Sentences with phrase «kept in check by»

In this room, all - over patterned upholstery is kept in check by painting the walls in a solid background shade that's a slightly darker green than the fabric.

Keep walls, woodwork and furniture monochrome to balance a paper like this and maintain a fresh feel: the rich emerald green is jewel - like in tone, but kept in check by the zesty green and blush pinks.

The building's energy demands are also kept in check by the use of light - colored, reflective Energy Star roofing materials.

Staff opinion: Last week, we predicted that the bitcoin price would level out in the $ 700 range for some time, with further bullish pushes kept in check by profit taking at points above the psychological barrier of $ 700.

«We have proposed instead a legal realist model in which distinguishing can be used to overrule, but is kept in check by an increasing effort cost of legal innovation.

For millennia the mountain pine beetle, a native of Canada, has been kept in check by our winter temperatures which reach minus 35 degrees for several days.

It's population is usually kept in check by cold snaps in winter that see temperatures fall as low as -32 °C.

To Chancellor Visari, leader of the displaced Helghast people, the Vektans are aggressors that must be kept in check by whatever means necessary.

I'm sure that you get the idea — each vehicle or emplacement has some distinct advantages but they're all kept in check by vulnerabilities to counter-weapons.

You'll help Laura — the weird, demonic child thingy — rid the castle of the evil that was previously kept in check by the Vampire Lord (who Gabe impaled on a building... ouch).

East coast clam and scallop beds are being ravaged by exploding populations of rays that were formerly kept in check by sharks.

Tumor growth is kept in check by your pet's immune system.

The appearance of jaundice is caused by the accumulation of a yellow pigment called bilirubin, which is typically kept in check by the liver.

Demodectic mange, also known as demodicosis or «demo,» is due to the proliferation of hair follicle (demodex) mites normally kept in check by the dog's immune system.

Now this «bad» bacteria is usually kept in check by the «good» bacteria.

They are kept in check by the outer defensive layers of our skin.

Herbal extracts and neem oil soothe irritated skin and ease inflammation, while any secondary infection is kept in check by Grapefruit seed extract.

These are always kept in check by immune system cells.

The truck is docile enough through town, and acceleration is kept in check by the traction control if you aren't smooth on the throttle.

The ride quality is kept in check by a front telescopic hydraulic fork and a rear swing arm with 5 step adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers.

Whatever it is, you'd have to be carrying quite a significant amount of speed into a corner before you make the front tyres squeal, which of course is then kept in check by the traction control system.

The 3 - inch - lift leaf springs are kept in check by F - O - A 16 - inch - travel shocks and F - O - A 2 - inch - diameter bumpstops.

Sway and body roll are kept in check by a taut suspension, big wheel and tire packages and the Flex's low - to - the - ground stance.

The new engine drives through a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox (an option on other models) and its extra power is kept in check by front brakes that are bigger and more powerful than those on the rest of the range.

The ride quality is kept in check by a front adjustable dual A-arm with gas charged shocks and an adjustable independent Rear Suspension (IRS) with gas charged, reservoir shocks.

The ride is kept in check by a double A-arm independent front suspension while the breaking is assuared by a rear disc brake.

The ride is comfortable and quiet and body roll, squat and dive typical of a tall SUV is kept in check by the Hydraulic Body Motion Control system.

The ride quality is kept in check by a modern independent suspension which offers a rear wheel travel of 18 inches.

The wheels are kept in check by fully - independent suspensions which deliver a wheel travel of 10 inches.

Curb weight totals 3957 pounds, a figure kept in check by extensive use of high - strength steel and aluminum.

The adjustable downforce has a noticeable effect, the directional stability is that of a full - size slot - racer, body movements are kept in check by an adjustable damping system, and a hydraulic actuator controls ride height.

This isn't the romantic type of love of Disney's The Little Mermaid but the unconditional affection of young kids and she takes human form to join him on land, which upsets the balance of nature so carefully kept in check by her wizard father (voice of Liam Neeson) and elemental mother (Cate Blanchett).

Such restraint demonstrates how the team's righteous anger is kept in check by their painstaking professionalism, and McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer hone in on the graft, skill and value of drawing together a complex story from pieces that have been scattered and concealed.

The film's dialogue is continuously mundane while Leo is kept in check by co-workers who make fun of his lack of physical strength and the relationship with his faux wife.

Klebsiella activity in the intestinal tract is carefully controlled and kept in check by the beneficial bacteria, but once it gets to other areas of the body like the urinary system, the prostate, lungs (pneumonia), the blood stream (poor wound healing), it can becomes a major cause of serious infection, and even chronic illness.

Whichever is the case, these inflammatory little guys must be kept in check by antioxidants.

In a healthy body, they are kept in check by the probiotics, but it is a delicate balance.

The movements of flexion, rotation, and extension are kept in check by maintaining the braced neutral position of the spine during an anti-pattern exercise.

Bad bacteria are kept in check by the good guys.

In addition, myostatin is kept in check by another protein, follistatin, which exerts the opposite effect.

Activation of complement is kept in check by a host of regulatory proteins that protect the individual from «self - damage.»

After an initial acute disease state, that is kept in check by host immune response, bacteria as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus can establish persistent infections and colonize the host by evading immune surveillance.

Superoxide is kept in check by the body's own antioxidants, which combine with superoxide to make it less reactive and prevent oxidative damage to cells.

We knew that Saturn's B ring, its biggest and brightest, is kept in check by gravitational nudges from the large moon Mimas.

When the tumor - fighting T cells are kept in check by inhibitory regulatory T cells, scientists speak of «peripheral immune tolerance.»

«These slow - growing cells are apparently kept in check by the rest of the tumor, somehow — indeed, if you remove them from a tumor, they grow like crazy.»

Meanwhile, as homes sink into the muddy, melting earth, insects such as the spruce bark beetle, whose numbers were once kept in check by cold weather, have been decimating forests.

Because scientists are often perceived as a freewheeling and cavalier community who are exempt from societal rules, many members of the public (many researchers, too...) think that the conduct of scientists can best be kept in check by the implementation of oaths.

P53 is kept in check by two genes, MDM2 and MDMX, which regulate its growth and demise.

We already knew that Saturn's biggest and brightest ring, the B ring, is kept in check by gravitational nudges from the large moon Mimas.