Sentences with phrase «holds water for»

This creates a man - made lake that holds water for energy generation, or as a water reserve.

But that excuse only holds water for about a month.

The argument that this was a too - hasty firing just holds no water for me.

Last season ended well but that holds no water for this season.

It provides nutrients for plants, energy and nutrients for soil microorganisms that make nutrients available to plants, and promotes a robust soil structure that can better withstand rainfall extremes and hold water for use by plants.

We have played Manu, Liverpool @ the Emirates and we'll play Mancity @ the Emirates too on Monday so saying Leicester will struggle in the return leg (s) after playing the top teams @ home doesn't hold water for mi.

I guess I should mention that these water beads will hold water for a long time (I think I heard 30 days?)

But it's debatable how long this will hold water for, and as the government found over the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, a tax change that leaves people worse off in payslip terms is pretty hard to talk around.

«So that the next time we have a heavy downpour, the creek, rather than rising up, will actually collect the water and hold the water for the period of the weather event and stop it from flooding businesses and homes,» Cuomo said.

The argument of the jurisdiction does not hold water for me taking the fact that the president sworn into office the foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway at the Ghanaian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he assumed officer as president January last year because at the time she was already in Ethiopia on a national assignment.

The premise here may or may not hold water for fans, as the Borg suddenly decide to take over the earth by traveling back in time and preventing «first contact.»

*** These activities also require additional materials which are easy to come by: Plastic water bottles (4 per group) Plastic soda bottles (1 per group) Plastic cups (16 per group) Small rocks (2 - 3 cups per group) Sand (2 - 3 cups per group) Old t - shirts (1 per group) Dirt (1 large Ziploc bag per group) Variety of edible plant seeds, at least 8 different kinds (tomato, lettuce, etc...) Salt (1 large container per group) Sticks (10 per group) String (1 roll per group) Roll of plastic trash bags (1 bag per group) Duct tape (1 roll per group) Foam pool noodles (1 per group) Poster board (1 per group) Rubber bands (5 - 10 per group) A container large enough to hold water for testing floatation (ideally 1 per group but can be just 1 for the class) *** Please make sure to rate and leave feedback.

and leak proof — holding water for more than seven days with no issues.

PERFORATED FOR EASY TEARING, these Poopbags are large - 9x13, thick, and leak proof holding water for over 7 days with no issues.

Perforated for easy tearing, these bags are large (9x13 inches), thick, and leak proof holding water for over 7 days with no issues.

The rule of thumb is to assume a puppy can hold its water for as many hours as is its age in months.

A good quality potting soil can make all the difference in container vegetable gardening, as it will be loose and friable enough for optimal root growth, will hold water for longer periods of time than plain ol' dirt from the yard, and will also dry quickly enough (and maintain air spaces within it) to allow the plant's roots to get oxygen.

The cynical argument that law firms will continue to recruit cheap labour in the form of trainees, rather than more expensive trained and experienced lawyers, doesn't really hold water for a sector driven by quality demands.

Well - designed rain gardens will hold water for no longer than 24 - 48 hours.

Not exact matches

The water flosser's reservoir holds 90 + seconds - worth of water, and you can add a bit of mouthwash if you'd like for extra breath freshening.

It holds one gallon of water, making it just the right size for overnight use.

Spoehr, who served in the U.S. Army for 36 years before joining the Heritage Foundation, said there aren't enough transgender soldiers in the military for the RAND study's conclusion to hold water.

The good news for investors is the promise held out by a growing cadre of companies working to take on that infrastructure upgrade, turning unusable water into something we can drink and making water consumption more efficient.

Now that Zuckerberg has claimed, in an incredibly public forum, that Facebook is responsible for the content posted to the social network, these excuses no longer hold water.

«It shows the Trump administration doesn't hold the same American values for clean air, clean water and healthy land as the vast majority of its citizens,» McCarthy said in a statement.

Second, the Attorney General's argument for season - long fantasy sports being legal does not hold water — if season - long fantasy is legal, than daily fantasy is legal, and vice-versa.

Senator Johnson has been in some hot water with constituents and local media lately for failing to answer citizens» calls to hold listening sessions or meet with them, as other legislators around the country have.

When buying a home espresso maker, look for heavy brass or cast - iron components, which hold heat better than aluminum, and a pump that pushes water through grounds with eight to 11 bars of pressure, which yields a flavorful but not overly bitter brew.

In March 2017, Li, through CKP Holdings, a unit of Cheung Kong Property Holdings, agreed to acquire Toronto, Canada - based water heater and air conditioner manufacturing firm, Reliance Home Comfort from American private equity firm Alinda Capital Partners, for $ 2.1 billion.

It's the most unthinkable of the unthinkable, yet for one analyst, the notion of Apple buying Tesla actually holds some water.

For this analysis to hold water, you'd have to show that the barrels which would be transported by Keystone XL are, in fact, the marginal future barrels of oil sands production.

He has also held financial leadership positions as Vice President, Research, for Water Tower Capital, LLC and as Vice President, Investment Banking, at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray.

Air can hold about 7 percent more water for every degree Celsius increase in temperature, Kossin explained.

Warmer air increases the evaporation rate of water, and for every degree Celsius increase in temperature, a parcel of air can hold 7 percent more water.

Being able to tell the difference between a legitimate business expense and one that doesn't really hold water not only saves you money, it's also important for keeping you out of the sights of the IRS.

Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Lovell served as Director of International Development for Culligan International Inc., a water filtration company, when it was owned by Apollo Global Management, and was Assistant to the Chairman for International Development at Astrum International, the holding company for Samsonite and American Tourister Luggage, Botany 500 Menswear, Culligan, Anvil Knitwear and Pet Specialties.

«They're designed to hold a lot of water while the dredging is going on,» said Mike McGarry, who oversees dredging projects for Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department.

The newly - proposed course description for â $ ˜Financial Economicsâ $ ™, still contained among its contents the â $ ˜testing the efficiency of markets.â $ ™ When I objected to this, given the financial meltdown that we had just witnessed and the irrefutable evidence that this theory did not hold water, I was told that the theory of efficient financial markets still had to be tested to decide of its real - world relevance.

Third, I don't care what «holds water» for you and I am sure the opposite is true with respect to me.

Jesus, who was nailed on the cross after feeding five thousand other people from out of his ass, walking on water, bringing back a boy they KNEW was dead because he was rotting and shouting down every single saduccee and pharisee for praising their white - washed selves and holding salvation from the masses, who never took money for himself, who historically KNOWINGLY gave his life for the rest of humanity,... «did it for the good economic standing?»

In a borrowed «76 AMC Hornet, holding a fast - food chicken sandwich in one hand and balancing a cup of ice water in the other, I drive eight miles north from this Oregon university town to an abandoned air force base which now houses a modest, little - known alcohol treatment Center for American Indians.

if you can lie to yourself with immunity, you might be an atheist if you think the indifferent support your side, you might be an atheist if you don't think at all, you might be an atheist if you are drawn to religious discussions thinking someone wants to hear your opinion, you might be an atheist if you copy paste every piece of crap theory you find, you might be an atheist if you think you are right no matter what the evidence shows, you might be an atheist if you can't hold your water when you think about science, you might be an atheist if you can't write the word God, with proper capitalization, you might be an atheist if you think your view has enough support to be a percentage of the seven billion people on earth, you might be an atheist if you think The View has enough support to be a percentage of the seven billion people on earth, you might be an atheist if you live in a tar paper shack, writing manifestos, you might be an atheist if you think you're basically a good person, and your own final authority you might be an atheist if you think your great aunt Tillie was a simian, you might be an atheist if you own an autographed copy of Origin Of The Species, you might be an atheist if you think that when you die you're worm food, you might be an atheist if you think the sun rises and sets for you alone, you might be an atheist if all you can think about is Charles Darwin when you're with your significant other, you might be an atheist if all you can think about is you when you're with your significant other, you might be an atheist if you attend a church but palm the offering plate when it passes, you might be an atheist If think this exhausts all the possibilities of definition, you might be an atheist.

Organizations like Nuru Intl., which seeks to help end extreme poverty, hold campus events where students walk with a five - gallon bucket filled with water for a certain amount of time or distance.

Her mind is so pure and chaste that the water is held within the imaginary pot till she brings it to her husband for his worship rituals.

I watched Joseph hold his little sister's hand as she toddled along the lake edge, his big sister picked wild flowers, Brian stood behind me, we talked about what to make for supper that night, and every once in a while, when I fell silent, he chuckled, he knew exactly what I was really thinking about there at the water's edge.

Peace and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters... Inshallah fasting from Monday Dawn to SunSet... Just wonder in Christians or non Religious have tried fasting as Muslims do... am sure with time they will adopt it as a system for the health benefits it holds health and body... it is told it helps the body to discharge and burn out the poisonous chemicals from our bodies other than controlling weights... Some say they can not because of smoking other for water or food... but other than that is controlling anger or bad mood of the empty stomach, controlling one's tongue from hurting any one, to control eyes from staring at desire... Above all those to a Muslim he is to Maintain Prayers and Quran Reciting which of course beside it being a spiritual matter it is meant the body exercise by the up's and down's of prayers... as well as training of tongue & lungs by the Quran Recitation... these beside Tasbih «Praise of Glorify» helps to control one's breathing..

A ship that held every type of species on earth even whales and fish... as they never would have survived the drop in salinity — or rise in salinity for fresh water fish... you try to build a 450 ft x 70ft ship at 500..

For a long time it has been recognized that the phrase «the kingdom of God» (or, as Matthew always renders it, «the kingdom of heaven») on Jesus» lips designated, not heaven, nor yet the church of history, but the coming reign of righteousness and peace among men, to which the prophets had looked forward: the time when God's will should be done on earth as it is done in heaven, when justice and love should hold universal sway in a redeemed humanity, when peace and freedom should cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.

God's action in the miraculous Red Sea crossing was not in drowning the Egyptian army, but in holding back the waters for Israel as they passed through on dry land.

Yet please don't get me wrong — it is not MY faith — it is the vibrant love of God that pours into me and naturally out like a hillside pool fed by a waterfall — it is held for a moment but as more water / love comes in, so some has to leave!