Sentences with phrase «for less drag»

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«We'll jump on a problem with a lot less resentment and foot dragging than you would find in another company,» says chief financial officer Thomas Downing, who spent most of his career working for other companies.

Though Paul became an apostle through his encounter with the risen Christ, we might well reach into the future and drag him back to stand with John the Baptist under the cross, for his own preaching is no less Christologically ordered than that of John.

At the lower, less visible levels of the sport, there is an endless supply of desperate fighters who drag their tattered bodies into the ring for next month's rent.

His greater value is in his positioning though: he's good at making himself available for a pass from the defenders (which is particularly useful with Holgate, who is brave on the ball but also has a tendency to play the first pass he sees, so having Schneiderlin as a simple option makes it less likely he gives it away cheaply) although more useful at distracting opposition players, moving wider to drag them away from the middle and opening up passing lanes for the defenders to pass into the feet of Rooney and Sigurdsson, or playing one - twos with Gueye so the Senegalese has space on the ball and can turn, face play and stride forward without immediate pressure.

They conceded a whole lot less than Liverpool, which isn't a surprise since Mourinho is known for parking the bus to drag out points against literally any side he can scrape them from.

I have found over and over that having a basic, flexible plan for the day always just gets me to the next «thing to do» and makes the day drag less for us all.

My first reaction was to wonder if she thought my, small for their age, children were younger than they were, or if she thought the cheap plastic sled (with a rope to drag it no less) was heavier than it really was.

If you have kids older than that, though, this book will give you a nice framework for thinking about all the areas of family life so you can assess what you can control and streamline things so you can process the chaos as it happens and spend more time enjoying life and less time feeling like it's dragging you around.

We had an appointment planned for the Thursday in half term, but decided to postpone it as the idea of dragging Sausage to London during half term, on Halloween no less, then trying to get her home on the tube during work - kicking - out time just didn't appeal, especially as she's not a huge fan of stairs, having lived in a bungalow her whole life.

The protesting organizations dispute those accomplishments, arguing that the Governor dragged his heels on spending for supportive housing to help the previously homeless with additional social service, and moreover the money will only create six thousand units, less than a third of the total need.

The team shrugged off GM's request for large, sporty - looking wheels, opting instead for smaller, narrower versions that weighed less and created less air drag and rolling friction.

After that, it takes less than a million years for the gas drag to move the black holes to within just a few light years of one another.

Because clusters collide faster than galaxies, however, there is less time for dark matter to interact and drag behind, so the two findings are not contradictory.

The constant fighting and punching gets nastier and less funny, the film drags on for far too long, and the ending is uninspired and predictable.

I found enough likeable aspects in it to keep me preoccupied from dwelling on the parts less interesting to me, and that's how I suspect the average moviegoer will view it... nothing great, but worth seeing for Bialystock & Bloom's slapstick, Ulla's sexpot antics, Liebkind's hilarious eccentricity, de Bris» goggle - eyed impression Reagan - in - drag, a procession of walker - clad ladies that would make Fellini proud, or, perhaps, leggy, female stormtroopers?

Isabelle is at the mercy of chimerical fits like that cause her to chase her ex - out the door, barbs of intuition which once planted in her mind drag her hither and tither, these hard - to - define in - between feelings that are no less potent for lacking a proper name.

It helps even less that just when it seems the movie has mercifully drawn to a conclusion, it drags on for several more minutes of song, dance and broadly played tomfoolery during the unduly protracted closing credits.

A lesser actor would have glitzed up and camped up Rudy for easy laughs, but Cumming ---- witty, spontaneous, courageous, and moving — makes the character a mediocre drag queen performing in clubs because he lacks other options to survive.

The film does drag ever so occasionally — some of the deep and meaningfuls have less impact than others — but for the most part the cinéma vérité style filmmaking doesn't work against the enjoyment factor.

The more desperately he tries to find an exit, the less chance there is for him to get out of his quagmire - and he still thinks he can do that while the mounting evidence drags hims down to the bottom.

As far as the «getting away» goes, I'll admit to being a bit less impressed: clocking in at nearly two hours long, Logan Lucky limps to the finish line, dragging out the finale for an artificially happy ending that takes altogether too much time tying up loose ends of characters we simply do not care about.

Teachers» retirement benefits become a drag on total compensation when the increase in benefits for an additional year worked is less than the amount lost from the lost year of collecting a pension during retirement.

Instead of day - long seminars and courses that drag on for hours, mini lessons condense the information into more digestible bites for those looking for less than a three - course meal.

Though the Huracan has the power and weight advantage, the less expensive 911 Turbo S gives it a run for its money in this drag race.

The ride height on all models is 0.6 inches lower for a more aggressive look and less aerodynamic drag.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP -13 % Once again, the Volkswagen brand dragged down the results for the Volkswagen Group, but this time Audi and Porsche were less able to stem the loss.

Although we expected most of the drag - prepped 2012 Chevrolet COPO Camaros to be more or less identical, Chevrolet threw a bow tie - shaped wrench into that assumption this morning at the 2012 SEMA Show: the last two 2012 COPO Camaros will be convertibles, and one will be auctioned off for charity.

If you're looking for something more or less military grade that can also smash bona fide sports cars on the drag strip, you need a Devel Sixty

Dragging punters in to car showrooms — especially without another plate change until next spring — means car makers need to offer a bit more for a bit less — or -LSB-...]

And although it is quite a looker, aero was another major consideration for the development team, which worked to reduce coefficient of drag in the name of less wind noise, better engine efficiency, and more downforce.

On this DMC Gallardo Jon Olssen had the ski box nicely integrated into the design for less aerodynamic drag... he managed to do 260 Km / h without ripping the box away, in fact Jon drove this Lamborghini a lot, 40,000 Km in one winter... today Jon Olssen is driving a totally custom made Audi R8... but he intends to move one once he gets a decent offer on it.

With a ride height that can be adjusted manually or automatically at speeds over 225km / h the B7 rides 200 mm lower for greater stability and less aerodynamic drag.

For example, the shutter will close at highway speeds when less engine cooling is required and aerodynamic drag is most significant; the system will open when the car is hot city driving, traveling up a hill or pulling a trailer.

From must to nice: — fast page turns — paperback size, B - format, A5 (between 13 × 20 and 15 × 22 cm)-- less than 250 g — epub, pdf, and image formats — simple drag and drop USB sync (no proprietary app)-- waterproof, drop proof — fast cold boot — cloud sync — note taking — pressure sensitive sketches — use as external DP / HDMI monitor — web browser good enough for Wikipedia offline — synchronize audio book with ebook

Packed with rotten bad guys who like to toss bricks into windows and shoot guns at houses, arsonists, baby kidnappers and 2 sisters who were somewhat reluctantly dragged along with her as Constance embarks on the mission of receiving repair of and payment for a wagon she was riding in that was broadsided by car... a car loaded with the aforementioned bad guys no less!

As has been the case in recent years, the year - on - year uptick in prices indicates fewer distressed properties on the market; these properties, foreclosures and short sales, are where the home sells for less than is owed on the mortgage, and typically drag down median prices.

year - on - year uptick in prices indicates fewer distressed properties on the market; these properties, foreclosures and short sales, are where the home sells for less than is owed on the mortgage, and typically drag down median prices.

If one is earning less than the federal basic personal amount for whatever reason, could they not pull out the difference between what they earned and the Federal basic amount ($ 11,635 for 2017) and not pay any tax on it, then place this in their TFSA and avoid any future tax drag?

Low - cost index funds and ETFs can also bestow an advantage beyond their cost savings — namely, the more you stick to a straightforward mix of stock and bond index funds, the less likely you are to fall for gimmicky or exotic investments that can make it more difficult to manage your retirement portfolio and possibly drag down long - term returns.

Not only would the mutual fund gobble up more in fees ($ 8,961 to $ 698 for SCHD), but that would also drag on performance via the opportunity cost of having less to reinvest ($ 11,970 in opportunity cost to just $ 884 for SCHD).

In exchange for less volatility and more stable returns, investors should be prepared for periods where dividend payers drag down rather than boost an equity portfolio.

Google Maps are maps that you can move by dragging or and zoom in and out of for more or less detail.

On the downside, Pentagon Federal Credit Union charges a sizable booking fee for cardholders who redeem points for travel, which drags down the card's overall value and makes it less appealing as a travel rewards card.

With PAX East coming up in a month, I've had to forcefully drag myself away from development and push myself into areas I am less savvy with, such as creating a proper (ish) press kit for the media.

The bumps on Humpback whale fins give the mammals 32 % less drag and 8 % more rise in lift - and it can have a similar impact for wind turbine blades, helping us create more energy from the same breeze.

Steve Garcia says: «For Nurse to drag in Republicans in the US Congress — as a main point, no less — was especially pathetic.

We expect, given the finding that Retail taxes produce less of a drag on the economy than Income taxes that if a government decides it must raise new taxes (perish the thought), then it ought by the Precautionary Principle do so by reducing the Income Tax rate so low as possible and raising the Retail Tax rate to meet the needs of the state — for instance to pay off debt accumulated by fighting foreign wars.

I also note that despite your invitation for «insiders» to prove you wrong (although it would be nice if you first made an attempt at proving yourself correct) you had to be dragged more or less kicking and screaming to an actual «insider» «s attempt to engage you in the form of the comment by Eric Steig on your first post.

Firms need to keep their profitability up because they're terrified that their most productive partners, believing their earning power is being diluted or dragged down by lesser performers, will abandon the firm for richer pastures.

Were it not for foot dragging in our doctor's office, I am confident that we would have received our reimbursement in the amount of $ 887.60 in less than four weeks after filing.