Sentences with phrase «heft as»

I could immediately feel the heft as my 30 - odd ton mech stomped through a forest, knocking trees down left and right like some mechanical Godzilla.

Rejuvenile is an amusing read but lacks heft as an important sociological study; the author seems more fascinated with the quirkiness of his topic than in plunging into the depths and illusions that motivate this current mode of human behavior in America.

The 2013 Avalon loses some length and heft as well compared to the 2012 model.

Two: It has not lost its heft as a Swed ish Humvee for those who believe that if you can't avoid accidents, best be inside a car better equipped to survive them.

It has as much dramatic heft as a leaf.

Lena's very single sister Maya (Diane Farr) adds some necessary sass to the proceedings, but also brings emotional heft as she begins to question whether motherhood is in her future.

It was economic heft as a former chancellor that recommended him.

They are not the first to criticize the proposed lines along racial grounds, but the caucus» criticism lends political heft as state officials negotiate the final boundaries for state legislative districts.

Not exact matches

A month later, the U.S. unit of German manufacturer SolarWorld AG signed on as a co-petitioner, adding heft to Suniva's cause.

A: Interestingly enough, I've got the product and innovation heft of data behind me as well as the brand and distribution heft of Bank of America.

These are the groups that really matter, because if technology and financials falter, as they are doing now, these four are the only ones with the «heft» that will make a difference.

Newer, nimbler social networks such as Instagram and WhatsApp, meanwhile, tend to get swallowed up by Facebook before they have a chance to rival its heft.

as you allow the heft of the handle and gravity to do most of the work when shaving.

The Backup Plus Slim doesn't have the same storage size or speed as the Backup Plus Fast, but that all works to its advantage, with a «compact and light» build that The Wirecutter says takes up «minimal bag space without adding much heft.»

As with most things in the Russian Federation, the presence of key government figures is what lends Open Innovations its heft.

Apparently, P&G's blue binder didn't have as much top talent as its heft had implied.

And as the name implies, the best way to enjoy okomiyaki is with your own special ingredients; I like making a tart dipping sauce with lemon, miso, shoyu, and whatever other ingredients I have to counter the heft of the pancake itself.

This Date Bar recipe couldn't be easier although due to their «Texas - size» heft, I could classify them more as a snack cake than bars.

And the more traditional Beef, Bell Pepper & Egg Empanadas are full of flavor and satisfying heft, brimming as they are with garlicky ground beef, red and yellow peppers, onions, oregano, and diced hard - boiled egg.

The heft of the marble makes it nearly impossible to knock over, so cakes, pies, and any other confections can rest comfortably as the centerpiece of your table all year round.

I was able to enjoy the benefits of the texture from the veggies as well as the additional heft from the puree.

Look, we love a good PB&J as much as the next fourth - grader, but peanut butter — creamy or crunchy, fancypants organic or supermarket Skippy — is an incredibly versatile ingredient, capable of adding heft to sauces and depth to desserts.

The texture is as meaty and thick like the other three, and that's fine by me as I like a salsa with some heft to it.

The addition of salmon gives it a bit more heft — you could even serve this with Nut Thins and veggies as dippers and it be a fun change - of - pace for dinner.

Meanwhile, LSU probably doesn't need this one quite as much (beat Alabama and Texas A&M, and the Tigers will probably win the West regardless), but the «Zach Mettenberger's revenge» story line (the LSU quarterback began his career at Georgia) should still carry some heft and provide extra motivation.

Roly - poly Dick Chuvala (right) adds some heft to charging machine as Coach Ed (Copper) Crotty gives a hand to charging linemen

One reporter wrote that Taylor was «the big bad bogeyman of the brewing business» who lacked the sense and grace to «realize that you can do many things to an Englishman — raise his taxes, heft shop prices, even steal his wife — just so long as you don't interfere with his beer.»

he says, referencing the fact Wade recruited LeBron James, the only player who had the heft to usurp Wade's place as South Beach's most important star, to play essentially the same position as him, while taking a pay cut and accepting the internal struggle that accompanies deference.

I sandwiched it all together as a quilt, essentially - with red linen on the front, a grey cotton on the back, and cotton batting in the middle, which I thought would give it a bit more heft.

Key players were not teed - up, especially the trade unions, who are absolutely critical, both in terms of their organisational heft, but also because of their links into the left, in making this ugly business pass off as smoothly as possible.

In Rubio's case those complications included arthritic knee pain as her joints struggled with her heft, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and high blood sugar.

A more complete description of the finding, published online March 7 in Nature, gives heft to the controversial result, as well...

While the essays are illuminating, the illustrations and photographs, along with informative captions, provide most of the book's substantial heft, as well as its heart.

The biggest, the one with the highest amplitude, produced the stickiest sensation, so the friction that it created as a user moved it across the screen gave the impression of heft.

Even so, dynamic models reveal that the ancient Earth was spinning too slowly to toss off a chunk of its own heft, as in the fission model.

Having relatively small hands, and finding the 16 - pound (7.26 kilogram) shot difficult to grip, I could not help thinking that if it were made of tungsten — which is nearly two - and - a-half times as dense as steel — it would be no larger than a cricket ball and perhaps could be hefted further.

These enhancements allow expectant mothers to lean back by as much as 28 degrees more than normal to offset the added heft of a baby bump — up to 30 pounds on average, or the weight of two bowling balls — without destroying their backs, the investigators report in Nature.

The marine tardigrade (Actinarctus doryphorus ocellatus) is also known as a water bear or moss piglet, names that suggest size and heft.

THE STRANGER»S muscles strained against his shirt as he hefted the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.

The first flight of HEFT will take place within a year with many flights to follow which will observe other objects of interest such as Active Galactic Nuclei.

NOTE: The long lapel is slightly fluffy / furry (angora) thus is somewhat thicker, but surprisingly it doesn't add any visual bulk or heft; to the contrary, the depth it creates only works to further lengthen the line of the tunic, meanwhile adding just a touch of Boho (that can be played up or down as desired)!

I'd given up on a long vest (for the reasons noted / displayed here, specifically «boxy & heft»), but after studying theses vests, VOILA, yesterday I spotted the perfect long vest that actually slims (fabulously) my womanly curves, and also lengthens my short / stocky stature as well!

It's not quite as good as permission to eat unlimited dessert, but when it comes to clothing, heft can do a lot of good.

The central conceit of the project, which gives it some intellectual heft and occasionally also makes it very funny, is the apparent dissonance between the characters and their worlds on the one hand and the extracts about art either voiced as dialogue or heard in voiceover, also by Blanchett (about five sources are used per school or type of art).

Favored storylines get sufficient weight and heft, but balancing its disparate narratives has never been Vikings» strong suit, and though it feels as though there's a definite endgame in mind, the middle can occasionally be rough going.

When Donal approaches the long - buried reasons for this morass, «Bad Day» (which actually is set over several days) loses some inspiration, as it aims for a degree of tragedy it hasn't acquired the emotional heft to support.

Despite appearances by tennis greats - chief among them John McEnroe and Chris Evert playing themselves - lending heft to the film, some of the tennis scenes are clearly digitally enhanced and Bettany, while a very fit bloke (in all senses, as we see a lot of him in the locker room) is not a decent enough player to pull it off.

Support the Girls, a title that's a nod to both the oversexualized nature of its setting and the resolute bonds of sisterhood packages itself as a campy workplace farce, but it packs a stageplay's worth of dramatic heft into its barebones runtime.

And even as «Three Billboards» demonstrated its awards heft, Martin McDonagh's directing wasn't among the film's seven nominations.

As they take to the road pursued by all manner of miscreants, Logan, the professor and the girl become an unlikely multigenerational group, and the conversations Logan and Xavier have about family, disappointment and responsibility have surprising emotional heft behind them.