Sentences with phrase «small nudges with»

Here's how it works: Two small nudges with its thrusters put OSIRIS - REx on track to fly 10,700 miles above Antarctica.

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All the same, you'll excuse me if I prefer to think that the goose actively sought human intervention for her gosling, and the little finch was brave, because both were nudged in some small way by an intruding Edenic scene, one that we humans still share however slightly with the animals.

Violet turned 2 last month and despite several (loud and clear) external nudges questioning our decision to forego a bigger party, we stayed true to Violet's temperament and celebrated in the way we felt would be most fun for Violet and us: a party with our little family plus my mother with a few small gifts and cupcakes that Laurel and I made.

«I think the findings have real - world applications, such as using avatars in video games to «nudge» people to increase physical activity, or getting people more comfortable with small increases in physical activity before taking on more intense physical routines,» said Peña.

Anything that nudges the spins of electrons that line up with the Earth's magnetic field will change the energy of those spins by a small amount.

«This small nudge can help students avoid high schools with low graduation rates, according to a new study,» Chalkbeat, (April 4, 2018).

Put the gear lever into drive and we're off with just a small throttle nudge.

Under a small amount of pressure, this works just fine, but give the magnet - secured back - end more than a nudge and it'll separate, threatening to take the weedy plastic hook with it.

Bullmastiffs are excellent with children and fiercely protective although they are so large and heavy that even a nudge or accidental head butt can inflict damage to a small child.

Also, surrounding the Bergan Turbo Scratcher's pad is a channel where your feline can nudge a small ball with either its nose or its paws, much like what they will normally do with a pretty.

The analogue slider also turns out to be ill - equipped to deal with the nuances of the Metal Gear Solid control system - sneaking up on opponents and staying quiet requires just a small nudge on the controller and keeping that position locked is nowhere near as easy as it is on a conventional Dual Shock, or indeed the PlayStation Vita sticks.

You can use a small shockwave to make someone nudging your door to lose control of their car, blast the back of a car with an electromagnetic pulse (much like the cops), drop land mines that also deliver a temporary debilitating blast, and more.

The cars feel like weightless lumps that have been pinned on a cocktail stick from their exact center with even the smallest nudge of the steering wheel flinging them into a drift at any speed and even on straights.

In use the kickstand is surprisingly good at ensuring the Nintendo Switch stays upright, with no nudges or small bumps causing it to become unbalanced and fall over.

Beginning with the mute objecthood of the commercial fabricator's cuboid boxes, Havel gently nudges their contents to produce small ripples and curls.

By 1987 the geochemist Wallace Broecker was piecing together the paleoclimatic flip - flops with the salt - circulation story and warning that small nudges to our climate might produce «unpleasant surprises in the greenhouse.»

For example, Mint.com tells how much I've spent each month on small skim lattes at the coffee shop closest to my office, helps me set a budget for that coffee shop, updates every 24 hours with my new latte purchases, and then nudges me gently via email (or text, if you prefer) to let me know that I've exceeded my coffee budget, again.

Free version users will get no time limits or ads interfering with their pictures, but instead will get a small logo on the screen and a «pop - up reminder / nudge» about the Prime upgrade once in a while.

You may find that that you can get pretty far on your own or with just a few little nudges over the small roadblocks.