Sentences with phrase «slippage occurs»

Slippage occurs when cardholders accumulate points but fail to redeem their rewards.

The system uses Throttle Anticipate to sense quick movement in the throttle from a stop and maximizes traction before slippage occurs.

As a result, maximum four - wheel performance is available even before slippage occurs.

When slippage occurs, power is directed to the wheels with the most grip.

The all - wheel - drive system — basically the 68 horsepower, 103 pounds - foot rear electric drive motor — works either with a mash of the pedal for maximum propulsion, or when slippage occurs, such as in wet, icy or snowy conditions.

The standard distribution of torque flows rearwards in its entirety, until either slippage occurs or heavier throttle loads dictate front - wheel pulling power.

Manual - transmission models use a continuous all - wheel - drive system that divides the power 50/50 front and rear, unless slippage occurs, at which point it starts shifting power.

The system also uses throttle anticipate to sense quick movement in the throttle from a stop and maximizes traction before tire slippage occurs.

Should wheel slippage occur, the differential can direct more torque to the wheels with the best grip.

The system uses a TORSEN ® limited - slip locking center differential to distribute power 40:60 front - to - rear, directing more power to the wheels with the best grip should slippage occur.

Not exact matches

Slippage usually occurs during a growth spurt, and is rarely due to trauma.

«It was an extraordinary year,» said Mr Ofori - Atta, referring to fiscal slippages that occurred ahead of the December election, which ended eight years of rule by John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress.

The earthquake — estimated at magnitude 9.0 on the Richter scale — occurred in a total area much smaller than previous large earthquakes, such as the 8.8 Chilean earthquake last year, arguing that the slippage was much greater for the Japan quake, one of the four most powerful earthquakes on record.

Figure 1 shows the slippage that occurs over time in comparison with other countries participating in the TIMSS math and science testing.

The indeterminate nature of leadership in the course of policy making, and the slippage that occurs as policy refinements accrue during implementation, help to explain how policies succeed or fail.243 Particular instruments used to reformulate policy are less important, according to this perspective, than understanding how a particular policy issue got the governor «s or the legislative committee «s attention in the first place.244 A third image, the practitioner perspective, emerges from studies of publicsector administrators; it examines the tendency of administrators to seek flexibility and autonomy in interpreting policies, and ways in which this tendency affects the broader process of change.

Then when it's hot, slippage can occur.

If wheel slippage still occurs, the active traction control (A-TRAC) system uses the throttle and brakes to reduce the spin.

VDIM is designed to enhance handling, traction and braking systems that normally react to vehicle driving conditions by anticipating tire slippage before a skid, slide or wheel spin occurs and helps to make corrections in a smooth, progressive way.

For example, on roads with gravel where front wheel slippage can occur, the vehicle's dynamic stability control (DSC) would normally kick in and change engine ouput, limiting the power needed for forward movement.

In comparison, viscous coupling, and electronically controlled centre differentials that are used in other four - wheel drive systems are reactive, since they only redirect torque after wheel slippage has occurred.

The fully automated mechanical nature of the Torsen centre differential helps prevent wheel slippage from occurring, by diverting torque instantly, without any discernible notice to the vehicle occupants [4], to the axle which has more grip.

I too have a Globally Allocated ETF Portfolio that I balance once or twice per year... however with the value slip of about 35 % in 2008 and the current occurring slippage — I started to poke around the web, wondering if I am being «too Sleepy» with my approach and perhaps, I should be doing something more to protect my portfolio from -35 % swings.

The act of appropriating the images in new contexts underlines the slippage that so often occurs with our memories; we change details within them consciously or unconsciously, overlaying the original experience with our constructs.

His practice is located somewhere in the standoff between words and objects, in the visual and verbal slippages that occur between what may be spoken or written, and the physical stuff of the world.

Along with the doubling that occurs here, the two films on view delve further into a studied critique of authenticity, via digital slippages, irregular lip - synching, and obviously cheap or haphazard sets and costumes.

In his film and slide installations, such as The Curves of the Needle (2003), Wyn Evans manipulates sound to form a parallel «text» to the visuals, where meaning is opened up by the unexpected slippage that occurs when the soundtrack is dislodged, changed or removed.

The concept of an OTC market may sound antiquated but in reality they are a major boon to markets, especially for large holders who can then enter or exit a market or accumulate an asset without much price «slippage», as would oftentimes occur on an exchange.