Sentences with phrase «for function over form»

Always opt for function over form.

Due to their history as a working dog (i.e. being bred for function over form) the Malinois can vary greatly in appearance.

Not exact matches

I paraphrase, but for Del Noce modernity (and especially late modernity) is predicated upon the attempted elimination of every form of transcendence: the transcendence of truth over pragmatic function, the transcendence of the orders of being and nature over the order of historical construction, the transcendence of the civitas dei over the civitas terrena, the transcendence of eternity over time, the transcendence of God over creation.

Many of the budget savings will come in the form of cuts to back office functions like finance, human resources and informational technology, but cuts of over ten per cent have also been reported for front - line services like libraries and leisure centres.

The Syracuse Common Council voted Monday to give the city's newly formed land bank a loan for startup costs and to share property tax revenue so the land bank can function over the long term, but some felt the details of those plans left a lot to be desired.

Although the two genes appear to function independently, the researchers say, together they are probably responsible for well over 50 % of cases of late - onset Alzheimer's, the form that afflicts the vast majority of the 4 million Americans with the disease.

Over hundreds of years, scientists have learned much about the brain, including the countless methods through which information is transferred from neuron to neuron at a junction called a synapse, and how hundreds — even thousands — of neurons can function together to form a larger circuit responsible for any given activity.

A personal trainer for over 10 years and a fitness model for the biggest of industry names, Brandon Carter's self - titled blog is equal part form and function.

Over the past 40 years, the consumption of junk food, mostly in the form of refined carbohydrates, has increased dramatically, while fat and protein intake has remained almost the same.3 This dietary change alone has significantly reduced aerobic function in millions of people, and increased their risk for chronic illness.

Virgos seek items with form and function, so ditch the heels and look for look flats, T - shirts and accessories you will use over and over again.

This emotional play appeals to those who prioritize form over function, and who will pay a premium for it.

Reports also suggest that the sportback will not be a form over function automobile but also a practical one with a large - ish boot and the option of folding down the rear seats for upto 850 - litres of cargo space.

A reputation for putting function over form hasn't stopped Skoda from cutting a dash in the crossover class with the Yeti.

By the end of the week, we had everything figured out, but we get the impression that the Mini's interior is quirky for quirkiness» sake placing form over function.

The Nissan GT - R's dramatic styling — refreshed for 2012 — again follows the «function over form» theory.

While that's a win for form over function, you can still split-fold the rear seat to eke out as much as 1761 litres of luggage space, accessible via a powered tailgate with gesture functionality.

For those who are hardcore about the feeds they follow, Flipboard is really more form over function — lacking the ability to mark stories as already read or syncing across devices.

Some thought it was form over function and sacrificed comfort of use for style.

There are little things that are nice about the Nook, but overall, function (Kindle) wins over form for me.

Certain other segments such as people who love Amazon for some reason or who disdain form over function or who find Apple Device flashing people annoying.

eCheck's are slightly different in that they function like a check over the phone but a form is specifically provided on an retailer's website for check information which is then verified much like a credit card.

Microsoft should've paid the money for a 32 MB ED - RAM chip if they expected the system to run 720p and 1080p resolutions with any form of anti-aliasing; had they done so the 360 GPU would've had a big advantage over the PS3's for z - buffer and anti-aliasing functions.

The only American to be included in Memphis, the Italian post-modern design group, Shire is best known for his form over function teapots.

For the artist, reexamining and reworking prints functioned as a form of internal dialogue over a several year period.

For Sottsass, creating a lexicon of design that incorporated emotive, sensorial and humanist concerns was a rebellion against post-war rationalist architecture that valued function over form, and left human nature largely out of the architectural equation.

Edited by Latitudes Produced for ten consecutive weeks from a micro-newsroom in the galleries of the New Museum, The Last Post, The Last Gazette, The Last Register, The Last Star - Ledger, The Last Monitor, The Last Observer, The Last Evening Sun, The Last Journal, The Last Times and The Last Express comprise the catalogue accompaning the exhibition «The Last Newspaper», curated by Richard Flood and Benjamin Godsill Featuring over 100 contributors, and including essays and interviews with participating artists, this compilation also brings together articles and special features around an expanded selection of work that addresses the news, the newspaper, and its evolving form and function.

The touchpads on business laptops are usually designed for form over function.

People are jumping ship though, and if they're not interested in features and more form over function than I dare say the HTC One is the de facto destination for these users.

So there is still hope (I hope...) for it to be a valid competitor, since every Android Wear manufacturer seems to prefer form over function.

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As I noted in my Nexus 9 review, Google opted for form over function in Lollipop's new app switcher, and I don't like it at all.

Apple is sometimes criticized for prioritizing form over function, but this is clearly a case where the opposite is true.

This return to function over form IS you, it's in keeping with the words in all your books, it's exciting and I'm so glad to come along for the ride.

It went something like this: hotel check - in, locate room, locate wifi service, attempt connection to wifi, wonder why the connection is taking so long, try again, locate phone, call front desk, get told «the internet is broken for a while», decide to hot - spot the mobile phone because some emails really needed to be sent, go «la la la» about the roaming costs, locate iron, wonder why iron temperature dial just spins around and around, swear as iron spews water instead of steam, find reading glasses, curse middle - aged need for reading glasses, realise iron temperature dial is indecipherably in Chinese, decide ironing front of shirt is good enough when wearing jacket, order room service lunch, start shower, realise can't read impossible small toiletry bottle labels, damply retrieve glasses from near iron and successfully avoid shampooing hair with body lotion, change (into slightly damp shirt), retrieve glasses from shower, start teleconference, eat lunch, remember to mute phone, meet colleague in lobby at 1 pm, continue teleconference, get in taxi, endure 75 stop - start minutes to a inconveniently located client, watch unread emails climb over 150, continue to ignore roaming costs, regret tuna panini lunch choice as taxi warmth, stop - start juddering, jet - lag, guilt about unread emails and traffic fumes combine in a very unpleasant way, stumble out of over-warm taxi and almost catch hypothermia while trying to locate a very small client office in a very large anonymous business park, almost hug client with relief when they appear to escort us the last 50 metres, surprisingly have very positive client meeting (i.e. didn't throw up in the meeting), almost catch hypothermia again waiting for taxi which despite having two functioning GPS devices can't locate us on a main road, understand why as within 30 seconds we are almost rendered unconscious by the in - car exhaust fumes, discover that the taxi ride back to the CBD is even slower and more juddering at peak hour (and no, that was not a carbon monoxide induced hallucination), rescheduled the second client from 5 pm to 5.30, to 6 pm and finally 6.30 pm, killed time by drafting this guest blog (possibly carbon monoxide induced), watch unread emails climb higher, exit taxi and inhale relatively fresher air from kamikaze motor scooters, enter office and grumpily work with client until 9 pm, decline client's gracious offer of expensive dinner, noting it is already midnight my time, observe client fail to correctly set office alarm and endure high decibel «warning, warning» sounds that are clearly designed to send security rushing... soon... any second now... develop new form of nausea and headache from piercing, screeching, sounds - like - a-wailing-baby-please-please-make-it-stop-alarm, note the client is relishing the extra (free) time with us and is still talking about work, admire the client's ability to focus under extreme aural pressure, decide the client may be a little too work focussed, realise that I probably am too given I have just finished work at 9 pm... but then remember the 200 unread emails in my inbox and decide I can resolve that incongruency later (in a quieter space), become sure that there are only two possibilities — there are no security staff or they are deaf — while my colleague frantically tries to call someone who knows what to do, conclude after three calls that no - one does, and then finally someone finally does and... it stops.

Their style may be «form over function» but the house is practical too with old chests, dressers and free - standing cupboards used for storage.