Sentences with phrase «equivalent of wearing»

It's the equivalent of wearing a brightly colored blazer on top of an all - black outfit, except that the blazer is the actual chassis of the Galaxy S8.

Many of us consider fur to be the equivalent of wearing a down parka in the middle of July; however, fur actually works a little differently than we may think.

added to the curb weight but no increase in overall length, this wagon is the fashion equivalent of wearing a baseball cap with the bill swung rakishly back.

Screened from a 35 mm print, these movies are the cinematic equivalent of wearing sunglasses, a leather jacket and chewing on a toothpick.

The equivalent of wearing a pretty spring bouquet under your clothes... with an added bonus: The bra is convertible.

Basically, it's the equivalent of wearing velvet on your lips.

With a slightly oversized and slouchy fit, it's the equivalent of wearing your boyfriends t - shirt or those comfy boyfriend jeans.

Skipping this step is the equivalent of wearing a killer dress with slippers.

Perhaps worst of all, he shares a Trump trait that is the New York equivalent of wearing a bow tie to a bowling alley: He eats pizza with a knife and fork.

«In some ways, they're the equivalent of wearing your favorite sports team's cap or jersey.»

This is the IT equivalent of wearing a badge.

Not exact matches

«When Paul Newman stopped wearing his Daytona in 1984, the equivalent model already sported a suggested list price of $ 1,125.

The harassment and ghettoization of Buddhists, to include making them wear the equivalent of the Nazis» yellow stars for Jews.

Certainly none of his readers will have trouble differentiating the Good Guys from the Bad guys: the Forces of Evil almost always wear Roman collars or their equivalent (or take orders from those who do), and appear to stay awake nights thinking up new and devilish ways to make life harsh for women.

In just one hour, an idling engine can use more than a half - gallon of fuel and can cause the equivalent of 30 miles of engine wear and tear.

For a runner who combines the power, speed and cutting ability of Simpson (and he combines them better than anyone ever has), this was the equivalent of a concert pianist being forced to play while wearing ski mittens.

Jan 04,2016... They are typical American tourists, the soccer equivalent of menwho wear black socks with sandals, w...

In the past, I've had to buy a size 22 to fit my hips, but with this style, I wore the equivalent of an 18!

Kovatchev has racked up nearly 184,000 patient - hours, and counting, of clinical trials involving his version of an artificial pancreas — the time equivalent of one person wearing his device for more than 20 years.

For students with severe or «high» astigmatism, getting and wearing glasses may bring an improvement in reading fluency equivalent to one - half grade level, according to the report by Erin M. Harvey, PhD, and colleagues of The University of Arizona, Tucson.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

This energy expenditure is much greater than the energy that a person wearing a backpack of an equivalent weight would use.

«I've been a mouth breather all my life,» says Hanover, a digital media producer in Santa Monica, Calif. «Wearing the CPAP machine felt equivalent to sticking my head out of a car window going 30 miles an hour.

These clogs have become the fall equivalent of my Birkenstocks that I wore all Spring / Summer because they are so comfortable and look good with everything.

When layered on over a bralette, I basically get away with wearing the lace equivalent of a sports bra out of the house.

I am calling it street wear because a lot of what is out there (the hoodies, tracksuits, sneakers) are pretty much my idea of what the Russian equivalent of an «urban youth» would wear.

I am calling it street wear because a lot of what is out there (the hoodies, tracksuits, sneakers) are pretty much my idea of what the Russian equivalent of an «urban youth»...

We have to wear the «equivalent of a men's suit» to work Mon - Thurs — if anyone has any interpretations on that description besides a women's suit, I'd greatly appreciate it!

But from time to time I also like to wear colour, and most of the time that colour is a darker equivalent!

The comfort level of this blue dress is equivalent to wearing pajamas, which I am 100 % on - board with.

I'm wearing the Semarak tunic top in a size Amazing, or the equivalent of a 20 - 22US, giving it a swingy, oversize shape.

The Little White Dress is the summertime equivalent of an LBD — the type of dress that can be worn everywhere and for any occasion.

I'm wearing a size 2, which is the equivalent of a M.

Ray Winstone's troubled Captain Stanley is the outback's equivalent of the battle - worn sheriff, someone who has seen one too many gunfights and longs for peace while despairingly mindful that it is impossible.

Brice milks this (so to speak) for big laughs in a nude dance sequence — wearing convincing prosthetic dicks, Schwartzman and Scott are truly the genital equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger starring opposite Danny DeVito — but he also treats Alex's embarrassment with genuine empathy, briefly turning the film into a serious, affecting drama about deep - seated feelings of inadequacy.

It's not edgy, it's offensive for offensive's sake: the equivalent of the lowbrow wokka wokka of the Rogen / Franco cycle in that it traffics in shock tactics — lives and dies by them, in fact, so once the shock wears off, all that's left is the desperation.

Five marks for misbehavior in a week puts a middle school student «on the RISE» (Restoring Individual Student Excellence), which entails wearing the equivalent of a scarlet letter, a white T - shirt instead of the uniform polo.

Does requiring students to wear uniforms directly affect school environment and student achievement, or is it the equivalent of painting the walls of a crumbling building — merely cosmetic?

Sharing the same platform with the A-Class, B - Class, and the CLA four - door coupe, it's the SUV equivalent of the A-Class hatchback, which is why it's wearing the «GLA» badge.

I only used a small handful of apps on a regular basis, the novelty wore off quickly and I can find the apps or the equivalent in the B&N app market.

First, there was the bulldozer of Bridget Jones's Diary, followed by Sex and the City and the books of Jennifer Weiner, and all of their filmed equivalents and knockoffs and offshoots, from The Wedding Planner to Bride Wars, The Devil Wears Prada to Confessions of a Shopaholic.

A taxation term, equivalent to depreciation, that makes allowance for the wearing away of a fixed asset.

They wear the equivalent of your lightweight spring jacket.

Red in India is the equivalent of black in the west - it's the colour people wear when they want to dress up.

These tiny green beings wear bowls on their heads, and finding them will send them back to the nearest shrine, which are Nioh's equivalent of Dark Souls» bonfires.

In a CNN opinion piece, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff paints an ominous picture of wearable technology like Google Glass, imagining a near future in which «millions of Americans walk around each day wearing the equivalent of a drone on their head: a device capable of capturing video and audio recordings of everything that happens around them.»

Congrats, you're wearing the sartorial equivalent of the middle finger around your neck.

When you file a claim under a normal bike cover, the top two wheeler insurance companies depreciates an amount equivalent to the current market price of your bike while considering all the wear and tear, and then reimburses the remaining amount.

There are also a large number of Apple Watch apps already, including the easy - to - use Apple Pay in the US and UK, and the frequently used Uber car hailing service, equivalents of which have been slow to launch on Android Wear.

«OK Google,» or a tap brings up the equivalent of the Android Wear start screen, where one can then dictate an action («Text Mom,»), or scroll up and down for a list of available options.