Sentences with phrase «less drag on»

With BMS keeping the battery in a specific charge range, the alternator can run more often at a lower voltage, which generates less drag on the engine resulting in improved fuel efficiency.

The main trade off is, the 4 - ring piston will have less drag on the cylinder walls, but the 5 - ring piston will seal better.

Experiments backed this up: Stable «spinners» had less drag on average than «floppers,» seeds that tumbled as they fell.

To summarize, higher altitudes lead to a decrease in air pressure which causes less drag on the baseball.

Once those machinations were done, there was less drag on the processor.

But a thinner atmosphere means less drag on the aircraft, so the engines can hit high speeds with less fuel.

We expect Cap & Trade systems to be more easily exploited the more general their application, the wider they cast their nets: although there are some cases where Cap & Trade might be the most effective and efficient instrument of privatizing the carbon cycle in some industries, these are certainly the minority of the entire economy: when faced with the choice of Fee & Dividend vs. Cap & Trade, the Precautionary Principle thereby indicates we ought favor Fee & Dividend as it is likely the lesser drag on the Market.

Not exact matches

People are also pointing out that Twain's comments were published less than a week after she appeared as a guest judge on «RuPaul's Drag Race.»

«We'll jump on a problem with a lot less resentment and foot dragging than you would find in another company,» says chief financial officer Thomas Downing, who spent most of his career working for other companies.

Latin American countries with less of a buffer against a global downturn, such as Mexico and Brazil, have also been a drag on exchange traded fund (ETF) flows.

«It is about taking our existing rules as they are and applying them in ways that are simpler, less burdensome and less of a drag on the American economy,» he said.

But you're doing one another a favor — in respect and time — the less you allow this stage to drag on.

I hardly have motivation enough to bake on a weekly basis, much less to drag my lazy butt to the kitchen and bake an entire pie.

Today drag racing is to Garlits a means, a ladder on which to climb to a less violent life.

Less drag makes it faster on the straights, but slightly less downforce means slightly lower speeds in certain cornLess drag makes it faster on the straights, but slightly less downforce means slightly lower speeds in certain cornless downforce means slightly lower speeds in certain corners.

His greater value is in his positioning though: he's good at making himself available for a pass from the defenders (which is particularly useful with Holgate, who is brave on the ball but also has a tendency to play the first pass he sees, so having Schneiderlin as a simple option makes it less likely he gives it away cheaply) although more useful at distracting opposition players, moving wider to drag them away from the middle and opening up passing lanes for the defenders to pass into the feet of Rooney and Sigurdsson, or playing one - twos with Gueye so the Senegalese has space on the ball and can turn, face play and stride forward without immediate pressure.

Arsenal had to dig deep and with less than 20 minutes to the end of regular time pulled one back through a Matersacker header which found the back of the net bringing the game back on level terms before dragging the game into penalties and then Goalkeeper Fabianski brought the magic out of him with two outsatanding saves to see the gunner through to the final.

As hard as it was to drag my body out of the bed with less than 3 hours sleep on a 3 hour time zone difference between Arizona and Florida, I did it.

We had an appointment planned for the Thursday in half term, but decided to postpone it as the idea of dragging Sausage to London during half term, on Halloween no less, then trying to get her home on the tube during work - kicking - out time just didn't appeal, especially as she's not a huge fan of stairs, having lived in a bungalow her whole life.

The protesting organizations dispute those accomplishments, arguing that the Governor dragged his heels on spending for supportive housing to help the previously homeless with additional social service, and moreover the money will only create six thousand units, less than a third of the total need.

Bubbles head up in the center where frictional drag from the glass is less and down on the outside as the top gets crowded.

Haeffner said city dwellers were supplied with 250 liters per person per day, while the rural families had to rely on twice - weekly deliveries that only became less reliable as the drought dragged on.

The stars are much less affected by the drag from the gas [3] and, because of the huge gaps between them, do not have a slowing effect on each other — though if two stars did collide the frictional forces would be huge.

(Less massive bodies also cause frame dragging on a smaller scale; NASA's Gravity Probe B launched in 2004 to measure the frame - dragging effects of Earth's rotation with sensitive gyroscopes.)

Here the focus is on blended - wing - body craft, where the structure of a conventional airliner is stretched into a single flying wing, generating more lift and less drag while using less fuel.

Add butter and Crisco to flour and pulse on / off until mixture resembles coarse meal (you can also combine the flour and fats using a pastry blender if you don't want to drag out your processor — more effort, less clean - up).

«You cancel on me less when you have a partner to drag you by the arm,» says personal trainer Jeff Marshall.

The cropped length of these sleeves is great because if you're out to dinner you have to worry less about dragging your sleeves through your food to grab something on the table.

The constant fighting and punching gets nastier and less funny, the film drags on for far too long, and the ending is uninspired and predictable.

I found enough likeable aspects in it to keep me preoccupied from dwelling on the parts less interesting to me, and that's how I suspect the average moviegoer will view it... nothing great, but worth seeing for Bialystock & Bloom's slapstick, Ulla's sexpot antics, Liebkind's hilarious eccentricity, de Bris» goggle - eyed impression Reagan - in - drag, a procession of walker - clad ladies that would make Fellini proud, or, perhaps, leggy, female stormtroopers?

What starts as a fascinating tale of a psychological horror game, soon changes into a repetitive experience that feels like it drags on even in its short length of less than two hours.

Whereas in «The Crossing Guard» he dug into his bag of grimaces and dragged out a hundred sinister variations on the narrow - eyed killer's glare that might be described as the Nicholson Look, here his acting is magnificently understated but no less compelling.

It helps even less that just when it seems the movie has mercifully drawn to a conclusion, it drags on for several more minutes of song, dance and broadly played tomfoolery during the unduly protracted closing credits.

With a mostly appealing cast — especially Logan Marshall - Green (Prometheus) in the lead — the film delivers on dread, yet drags out the proceedings in a way that makes its 90 - minute length feel less than brisk.

Teachers» retirement benefits become a drag on total compensation when the increase in benefits for an additional year worked is less than the amount lost from the lost year of collecting a pension during retirement.

In fact, at one of those schools both the principal and the assistant, in separate interviews, said that having to employ less than competent teachers was the biggest drag on the school's continuing success.

Instead of day - long seminars and courses that drag on for hours, mini lessons condense the information into more digestible bites for those looking for less than a three - course meal.

«Less than 20 credits by the end of the first calendar year of enrollment... is a serious drag on degree completion.

PORTIMÃO, Portugal — Less than 10 miles into a drive on roads near the Algarve International Circuit, you realize the laughter circulating inside the cockpit of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is as valid a verdict on the new Turbo as any empirical VBOX or drag - strip data would provide.

The ride height on all models is 0.6 inches lower for a more aggressive look and less aerodynamic drag.

If you're looking for something more or less military grade that can also smash bona fide sports cars on the drag strip, you need a Devel Sixty

The three drag races between the two cars end with the Stingray on top each time, though just barely, but the video host points out that the test was done at high altitude where the air has less oxygen, putting the oxygen - loving Corvette V8 at about a 15 percent power disadvantage but having no effect on the electric motor of the i8.

Our test team was impressed with the smooth performance of the seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, which delivered crisp gear changes with significantly less drag than the Hyundai Tucson, the only other vehicle on test with a dual - clutch gearbox.

We'd probably lose our patience with the car without that shorter gear, but there's little doubt it contributes to the V's lower mpg versus a regular Prius (51/48/50)-- along with the wagon's extra weight and less slippery body (0.29 coefficient of drag versus a 0.25 Cd on the Prius hatch).

And the drop - on boxy roof generates slightly less aerodynamic drag than the stock bodywork on a C7 Z06, mostly thanks to the AeroWagen's lower - profile rear spoiler.

On this DMC Gallardo Jon Olssen had the ski box nicely integrated into the design for less aerodynamic drag... he managed to do 260 Km / h without ripping the box away, in fact Jon drove this Lamborghini a lot, 40,000 Km in one winter... today Jon Olssen is driving a totally custom made Audi R8... but he intends to move one once he gets a decent offer on iOn this DMC Gallardo Jon Olssen had the ski box nicely integrated into the design for less aerodynamic drag... he managed to do 260 Km / h without ripping the box away, in fact Jon drove this Lamborghini a lot, 40,000 Km in one winter... today Jon Olssen is driving a totally custom made Audi R8... but he intends to move one once he gets a decent offer on ion it.

Engine efficiency alone will only gain around 10 % on the highway, don't expect miracles from less drag and rolling resistance.

About the only thing that qualified as traffic occurred on the main drag of Deadwood, with a population of less than 1,300 and what seemed like an equal number of tourists.

Another is disc brakes fade less when hot, and in a heavy vehicle air and rolling drag and engine braking are small parts of total braking force, so brakes are used harder than on lighter vehicles, and drum brake fade can occur in a single stop.

Stuck driving through snow once again as this Nuclear-esque winter drags on with no end in sight, the AWD - equipped TL inspires exceptional confidence thanks to its well - controlled chassis, excellent seating position and chunky steering wheel; perhaps the highest compliment I can pay it is to say the TL is a very fluid package, resulting in spirited driving even in less - than - ideal conditions.