Sentences with phrase «inches short»

Even those a few inches short of a rewarding NBA career will find the top of their heads resting uncomfortably on the top of the rear windshield.

And yet it's also clear that the Sportage, which, as noted, no longer enjoys the trump card of a superlow selling price, falls a few inches short of its toughest competitors.

It's essentially a very tall hatchback, with a roofline 6.2 inches higher than the Focus and 2.4 inches short of the Escape.

By the numbers, there's just 28.3 inches of legroom in the third row, a few inches short of what the 2015 Armada offered and well shy of the Expedition (37.7) and Sequoia (35.5).

However, Christine's hopes are soon dashed when the child returned to her is an impostor (Devon Conti) who is four inches short than her son.

This sort of violent comedy — think «True Lies» meets «Grosse Pointe Blank» — is tough to pull off, but Spanish director Paco Cabezas and screenwriter Max Landis («American Ultra») nail a screwball fantasy vibe that stops just inches short of downright silliness.

I love how the lining stops a few inches short of the scalloped lacy hem.

The Delta Air Lines flight that crash landed at LaGuardia Airport yesterday morning skidded off a runway that had just been cleared of snow and came to rest just inches short of the icy waters that surround the terminal.

Florent Hadergjonaj the next man to surge forward, and as an inviting gap looked to open up, the desired cut - back to the supporting Aaron Mooy fell inches short of it's intended target.

«I've been in a shipwreck, a train crash and inches short of a plane crash but the worst day of my life was giving the Nazi salute in Berlin»

Ali smugly held his head still and the jab, sure enough, was two inches short of the target.

Despite a towering effort by Jimmy Creighton, he fell inches short of gaining another 2 points.

On fourth - and - 8 from the 9, Williams scrambled right and dove for a first down, inches short of the goal line.

But grieving requires time, and only minutes before, they had watched dreams — a SWAC title, a series lead against their biggest rival — die inches short of the end zone.

He opened the season not just with a win, but with a 430 - yard drive that came just inches short from a hole - in - one on a par - 4.

DICK RAILSBACK won the pole vault with 17» 6 1/4», less than two inches short of the pending record.

The average American woman, standing at just over 5 feet 3 inches tall, is around five and a half inches shorter than the average American man.

She and her husband worked 80 hours a week for a diet of bread and milk (they were four inches shorter than you are).

The female python is only four inches shorter than the Florida record.

After the fight, he is with his trainers, in tears because he was just humiliated in the ring by a kid who was a year younger, a couple inches shorter, and 20 pounds lighter.

Using a serrated knife, cut a slit lengthwise into the top of each cake, stopping a 1 / 4 - inch short of the edges.

Taurasi is at least an inch shorter than her listed six feet.

Speaking of shooting guards who look the part, the Louisville star is four inches shorter than Ferguson, but has a longer wingspan stretching out to 6» 10.

Control of the franchise has been taken over by point guard Steve Francis, who at 6» 3» is nine inches shorter than Olajuwon but has a chance to reach just as high.

Though three inches shorter and some 30 pounds lighter than Riggins, Portis fits the bill.

Ammaccapane is an inch shorter than Mochrie and 10 pounds lighter.

«Maybe our guys are an inch shorter or something like that, but at App, we've always tried to recruit speed.

Not to mention somebody like Marcus Smart who even as 4 to 5 inches shorter could have definitely prevented Middleton from going off.

Zednik, four inches shorter and 27 pounds lighter, fell backward, his head striking the ice.

Born in Somerville, Mass., Connolly fractured that arm 13 times as a child, stunting its growth so much that it measured 4 1/2 inches shorter than his right arm as an adult.

It's nearly five inches shorter than the historical average for the position.

Tulane went from 3 - 9 to 4 - 8 in 2016 and appeared ready to reach bowl eligibility before coming up almost literally an inch short at SMU.

Instead, Tommie won an Olympic - distance 200 - meter dash — a race exactly 46 inches shorter than 220 yards — and moved one up (three to two) in his grudge duel with Jim Hines of the Houston Striders.

I reached for the remote — it was marooned on the distant island of an ottoman — but my index finger fell an inch short.

Had Cech dived a few inches shorter, Benteke, then Coutinho would have scored, Cech was brillant, he didn't make no errors in those cases... it's a game of very fine margins and inches.

He spent most of the elite 8 game being guarded by guys 5 or 6 inches shorter than him and less athletic overall, but he couldn't take advantage b / c he lacked a post game.

Kante's a year older and 7 inches shorter.

They are 2.5 inches shorter in the infant size and 5 - 6 inches shorter than the regular or premium sized traditional prefolds.

The junior size pregnancy pillow from Blowout Bedding is 15 inches shorter on both sides as compared to the over-sized version with a Super Soft white Exterior and 100 % filled with Polyester.

Your Baby: Is about 11 inches long, which is just about one inch shorter than your average 12 - inch ruler.

The junior size total body pregnancy pillow is 15 inches shorter on both sides as compared to over-sized version.

When shopping for a queen size mattress, be sure to check the specifications for each individual mattress because there are some manufacturers that will make mattresses that are an inch longer or an inch shorter than the established standard size queen mattress.

These are the same width as premium prefolds, but 5 inches shorter, for easier trifolding in covers:

It's a luxurious two inches thick but is an inch shorter on all sides to keep your fitted sheets fitting well over top of it.

Quality is such an important part of silage that if a producer is even a half inch short on irrigation, it can affect silage quality, he said.

Researchers noted that boys and girls who were 2 to 3 inches shorter than average for their age were at increased risk of clot - related (ischemic) stroke in adult men and women and of bleeding stroke in men.

Prior research determined that adult male Neanderthals stood about 5 feet 5 inches, which is only 2 inches shorter than the average height for men in many parts of Asia today.

Most restaurant serving sizes are too large for the average man, which means they're entirely too large for a woman who is 4 inches shorter and 40 - 60 pounds lighter.

Available in two heights: 78» and 87» — Both versions are between 2 - 5 inches shorter than all other versions of the X-3 and T - 3 power racks because the upper side bracings are welded on instead of being bolted - on; bolt - on bracings require additional space above the top of the side bracing to bolt into the upright, resulting in extra unused space.

As I mentioned in my X-3 Short Power Rack review, if my basement's ceiling was just half an inch shorter, I wouldn't have been able to fit it in my basement — In such a case, I would've seriously considered the X-3 Short Squat Stand as an alternative.