Sentences with phrase «figure out of proportion»

I have a pretty long upper body and a short skirt or dress brings my figure out of proportion.

Not exact matches

And landlords are now scrambling to figure out ways to keep business flowing as they wane, hence the growing proportion of «non - restaurant / non-retail» tenants in their malls.

A recent incomplete data sample from a compilation of plant closures in California showed that the numbers of minority people laid off exceeded whites laid off — a figure far out of proportion to racial percentages in the general population.

Night comes down, the strong land - breeze rushes seaward from the Peaks singing a mournful dirge among the treetops; the fitful glare of the fire throws weird shadows among the tall trees, eclipsing the twinkle of the firefly that flits among the leaves; and all is silence and slumber, save when a gaunt figure steals out of the hut, its lean proportions doubly grotesque in the uncertain firelight, to watch the progress of the grilling of the prized meat.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

In his 2015 budget, chancellor George Osborne set out figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility looking at the proportion of # 743 billion in total managed expenditure for 2015 - 16 spent on different sectors.

Repeated questions to the Home Office about what proportion of the 7,000 figure is constituted by the Manchester roll - out were refused a response.

From the family tree they worked out an «inbreeding coefficient» for each marriage — a figure reflecting the proportion of inherited genes in the children that would be identical from both parents.

The satellite has made another remarkable contribution to science by helping us figure out with great precision what our universe is made of, and in what proportions.

My aim is to figure out whether there is any point to the body building principle that one should consume a higher proportion of protein - dense foods to get faster muscle growth and a higher rate of performance.

And of course, we are all proportioned differently so everyone has to figure out what works for them.

I knew there was a UK disc out there that did the right thing and spluirged, but I figures that a US disc of similar proportions must surely be in the offing at any moment.

Mandatory figures for reporting include the median and mean gender pay gap, the proportion of men and women in each quartile of the pay structure, and pay gaps in any bonuses paid out during the year.

The numbers aren't readily available for more recent years, but it's clear that LPI's figures are way out of proportion.

He quoted figures hailed by the DfE earlier in the year which said three - quarters of the first free schools were rated good or outstanding - which a spokesman pointed out was a significantly higher proportion than all state schools.

The article highlights how Los Alamos Scientists — Los Alamos, New Mexico is known for its proportion of intellectual scientists who reside in the area — could not after one year of trying figure out the model, figure it out either.

This approach not only results in inaccurate figures but also assumes that there exists such a hypothetical average investor whose cash flows into and out of the fund precisely mimicked (in proportion) the composite cash flows of the fund.

Most experts suggest using the rule of 100 to figure out the proportion of your investments that should be in equities.

In them, figures in silhouettes toss back bottles, smoke pipes and hammer away on houses or platforms, their proportions all out of whack with the birds they chase and the environments they build and ramble about in.

What has not been mentioned is that the «Saul - into - Paul conversion theory», published by Elaine de Kooning in Art News in 1958, was not set in Willem de Kooning's studio and did not mention a «Bell - Opticon», unlike her account of 1962.13 Additionally, while the 1958 account's introduction dramatised Kline's breakthrough to abstraction as a «transformation of consciousness», or a «revelation» of Biblical proportions, invoking the example of «Saul of Tarsus outside the walls of Damascus when he saw a «great light»», the description of Kline's technical and conceptual breakthrough in this account nevertheless resembled previous accounts of Kline's development in its gradualness, uneventfulness and thoughtfulness.14 The breakthrough that Elaine de Kooning first recounted was a product of sustained technical experimentation and logical thought on Kline's part, rather than accident or epiphany: «Still involved, in 1950, with elements of representation, he began to whip out small brushes of figures, trains, horses, landscapes, buildings, using only black paint.

What I haven't figured out is by what proportion the number of states exhibiting a gradient within a suitably small neighborhood centered on the one implied by Velasco et al.'s Equation 8 exceeds the number that exhibit a gradient within an equally small neighborhood centered on zero.

As one Guardian reader points out, part of the low CO2 figures for Eurostar must presumably be due to a significant proportion of French electricity being supplied nuclear power.

For example, in a contract governed by the laws of England and Wales a «liquidated damages» clause will be effective as long as the figures specified as liquidated damages are not «out of all proportion» to the interest that is being protected.