Sentences with phrase «heady power»

Response is buttery smooth, and this V8's heady power output makes driving a pretty much effortless affair.

The heady power reserves will be channeled through a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox with paddle shifters and, in keeping with tradition, a Torsen torque - sensing four - wheel - drive system with a sport differential offering torque vectoring to all four wheels.

These heady power reserves are channeled through a standard seven - speed AMG Speedshift automatic gearbox offering three driving modes as well as a stop / start function for added fuel savings in urban driving conditions.

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The company's net worth had soared as the market gave it a higher and higher price, or multiple, on its earnings power in its heady late 1990s under the tenure of the legendary Jack Welch.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors, heady, high - minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

This constitutional disestablishment of all churches embodied the wisdom of Roger Williams and Thomas Jefferson — the one from his experience with the Massachusetts theocracy and the other from his experience with the less dangerous Anglican establishment in Virginia — which knew that a combination of religious sanctity and political power represents a heady mixture for status quo conservatism.

Again, the experience of wielding power can be a heady one.

Whichever scholar has the better argument, they agree that the decision focused the debate over slavery and introduced into the already heady brew of issues involved in that debate the question of the scope of judicial power under the Constitution.

«While de Blasio won the mayoral election in a walk, and earned his landslide with a bold platform of taxing the rich to expand pre-K, his heady victory obscured a stubborn fact: The power to decide this issue doesn't reside in Gracie Mansion.

A heady mix of alternative history, adventure and lots and lots of footnotes, this graphic novel follows two almost - heroes through a parallel universe, fighting crime and restoring order with their 1830s steam - powered computer.

And then there is the worry that we too may be living in times when the heady mix of science, power and exigency could result in actions as extreme as the ones taken by the Nazis and their opponents.

Where Denis Villeneuve's 2016 sci - fi thriller «Arrival» succeeded in capturing our often - skewed perception of time, raw grief, the existence of a higher power and the expansive depths of the universe, Garland's («Ex Machina») equally heady Annihilation compresses human emotion into lichen and mutating cells.

It would be criminal to spoil any of this stirring and heartwrenching story, but this is a heady combination of artful writing and innate knowledge of the power of videogames to draw players into a character.

However power is a heady thing whether it is in the hands of blacks or whites.

Riding out these degradations is hard going at times, but this heady thematic mix of «issues about the justice system, gentrification, power dynamics, and racial profiling» also boasts an energetic «music video aesthetic... to give a sense we're playing in Leah's New York fantasies.»

Back in those heady days, the new president, fresh off a comfortable electoral victory and with congressional majorities as far as the eye could see, had the power to drive the agenda.

As the name suggests, power jumps from a heady 707 hp to a whopping 852 hp.

Based on the luxurious Mercedes - Maybach S 650 it features a comprehensively reworked V12 that has boosted power to a heady 888bhp and torque has swelled almost 50 per cent to 1106 lb ft, coming on stream at 5500rpm and 4200rpm respectively.

Underneath the new skin, the car rides on a Vanquish platform, which includes the 5.9 - liter V - 12 engine, with power bumped up to a heady 591 hp.

Only 700 units of this car will be sold worldwide, and only 300 of those will make it to the U.S. Lucky buyers will get a car that's nearly identical to the concept shown a few months ago, with a 3.0 - liter, twin - turbo inline - six cylinder that uses a water injection system to bump power from the stock M4's 425 hp to a heady 493 hp.

Power was consistent and strong, despite peak torque arriving at a heady 5,200 rpm.

In these heady days of turbocharged power mills, 228 horsepower isn't a standout number in its own right.

The revisions crank the 911 GT2 RS's peak power up to a heady 690bhp — a considerable 325bhp more than the standard 911 Carrera and 79bhp more than the previous GT2 of 2010

The revisions crank its peak power up to a heady 690bhp - a considerable 325bhp more than the standard 911 Carrera and 79bhp more than the previous GT2 of 2010.

It's powered by a 330 - kW plug - in hybrid powertrain with a heady 516 pound - feet of torque, which ought to be plenty of oomph for the vehicle to get out of its own way, all 16.5 feet of it.

Rivals that can be configured to that heady figure offer considerably more power and panache.

Instead, the Impreza engine is a fairly modest unit, reaching peak power at a heady 6000rpm and torque from 4000rpm.

- The Boston Globe «A long tale of friendship, arrogance, and murder knit together with the finesse that many writers will never have... Her writing bewitches us... The Secret History is a wonderfully beguiling book, a journey backward to the fierce and heady friendships of our school days, when all of us believed in our power to conjure up divinity and to be forgiven any sin.»

But the heady consequences of her new - found power are difficult to control and may threaten the very foundations of her world.

• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: «Interweaving heady questions of morality, responsibility, loyalty, and power, Shusterman builds to a devastatingly intense conclusion that sends the characters and larger world into terrifying new territory.»

It recreates the heady mix of adrenalin and fear that comes from powering around a blind bend and the rush you feel going for a last ditch overtake when there's not enough room on the final lap of a race.

As a videogame power fantasy, Arkham Knight is a heady brew.

On top of the heady narrative, you also get to shoot some aliens and mess around with some incredibly imaginative powers.

In these heady investment times, buyers are flocking from sellers» markets - particularly grocery - anchored neighborhood centers - to more sanely priced power centers.