Sentences with phrase «short on contrast»

Not exact matches

The debut of the first futures contract on an established exchange was relatively orderly, in contrast to expectations of high volatility and traders short selling, or betting against, bitcoin.

In contrast, family firms can make transformative decisions with a more balanced concern for their short - term impact, focusing instead on their long - term relevance.

Military politics The Edmonton Journal «s Graham Thomson recaps Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson's whirlwind tour of Afghanistan, noting his comments on the security situation, corruption and other issues mirrored the trip itself: «low - key, cautious and short,» not to mention, in contrast with his predecessor, «gaffe - free.»

One critic in particular contrasted FNL with the superior realism of the portrayal of kids on the legendary but short - lived FREAKS AND GEEKS.

By way of contrast, the Rev. Norman Dewire, the chief program coordinating executive for the United Methodist Church, pointed out that «the national United Methodist Church runs on five cents of each $ 1, supports 750 missionaries, 900 short - term missionaries, curriculum and worship materials, the largest network of private colleges in the United States, one hundred retirement homes, and the recruitment and training of ministers plus all communication materials.

In contrast, Pilates emphasizes short reps focused on perfect form and the «eccentric» contraction of the muscle.

Cut back on contrast: Picture your imagined outfit as if from a short distance, so you can only see shapes and colors.

Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues who reported that high exclusive breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based intervention.

But first they had to figure out how to accurately measure the short - lived paths of the B meson particles, which decay after traveling on average about one - thousandth of an inch (by contrast, the kaons studied by Fitch and Cronin traveled more than 100 feet).

In contrast, the transobturator operation led to more short - term groin pain and there is some limited evidence that women who undergo transobturator route insertion are more likely to need a repeat operation later on than women who had a retropubic insertion.

By contrast, humans, who have a shorter pelvic bone called an ischium (informally known as a «sit bone»), can hyperextend their legs in a way that generates less force on the hamstrings at the knees.

In contrast, The Future of Software is long on facts but a little short on adventurous prediction.

In general, bumblebees with longer tongues are considered «specialists» which feed on flowers with deep, long tubes, while short - tongued bumblebees, in contrast, are «generalists» and tend to move pollen from a variety of flowers.

In contrast, within - network HFB and alpha coupling often diverged from one another temporally across short windows (on the order of seconds).

In contrast to suggested beneficial short - term effects of dietary protein on glycemic control (5,33), our study found that habitually high intake of protein increases type 2 diabetes risk.

This look truly is a study in contrasts with its sharp, long cut on one side and short, blunt one on the other.

Featuring a bold orange jersey fabric with contrasting white slogan on the shoulders, team it with some denim cut - off shorts for a cute look.

I wanted to contrast the height of the boots with a short dress so I slipped on this mini vintage dress with the boots.

Color contrasts (black on light skin) can make you look shorter and / or curvier.

Fabric: Activewear jersey Contrast striped trim Pull - on style Shorts cut Covered elastic at waist Zip side pockets Unlined Shell: 95 % polyester / 5 % spandex Dry clean Imported, China

She had on white tee from CAMP Collection, which features short sleeves, a crew neck, contrast red sleeve rings and neckband, a locker loop at the center rear neck, a tomboy fit, a double flag stamp printed on the right sleeve, and the words «FEELIN» GOOD» printed on the front.

In short, these color maestros do insist that one's own principal body colors AND the level of contrast they produce, determine what works on any individual.

This High Contrast two - tone pajama set has a bralet - style top and a pair of slip - on style shorts.

It was a perfect color and pattern combination with the softness of the pattern in the scarf contrasting the striped geometric pattern on the shorts.

These shorts feature a relaxed silhouette, a loopback jersey blend, an elasticated grown on waistband, a contrasting drawcord on the waist, and a stacked Ivy Park logo on the leg.

The contrast between the short sides and long top section further emphasize the volume of the hair on top.

Keeping with the poetry theme, this 1958 short from director David Gladwell, based on a poem by Martin Armstrong, compares and contrasts life in rural and urban Britain.

In contrast, we come to realize the relative helplessness of a pair of detectives who want to end all of this as peacefully as possible, but who are coming up short on options — not merely because they're bound by protocol and bureaucracy, either.

The Mazda2 Yozora Edition is distinguished by its unique decal design located on the front driver's side bumper and fender, a unique raised rear spoiler, short stubby antenna, chrome tailpipe, and 195 / 45R16 Toyo Proxes T1R performance tires mounted on special edition 16 - inch alloy wheels finished in silver and contrasting black.

Other changes include torque vectoring for each of the rear wheels, shorter gearing, recalibrated control software, all - new titanium exhaust with 7 kg weight saving and retuned acoustics, forged 21 - inch alloy wheels in gloss black, Pirelli tyres, sport - focused Electronic Stability Control programme, Carbon Silicon Carbide (CSiC) braking system (420 mm front and 356 mm rear brake discs, 8 - piston front calipers in green), two - seat cabin with carbon fibre, Alcantara and leather interior upholstery; bespoke sport seats with additional side support through deeper bolsters upholstered in Beluga black leather and diamond - quilted Alcantara, upholstered steering wheel and gear shifter, centre console and fascia panels in carbon fibre, carbon fibre door casings with diamond - quilted Alcantara inner panels, rear cabin with a carbon fibre surround and upholstered in leather and Alcantara, green hide colour on the seats, instrument panel, door panels, contrast stitching throughout the seats and diamond - quilted areas; GT3 - R badging on the centre console, passenger - side fascia panel, sill treadplates; GT3 - R stitching at seat headrests in with contrast - green stitching, carbon fibre fixed rear wing and boot lid, bonnet with two vents, Glacier White body colour with gloss carbon fibre contrasts, two - tone green graphics tracing two power lines to the side profile of the car (one leading backwards from the front wheel, the other tracing the shape of the Continental GT's rear haunch), headlamp bezels, matrix grille, window surrounds and bumper strips in gloss black.

There were two very distinct versions, the short - lived 1974 saloon based on the Aston Martin V8, and the contrasting ultra-modern version in 1976.

I especially appreciate the increased contrast (much darker blacks and slightly lighter background) of the e-Ink Pearl screen, which is why I wouldn't recommend either an LCD - based device (which has short battery life and is harder on the eyes), or an older - generation technology like the e-Ink screen in Barnes & Noble's Nook.

While the added PPI of the 6 Plus is noticeable (the contrast ratio is also higher on the 6 Plus), it's just not a game - changing feature for me anymore given that once you get above 300PPI at these short distances the distinction starts to fall away.

On the plus side, the Nook Touch weighs 7.5 oz making it 35 % lighter than the original NOOK, 15 % thinner than the original NOOK, 32 mm shorter despite having the same screen size, battery like of 60 days instead of 10 days and high contrast Pearl screen gives the closer experience to printed paper.

In contrast, consider an approach that generally uses limit orders, attempting to buy attractively valued stocks on short - term weakness and to replace less attractive holdings on short - term strength.

An emerging, or developing, market, in contrast, is generally located in a country with a relatively short stock market history, an evolving emphasis on economic stability and market oversight, and a growing list of public companies whose stocks are available for trading.

Long - term investors, by contrast, have time on their side to cushion short - term fluctuations in performance.

In contrast, short term traders» transaction costs and skids on their fills affect their bottom line to a much greater degree.

In contrast, the CBOE Eurekahedge Short Volatility Index tracks the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net short view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute reShort Volatility Index tracks the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net short view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute reshort view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute return.

Miniature Pinschers have short, thin, firm, shiny coats that come in color variations of chocolate, black, and blue with contrasting tan markings that situate themselves on areas and sections of the eyebrows, muzzle, cheeks, forearms, paws, shoulders, stomach, legs and parts of the belly.

In contrast to the typical Resident Evil experience, The Mercenaries is more akin to an arcade game, focusing on playing and replaying short levels to obtain high scores.

Contrast is a unique spin on the puzzle / platformer genre, rather than sticking to tradition like LIMBO or Braid, Contrast adopts a 2D meets 3D approach that, while ambitious, ultimately falls short of what could have been.

In contrast to the short timescales of these last three projects, Notes On Return (2003)[Figs. 146 - 148] developed over a two - year period, and takes up many existing thematic and conceptual concerns.

«[Howarth et al.'s] analysis is seriously flawed in that they significantly overestimate the fugitive emissions associated with unconventional gas extraction, undervalue the contribution of «green technologies» to reducing those emissions to a level approaching that of conventional gas, base their comparison between gas and coal on heat rather than electricity generation (almost the sole use of coal), and assume a time interval over which to compute the relative climate impact of gas compared to coal that does not capture the contrast between the long residence time of CO2 and the short residence time of methane in the atmosphere.»

A long story short, ENSO relies not just on the central / eastern Pacific Ocean becoming warmer but the contrast between the central / eastern Pacific and western Pacific (which is cooler than average during El Nino events, vice versa for La Nina).

I find it ludicrous that Australian tax payers are forced to expend huge resources and time on catching a miniscule number of actual terrorists, putting our entire population under surveillance in the hope of catching a handful of terrorist plots and foiling them; contrast that to the political undermining and then active destruction of our attempts at a rational climate change risk management strategy, simply to win short term political gain.

The HCS tilt angle model depends only on the solar cycle phase and describes the cyclic behaviour of the HCS tilt angle, reflecting its asymmetric shape, with short length and fast ascending phase in contrast to the gradual descending phase.

In contrast, validation exercises have focused on short - term carbon fluxes and leaf area dynamics, features readily observable (e.g., ref.

It goes on to offer opinion, couched in language that uses the short - writing technique of grammatical contrast, as well as italics for emphasis:

the use of comprehensible and readable language (including use of plain language attributes such as simple sentences, information presented in simple bullets, short lists, contrast, font style and size) on all NHP labels.