Sentences with phrase «out of a block of»

You will be surprised how much water comes out of a block of tofu that you thought was dry.

Exploring the cosmos in an ice cube South Pole — Trust physicists to think of creating an observatory out of a block of ice — and to actually be close to realizing the scheme.

Debuted last season at Lizard Creek Lodge was the opening of the Ice Bar — enter the subzero room, made out of blocks of ice, and sample craft vodkas out of ice glasses.

In the 1920s and 1930s, direct carving — cutting figures out of a block of stone or a lump of wood — was seen as the purest, most challenging way to make a sculpture.

Carving sculpture out of a block of stone or wood was central to Henry Moore's practice throughout his career.

I machined the vortex tube out of a block of solid aluminum.

We must confess to feeling a certain sense of fatigue when «block of aluminium» references crop up as regards Nokia devices, but even though the Nokia 7 Plus too follows the «carved out of a block of aluminium (Series 6000, in case you wish to know what kind), it does look very different from its predecessors.

The 6 and 5 feature unibodies machined out of blocks of high - strength aluminum, while the more affordable Nokia 3 features an aluminum frame with an understated polycarbonate back.

Not exact matches

But it could also mean a windfall for partners in private - equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, unless Congress can figure out a way to block them from taking advantage of the new rate.

«There are two ecosystems of online consumers out there right now: the one composed of people who block intrusive ads and the other where people do not.

As the man attempted to lead her down an even darker block that she'd known to be dangerous, she decided to listen to her intuition this time, calling out for help to a nearby group of people before sprinting away from him and getting home safe.

I now block out an hour each morning so I can get through all of my email and reset for the day.

I take 30 minutes each morning to block out, in 15 - minute chunks, the entirety of my day and what I hope to get done.

As investors we were thesis - driven, so I had time blocked out to think about the future of the category.

For another view of the ad - blocking controversy, please check out my colleague Mathew Ingram's much more sympathetic post)

California chain In - N - Out Burger had people lined up around the block hours before the opening of their pop - up store in Toronto on Thursday.

Although the search giant points out that the definition of which ads are acceptable comes from an independent industry group called the Coalition for Better Ads, some believe that the default blocking of certain ads puts too much power in Google's hands.

Topol pointed out that currently there's a ton of «information blocking» going on by health providers that don't» want to share data with others for fear of losing their patients (i.e. business).

The tale of how the company came out of nowhere and now has investors lined up around the block gives them hope that one day they can reach that level.

The study participants were asked to develop strategies for landing the rocket mentally; this, in turn, allowed the patients to strategize ways of blocking out hallucinatory voices inside their heads.

The rest of the days are for meetings, etc. but this blocked out time each week is my most productive by far.»

In a coworking space, for example, it's easy to join in on topic - specific discussions, head to the gym to work out at any time of the day, grab coffee at all hours, change up your work surrounding, take important calls in sound - blocking rooms and even catch some Z's in a nap closet.

In addition, a «first - in - first - out» investment rule could be enforced with the Senate tax bill, which would require investors to sell their oldest shares first when they have acquired multiple blocks of shares over time.

At one point in 2014, Coach execs showed employees slides of Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and Coach stores with their logos blocked out and quizzed them on which was which.

After Handmaker spoke with a consultant, he had his Assurance employees block out a certain number of hours each week for priority - work time.

It turns out the building blocks of engagement are not entertainment or even career aspirations, but passion and love.

Block out a specific amount of time per day to consume content.

(Block points out Sino - Forest went public through a reverse takeover on the Toronto Venture Exchange long before the current wave of companies.)

Specifically, the last sentence of the official statement weirdly calls out the fact that the number of complaints the company has received regarding its sun block lotion is»... less than one half of one percent of all units actually sold.»

Based on an impressive database of intensive interviews with executives, it turns out that big failures and small egos are among the building blocks of great leadership,» notes Grant of this one, again due out March 6.

I've used a variety of different ones on my commutes over the years, but the best ones for avoiding tangled wires and for blocking out the noisy people on the train are the Bose Quiet Comfort 35 Wireless Headphones.

These awkward fixtures, made up of one big lego - like block, were kitted out with two dozen chest - high sockets.

Don't let the pursuit of wealth and success block out other opportunities to grow and enjoy life.

Block out the political «noise» and stay invested as gains could come from a potential rally later this year, says Robert Pavlik of SlateStone Wealth.

For me, it's important to be present in the moment while I'm trying to focus on a particular task and sometimes that means blocking out all of the other noise for a bit.»

ACLU attorney Joshua Block said the main practical impact of the decision is that it would prevent the Obama administration from carrying out administrative enforcement actions against schools on transgender issues.

I take over an hour of trains and subways to and from work each day, and if I couldn't block out all the noise, I would go crazy.

These small earpieces are basically fancy earplugs, but instead of blocking all sound out as foam earplugs intend to do, they simply reduce the volume of certain frequencies in your surroundings.

They might decide in six months to a year, «Oh my gosh, this is a mistake, we'd much rather partner with Zenefits — they have a lot of customers in the market, and we don't want to block ourselves out of all of those customers.

Gingras says the rise of ad - blocking software has made it increasingly obvious that many users hate the kind of slow - loading pages many publishers are putting out, the ones that are filled with megabytes worth of tracking scripts and popup ads.

It's easy to discriminate against the minority cobbler down the street by traveling a few extra blocks to buy from «your own kind»; it's much harder to act out your racist biases when buying shoes at a big department store because, well, you have no idea what colour or sex or sexual orientation of the person who made those shoes is.

Block out certain times to check your email (perhaps at the top of every hour during weeknights and twice a day on weekends) and then shut off your phone.

Rodrigues, a member of the opposition Rede party (led by former presidential candidate and environment minister Marina Silva), has proposed blocking the president's decree, and plans to file lawsuits in Amapá and Pará to carry out the preventative measure.

The sale event for a block of 28 townhomes in an upscale part of Toronto recently drew more than 750 real estate agents; some were so eager to buy they offered more than the list price, neglecting the fact the units would be parcelled out through a lottery system.

Once installed, web application firewall provides complete peace of mind, by blocking all hacking attempts and also filtering out other types of unwanted traffic, like spammers and malicious bots.

But this brought out the final question of the day, about whether the block chain, not Bitcoin, will have the biggest impact on financial services.

I also invested in a good set of earphones to block out noise and I choose from Google's list of «working music to concentrate to».

Instead of trying a new time - blocking strategy at work every day, start out with one day of the week.

I won't look at my inbox until I've completed one big - picture, time - intensive task — which I will choose ahead of time and block out on my calendar as if it were a meeting with myself.

But the harmony turned to discord on April 2 when North Korean officials blocked the passage of South Koreans into and out of the zone — with 861 South Koreans still inside.