Sentences with phrase «on quirks»

Samsung is asking those users for patience and saying that it will make improvements to the service once it hears back from them on the quirks they've seen.

I filed plenty of Freedom of Information requests in my time as a reporter, and admit readily that, too often, I gave up when faced with denials based on quirks of the law that would require either a lawyer's involvement to pursue or the dogged determination of my friends in The Times investigative unit.

The aim is to transmit packets of data between specific points based on the quirks of each method of communication.

No, because I know that they will continue to bounce around, depending on quirks of publicity.

All three girls have their own somewhat unique personalities — be it the confident Ryuubi, strong girl Unchou or shy girl Chouhi, and the story takes just enough time to have each sex scene come about differently to play on their quirks and attitudes.

The comedy focuses more on the quirks of these people rather than making fun of them.

A new study by an MIT economist sheds more light on the quirks of people's actions in such cases and suggests that, in addition to immediate financial needs, persistent behavioral characteristics play a key role in even short - term pocketbook decisions.

Previous attempts have used brittle solutions that relied on quirks of how different CAPTCHAs are implemented.

China's market turmoil put the spotlight on a quirk of the mainland's currency: the offshore yuan isn't always in tune with its onshore peer.

On Quirk - Silva's side, the funds can be traced back to both big business and big labor through party committees.

Pugel says that different colors and textures evoke different feelings; she capitalizes on that quirk to store information.

The feat relies on a quirk of quantum mechanics — superposition, the phenomenon through...

The feat relies on a quirk of quantum mechanics — superposition, the phenomenon through which particles can effectively occupy two places at once.

If you're seeking the perfect off - beat profile, simply add the following items to your pics to rank higher on the quirk - o - meter:

The first trailer for Todd Solondz's Wiener - Dog puts the emphasis on quirk as it cuts between the lives of Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy, Zosia Mamet, Kiernan Culkin, Tracy Letts, and the one wiener - dog who connects...

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At first I thought it was incredibly logical, and then I started finding out about the different quirks, all the ways you can count to ten depending on the shape of the object.

Study up on local quirks.

While the most brilliant business minds on Earth often possess strange quirks, a glimpse into the intergalactic future as envisioned by Elon Musk paints a rather harrowing — and thought - provoking — picture.

(His quirks and predilections are such common knowledge that they were knowingly parodied on an episode of The Simpsons.)

The tiny quirks you notice about yourself are barely a blip on anyone else's radar.

Quirk focuses on teaching the next generation of investors and championed the creation of the TD Ameritrade U program to bridge the gap between academia and reality in the classroom.

Quirk's trading career began in 1987 on The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

Strange Quirk: She has put a dollop of red nail polish on the top right of EVERY SINGLE calculator she's ever had since high school...... why?

Strange Quirk: Shannon has put a dollop of red nail polish on the top right of EVERY SINGLE calculator she's ever had since high school...... why?

For years, a quirk of US law created a tax subsidy for Puerto Rican debt that encouraged middle class Americans to binge on loaning money to Puerto Rico without really realizing that's what they were doing.

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As someone who has taken more than 25,000 calls from his listeners (more than 7 million tune in on a weekly basis) the stories and quirks that make us human are also a source of endless fascination for the radio host.

«27 (Good discussions of this hybrid are in Quirk and especially Brenner.28) Since any imported religion is likely to take on characteristics of its host society, the hybridization of Catholicism in Mexico would not ordinarily be worth remarking.

Better still: if any of them were, by some sad quirk of eyesight, attracted to me, I'd not only find out, but open a conversation with them on those terms.

That said, I always try to make the recipe adaptable to the quirks across everyone's ovens - once you see the tops on whatever it is you're baking, keep a closer eye, and then test now and then until they're done.

Although you'll look back on all the first year college «quirks» and laugh at some point glad you aren't nervous for finals and can just chill them next few days.

Nor had Cunanan, actually — it was born of tons of research on the dish's regional quirks and a lot of tinkering.

It was only after another player on a major medical extension, Brian Gay, discovered and informed officials about a quirk in the tour's points - distribution restructuring that Poulter learned he had a second chance on the links.

It is one of the more startling quirks of recent college football history, a what - if of a what - if: for a couple of confusing minutes late on December 5, 2009, the Cincinnati Bearcats were headed to the BCS Championship.

Despite never having won a Grand Slam — and losing on Monday — Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will remain No. 1 and increase her points lead, thanks to the quirks of the WTA system....

And then there were the other quirks that rubbed some the wrong way, like the series he published on YouTube called «Drae's Video Blog,» where he interviewed various members of the boxing community.

King knows all of the physical and psychological quirks of this player who has been on a strict regimen for so long that she swears two glasses of whole milk can make her feel drunk.

A strange accident which happened due to a quirk of the Marina Bay circuit, Fabio Leimer was on his way to the podium after finishing third when he T - boned Alexander Rossi.

Kiwi athlete Tom Quirk ruptured his Achilles on the penultimate lap, only to hobble round the final lap with the help from one of the Cambridge athletes in order to earn his point for the team.

«OxMas», Michaelmas, and the first half of the BUCS calendar has swooshed by and I am starting to understand the quirks that make Oxford students glad they never went anywhere else, while others look on bewildered!

In a quirk of fixture computer fate, Chelsea take on West Ham on the same day that Arsenal face the fellow strugglers, soundly beaten by the Hammers last weekend, Southampton.

It is a quirk of fate that Man United's captain that season was aspiring author Steve Bruce, a Geordie born and bred and therefore naturally a boyhood Newcastle fan — as was the one individual often cited as having inflicted the most damage on the club's title bid, Blackburn's Graham Fenton.

You are the expert on your baby's particular quirks and preferences.

It's always just seemed to be a strange personal quirk, and never a sign of anything further at all, but I pretty much can not fall asleep without doing it except on rare occasions where I'm exhausted or drunk.

The circumstances that put Puntillo and about two dozen other families on Burdette Court in a property tax bind can be traced to a 26 - year - old map - making quirk.

So instead of viewing their seemingly constant challenges as defiance or attempts to thwart authority, work to parent from a place of understanding that your strong - willed child is actually on a discovery mission and is doing endless «research» on you by testing and retesting and digging and chiseling to discover all of your quirks and foibles and ups and downs and strengths and weaknesses.

Taking the time to consider your particular needs, quirks and lifestyles, as well as being patient can help you narrow down the gear you need and hopefully save you from spending money on stuff you just don't end up using.

On Tuesday, the fate of Sheldon Silver falls to a dozen jurors who have spent the last three weeks listening to competing versions of how the former Assembly speaker wielded power for the last decade: with secretive calculations to enrich himself or with the same quirks, favor - trading and inherent conflicts that is irrevocably baked into the state government.

«I was on the City Council with him, and he's just another career politician — he's basically got some additional quirks. . .

Because of quirks in the scheduling of federal and statewide elections, this concession allows Espaillat to move on to a re-election bid.