Sentences with phrase «mean feat of engineering»

(No mean feat of engineering, this — reclamation projects have pushed the shoreline hundreds of yards away.)

Not exact matches

Genetically engineered tobacco plants, chosen to test the concept, managed the unusual feat of growing 14 to 20 percent more mass — meaning more crop yield — than untweaked plants, says Krishna Niyogi of the University of California...

That the XF is also keen to change direction with quick response and little in the way of roll becomes even more impressive... and it actually feels smaller than it is when threading through, which is no mean feat; and a tribute to the extensive weight savings the engineers rendered in the new XF's construction (up to 190 kg saving, depending on spec).

The Ferrari 458 Italia marks the end of an era: that of mid-engined Ferraris with naturally aspirated engines, but it's by no means the best thing about the car, as it's a brilliant feat of design and engineering on its own.

Forget Chinatown; this could turn water tensions into water wars.The basics The project, meant to solve the north's serious water woes, would involve engineering feats on one edge of the earthquake prone Qinghai - Tibetan Plateau in western China, some 3,000 to 5,000 meters (9,800 to 16,400 feet) above sea level, much like the Qinghai - Tibet railway.