Sentences with phrase «prodigious quantities»

Who else would claim credit for an increased birth rate because of the Olympics, or ponder «what are the people of Bournemouth doing when they are not producing prodigious quantities of lubricant?»

Other evidence from the rocks supports that notion, the researchers note: Before and during those mass die - offs, atmospheric levels of oxygen — a gas produced in prodigious quantities by phytoplankton — also dropped substantially, recovering only long after the mass extinctions had occurred.

But facing growing consumer demand for milk, these native cattle are increasingly being replaced by European Holstein - Friesian cows — known for their distinctive black patches and their ability to produce prodigious quantities of milk — and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that Ankole could become extinct within 20 years.

The canned tuna fish in sandwiches and salads comes from either skipjack, a meter - long species that is caught in prodigious quantities around the world and served as «light meat tuna,» or albacore, another small fish that is marketed as «white meat tuna.»

Several types of tropical palms store prodigious quantities of starch.

Schlock rocker Danny has gotten wealthy doing neither while ingesting prodigious quantities of drugs.

Humans today are emitting prodigious quantities of CO2, at a rate faster than even the most destructive climate changes in earth's past.

China and other Asian countries produce a lot of black carbon (soot) and other pollutants that are belched into the atmosphere in prodigious quantities.

What sets elite performers who turn out prodigious quantities of valuable work apart from normal worker bees, who despite our best intentions and long hours, consistently produce less than we hoped?

There is insularity, in prodigious quantity.