Sentences with phrase «long wire acting»

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long extensions of neurons, that act like electrical wires to carry signals in the nervous system.

A long fiber called the axon extends from the cell body and is coated with a protective sheath called myelin, which acts like insulation on a wire, protecting the axon and facilitating sending and receiving electrical signals.

But after «Flight» descends from its high - wire act, the film reshapes itself into a fairly standard story about substance abuse, and the life - long endeavor of maintaining sobriety.

It sees the Tramp perform a tightrope act through the help of a hidden wire, only for the cable to snap, leaving him completely unaided with a long way to fall.

I had long assumed that this fact — along with the directorial high - wire act that Dunkirk posed — would make him a frontrunner in this category, especially with Three Billboards» Martin McDonagh having failed to receive a nomination.

«Brandy Burre is Actress,» the surprisingly ostentatious (for nonfiction) title card announces, and so it goes: Burre stars as herself, a Master's - holding former supporting player from «The Wire» who took a break from acting after the birth of her first child, and who now seeks to get back in the game at a moment when her long - term relationship appears to be breaking apart like the dishware.

The Betrayers is a high - wire act, a powerful tale of morality and sacrifice that will haunt readers long after they turn the final page.

Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, it is completely legal to keep a dog in a cage only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, with a wire floor, stacked on top of another cage, for the dog's entire life.