Sentences with phrase «glides along the surface»

Shallow roots provide technocrats and corporate managers with greater psychological freedom to glide along the surfaces of the increasingly global system of interlocking corporations, NGOs, philanthropies, and international institutions.

Myxococcus xanthus lives in soil, so it doesn't need to swim, but it does glide along surfaces.

The very same force allows water striders to glide along the surface of a pond, and, as Bandi demonstrates, causes flakes to move across water.

Though period films are often boring as the film glides along the surface of its period details, here Kubrick is fully invested in the reality of the setting, so it's never distracting in its context — the film creates a great sense of immersion.

Gliding along the surface of the water quietly and efficiently is one of the best ways to encounter wildlife.

As you glide along the surface, you can peer down through the translucent water to spot fallen trees and massive boulders reaching up from the depths, meters below but as vivid as if they were merely under glass.

Not exact matches

For, was the surface of the earth even and level, and the middle parts of its islands and continents not mountainous and high as now it is, it is most certain there could be no descent for the rivers, no conveyance for the waters; but, instead of gliding along those gentle declivities which the higher lands now afford them quite down to the sea, they would stagnate and perhaps stink, and also drown large tracts of land.

These often offer a more comfortable ride for your child because there's no hard surface for them to bounce against as the stroller glides along.

The shape and canals look similar to the mandible in skimmers — birds that glide their lower jaw along the ocean's surface to pick up small fish.

On the surface, this 1965 mystery is no more than a smartly done, intelligently written thriller but Preminger's fierce cinematic intelligence guides a fluid camera that effortlessly tracks, glides, and reframes characters as they shift through scenes, shifting our perspective along the way.

On smooth tarmac it glides along nicely, but as soon as the surface is broken, the ride deteriorates, with plenty of noise from the suspension as the air springs fail to deal adequately with the workload being asked of them.

Cadillac coil springs help the suspension system provide the wheels with the ability to move independently with the varied levels of the road surface, allowing all four wheels to retain their grip on the road, and the body of the vehicle to glide along relatively undisturbed over uneven driving surfaces.

Our fingers glided effortlessly across the smooth surface, performing multitouch gestures such as pinch - zoom and two - finger scroll, along with Windows 8 gestures such as calling up the Charms menu.

Or you watch transfixed as herds of Nassarius snails emerge from under the substrate like submarines, breaking the water's surface and gliding along in search of food.

You glide silently and almost effortlessly along the surface of the water.

GT Sport cars seem to just glide along the road while the other 3 were effected by road surfaces etc - and then came the wet weather comparison.

Power - ups are available like the Suppertapper which is a smart bomb that clears the screen and awards bonus points, an AI Droid that glides along the edge with you and helps you to shoot more enemies and the jump ability that lets you jump up above the rim of the surface to avoid being overrun.

The harder of the two provides slightly better tracking, but I still found the softer surface to be more enjoyable as the mouse glides nicely along and the difference in tracking is minimal, I believe.

The tanks glide and even slide a lot along the surfaces, and you can use a boost to escape a tough spot.

He appears to be able to grab on to some surfaces like a magnet and glide along them.