Sentences with phrase «rather than metal»

Insulated fasteners work best to hold light strings up rather than metal nails or tacks.

It's worth noting however, that the Doorbell 2's silver fascia is removable, is made of plastic - rather than metal - and can be swapped out for other colours.

Recent Samsung tablets have generally been lightweight plastic, but while the Nexus 10 sticks with plastics rather than metal, it feels far higher quality despite keeping things low on the scales.

In particular, the device has a plastic frame, rather than the metal version found on its larger sibling.

If the Mi 7 will indeed arrive next year with Qi wireless charging, it's likely that it may a have glass back rather than metal.

In the flesh the glossy looking phone is very much part of the company's Desire range rather than the metal - clad One series.

Unsurprisingly, this brightly coloured handset is made out of plastic rather than metal, but it doesn't detract from the feel of Lumia 735 at all.

The most noticeable difference is that the backs of the new phones are made of glass rather than metal, allowing them to support wireless charging.

It's distinguished by the fact that it's made out of plastic, rather than metal, and has a very unique flexible AMOLED display that curves sharply off of the right edge of the device.

Apple's decision to go with glass rather than metal makes the phone less durable and actually makes the phone look cheaper than the iPhone 7 from certain angles.

All of that is in a cheaper plastic frame, rather than the metal frames found in the company's higher end phones, which explains part of its lower price tag.

The new speaker measures and weighs exactly the same as the Play: 1 and it too comes in white or black options, but the white option has a white matte grille and the black option has a black matte grille rather than the metal finishes of the Play: 1.

From a distance you'd be hard pushed to identify the M4 from its more expensive brethren, though on closer inspection you'll notice that the M4's body is made from polycarbonate material, rather than the metal of the Z3.

The device recalls its big brother but is manufactured with a polycarbonate unibody frame, rather than the metal shell of the M8.

One might well mistake at least some for wood rather than metal.

Agdag builds these imagined contraptions from cardboard rather than metal, meticulously constructing the objects to appear much more durable than their actual materials suggest.

I kind of wish he could move on to different things rather than Metal Gear Solid.

Martingale collars work much the same way as a choke collar without metal against the dog's skin and with the soft fabric or nylon creating the pull rather than a metal chain.

Use plastic bowls outside rather than metal; when the temperature is low, your pet's tongue can stick and freeze to metal.

Use plastic food and water bowls rather than metal; when the temperature is low, your pet's tongue can stick and freeze to metal.

Check your pet's water and food frequently to ensure it's not frozen and use a tip - resistant plastic or ceramic bowl, rather than metal, to prevent your dog's tongue sticking to the cold metal surface.

The only downside is that the front clip is made from reinforced fabric rather than metal, so it's not as durable (this is less of an issue for small dog breeds though).

However, the prongs are made from triangular plastic rather than metal.

However, long - standing Sony Reader fans may be disappointed to see the use of plastic rather than metal in its construction.

The power and volume buttons on the side are plastic rather than metal too.

That does mean a plastic rather than metal body, here finished in matte silver, though the battery cover — while as flimsy as those on other recent Samsung phones — does have a semi-soft finish that's easily gripped.

As something of a cut - price option compared to its predecessor, it uses a plastic back rather than a metal one.

And since we're dwelling on details, we'll note that the tailgate is made out of plastic rather than metal, which helps to shave weight — an area where the Cherokee needs all the help it can get.

→ If you do buy canned foods, go for foods in glass jars rather than metal tins.

The new model uses a dielectric material rather than a metal for the nanoantennas, a change which greatly improves its efficiency and, combined with a new design approach, enables operation over a broad range of wavelengths.

We understand that their first fast reactors will use oxide or carbide fuel rather than metal — a less than optimum path, chosen presumably because the PUREX reprocessing technology is mature, whereas pyroprocessing has not yet been commercially demonstrated.

Use a small spoon and definitely go for the soft, covered spoons rather than metal since your baby could bite down and hurt her gums on a metal spoon.

Baseball spikes should have molded plastic cleats rather than metal ones.

What puts this humidifier on top is the fact that it uses a ceramic vibrating element rather than the metal one.

But what if you were to put the question this way: «When soldiers are firing against demonstrators, would it be better if they used rubber bullets rather than metal?»

Dyson has worked extensively on lightweight materials, leading several people to speculate the first vehicle may be substantially comprised of plastics rather than metals, something usually reserved for high - end supercars.

Not exact matches

Rather than standard wooden or metal forms that are removed after concrete sets, these panels would be left in place — vastly improving the insulation value.

One version of Desktop Metal's 3D - printing system sells for $ 120,000 and was designed to be used by mechanical engineers for prototyping and printing a small number of parts at corporate offices rather than factories.

«Offering this service to investors and precious metals stackers is wonderful, allowing us to slowly build our wealth rather than having to wait until we have $ 10,000 [to buy].»

To do so would either create massive hyperinflation (devaluation) of our current fiat currency, massive swings (politically rather than market driven) in the price of the metal, or create such a high conversion rate as to be nearly meaningless.

In other words, rather than merely trying to outdo other 3 - D printers, Desktop Metal will have the tough task of converting manufacturers away from production methods that are at the heart of their businesses.

The real challenge we now face in most of the metals markets is structural rather than cyclical.

Much of this buying was buying of metal, rather than buying of futures contracts as typically seen in recent years.

The Strategic Total Return Fund has reduced its exposure to precious metals shares to about 8 % of assets, but is likely to increase rather than decrease this exposure on weakness in this group.

President Donald Trump drew short shrift from key economic allies after he offered a second temporary exemption on metal - import tariffs rather than the permanent waiver most are demanding.

Not only does BitPay's service make business sense, but we are excited about giving owners of bitcoin the opportunity to inexpensively and reliably convert any excess holdings into precious metals rather than back to fiat currency,» said Michael Finger, Director of Marketing at Euro Pacific Precious Mmetals rather than back to fiat currency,» said Michael Finger, Director of Marketing at Euro Pacific Precious MetalsMetals.

Franco - Nevada is a precious metals royalty company that helps to finance mining companies rather than operating mines, developing projects or conducting exploration of its own.

And as with Apple's white slivers of metal and plastic, the Sony earbuds are designed for bopping around town rather than sweaty exercise.

The metal is considered a rabawi item according to the available Islamic literature on the topic, which means it can be traded only on the basis of its physical properties, such as its weight, rather than on its future value or for any speculative purposes.

The breastplate, rather than being made of forged iron, was made of bands or strips of metal tied together with leather.