Sentences with phrase «many feats of engineering»

The movie, which weaves together extraordinary feats of engineering and military, environmental and cultural achievements, hit theaters three days before China's rubber - stamp legislature convened to amend the constitution and allow Xi to potentially rule China for life.

Panoramic sunroofs are an impressive feat of engineering — a large pane of glass curved to the roof's aerodynamic contours and usually made of tempered glass, for its strength without added weight.

It's a product hailed as a feat of engineering with the potential to ease the stranglehold of internal combustion.

The bad news for passengers is that despite all these feats of engineering, more legroom in coach is not one of them.

But like many feats of engineering, reducing the paperclip to such a simple design was deceptively tricky.

(Which, let me tell you from recent experience, is an impressive feat of engineering.)

Humans did not possess the technology to accomplish that feat of engineering at the time, nor mathematics sophisticated enough to pull it off.

But von Däniken is amazed at the very suggestion that primitive people could accomplish such feats of engineering.

The workmen failed to meet precisely head - on, but it was for the time a superior feat of engineering.

Rev David Cameron, Minister at Queensferry Parish Church, said the new bridge was an impressive feat of engineering and the design complemented the existing road and rail bridges.

The simple yet effective design of this product is quite the feat of engineering.

Its towers were so gigantic they required feats of engineering and building technology never seen before, in order to construct them on a cramped site.

A newly installed bridge touted as a feat of engineering collapsed on Florida International University's campus, killing several people.

KIA's Terminal 3, is a monumental feat of engineering.

Hein praised the county Department of Public Works for their efforts in getting a substitute bridge for the washed - out Hatchery Hollow Bridge in Oliverea, allowing cut - off residents to get in and out: «In less than 24 hours, using surplus materials, in an amazing feat of engineering and a testament to their hard work, they were able to make a secondary bridge.»

Feats of engineering and exploration still get priority over science.

In a dramatic feat of engineering prowess, the private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster yesterday — the second such landing for the company, and the first successful touchdown on a ship.

Materials scientist Miodownik intertwines humorous vignettes of daily life in London with subatomic behavior to explain the feats of engineering that brought us samurai swords, skyscrapers, pool balls and even chocolate.

Has the time for this epic feat of engineering come round at last?

FIFTY years ago waves of Liberator bombers were deliberately destroying a remarkable feat of engineering.

Developing the e-Dura implant was quite a feat of engineering.

But the process is still expected to be a long, expensive slog, requiring as - yet untried feats of engineering — and not all the details have yet been worked out.

In some caves, every chamber is adorned with this architecture — an extraordinary feat of engineering in absolute darkness.

Aside from transforming medicine, it is an extraordinary feat of engineering and...

Ferrari, he acknowledged, did not need the publicity; it was ESA that was basking in Ferrari's red glow, trying to link its own feats of engineering in the public mind with sexy race cars.

An astounding feat of engineering, LIGO consists of two enormous L - shaped detectors that stretch across the wooded landscape of Livingston, La., and the desert of Hanford, Wash..

The film, in which a geophysicist played by Aaron Eckhart tries to save Earth after its core stops spinning, has «blatant misrepresentations of physical laws... ridiculous feats of engineering, and pure fabrication of scientific «facts,»» according to the site.

1995 How flies fly A fruit fly tethered inside a sophisticated miniature virtual reality flight simulator has shown researchers that the insect's flight motor, one of nature's greatest feats of engineering, works by stretching an elastic power storage device on every wing stroke to recapture energy that would otherwise be wasted.

The Mississippi River has been the focus of huge feats of engineering in an attempt to control the river, but a new study suggests those management efforts might have inadvertently raised the risk of flooding.

That in itself is a great feat of engineering.

This extraordinary feat of engineering took two firms a total of eight weeks to construct, and scores of workers more than 160 hours to install.

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In a feat of engineering that would likely be impossible even in a world where a large majority of the population isn't dead and resources aren't limited to two island nations, the massive structure is like an amusement park ride that drops straight into the Earth, through the planet's core, and comes up the other side.

While the feat of engineering is impressive, the fact that is specifically designed for children to use makes every single Christmas gift ever given pale in comparison.

The AMG GT for all intents and purposes is a feat of engineering.

«About as relevant and connected to the real world as the Tango'ed pussy - grabber in the White House» - Indicating you are infact connected to the real world so it's a pointless feat of engineering for you?

I did not say it was a pointless feat of engineering.

«It's not a major feat of engineering to design seats and head restraints that afford good protection in these common crashes.»

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A true feat of engineering, this Mazda CX - 9 Signature has otherworldly acceleration, prodigious power and is accompanied by the prestigious reputation of Mazda.

A true feat of engineering, this Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT has otherworldly acceleration, prodigious power and is accompanied by the prestigious reputation of Chevrolet.

The engine is a remarkable feat of engineering and truly compelling, providing standing - start and in - gear acceleration that borders on the preposterous.

That the vehicle manages to do this while still maintaining the carlike attributes we appreciate about station wagons is a remarkable feat of engineering.

The modifications needed to obtain this feat of engineering required new pistons, a dialed - up ECU, and speed - rated tires.

«In just about every way, the X5 M is an impressive feat of engineering.

Behind the wheel, you get satisfying acceleration without torque steer or turbo lag, an impressive feat of engineering.

Any real marks against the Porsche feel subjective; if the design doesn't appeal, no feats of engineering will change someone's mind.

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