Sentences with phrase «offered little control»

Researchers have made graphene ribbons before, but never as easily — previously the ribbons were cut from larger graphene sheets, which offered little control over their size and shape.
Most of the time it would play every song on the device randomly, although it occasionally got stuck on a particular album, and the various buttons on the radio faceplate offer little control.

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The US Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether the Little Sisters of the Poor will be required to offer birth control to employees on its health insurance plan.
They were well beaten in the opener by a cruise control Tottenham with the Toon offering little once their initial enthusiasm had died down and Shelvey was deservedly sent - off.
Real were firmly in control of proceedings, fashioning chances, and Barcelona offering little going forward with Messi, Neymar and Suarez cutting peripheral figures.
Colorado has seen the highest drop in teen birth rates in the entire country, and officials are putting the credit for that on a new family planning initiative that offers low - income women long - acting, reversible birth control methods (e.g. IUDs and implants) for little to no cost.
If you feel like you are doing a pretty good job offering choices (ie, control) and empathy (ie, recognition of how little control a child actually has and how hard that is) and your child is STILL not doing what you ask, it may be time for consequences.
With the House overwhelmingly controlled by a Tea Party - driven Republican caucus, the near - term offers little prospect of accomplishment for any Democrat.
Time after time, researchers find that one of the most consistent ways to reduce stress among workers is to offer them a little more autonomy — a sense of control over their own job.
A clumsy interface as well as an ineffective physical activity, Exerbeat is not the worst offender in this continuously offensive market of unimaginative motion control games, but it offers little value beyond keeping grandma and grandpa entertained during their next visit, though Nintendo's first party efforts are still the clear choice for virtual workouts.
The majority of tunes on offer here do very little to build on the ideas and panache exposed on Soft Control.
To survive the denizens of the depths, you're going to need skill, strength, and more than a little adaptability, but with three heroes under your control and the ability to switch freely between them, MetaMorph offers you more than a few tools to deal with any minion foolish enough to stand against you.
This is a handsomely mounted biopic which is entertaining and well controlled, but offers little new.
The developer / publisher is notorious for offering as little information as possible, taking complete control of the message.
It's a film that, quite frankly, offers little entertainment value or much of anything else (it even fails to answer most of the challenging questions it raises about state - controlled suppression).
When the researchers controlled for demographic variables (for example, wealthy suburbs offer more physics courses) and others, including overall academic achievement, high school physics contributed little more than one point.
The combination — the most powerful model Acura offers, paired with electronically controlled all - wheel drive and a clutch pedal — is enticing on paper, but in an age of declining manual - transmission sales, it's also a little perplexing.
The beautifully weighted controls offered all the feel and feedback you could need, and with a little provocation any degree of slip angle was attainable.
The Pirelli Cinturato P7s fitted to the test car offered enough traction in a straight line but little in the way of control during a corner.
The standard «Comfort» suspension set - up offers a little more pliancy than the unashamedly firm — but still controlled — Sport set - up, which is from the Vantage S.
Rear legroom isn't at Mulsanne levels, but it's hard to imagine anyone taking issue with the offered accommodations, especially once they pop out the little touchscreen remote that grants control over HVAC, media, and seat heating / cooling / massage.
With the new chassis offering even better control from its air suspension and little in the way of intrusive road or engine noise, it's hard to imagine anyone not enjoying a journey in the Continental GT.
If Chevrolet offered these and adaptive cruise control (as little as $ 1,000 on other GM cars such as the Chevrolet Impala), this would be an ideal low - cost car for the open road.
Beyond that the V8 S benefits from a revised steering system designed to offer more precision, and its traction control has its dial turned a little further towards «fun».
Porsche makes voice command a separate option, which is a little weird, but the system works well, offering control over many infotainment features, including the ability to select music by album and artist name.
The electric power steering offers very little feedback and the suspension is somewhat soft, although I always felt in control of the vehicle.
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While Kia has earned a reputation for offering a lot of car for a little money, it's important to remember that a fully loaded 2015 Kia Forte sedan can easily pass $ 26,000, although that does get you a very nicely equipped car that includes dual - zone climate control, navigation, leather seats, and Kia's UVO infotainment system.
Despite the «Super All Wheel Control» sticker on the rear window the optional four - wheel - drive system is more about sensibleness than fun, ensuring flawless traction but offering little obvious mitigation to the Eclipse Cross's understeer - heavy handling balance; you'll be unsurprised to hear this is no Evo 7.
Twin trackballs on the steering wheel (unlabeled and, admittedly, a little cheap - feeling) offer stereo controls, voice activation, or side - view mirror and steering column adjustment, depending on which touchscreen menu is active.
The Audi Q5 offers a long list of safety features that includes electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes and hill descent control, with a special off - road mode for the electronics that allows a little more slip.
The theme carries inside, where the clean interior offers a plethora of easy - to - manage controls and a good seating position, though the seat bottom could use a little more length.
The electronically assisted steering offers a little more feedback in the Verna than before, but more importantly is tightly wound, so there is no longer that single finger control.
It offers good access to frequently used controls, but feels a little too tame for my liking.
Many authors (myself included) set up their own website, which is a little more work but offers more control.
Connectivity is still a little on the light side, only offering a Micro-USB connection and, whilst you get the DLNA connected features to shoot movies onto your TV, you don't get the IR remote control functions found on the S. It's all run by a Tegra 2 SoC with an internal memory of 4 GB which you can bolster with microSD.
Connectivity is still a little on the light side only offering a Micro-USB connection and whilst you get the DLNA connected features to shoot movies onto your TV, you don't get the IR remote control functions.
All e-book readers offer a choice of typography with multiple serif and sans - serif fonts, so there's little sense in trying to control these two aspects of e-book design.
I realize that gold and silver are assets that produce nothing (one of the reasons I don't like it) but it does offer some diversification and offer a little peace of mind if things really get out of control.
This harness isn't intended for training purposes, as the design does little to discourage pulling and offers less control than a regular collar.
All of the proceeds from the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society Dog Obedience and Behavior Modification Training Programs support our mission to offer warm shelter, veterinary services and personal attention to all the animals in our care, as well as proactive methods to control pet overpopulation.
In addition to these meaty treats, Emerald Pet also offers canine and feline dental treats, feline health treats for hairball and urinary tract control, canine chewy treats (Little Chewzzies), canine crunchy treats (Little Duckies) and lasting chews (Twizzies and Twizzies Bits).
He pops up during menus and loading bars to offer brief snippets of often irrelevant advice, such as telling you to use the handbrake to slide around corners despite the fact that almost no corners on any of the game's tracks require anything more than a little bit of braking to get around, or to state that a great deal of throttle control will be required to emerge victorious, which is again a complete lie as McGrath's Offroad requires all the subtle throttle control of a brick being thrown through a window.
Aside from a strangely vacuous multiplayer mode, which sees you battling other players for control of a map but never actually engaging in any gameplay beyond tapping the screen, Liberation offers little else to keep you occupied once Aveline's mission is complete.
- dungeon maps are a 3D model - specific locations you need to pursue are marked - can't see a floor - by - floor layout - no compass - dungeons are smaller and less labyrinthine - dungeons have a friendly voice guiding you that offers general hints and warns you of the boss - this voice is not heard outside of the dungeon, and Nintendo has not mentioned who the voice belongs to - dungeons do not hide items that are required to complete the dungeon - bosses won't be based around a singular dungeon - focused item - when you find a dungeon, you need to make sure you have everything you need, and lots of it - one dungeon has pockets of a poisonous, sentient liquid that hurts to touch - this substance is called malice, and little eyeballs will sprout from these patches - attacking the eyeball will clear away the malice and sometimes constituted a small puzzle - diamond - shaped switches that can be activated with an attack are present, and still react to your sword, bombs or arrows - in one dungeon, after activating a switch with his Sheikah Slate, Link was able to control the dungeon slightly - when looking at the map, he could tilt the dungeon in order to open new paths or to make blocks and switches slide around
I would advise gamers stick to the d - pad as opposed to using the analogue stick though — it can feel a little clumsy when making precise manoeuvres, whilst the d - pad offers a better sense of control.
«A lot of people offered to just, «send me over the assets and codes and I'll kick out all your localised versions, you'll be set», but I wanted to do it myself because it was a little bit fun and because I'm a control freak.
The training mode has been changed to offer a little more control.
Optional use of the DualShock 4's touchpad brings the cursor interactions at least a little closer to the still - superior touchscreen input offered in the Vita versions, but other than that the controls feel identical to the PS3 version.
The golf itself is inoffensive enough and now offers a variety of control schemes, including a nostalgic three - click option for those old enough to remember the 16 - bit days of the series, but the new engine offers little that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 didn't.
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