the Compass's tall body rocked from side to side.

While easily negotiating a series of moguls and deep ruts, some testers noted more underbody scraping than some other vehicles.

The Compass did well even in the deep ruts we put the car through, and Sagar came away smiling with only 40 ml of water soaked in his pants.

In the off - road mode, the 8.1 inches of ground clearance works well over rocks and deep ruts, although severe washboard trails can generate some expected harshness.

We put the Grand Vitara through a small dirt course that incorporated mud puddles, deep ruts, descents, and ascents.

And, the deep ruts made by thousands of wagon wheels can still be seen along the famed Oregon Trail.

«While inspecting some portions of the Roman wall through which chariots used to be driven, he (George Stephenson) discovered that deep ruts had been worn in the stone.

It will come offering a fantastic off - road racing experience with deeper ruts, higher jumps, and new surface types to explore.

In two dark bronze reliefs named «Witch» and «Pilates» she drags little stones or clumps of bronze down the surface, creating deep ruts and leaving the forming implements in place.

As the bicycle became more popular, people found riding in the streets was uncomfortable due to the deep ruts left behind in soft roads by coach wheels.

• Demonstrate how to pull car off the road and re-enter particular emphasis is given to controlling the car and re-entry from a deep rut alongside the pavement.

Couples often rely on sex therapists to haul them out of deep ruts, but in an ideal world, we'd be able to preemptively use the nuggets of wisdom a therapist provides to make sure we'd never have to see one in the first place.