Sentences with phrase «docile on»

Now that we have that out of the way lets focus on what the Jeep Renegade is: a true off - road vehicle that can be docile on the road.

The fact that it's a competent well - rounded vehicle that can scorch drag strips and road courses, and then turn around and be docile on the street, is the cherry on top of this high - horsepower sundae.

the ride quality is smooth, quiet and docile on the highway or over broken city streets, but it still manages to handle corners well and feel especially sporty for the class..

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An exchange that used to house more than 5,000 traders shouting out their business now is a mostly docile habitat in which those still left on the floor quietly tap out orders on hand - held computers and barely make a peep at swift changes in market activity.

To the cynic who might suggest that I come to terms with the differences within myself by taking a trip to Saudi Arabia, live a day in a life as Bouazizi only to realize that these differences should n`t exist, be curtailed, or that the makeup of the U.S is a standard makeup for the Middle East on its way in becoming good, or at least docile, I'll say this: grow up.

They can be older and wiser, but if they can not stoop to being on my â $ ˜levelâ $ ™ then they are in their positions for the power trip anyway, no matter how godly and docile they seem.»

His teaching was both unsystematic and vivid, and when he spoke about the Eucharist I remember he urged us to receive Communion on the tongue — because, he said, we should be as docile and receptive as children being fed by their mother.

The ascendancy of techno - politics also assumes that human behavior has been rendered docile - the victory of administrative science over practical statesmanship is based on an exaggerated version of Montesquieu's prediction that a turn to commercial pursuits would usher in a general «softening of mores.»

Before the news reports on the Jewish in the West Banks and how they sorta break that image of the docile Jew, I would think that only the green billboard would be attacked.

To keep their followers docile, Christian leaders have launched a «war on truth» (especially on evolution) and created pseudo-scientific organizations to provide a veneer of intellectual credibility.

Next day we paid a call on Kenya's surviving white rhinos, which had been imported from Natal and are so docile tourists can pet them.

But then you realize what docile board we have, they don't set enough fire up Wenger's arse, I mean Abrahamovic sacked the «untouchable» Mourinho for crying out loud and brought him back on his own terms, now even Mourinho knows he can't rest on laurels.

-- On the contrary, I think Arsenal fans are far more docile than they should be.

Yet despite this shift in how mama bears are perceived, the term still resonates with a wide range of women, from crafty, «docile» Pinterest moms to aggressive, Type A moms who might appear on the local news.

If the Arab Spring could dismantle our thoughts on the citizens» perceived docile nature, we no longer have reasons to pretend that people have no questions to ask.

Tasmanian devils, while relatively docile with humans, are known for biting each other on the face as they fight over mates and food.

Their field study shows natural selection working on a collective trait — the docile - to - aggressive ratio, known to pass down from generation to generation — that has led to an adaptation that determines whether whole colonies survive or die.

Frustrated by the lack of a good study model, Krasnow and his colleagues turned to the mouse lemur and began conducting detailed physiologic and genetic studies on hundreds of these petite, docile creatures in the rainforests of Madagascar.

In 2009, the docile colonies were flourishing, and their offspring had begun three times as many new colonies on nearby trees and shrubs compared with offspring from aggressive communities.

Now, William Cooper Jr of Indiana University — Purdue University in Fort Wayne has tested Darwin's hypothesis on 66 species of lizards from around the world and found that island dwellers tended to be more docile than their continental relatives — the strongest evidence yet for this classic idea.

Asain Women Online Dating As a commenter wrote on an alt - right forum, «exclusively» dating Asian women is practically... And the stereotype of docile Asian women persists.

At the top of the list, the billion - dollar big guns: franchises, superhero movies, animated kid - flicks and single - serving comedies — the whole high - calorie / low nutritional monoculture diet the studios would prefer us to subsist on, like docile teenage boys easily distracted by big bangs and shiny objects.

Dig just a little under the surface and find, almost at the same time, sticky commentary on how and why terrorists are bred from otherwise docile stock and, that much stickier, suggestions about the extent to which intimate family dynamics are built on aggression, fear, and the inability to let things in the past stay buried no matter what lip service is paid to absolution.

What follows is largely a propo - war, in which the rebels broadcast on - the - ground videos of Katniss and the Capitol counters with chat - show interviews with a suddenly docile Peeta.

Five young, fiercely independent - minded Turkish sisters find themselves trapped by repressive religious relatives Intent on turning them into docile wives.

Your pueblo - sized check buys you a 204 - mph, runs - on - pump - gas, Deutschland - über - alles track star, but it also buys you a docile, civilized road machine.

Out on the street, the Stelvio is docile when left in Natural mode — one of four you can choose using the «DNA» mode selector.

On the track, the 4C is surprisingly docile and easy to sling through turns.

Although the tiniest bit tail - happy at times, Andy was mostly docile, eager to turn in, breathtaking on the brakes, and smooth when delivering power.

But even with the docile powertrain it's fairly quick, able to accelerate from zero to sixty in 6.2 seconds (on the way to 130 mph).

In town it's docile and easy to manoeuvre, on motorways it's genuinely hushed, while on A-roads the staggering performance and prodigious four - wheel - drive - enhanced grip ensure few cars will be able to keep up.

Lucky thing is, despite the power on tap, the Z06 is generally as docile to drive as a regular Corvette Stingray.

On highway and city streets, the wagon exhibited the customary smooth and docile manners one would expect from BMW.

With a 15.7 - inch wider chassis, this GTI won't share too many parts with its more docile street - going variant, but combined with the carbon - fiber wing and front splitter, it should stay planted on the track.

The truck is docile enough through town, and acceleration is kept in check by the traction control if you aren't smooth on the throttle.

Kitten - docile for collecting bread and milk, but like Popeye on spinach, this latest Type R grows comedy muscles out of nowhere.

They want a nice, docile population that buys big screen TVs and a new car every three years that it can't afford, on credit extended to it by... the same banks owned by those interests.

Emperors get larger, and are more docile, but the real tell on them is the color of the stinger: Asians» are red to black, whereas emperors» are amber to off - white.

On the contrary, they have very docile personalities — big personalities unique to each one.

Known for being fearless, this breed is often misjudged as docile based on its diminutive size.

Even dogs that have always been docile and friendly can quickly turn on companion animals when food is in the mix.

Once past the destructive puppy stage, he is docile and quiet indoors, a creature of comfort who prefers soft beds and sofas on which he can lounge and survey his domain.

Most Florida Whites are docile, laid - back animals who like to check out their surroundings on their own clock.

As a breed that depends on humans to survive, the German Angora is a friendly, docile rabbit.

Some vets use it to treat aggression in dogs, but it seems to have the opposite effect on some dogs, turning docile dogs into very aggressive animals.

On the other hand, normally aggressive animals may become very affectionate and docile.

A lot of people have strong opinions on these kinds of dogs, so it might help if you introduce your happy, friendly, docile American Staffordshire Terrier to your neighbors so they can see this amazing breed in their natural state.

Popular for how docile and relaxed they are, this breed got its name from the way these felines behave when placed on one's lap.

A little effort on everyone's side makes your dog disciplined and docile.

Our cats are very sweet and docile and allow us to trim the nails with an electric pet claw file, then glue these covers on.