Sentences with phrase «little traction for»

The first month of the quarter is starting to gain a little traction for me.

The reason is that the loose agglomeration of sand grains often collapses into a hole under the weight of a vehicle's wheels and provides too little traction for those wheels to roll back out.

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A 2017 survey from the air travel site Airfwarewatchdog found that a little over half of respondents believe families with children aged 10 and under should have to sit in a designated section apart from other passengers, and the idea of separating children and adults has gained traction on Reddit, where threads with titles like «Would you pay extra for a child - free flight?

«If what you're offering is only a little better, it's not going to be enough to generate the traction that you need,» says Sean Wise, a Ryerson University professor who served for five seasons as the online host for Dragons» Den.

The firm looks for entrepreneurs who have built a working solution or prototype that has generated traction - be it in the form of traffic, engagement, revenues, customers, etc. - with little to no marketing spend.

But with Yahoo closing in on $ 1.1 billion in sales for 2000, nearly twice as much as in 1999, the idea gained little traction.

At times I think you have climbed out of that pit but then apparently you slip back in; when on that edge, reach out for any little vine that can give you the strength to hang on and let that little bit of Son shine on you... dry you off... and give you traction to move forward.

Barefoot is best for babies, but sometimes little feet need extra protection, warmth, or traction or mom just wants to add a shoe to make a cute special occasion outfit look just right.

Cuomo also tried to divert the city's real estate taxes to pay for transit projects, though that gained little traction in Albany and has been shelved for the moment.

I prefer a narrower maxim: namely that complex, over-nuanced political messages stand little chance of gaining traction, for the simple reason that most people have lives and do not agonise over the details that so absorb politicians and the commentariat.

On icy winter days when you need a little more traction, reach for these sporty - but - stylish Merrell booties.

Of course, with the effects of El Nino giving us a relatively mild winter here in Michigan, we have at times been frustrated by the compromises the winter rubber's squishy treads afford on dry pavement: «Unfortunately the steering is a little squishy on these winter tires,» said daily news editor Eric Weiner, conceding that, «I have not for a moment lost traction on cold, wet roads so far this season.»

Thin rubber floor mats provide a bit of traction for your feet, there's a slim map pocket near the passenger's kneecaps, and there's a little rectangular tray for your phone, because if there's one thing Italians will make room for, it's a phone.

i loved it for it s small dimension, the wonderfull v10 which sings a little bit more then it is doing in its audibrother, the good traction, the easy to manage and trustfulattitude, the good comfort.

Common to all variations of the breed is an unmistakable sound that didn't change dramatically when the air - cooled boxer was replaced by the water - cooled engine in late 1997; a less - than - ideal weight distribution combined with a high polar moment of inertia; compromised packaging with little room for luggage; and a driving experience dominated by phenomenal grip and traction — while it lasted.

All you really need worry about is which of the five available settings to twist the little red knob to: the low - traction one in slippery conditions; Sport for everyday driving; and Race when you're feeling a bit randy.

But throw it into a turn and the whole car hunkers down, the 265 / 35 - series Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires providing incredible grip, the traction control strict enough to keep everything copacetic, but not so castrating that it won't allow for a little bit of playful slip.

Taking it through a series of tight turns, I could feel the wheels scrambling for grip, while the traction control allowed a little back - end wag.

On normal roads with the recommended driving aids left on, there's very little that meaningfully differentiates the drivetrain setups (most of the changes come down to the engine characteristics than anything else), though — if you really need the extra traction that comes with having power sent to all four wheels — you'll have to wave goodbye to the four - cylinder's economy benefits and go for one of the six - cylinder options.

There's little doubt that buyers in the market for a car like the Yeti will be cross-shopping other small SUVs, and they won't care too much about this variant's lack of 4WD traction, we're tipping.

And for this drive, Land Rover cheated a little, equipping the cars with Pirelli Ice Zero tires, featuring small metal studs to help with traction on the aforementioned ice sheets.

Venture a little bit off the beaten path, but not too far given the modest 6.7 inches of ground clearance, and you can lock the AWD system into a 50:50 front - to - rear split for maximum traction, or engage a handy hill descent control feature to manage speed on tricky downhill paths.

However, once things get a little slippery, up to 100 percent of the power can head to the front wheels for maximum traction.

The contact patch just felt a little narrow for hard braking and indeed even traction, with the Levorg spinning a wheel briefly turning into a driveway — and that was on a light throttle setting, at low speed.

The GLE Coupe's got great handling and superb go - anywhere winter traction, both key reasons why you people buy crossovers like this, however, I'm a little too tall for this form factor at 5 ′ 10 ″, which is another reason for me to prefer the traditional GLE SUV shape.

If you live in a frosty climate, or prefer a little extra traction driving out of corners, you can opt for the Intelligent All - Wheel Drive system on the coupe (with automatic transmission only).

Hankook Optima tires have a rep for little or no traction in snow and ice.

If you live in a place where real - wheel drive and slippery roads make a bad combination, we'd suggest sacrificing a little power for traction with the BMW M240i xDrive or checking out another small German rocket: the new, all - wheel - drive Audi RS 3.

But sometimes car owners are a little unsure about purchasing a car with traction control system for the following reasons:

I got a new cover created on Upwork...... changed the title and hook... and listed it on a FREE promotion for 2 days to get traction in the Amazon algorithm before I switched it to a paid book — a little trick I'd learned beforehand from someone smarter than me.

Today Google issued an update for Google Play Books, the default book reading app on its own Android devices, but an app that has little traction on iOS.

It's a little weird, and most of the reviews will be off (because they reviewed just the beginning and not the full book) but it will stick much better on Amazon for having lots of history, traction, reviews and also boughts.

CARE has been under development for the past three years and it already has a little bit of traction in Germany.

Again, there's little space for any competitor to gain meaningful traction in the tablet space, although Microsoft does have the third - place spot lined up, even if it is a tiny fraction of the overall share.

CSS has very little traction in pBooks for a reason.

As an indie author, I'd imagine it'll take a little longer to gain that traction you're looking for.

This is a tough one for me as there were a couple of posts I thought would get more traction — but the +1 goes to «Recreating the wheel — very good sentences from the Book, Little Boy Blue» — which I think highlights just how long the ideas of running shelters / rescues like businesses and increasing adoptions through customer service have existed — and why, still 30 years later, too many shelters still aren't learning from these models.

«Conservationists still protest the practice, but have gained little traction in their attempts to suppress the practice,» said Bryan Kortis, national programs director for Neighborhood Cats, a TNR group that is based in New York City with branches in New Jersey and Hawaii.

It started getting a lot of traction, there was a lot of interest and buzz around it — I mean, a lot for a one person indie studio with a little game, don't imagine millions of crazed fans screaming for the game!

Gravel, however, tends to find that sweet spot in between arcade and simulator, which makes for a unique experience when playing, but once you better understand the physics and get used to the lack of traction thanks to most tracks being on, well, soil and sand (frequently wet or icy thanks to weather) instead of asphalt, things start to click a little more, but it'll take a few races to ease into it.

Before Steam Machines, such rumors were few and far in between and gained little to no traction, as such an upgrade was practically implausible for how it would disrupt the console cycle.

The effort, Shinsai: Theaters for Japan («shinsai» means «great earthquake» in Japanese) is billed as a nationwide initiative, but it has gained little traction in Los Angeles, where leading companies say they weren't approached until too late, if at all.

The idea that CCS should be supported in ways analogous to renewables appears to be gaining traction in some countries, such as the UK (Feed in Tariffs with a Contract for Difference for electricity) and the U.S., but has received little attention elsewhere.

During the meeting it was reaffirmed that in order to achieve the required social acceptance for the energy transition in MENA countries it would be mandatory to develop it along the needs and interest of the civil society stakeholders who have, so far, only gained little traction in the debate.

Other companies, for example, VisualCV, have tried to «reinvent the resume,» but with little traction (LinkedIn (s LNKD) pages seem to be the closest competitor so far).

Before Steam Machines, such rumors were few and far in between and gained little to no traction, as such an upgrade was practically implausible for how it would disrupt the console cycle.