Sentences with phrase «flat stretches of»

If there have been 15 year flat stretches of no warming due to natural variability over the past century, and if most of the warming of the past century has taken place since the 1950s, then the flat stretches due to natural variability should be getting shorter.

Flat stretches of sea floor offer no nooks in which to hide or lay eggs, less surface area providing a home for algae, invertebrates, and other potential food sources, and no eddies in which fish can take shelter from strong currents.

Color field painting had no figure or ground, only flat stretches of paint.

The western coast of Cayman Islands» Grand Cayman is quite developed with luxury hotels and lively resort life while the rest of the island is given over to flat stretches of beaches and quiet charms.

The Gulf of Siam is home to a number of gorgeous, flat stretches of beaches, making it a dream destination for beach lovers around the world.

Slightly to the northwest lay the Beartooth Mountains, whose rocky face serves as a barrier wall separating the flat stretches of the Big Horn Basin from Yellowstone and its geysers.

Under the ULURP recommendations, the borough president proposed putting an extra temporary parking facility on a flat stretch of land along Bank Street.

The Plains of San Agustin in New Mexico, northwest of Socorro, is a flat stretch of desert with no major cities in sight.

Any flat stretch of land will do — a field, a road, a track, etc..

On a flat stretch of autobahn, that change happens at precisely 135 mph.

On a flat stretch of autobahn, the MTM RS6 R has recorded 211 mph, which makes it faster than the Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Huracan, McLaren 650S, and Porsche 911 Turbo S.

The following Saturday morning, I decided to go for maximum highway range on a relatively flat stretch of I - 10.

The Discovery's turbodiesel and full - time 4WD system seemingly had no problem moving the 242,000 - pound behemoth 10 miles across a flat stretch of closed highway.

In one quest my team and I were in a heated battle with a Barroth on a mountain's slope; in past Monster Hunter games, the battle would have been on a flat stretch of land with mountain slopes off in the distance as blurry JPGs.

Not exact matches

So do you agree the Biblical representation of «God» is at best stretched and more likely just flat out wrong (if not impossible)?

Set beside a sluggish stretch of the Elbe in flat country often the outlook in this small market town of little more than 2000 inhabitants was simply dull.

When we're crossing some of these desert stretches, we could have a flat tire and you could be regaling me with some of your stories and I could forget even what we were doing.

Closing the gate, we began what proved to be a three - day exploration of this stretch of flat, sometimes gently rolling country destined to become an outdoor wildlife laboratory.

But there can be only one clutch god walking the flat Earth, and it's Kyrie Irving, and the Celtics point guard hit a pair of huge threes down the stretch that kept the Pacers at bay:

But Collins was determined to beat Moss's 1955 record of 98 mph and, pushing hard along the flat straight Adriatic stretch, he was first to reach Pescara, with Taruffi — who always made a specialty of pushing on the straight Pescara run — less than a minute behind him.

But the scoreline arguably flattered the Reds, who, for significant stretches of time in both halves, appeared to struggle to keep their hosts out of Simon Mignolet's goal.

Physical changes are flat out amazing if you really think about it.They take a toll in terms of weight gain, stretch marks, etc., not to mention her wardrobe.

100 miles from Salt Lake City on a rural stretch of highway surrounded by nothing but barren salt flats when her twin unborn babies decided it was time.

Find a pair in your size that have stretch (lycra) content in them, and wear them with a nice tunic in a flattering shade and a pair of kitten heel pumps or boots.

By placing an unfolded board book on either side of your baby while he's on his back, you promote head turning (stretching and strengthening) AND minimize the amount of time he lays flat on the back of his head.

The deep near - flat recline together with an adjustable leg rest offers plenty of stretch room and is suitable for a newborn.

They work better than a Birdseye flat on my newborns, (I use them kite folded when not used as a booster) because of their amazing stretch, I can really get a good fit around baby's legs.

The ability to recline the back of the seat and to lift up the leg rest creates bed - like environment providing your child with plenty of flat surface to stretch.

Our neoprene bibs have the pocket sewn flat on the back of the bib, then you fold it to the front for use; give it a stretch all round to make the pocket shape fuller and more rounded.

XCVI is by miles my favorite go to clothing line because of the wonderful, flattering fit, drape, stretch & detail.

Even if you used your infant car seat carrier to get to your destination - once you arrive, make a concerted effort to get baby out to be held, worn or to be placed in different positions on the flat surface of the stroller seat to stretch, strengthen and have active awake time.

One of the big changes of sensation your baby will feel when transitioning to a flat sleep environment is the stretching out of his hips and back from the curved fetal position.

«Hand sewn in Colorado of bamboo and organic cotton fabric, the super-soft lightweight jersey shawl stretches and changes to fit and flatter your changing body.»

They are the perfect flat that has a good amount of stretch to get that snug fit around baby.

She'll still get the back and neck strengthening benefits of Tummy Time, the sensory experience to her positional / movement sense (vestibular sense) and her pressure & stretch sense (proprioceptive sense), as well as a break from pressure across the back of her head (which helps to prevent Flat Head Syndrome or Positional Plagiocephaly).

If you'll be out and about with your baby for long stretches of time, a baby carrier, the stroller, or a flat bassinet might be a better choice.

Once the long stretches of crying / screaming abated at about 4.5 months, we discovered that our daughter was fine with sleeping flat on her back in her own bed, so we moved her crib into her own room, where she has slept well ever since.

That stretched the rules, because the costs of the flat were not exclusively incurred for his work as an MP, but it does not seem to be a sacking offence.

Over the past 17 million years or so, successive eruptions have flooded lava over wide stretches of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Idaho, forming a string of comparatively flat calderas linked like beads, as the North American plate moves across the stationary hotspot.

The only illumination — a flat, ghostly, metallic sort of light — is from peaked gossamer streamers stretching out toward the edges of the sky.

However, most of these circuits are built on flat, rigid surfaces that can't bend, stretch, or fold, says Darren Lipomi, a nanoengineer at the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the new study.

Those peaks are interspersed with stretches of essentially flat budgets and punctuated with a dip from the 2013 sequester.

The researchers believe that deformation associated with stretching of the slab as it bends to takes on its flat - slab shape was enough to erase the frozen olivine structure and create a new alignment, which closely follows the contours of the slab bends.

Before the start of each of the 21 stages racers will select a bike matched to the specific road conditions and type of racing they will face that day, whether it is a time trial (which pit riders against the clock rather than their fellow racers), a mountain climb or stretch of relatively flat road.

The first progression of this stretch is to lean onto your elbows and the second progression is to lie flat on your back.

Week 1: Easy rider on flat course During the first week of Tour de France, the course usually offers long, flat stretches with very few climbs — so you should take a similar approach during your first week of cycling.

«Starting with flat stretches and continuing onto challenging terrain and mountain tops, the way The Tour de France is designed is a great way for newbies to approach cycling,» said Jordan Miller, GM of online sports retailer TheActive.com.au and cycling enthusiast.

The road is flat and scenic, passing through forests, wine country, prairie, and a stretch of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

Now stretch out your arms wide open and push the right side of your waistline over your right leg while going down slowly with a flat back.

The surface of the digestive tract would cover a tennis court if it were stretched out flat.