Sentences with phrase «needles on»

And when they're too close... sparklers scare the bejesus out of me (a bit like needles on turntables... I have weird little phobias).

I have the same problem and nurses have to use the butterfly needles on me every time.

Mimicking nature's beauty, the attractive forest green needles on the branches of this statuesque tree are produced from a 3D mould of the real thing for a convincing finish.

Despite the sheer terror that sparklers continue to instil in me (like needles on turntables, I've always been too scared to touch them) I remain entranced by fireworks.

i would have broken like 14 needles on my poor little sewing machine.

Ah Christmas, the time of scrabbling around under a tree to unplug all those lights, getting jabbed in the head by those rogue needles on that Nordmann fir you were coerced into buying.Well scrabble no more, because for every Christmas tree light, there's... Read more

Basically, he is saying that if a client is truly healthy then no exam or blood work is necessary, i.e. no needles on up to a million dollar life insurance policy!

Fu Xiaotong paints with needles on traditional rice paper that has been used for centuries.

It's that time of year again where there are more pine needles on the floor than the tree, the dog has been sick on the rug at least twice, our b...

But because I've stepped on enough broken glass in my days, kicked my toes etc, today I picked up not 1 but 3 used syringes with exposed needles on the sand where the average surfer walks.

Kind enough too, when we met him in London, to warn us about his explosive laugh which can rattle windows, and send the needles on recording equipment into the red zone.

And when your afghan has sprung a leak, it's advisable to have knitting needles on hand so that three helpful sisters can help with repairs.

With the mist came sputtering rain, made invisible by the extinguished light, as it exploded like flung gravel at the windows, while stronger gusts made the shivering pine trees shed their needles on the dark, sanded earth.

The interior gets aluminium «R» kick plates, new Alcantara covered seats, gloss black highlights and electric blue needles on the instruments.

Everything about the Corvette, from its soft window and mirror buttons on the door panels to the nicely styled needles on the analog gauges, has a unique look.

The «key» slots into place and, as I hold it there, the electrics come to life and the needles on the twin dials do their initial sweep before settling down on their pins again, at which point the cabin is filled with the whirl of a high - speed starter motor waking the 750bhp, 553 lb ft, 7.3 - litre V12 engine from its slumber.

But the turquoise needles on the gauges are a cool touch — and the high - resolution, colorful, and customizable LCD screen between the gauges trumps all.

Features This pre-lit tree is an exciting hard - to - find designer red color, with matching red wire and bulbs The needles on the tre... e are a mixture of red tinsel and red holographic tinsel which creates a majestic effect 1652 branch tips 2 in.

After applying dry cupping, the practitioner performs tiny cuts using sterile three - pronged needles on the raised area to allow for the elimination of toxic blood and fluids.

In general, acupuncture is defined as the insertion of acupuncture needles on the skin to produce a therapeutic effect.

[64, 65] Although scientists do not understand how it works, several studies have shown that acupuncture treats chronic pain more effectively than no treatment or «sham» acupuncture treatments (placing needles on non-meridian points).

The shorter time for drug delivery is made possible as the miniature needles on the patch create micrometre - sized porous channels in the skin to deliver the drug rapidly.

Meanwhile plant pathologist Gary Chastagner of Washington State University and geneticist Ulrik Nielsen of the Forest and Landscape Research Institute in Denmark are developing trees that better retain their moisture — and so drop fewer needles on your carpet.

«I can not envisage a situation where they are going to put needles on the landings.»

Shortly after the accident, needles on pine trees in a 1.5 - square - mile area around the crippled nuclear plant turned red.

In research published last year, Joanna Morgan of Imperial College London and her colleagues put that idea to the test by setting pine needles on fire in the lab.

To finish off the Popsicle Stick Cactus Friends, grab your black marker and start making small x's all over your piece to represent the needles on the cactus.

I believe we can move the needle on female GPs pretty easily.

We'll do a final post in a few weeks when we find out whether we moved the needle on our bliss - o - meter after a month of dabbling.

«We can do nothing better than to show our clients that that embracing [of diversity] is imperative and will move the needle on reaching their goals.»

Name a goal and ask yourself why you haven't moved the needle on it.

Not that the recommendations do much to move the needle on the national diet.

This is a significant step up from regulators» previous efforts to improve the industry's disclosure of hidden or hard - to - understand charges on their statements, and it could at last move the needle on fees.

You won't expect it, because you prepared for the long haul,» she writes, «but then all of the sudden, midst the puffy clouds and blue skies, your little twin engine Entreprenairplane will sputter, the needle on the gas gauge unexpectedly plummeting to zero, and you will have only one choice... land your plane on the wild, abandoned air strip called Bank Balance: Fourteen Dollars.»

At least half the campground came out to see these two newbies try to thread the needle on Dead Man's Curve.

Making this happen daily is critical, as you will be guaranteed to move the needle on highly rewarding work, which will keep you motivated to perpetuate such a demanding schedule.

MIURA - KO: I believe we can actually move the needle on female GPs pretty easily.

Says Purvis: «The need for food can be high, but if we have an ability to hit this problem with dynamic solutions and a mixed approach, we can truly move the needle on hunger.»

Drew McReynolds of RBC Dominion Securities says the deal moves the needle on Transcontinental's packaging exposure.

Millennials are willing to engage, and they know that when they do, it's moving the needle on marketers» goals.

«If Canada is going to move the needle on carbon emissions and develop its cleantech industry, then we need to invest in next generation technologies.

«But more importantly, we aim to show the nation how a Midwest company — with a team not focused on a «quick exit,» but rather a laser focus on doing right by clients and building an enduring financial services brand — can move the needle on the retirement savings epidemic in this country.

The only event that will save Glencore is a massive helicopter drop of more printed money and I doubt even that will move the needle on commodity prices (except gold and silver, of course) other than a brief knee - jerk bounce.

Housing affordability in Canada is sharply divided regionally, with developments in the potentially overheated Vancouver and Toronto markets moving the needle on national figures...

Through process - driven research on financial and impact outcomes of investing and grant - making, Align enables its clients to use their resources to move the needle on the world's greatest environmental and social challenges by building investing and giving strategies that are aligned with its clients personal values.

Microsoft is a big company and can only move the needle on its revenue if it operates in large markets.

But he's never found time in his packed cultural outreach schedule to attend a Pride parade, and last fall singer k.d. lang needled him on Twitter: «You're gay, aren't you?»

It is not surprising that, despite mega-content marketing conferences, introductions of new technologies, and agencies claiming one process is better than another, the needle on content marketing effectiveness has not climbed.

Think about how much this trading advantage could mean to you... just how much it could move the needle on your existing portfolio — indeed, what it could mean to your retirement planning.

This could finally move the needle on inflation.