Sentences with phrase «in arms race»

Incidentally, she says the formula works the same for two spouses as it does for two countries in an arms race.

And in the arms race of ever - shrinking business laptops, size really does matter.

A well - rounded tactical shooter that builds on the simple Terrorists vs Counter-Terrorists gameplay mechanics of Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source, CS: GO updates classic maps such as Italy and Dust while keeping adding new modes in Arms Race and Demolition.

Technology companies do not want to risk being involved in an arms race of mining farms with Chinese miners.

schneier.com - Yet another development in the arms race between facial recognition systems and facial - recognition - system foolers.

Live streaming companies like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue have been engaged in an arms race of sorts over building the most robust lineup of TV Everywhere app support.

OEMs of all sizes (including Samsung, HTC, Sony, and LG) took part in this arms race of attempting to fool users without getting caught, but thankfully they eventually stopped their benchmark cheating after some frank discussions with industry experts and journalists.

Another thing to keep an eye out for is the continued escalation in the arms race between Uber and Lyft.

«We're kind of in an arms race right now with the mobile apps,» said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz.

As a result, big companies in legal disputes race to enlist top economists on their side, paying top dollar in an arms race for talent.

In the arms race between law firms to achieve top rankings, CMOs and their staffs are struggling to define ROI on these efforts.

The reality is plaintiffs are participating in an arms race against opponents with virtually unlimited resources who have no incentive to be frugal.

Thank goodness for Nintendo / PCs just doing their own thing while the other two console platforms go off and try to outdo the each other in an arms race.

Humanity is on the brink of nuclear war as the US and Russia continue to compete in an arms race that threatens the safety of the entire planet.

The games industry has gained hugely from the use of data and looking at KPIs, ARPDAU, LTV... but in this arms race for the players attention we need to stop for a second and challenge our assumptions of what is possible.

Like in Arms Race, players automatically respawn after getting killed, but also when they choose to respawn with bonus weapons.

One Shot One Kill: Task: You have to kill three consecutive players using the first bullet of your gun in Arms Race mode.

Level Playing Field: Task: You have to kill an enemy who is on gold knife level with a sub-machine gun in Arms Race Mode.

Base Scamper: Task: You have to kill an enemy just as their respawn protection ends in Arms Race mode.

Born Ready: Task: You have to kill an enemy with the first bullet after your respawn protection ends in Arms Race mode.

It sat at the forefront of the resurgence of the 2D platformer, and proved that simplistic graphics and sadistic challenges could still engage the masses in an age where games were in an arms race to push more polygons and provide more accessible assignments.

In the arms race of bigger and better credit card rewards, card issuers are showering cardholders with annual bonuses such as an airfare certificate, tens of thousands of points or a free night at your favorite hotel.

Amazon Prime Video has emerged a serious rival for Netflix, with both companies in an arms race to commission their own original content and woo streaming customers.

That doesn't necessarily mean the end of the Nook, but it appears that B&N has blinked in its arms race with Amazon.

Automakers are in an arms race to produce more and more powerful fours, and the results can be pretty incredible.

While GM continues to wage a battle with Ford in the arms race of insane power and hauling numbers, it'd really be nice to see some forward progress on the interior.

Paul Hardiman looks into the convoluted history of this car, which has recently been re-created in its final, Brooklands racing form in Arms Race / In SS Seduction, John Warburton discovers the appeal of the Jaguar SS100 when he meets a man who has restored one from a pile of bits / Stefan Marjoram visits the 75th Goodwood Members» Meeting / In Arrivederci, Fuoriserie, Douglas Blain ponders the lost years of automobile body design in Italy, as documented in two new books, and renews his friendship with well known stylist Tom Tjaarda in Turin / For this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a rare 1909 Briton 10hp which was laid up for more than 40 years

Rather than engaging in an arms race on education funding, the Coalition has so far stood firm in its position that it will not engage in a «fistful of dollars» election campaign.

To keep ahead in the arms race, scientists are developing a range of new materials and drugs to fight superbugs.

Over evolutionary time, the bacterial and plant populations have engaged in an arms race, where the bacteria evolve new effector proteins to help them sneak in, while the plant acquires new defense proteins to uncover and respond to the attack.

As a result, bitcoin miners are engaged in an arms race.

These roaches just got ahead of us in the arms race.»

Implicit in the duplicate - and - mutate model is the assumption that the toxins need to evolve rapidly to be effective because many venomous animals can be locked in an arms race with their toxins» targets.

In the arms race of life, a number of animals use venom as a weapon to paralyze prey and jump - start digestion.

«We don't want to take a small step in the arms race,» says Andrew Lewman, the project's director.

But equity is a big challenge for the Buffalo Public Schools, which is at a disadvantage in this arms race because — unlike the suburban districts — it doesn't have the ability to levy taxes.

If you combine this with an obvious lack of trust and general dearth of reliable information on enemy capability, both sides end up engaging in an arms race, for fear of being taken over by the other.

Conservatives and Labour are in an arms race on anti-immigrant rhetoric - so why are Ukip called racist when they say the same things?

«This had to be done because we are in an arms race with unscrupulous landlords who will stop at nothing,» Levine said.

Tevez's move to Shanghai Shenhua from Boca Juniors was one of the biggest in the arms race that was the Chinese transfer window, which has since quietened down since the CFA's reforms, but his time in Shanghai has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster and it will come as a surprise to absolutely no one when his contract is torn up and he returns to Argentina.

In an arms race, we have no shot at being better than that.

Ball clubs involved in the arms race think the answers are coming from outside North America, which explains the fierce bidding wars the past two years for righthander Hideki Irabu of Japan, righthander Livan Hernandez of Cuba and other foreigners.

And China doesn't have to build a blue water navy or engage in an arms race to take -LSB-...]

In an arms race, only the arms dealers win.

The SHA - 256 algorithm has resulted in an arms race amongst Bitcoin miners.

And China doesn't have to build a blue water navy or engage in an arms race to take a big slice of the U.S.'s energy pie.

In the arms race run - up to this year's conference both released new versions of their iPhone apps and Gowalla launched an Android app while Foursquare brushed their existing one up.

The two are in an arms race for team partnerships and new users.

In the arms race between cybersecurity experts and hackers, the good guys often seem to be a step behind.

In this arms race, everybody wins.