Sentences with phrase «good as the conductor»

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The ECI adds that in wind energy, copper is used in the «coil windings» in a generator's stator and rotor portions, as well as high - voltage power cable conductors and transformer coils.

For all the passengers, including these, and for the conductor as well, it is the worst of times.

And an adequate general characterization of space, able to include natural as well as mathematical types, must be able to accommodate spaces that are neutral, that are insulators, and that are conductors.

There is indeed no good reason to doubt their origin (in approximately if not precisely this same form) in the very historical episode itself; nor is Miriam's role as in some sense leader and conductor of the spontaneous demonstration in any way implausible (compare, for example, the Song of Deborah in Judges 5).

in the Vermont Green Mountains, as well as friends (I am still in touch with), good times, and great conductors.

The midfield conductor for five Premier League title wins, as well as United's 2008 Champions League triumph, Carrick's influence, though it has waned over the last 12 months, will be missed inside Old Trafford.

Choral conductor Robert Shaw was known for his arrangements and recordings of Christmas music, and this concert of his work features his protegee Sylvia McNair as well as Vocality, the new chorus created by Chicago Children's Choir director Josephine Lee.

Jonathan Miller, best known for his ongoing work as founder and artistic director of Chicago a cappella, also serves as artistic director and conductor with Encore Illinois, directing this and four other Encore Chorales in the Chicago area.

Most superconductors start out as reasonably good conductors, with a lot of mobile electrons — an ingredient that YPtBi is lacking.

This marked the start of a whole new era in electronics, as graphene is light, transparent and resilient and, above all, a good conductor of electricity.

Many of these candidates are completely hypothetical, but engineers are already beginning to shortlist those that are worth synthesizing and testing for specific applications by searching through their predicted properties — for example, how well they will work as a conductor or an insulator, whether they will act as a magnet, and how much heat and pressure they can withstand.

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Most plasma cutters work best when the material being cut is a conductor, as the material can therefore complete the circuit and send the arc's electrical current back to the cutter device by means of a cable clamped to the target.

Graphene is an extremely good conductor of electricity, as electrons flow through graphene with virtually no friction.

Less than two years ago, Kanatzidis and his team, with postdoctoral fellow Lidong Zhao as protagonist, identified tin selenide as a surprisingly good thermoelectric material; it is a poor conductor of heat (much like wood)-- a desirable property for a thermoelectric — while maintaining good electrical conductivity.

He anticipates that the craft's body will be made from a material that is an insulator such as ceramic, which is light and a good conductor of electricity.

They discovered it was a much better conductor than sulfur and selenium and offered energy densities that were almost as large.

«If nanotubes are to be the next - generation lightweight conductor, then consistent results, batch - to - batch and sample - to - sample, are needed for devices such as motors and generators as well as power systems.»

There's good reason why white comes back as a trend this summer, it's a good conductor of heat.

A metal comb is better (it acts as a conductor) to help fight static.

The score is by young British composer Benjamin Wallfisch, perhaps still best - known as orchestrator and conductor for Dario Marianelli, but who has also been making a name for himself as a composer in his own right (and in film terms, last year's Conquest 1453 is perhaps his most popular effort to date).

Michael Caine stars as Fred Ballinger, a renowned Orchestra conductor, who is vacationing at a stunning Swiss Alps spa with his daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) and his long - time best friend, screenwriter Mick Boyd (Harvey Keitel).

In the opening sequence, Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) telephones a Radio Moscow engineer and requests a recording of the concert that has just been played, forcing the engineer (Paddy Considine) to frantically round up the musicians and a new conductor, as well as a new audience, and perform the concert again.

With the director as conductor, Joe knows how to get the best out of every instrument in the filmmaking orchestra which makes him an excellent choice for Filmmaker.»

Finally, the 2014 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Paolo Sorrentino, follows up The Great Beauty with Youth, starring Michael Caine as a retired conductor.

The details: Set in a ritzy Swiss spa, Paolo Sorrentino's follow - up to The Great Beauty stars Michael Caine as a world - famous conductor navigating relationships with his daughter (Rachel Weisz) and his best friend (Harvey Keitel, playing a celebrated film director), while simultaneously being inundated by memories, fantasies, and regrets.

Bernstein was a composer and conductor, as well as the music director of the New York Philharmonic.

«I have two words to leave you with tonight,» Frances McDormand told the audience at last week's Academy Awards as she accepted her Best Actress trophy, her arms outstretched as if she were a conductor.

Splendidly rendered, The Polar Express is an often beautiful looking and sounding film experience that makes up for its familiar storyline, adapted from the illustrated story by Chris Van Allsburg, with fantastic special effects, good scoring, and a friendly voice in Tom Hanks (The Terminal, The Ladykillers), who also lends his image as the mysterious train conductor.

They learned about heat conduction as they tested everyday materials to see which were the best heat conductors to include in their kits.

It will teach your children general information about electricity, energy types, circuit symbols, complete circuits, and conductors / insulators as well as giving them a chance to take part in practical activities.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Objectives Covered: Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors ALSO ADDED: Individual assessments for ALL science objectives for ALL year groups are available for purchase as are individual year group, KS1, KS2 or complete Primary packs.

Included with clear directions for students and teachers as well as supporting documents and worksheets, this mini investigation allows students to discover concepts of flow of electrons, conductors, insulators, circuits and so much more!

Much as orchestra conductors select, organize, and train the best instrumentalists with consideration as to how each individual's skills complement those of the others, principals manage and educate school staff, making sure that the right people are filling the right roles.

Both motors utilize segment conductor winding, where the coil is inserted from the axial direction of the stator core, as well as square copper wire versus the previous round wire, providing a denser and more compact stator.

I believe that at the time these Giant E-readers came out, the world wasn't ready, And the products were marketed quite badly and to the wrong audience maybe... For anyone taking on a re-launch of Giant E-readers, Marketing research is the Magic word: Not Just education, but think of Music Academies, Orchestras and even Conductors... I believe there is a Market out there for Giant E-readers in the World of Musicians; Scores, Conductor scores, as well as Other education areas, But be More Specific in Where the Giant E-reader comes in on it's Own... I don't think for a Moment that Giant E-readers are History just yet, And another thing; maybe if the cost of a Giant E-reader puts potential buyers off, Sell it through an independant Online Retailer that has the right Customer - service and financial back - up, So they could sell on a Pay - Monthly plan of some sort.....

This technology enables the touch panel to recognize multiple inputs from non conductors such as a stylus or the finger, thus making it possible to have the best of both world — capacitive or resistive display.

And there are substitutes for several of those applications, crowns can be made from ceramics, copper is almost as good of a conductor of heat, etc..

Noel, who is 40, has a promising railway career, and hopes at some point to move up from conductor to a better - paying position as a locomotive engineer.

As someone who cringed with the world the first time I saw Link ride on the screen in a ridiculous conductor outfit, I can happily say that this is easily the best the cel - shaded Link has ever been.

As the conductor put it, they use the best of the best for the performance, and they were no doubt up there with the best.

In addition to the program, fans will find an official T - shirt with an original illustration of Sora's Chief Conductor Keyblade with a stand in a deluxe box, as well as an elegant pouch and a cardholder.

At the Center, she acts as a conductor of information between the New York and New Orleans communities as well as a catalyst for change in contemporary art through designing innovative models for artistic and cultural exchanges and expansive public programming in the global arts and creative community.

16 G. Insulators Insulators slow the transfer of energy as heat insulator — a material that is a poor energy conductor EXAMPLE: Skillet made of iron, a good conductor to ensure that energy is transferred effectively as heat to food.

conductor — a material through which energy can be easily transferred as heat Gases are poor conductors because particles too far apart Liquids are decent conductors, but solids are the best because particles collisions occur more easily.

Just for kicks, I could choose Prof Bob Brown's silver wire, just to annoy all you doubters; but his nice electric and thermal conductor is not as good a choice as Aluminium for my experiment; or I could use «Battleship Plate»; ordinary structural steel.

Copper is used as a conductor for wind power, as well as general wiring, motors and in coins.

The inner wall of the igloo, having absorbed some of the radiation from you, and because snow has air pockets and is not as good a conductor as an equal thickness of metal, it is cooler than you but warmer than a metal shell, so it does, in fact, radiate some of its warmth and make you warmer than you would be in a metal igloo.

If you have been hurt while working for a railroad carrier in some form, whether as an engineer, a track man, a conductor, a carman, or as a train yard clerk, you may be eligible for compensation for your injuries, as well as the trauma you have suffered.