Sentences with phrase «glancing blow by»

It certainly seems to provide no protection, as the slightest glancing blow by any of the threats in the game's environment means certain and quite immediate death.

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By missing the GOP debate, Donald Trump was spared all but glancing, humorous blows from those battling to catch up.

The simulations show that if a star gets a «glancing blow» from a black hole, it can survive the encounter and its magnetic field amplifies strongly, by a factor of about 30.

The dog and his owner barely glance my way as they pass by, correctly identifying the Mustang as just another ball of tumbleweed blowing through.

The game developed by Jonathan Blow and Thekla manages to feel familiar and alien at the same time, with a unique atmosphere that unnerves the player with its constant contrast between beautiful locations and complicated puzzles, a situation that seems to make very little sense at first glance.

The cue ball could stop dead in its track only to get whacked back into motion by one of the other balls a moment later or if it's a glancing blow the cue ball might remain the fastest mover for a few moments.

The practice of law, however, has been largely shielded by technological developments over the past 50 years, suffering little more than glancing blows.