Sentences with phrase «shorter than a conventional one»

Still, it was clear that the GT350's gearing is a little shorter than a conventional Mustang, partly due to the final - drive ratio of 3.73:1 and partly due to the six - speed transmission itself, which is like a close - ratio five - speed (fifth gear is 1.00:1) with an overdrive sixth.

In addition, the roofline is shorter than the conventional GLC, and taller drivers should be aware that headroom, as well as ingress and egress, is not the best, or at least not as good as in the non-Coupe GLC.

This is firstly to demonstrate that this natural material is quite usable and secondly because the timescale involved in creating wood from managed sources is quite high, although much shorter than conventional forestry.

And it could do all this from a track that was a third shorter than a conventional runway.

Not exact matches

In need of short - term funding that offers a little more flexibility than a conventional loan or A / R factoring?

Short - term lenders typically have more relaxed eligibility requirements than conventional banks or SBA loans do.

In short, we do not know whether we are dealing again with something like Kohlberg's conventional stages, but this time focused on care rather than duty, or whether we would find a wide variety of interpretations based on varying degrees and levels of social perspective - taking, leading to compassionate response at and beyond the level of face - to - face concern.

His parables frequently end with a «punch line» that presents a challenge to conventional expectation: the scorned Samaritan is the «good» one who proves neighbor to the victim on the Jericho Road; those who come to work late at the harvest are provided the same reward as those who toiled all day; the wayward prodigal son is the one who is feasted; the prayer of a repentant sinner is more acceptable to God than that of a righteous Pharisee.9 Shorter sayings make the same point: A camel could pass through a needle's eye more easily than a person of great wealth can enter into God's inbreaking realm (Mt 19:24).

Wherever there is mere conventional attendance at or deference to the church; wherever there is self - seeking and clamor for prestige and power among either laity or clergy; wherever our service is becoming ingrown rather than outwardlooking; wherever, in short, there is conformity to the world instead of the proclamation and daily witness to the gospel that transforms the world, there Christ is dishonored and his lordship flouted.

A group of researchers at Osaka University, succeeded in producing nanostructured gas sensor devices for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOC) in breath for the purpose of healthcare in time equivalent to or shorter than one tenth of the time required for manufacturing conventional gas sensors.

Conventional genetic screening looks for specific mutated sequences of DNA, but the Dutch test simply searches for proteins which are shorter than those produced by healthy genes.

at The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, succeeded in producing nanostructured gas sensor devices for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOC) in breath for the purpose of healthcare in time equivalent to or shorter than one tenth of the time required for manufacturing conventional gas sensors.

In 1873, German physicist Ernst Abbe deduced that conventional optical microscopes can not distinguish objects that are closer together than about 200 nanometres — roughly half the shortest wavelength of visible light.

SBRT permits the precise and accurate delivery of high doses of radiation over a shorter period of time (typically 1 to 2 weeks) than with conventional radiation treatments.

Isometric Training will increase your strength faster than any other form of training — because it works the muscles more intensively and in a shorter amount time over conventional methods.

The sumo deadlift has a shorter range of motion to travel than the conventional does but it does not suit everyone.

Rather than give you the usual «blog quality» summary of conventional medications for treating PCOS related infertility, I've had a crack at giving you the short - version of the published scientific state of play.

Loosely based on Walter Isaacson's best - selling biography with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin («The Social Network»), Danny Boyle's («127 Hours») Steve Jobs is not a conventional biopic of the famous co-founder of Apple Computers but is more like an impressionist painting — short strokes of paint that capture the essence of the subject rather than...

Tires like the Michelin Pilot Supersport are not only shorter in life - span than conventional «touring» tires, they are also not rated for use in the snow or even in cold weather.

Providing shorter stopping distances with excellent resistance to fade in even the most demanding driving conditions, the CCM brakes are some 12.5 kg lighter than a conventional system.

In short, I suggest that authors who want to be much more effective than 99 percent of authors in promoting their books go against conventional wisdom.

At 7 hours and 32 minutes, its battery life is much shorter than what you'd expect from conventional ultraportable laptops, some of which push 20 hours.

It's a bigger sliver than we were getting form conventional publishers but it's still the short end of the stick.

And investing over 20 years is less risky than investing over a shorter period, in a way, but it is not diversifying in the conventional sense.

The required waiting period following one of these events is usually shorter — sometimes considerably so — than what you would likely encounter with conventional and even FHA financing.

If you're having trouble qualifying for conventional financing due to bad credit, bankruptcy, self - employment, or short job tenure, you've likely discovered that the remaining loans available are less than ideal.

Most banks consider individuals who take on a shorter time frame much less of a risk than those who take a conventional 30 year mortgage loan.

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Credit requirements are less strict than for conventional mortgages, putting these government home loans in reach of borrowers with short credit histories or flawed credit.

The only downside is that the interest rates for short term loans are more expensive than conventional loans.

A recently launched crowdfunding campaign is offering pre-orders of a fat tire e-bike that seems to have more in common with a small motorcycle than a conventional bicycle, and which has a relatively short riding range per charge, but which could be an appropriate choice depending on the user's transport needs.

And it's unlikely that regenerative farming would be more profitable than conventional farming, «in the short term» which is why this sort of thing has not already attracted the corporate sector.

«[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.»

Since the lead time for construction of wind power plants is much shorter than that of transmission lines and conventional power plants, it becomes critical that grid augmentations are planned with significant foresight into political and industry intentions for the development of renewable energy based generation.

Under very hot conditions, AC use can reduce a conventional vehicle's fuel economy by more than 25 %, particularly on short trips.1, 2,3 The AC's effect on hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and electric vehicles (EVs) can be even larger on a percentage basis.2

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The recent, marked increase in ice discharge from many of Greenland» slarge outlet glaciers has upended the conventional view that variations in ice - sheet mass balance are dominated on short time scales by variations in surface balance, rather than ice dynamics.

After admitting that the car was in line to be the «perfect family car,» with more power, better fuel economy and a comparable price after the tax credit than the conventional Camry, the real deal came up short.

It's not about the environment and all about the royalties: Money Received From Leases Far Lower Than Conventional Oil Salazar called the leases «flawed» because the 5 % royalty rate paid for oil shale production on those lands «sells the taxpayers short».

The gig economy — a growing market of short - term contractors and freelancers — has enabled technology professionals to operate on a flexible basis, rather than committing to conventional long term contracts.

Many term life policies do allow prorated refunds at some point during the life of the policy, during the insured's lifetime, although such refund is usually «short rated», that is, it is significantly less than the imputed value of the refund if calculated using conventional tables, using the rate of return specified in the insurance contract.

The same goes for European car insurance, as it may be cheaper to purchase a separate short term policy which covers overseas travel rather than paying for it as an add on to a conventional policy.

The email body should be divided into three conventional paragraphs and the letter's length is typically slightly shorter than a regular cover letter.

FHA has shorter waiting periods than conventional loans for borrowers who have had credit events, such as a bankruptcy, foreclosure or a short sale as long as they have re-established credit.

Given that our loans are based on the value of an investment property rather than the borrower's credit, we can fund deals for borrowers who are unable to get conventional financing due to a recent foreclosure or short sale.

So the interest rates they charge may be higher than those on conventional loans, and the length of the loan shorter, anywhere from five to 15 years.

The required waiting period following one of these events is usually shorter — sometimes considerably so — than what you would likely encounter with conventional and even FHA financing.

Strategic defaulters and others are switching to FHA loans to buy homes not because they have bad credit or small down payments but because FHA has a shorter penalty box than conventional mortgages.)

VA lending guidelines are more flexible than FHA and conventional loans on credit scores, short sales, and foreclosures.

The rate may be higher than those on conventional loans, and the length of the loan shorter, anywhere from five to 15 years.