Sentences with phrase «of tall structures»

The formula remains largely unchanged as the franchise delivers more free running, climbing, and leaping off of tall structures with blades bared.

Whole - basin resonance at a period of 4 to 5 seconds caused the collapse of tall structures, including cultural artifacts.

The towers need to be as tall as possible so that they can transmit microwaves with no obstructions, and as a result can be some of the tallest structures on earth.

A child that is frightened of heights should not be forced to peer over the edge of a tall structure; a child that is terrified of clowns should not be coaxed into posing for a picture with one.

This longer - period shaking was responsible for the collapse of taller structures in Kathmandu, such as the Dharahara Tower, a 60 - meter - high tower that survived larger earthquakes in 1833 and 1934 but collapsed completely during the Gorkha quake.

After Tonto saves John from being shot by Cavendish, for example, the lawman wakes up on top of a tall structure on a steep mountain.

Today, a few of these historical Mayan temples are still some of the tallest structures in Belize!

Though it is smaller compared to the other Mayan sites, it consists of the tallest structures.

Apart from this the slight surface temperature rise should surprise no - one; earlier research (2004, S. Baidya Roy and S. W. Pacala) has shown a similar effect and if looked for, it probably would be found downwind of any tall structure that causes turbulence, such as grain silos.

Located in the New Museum Building, one of the tallest structures in the Lower Manhattan area, the Bon Jovi's duplex penthouse has ginormous glass walls and a myriad of terraces.

Not exact matches

The imposing 630 - foot - tall concrete and stainless - steel structure towers over the St. Louis riverfront, and commemorates Thomas Jefferson and the role St. Louis played in the westward expansion of the United States.

Constructing a wall on the U.S. - Mexico border was one of Trump's campaign promises, along with the claims that Mexico would pay for it and that the structure would be up to 65 feet tall.

The tower is still in the planning stage, but if it is build, it will be the sixth tallest structure in the UK, and exceed the height of the tallest building, the Shard in London, by at least ten metres.

«I find the fact that trees can not grow to the sky, because of the effects of gravity on tall slender structures, a useful metaphor, suggesting a limit to growth of most things, including corporations» Ralph Wanger

The rezoning of those 78 blocks is intended to replace many older structures with taller and more up - to - date and office towers.

We headed for an old playground tucked behind a few dodgy houses, the neglected kind with a wooden play structure that is too tall for insurance purposes, and bits of wood, too - full trash cans, loitering teenagers who slink away when adults show up, and those old swings on long, long chains that make sure a kid touches the sky.

The 6 - foot - tall metal structure was removed Sunday night from Sunrise Rock in a lonely stretch of the Mojave National Preserve, said government officials and veterans groups that have been fighting for years to keep the cross on national park land.

«The compact new high efficiency system also allowed the removal of a tall existing structure and hoppers, making solids handling more accessible for the plant operator, improving operational efficiency and enhancing OH&S benefits by reducing solids handling.

Clock towers were historically placed near the center of towns and were often the tallest structures around.

Our park adventures include a five year old, twin three year olds and a soon to be one year old... And plenty of nasty parks near roads with no fences, 15 feet tall open play structures, no bathrooms, retention walls that border rocky cliffs or ponds and the occasional «Oooh Look Mama, balloon!!»

To use, simply place the tree in the stand, hold it and then pump the foot pedal until the claws grasp the tree into place.This patented... MORE structure is designed to hold trees up to 12 feet tall securely in place with only a few minutes of assembly required.

The Village Board voted Monday to keep the new 34 - foot - tall winding structure of fiber glass and concrete high and very dry, contending the drought has already caused drastic water conservation measures in the village.

With only a few days to go before the water slide «s scheduled opening, the Village Board voted Monday to leave the 34 - foot - tall winding structure of plastic and concrete high and dry to conserve water.

After a two - hour hearing, the Northbrook Village Board voted this week to allow a seasonal, indoor golf driving range at Sportsman's Country Club at 3535 Dundee Rd.. The controversial NorDome Golf Dome, a two - story, 65 - foot - tall inflated structure, will cover a 1 - acre site at the east end of the club's driving range.

The kids love to be able to slide down the slide (our littlest 18 - month - old loves saying «weee» with a big grin when he goes down) as well as climb up high and feel extra tall, or wiggle and crawl through the various cube frames of the structure.

World Trade Center «spire» clad in controversy Is One W.T.C. slated to have bragging rights as the tallest structure in America, or is it going to be toppled over because of a technicality?

During a news conference outside the entrance of the base, attorney Dennis Vacco - who represents the Town of Somerset - was asked if it might seem absurd to think that tall structures 20 miles away would jeopardize an air base.

The vertically oriented structure, which stands 170 feet tall, is a massive buoy that looks like the fusion of a spinnaker sail and the Starship Enterprise.

The nature of the rupture limited damage to regular dwellings but generated shaking that collapsed taller structures.

Astronomers believe large moonlets up to at least a half - mile in size may hide among the rings, which themselves are only about 30 feet thick; the taller vertical structures visible here could be ring material that «splashes» up when the fine particles of the rings collide with these moonlets, much as water at the sea's edge can splash up and over a rock.

In the current tests of the two - story, 22 - foot - tall structure, the researchers are studying the behavior of full - scale seismic safety systems made from advanced wood materials — including rocking walls, which can rock during a temblor and then re-center back by itself, and a mass timber floor designed to withstand strong earthquakes.

Using data from the GPS stations, an accelerometer that measures ground motion in Kathmandu, data from seismological stations around the world, and radar images collected by orbiting satellites, an international team of scientists led by Caltech has pieced together the first complete account of what physically happened during the Gorkha earthquake — a picture that explains how the large earthquake wound up leaving the majority of low - story buildings unscathed while devastating some treasured taller structures.

XM uses two geostationary satellites and about 800 low - power ground repeaters scattered around cities where tall structures can block the satellites» line of sight.

But in this case being tall is less desirable because it alters the structure of the heart in a way that may be conducive to atrial fibrillation.»

While the global extent of those ecosystems has been mapped from satellite imagery, existing maps can't determine how tall those trees are, or the structure of their canopies — that is, the third dimension.

There was a great deal of variation in details of structure and condition of fairy circles, allowing circles to be categorized into a sequence from first appearance as a bare spot in the grassy matrix (birth), acquisition of a rim of tall bushman grass (with or without enlargement)(maturation), and revegetation of the bare area within the grass rim (death), and finally the disappearance of the grass circle, leaving an area indistinguishable from the matrix.

Another example of opposites at work: plant climbing vines like pole beans with tall, sturdy plants that can provide a vertical structure, like sunflowers.

The results — tall, myopic, lanky individuals with crowded teeth, and poor bone structure, a kind of Ichabod Crane syndrome — are a fixture in America.

Both Reeves and Park were over 6 feet tall and extremely genetically gifted for bodybuilding, yet at their peaks they carried «only» roughly 35 and 38 pounds more muscle, respectively, than an average untrained man of their heights and bone structures.

The Skytree is the tallest structure in Japan and in the world, reaching 2,080 ft. as of March 2011.

LA lack a lot of tall beautiful structures, I guess graffiti makes up for it.

In trying to do justice to both of them the film ultimately does justice to neither, but it does manage to create a jumbled climax which involves the Green Goblin for seemingly no reason than the fact that climaxes involving Gwen Stacey and tall structures have historically included him.

At the time, the 12 - story structure was the tallest building in New York City, and even retained that distinction past the turn of the 20th Century.

As these go, «You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger» is a mild bruise rather than the double black - eye of a «Hollywood Ending,» but it's a dispiritingly listless and superficial rehash of past glories, emulating the diffuse, novelistic structure of «Hannah and Her Sisters» and the sour relationship politics of «Husbands and Wives,» minus the requisite humanity and conviction.

The Reputation tour stage itself is a thing of wonder: a 110 - foot - tall structure resembling a skyscraper in progress, with six crane - like contraptions stretching up above a wedge - like screen that functions as video display and framing device.

At first glance, the structures may appear risky, however, all compliant rope structures are designed in such a way that children can't fall from the top to the bottom of structures that are taller than the maximum free height of fall allowed.

They also explain the characteristics of different organisational structures including hierarchica (flat and tall) and matrix structures.

On the first day of class, the instructor handed out spaghetti, string, tape, and marshmallows to the eight students gathered around a table and asked them to build the tallest possible freestanding structure and place the marshmallow on top, in 18 minutes.

Task: Teams of 4 must build the tallest free standing structure in 30 minutes, out of only 20 sticks of spaghetti, a role of masking tape, string and 1 marshmallow.

I have collected together 30 photos of tall buildings and structures for you to discuss with your class.