The phrase
"precious seconds" means that every second is valuable and important. It implies that time should be cherished because it is limited and cannot be regained.
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You'll know you have coverage for your personal property, and you can spend those
few precious seconds escaping instead of trying to gather the most important things.
Most people were either at work or at least awake for the day, which
saved precious seconds for all the residents as they tried to escape.
When accessed, these are delivered via an optimal route from the nearest location, saving visitors
precious seconds in which they would normally wait for that content to arrive.
For instance, the camera can be launched right from the lock screen with a single motion, saving
precious seconds when you're trying to capture the action.
Clearly you don't want to waste a
single precious second of reading time on books that are, shall we say, less than one would hope for.
I cut down
precious seconds by just making sure the delays between scenes were exactly paced the way I wanted.
You'll know you have coverage for your personal property, and you can spend those few
precious seconds escaping instead of trying to gather the most important things.
Most people were either at work or at least awake for the day, which
saved precious seconds for all the residents as they tried to escape.
Much of this comes from the aforementioned hard drive controller, but the raw horsepower under the hood of the new console
shaves precious seconds off as well.
The camera never orients itself to the true gravity of the world, which can
waste precious seconds needed to get Kat's bearings when she's trying to escape danger or line - up the perfect approach to a target.
But the core gameplay remains fun and surprisingly addictive, with the only real complaint with it being that the buttons on the touchscreen are a bit too small, meaning that you may often lose
precious seconds as you double check to make sure you're hitting the buttons on the touchscreen.
I am urging Erie County to implement a faster timeline so we aren't
losing precious seconds when finding a caller who might be in grave danger,» said Legislator Rath.
We do like the direct access these buttons afford, but glancing across at the dash at the vast control panel can be something of a daunting prospect in the few
precious seconds before the stoplight changes.
He then would replace Wynalda with Wegerle, the 34 - year - old former South African who, as the lone striker in the U.S.'s 3 -6-1 formation, could serve as an outlet man capable of holding the ball upfield for
precious seconds while his teammates charged forward in counterattack.
Hunched tightly over his handlebars, his helmeted head lowered into an aerodynamically efficient position, LeMond rode all out, all the way, gaining
precious seconds with each kilometer.
This way, you can jump into the Camera app and take photos without wasting
precious seconds on fiddling with white balance and other settings.
NEW YORK — The New York City Fire Department will receive additional funding in Mayor Bill de Blasio's upcoming budget to increase staffing in hopes of
shaving precious seconds off ambulance response times to medical emergencies, city officials said Sunday.
I think that sticking to 20 or even leavng it at the default 30 seconds works just fine, though if you're really in need of
more precious seconds of battery life you can put it all the way down to a 10 second timeout.
Studies have shown that an individual is more likely to attempt escape earlier, rather than wasting
precious seconds scooping up his personal items, when he has renters insurance.
Landing on a monster can trigger a mounting attack minigame with the potential to disable them
for precious seconds.
Jeff Roberson missed the second of two free throws, but a loose ball rebound took
several precious seconds off the clock.
So while Juventus has settled the top of the table once again, the spots below her remain up for grabs, particularly that oh
so precious second seed, the one that ensures safe passage to the Champions League group stage.
When medics pulled up to the doors, the doctors leapt into the back, refusing to
squander precious seconds bringing Koberstein inside.
ShakeAlert is modeled on successful systems in Mexico, China and Italy as well as one that gave 52 million Japanese
citizens precious seconds to prepare for the 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake.
There's also a «triangle jump» mechanic if you choose not to hold the climb button, which adds another option to shave off
precious seconds from fluid sections of the wall.
While all of this costs
precious seconds better spent defending the core, the enemy is so innocuous that it defeats any sense of urgency the player might have.
Oblivion's graphics haven't aged well, but this massive free - form, first - person, RPG still has the ability to snatch away every
last precious second of your life.
Now if you aren't too worried about the privacy of your device and don't want to waste
precious seconds swiping or tapping at your screen every time you want to use it, then completely disabling the lock screen is just a few simple steps away.
Often they spend only a few
precious seconds scanning the resume looking for the information that they need, so if the information is missing or hidden amongst irrelevant text then your CV is not going to get you the invite you want.
All of these things together created a very refined gameplay experience that (especially in harder difficulty levels) made for a very technical game that really reminded me of all the time I had spent in the past doing things like tweaking Magic: The Gathering decks or trying to
shave precious seconds off my Warcraft 3 or StarCraft builds.
It is also expected NASCAR will institute a standard air gun this offseason, thus negating the seven - figure investment some teams committed to developing high - tech guns to save
precious seconds on pit road.
On - form Helen Wyman had a problem on one of Namur's numerous drop - offs on lap one, tangling in the barriers and
losing precious seconds.
The suit is super stretchy — which means you can transition much more quickly than a traditional wetsuit,
shaving precious seconds off the clock!
Here are a few ideas to help you brighten up your day and make sure that you get the most out of every
single precious second of this life:
Deciding to pick that assault rifle or shotgun off the rack will
cost precious seconds of time that could be the difference between success and failure.
Long gone are the glory days of the laserdisc arcade game, a time when our younger selves would gladly part with an endless stream of quarters, enduring death after untimely death, for just a few
more precious seconds of smoothly animated cartoon cutscene from «that guy who did The Secret of Nimh.»
Studies have shown that an individual is more likely to attempt escape earlier, rather than wasting
precious seconds scooping up his personal items, when he has renters insurance.