Sentences with phrase «rather than sand»

Made of pebbles rather than sand, the stony beaches here are a far cry from the ones back home.

Among the treasures of the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area is Cobble Beach, where the beach consists of largish volcanic black stones rather than sand.

For the first time at Land Rover, the blocks are high pressure die - cast rather than sand - cast, providing a superior finish and dimensional greater accuracy.

Please tell me if your recipe will wipe off for the distressed second coat rather than sand it.

Vast dune fields that look as if they were lifted from the Sahara sprawl along Titan's equator, yet the dark grains resemble ground asphalt rather than sand.

Not exact matches

Why have venture capital investments become ever more concentrated along a single stretch of Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, rather than diffusing out across the country as the industry has grown?

------ Rather than refusing to think and just sticking your head in the sand you can try and think.

Volf joins a widening cadre of Christian theologians who seek to anchor the nature and mission of the local church in trinitarian thought rather than the shifting sands of cultural practices or the muddy bottoms of tired cultic traditions.

It is clearly an analogy to indicate a large number, rather than an actual indication of an infinite number (by the way, the number of stars in the Universe must be infinite) unless Tropher believes there are an infinite number of grains of sand on Earth.....

How about praying for government that acknowledges and tries to solve problems rather than burying their heads in the sand and praying for miracles?

All isn't well in English football and I'm not sticking my head in the sand, putting my fingers in my ears and belting out Jerusalem to block out any negatives, but we need to focus on actual reasons rather than fashions.

The Chicago Park District says one key difference this year is the field has a sand base, rather than the clay base that was used last season.

Babysitters, nannies, preschool teachers provide many different services as well: counseling / behavioral therapies (think children fighting in a sand box who need to be directed to «use words» rather than hit one another), nutritional guidance (our son's teachers have given us great ideas and resources for healthy meals), arts training (music class, creative arts class), occupational therapist (correct hand hold for four year old grasping a pencil), physical therapist (Hop on one foot, kids!

I'd rather listen to Governor Cuomo deliver a speech any day over the daily shifting sand presentations given by the former Governor, or worse yet the attempts by Paturkey to get out more than a 10 word sentence from his crooked lips.....

Crows completed 4 of 6 water displacement tasks, including preferentially dropping stones into a water - filled tube instead of a sand - filled tube, dropping sinking objects rather than floating objects, using solid objects rather than hollow objects, and dropping objects into a tube with a high water level rather than a low one.

The early explorers charting the Polar Regions were among the first to notice how extreme cold made their journey akin to dragging their sleds across sand rather than gliding over ice.

If another bird could potentially hear the process of hiding the food, they chose quieter material in which to dig — sand rather than pebbles.

Rather than sticking your head in the sand, face your situation, make a new plan, and discuss it again with your supervisor.

Since sediment carried by Bayou Lafourche 1,200 to 600 years ago only contained about 20 percent sand, but an abundance of mud, the researchers suggest that land building can be maximized by gearing muddy diversions toward vegetated areas rather than to capture sandy deposits along the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Once saltation is well under way, by far the majority of grains in motion are actually blasted off the sand surface by the impacts of other saltating grains, rather than being carried along directly by fluid forces of the wind.

But rather than searching for ways to stretch the oil we still have — like a modern Hanukkah — it makes more sense to accelerate development of clean alternatives such as electric cars or biofuels from algae — and avoid dirty ones like turning coal or tar sands to liquid fuels.

Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, according to a new article published in Nature Geoscience by the U.S. Geological Survey.

In the meantime, thoroughly exploring the other options rather than sticking your head in the sand will have to suffice.

Reflections of the Sun have been observed on the lakes that confirm that they are filled with liquids rather than ice or sand.

They are both as cheap as sand, so simply using brown sugar rather than white in tea, coffee, cakes, or whatever else is a good free strategy.

It's a reminder of horseback riding on the beach, frolicking in the sand and surf with family and friends, and just over all great memories so I usually have to hold myself back from making these summer changes as long as I can (since I always want to make them sooner rather than later)!

She observed how indigenous Brazilians left deeper footprints while walking barefoot in the sand on their heels rather than their toes.

The language of the new resolution that the Hartford Board intends to vote on also appears to try and appease parents at SAND elementary by suggesting that rather than target SAND from the outset, Kishimoto must go through a review process of up to three schools, and include the local school governance councils, before picking a school for some sort of takeover / makeover.

And compulsion, above all else, would be the line in the sand - as many of the other concerns would be diminished if one - size - fits - all academy status became something that was encouraged rather than compulsorily required.

Young children can learn more if they are allowed to play in the sand at school, rather than sitting still in formal lessons, suggests research.

Rather than fight the Author Earnings efforts and information with their collective heads in the sand, Amazon seems to be reading and incorporating the information into tools for their authors.

If you put your head in the sand, then someone is going to come along sooner rather than later and give you a big kick in the butt and it's going to hurt because you won't see it coming.

Rather than bury your head in the sand, be proactive and don't be afraid to contact Salle Mae or any of your other lenders.

They'd rather bury their heads in the sand than look at the reality of the situation and do something about it.

They'd rather avoid their statements and bury their head in the sand than face the reality of how much they owe.

To be honest, it was more of a stake - in - the - sand kind of goal rather than a well thought out date based on pure math.

They'd rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend their debt doesn't exist than look at the reality of the situation and do something about it.

He was also willing to change his view on buying back shares, setting a line in the sand where he would but back shares, rather than doing a dividend.

Consumers with credit card debt they can not afford to pay need to actively resist debt collectors, rather than passively wait with their heads in the sand for a credit card summons to arrive.

And additional good news is that a sand box can be one of your hamster's favorite places to play and can help save on bedding because it serves as a litter box that you can replace frequently rather than the whole cage full of bedding.

If you dog already has any of these conditions you will want to exercise him on softer surfaces like grass, dirt or sand, rather than pavement.

The national park, though somewhat gnawed away at the edges, retains a core of well - preserved forest, extensive mangroves and winding creeks rich in flora and fauna while you'll still find pristine white sand beaches lined with casuarinas and palms rather than pizzerias and pub quizzes.

It's home to over 15 km of white sand beaches and a savannah landscape that looks more akin to somewhere in Africa rather than Southeast Asia.

It is mostly sand bottom rather than reef, which does not attract a large variety of fish.

Her work is created from within rather than from a still life construction or photograph, with her process mimicking the reaction of sand and water on stones in nature as they settle into place.

At the beginning of the century the opening of the Panama canal increased interested on the Central American countries, and a knock on effect of that saw a number of farmers and other land owners settle in Costa Rica, but for its natural resources rather than its long sweeping white sand beaches.

This makes for a series of relatively intimate places rather than one big unbroken stretch of sand lined with high rise hotels and packed with people.

Rather than massive amounts of palm trees found on other beaches, this beach sports glossy morning glories, a pinkish - purple flower that grows quite well in the fine sands.

If the hot sun, sand and salt of tropical beaches aren't your thing, consider heading to a higher elevation rather than sea - level.

Try beaches on the north of Goa rather than the famous Palolem Beach for white sand beaches surrounded by coconut palms.