Sentences with phrase «sort of leap»

It's some sort of leap of faith that if the calculated hypothetical equilibrium temperature increases then the global mean has to increase by that much.

Needless to say, it is simple common sense to understand that the idea that schoolteachers will save the world is the sort of leap of faith that separates global warming anti-science from any real science.

It's a real milestone — the sort of leap forward in technology you get only every 10 or 20 years.

But it's the sort of leap you take into thin air when a group of board members with machetes have chased you to the top of the building and there's no way out.

But it's the sort of leap you take when there's no way out.

These sorts of leaps from worst - in - class to vying - to - be-best-in-class are quite rare these days in the wider automotive world, because most cars are, quite simply, pretty darn good.

Not exact matches

See, Birgisson is not afraid of these sorts of giant leaps — the massive gambles that might seem unhinged to the rest of us.

With leap under the ownership of Uber, we probably gained» t see jump companion with any of Uber's direct opponents, however Rzepecki pointed out other sorts of partnerships may be wonderful.

So, as a near - term value buy, this stock does require a leap of faith of sorts.

Supposing that there is some sort of «prime mover,» you leap to the conclusion that it is your personal god.

@NAH, can rebut each of Colin's points in a reasonable manner, specifically let me call out two (both sort of related)-- the Christianity refers to only 600 years of history, and only refers to a small geography (not even the entire earth)-- why «leap of faith» argument is valid for Christianity and not for other independent faiths, which have many contradictory beliefs compared to Christianity, and if they are equally valid, how can they all be equally valid

Instead, she exhorted us to leap over the horns of the dilemma by vaulting to a very different sort of «second stage.»

Occasionally a pledge came in for, say, $ 10,000, eliciting all sorts of approving oohs and aahs from the congregation, and for the rare pledge of $ 50,000 the organist would leap from his pew and play a rousing fanfare of «Great Is Thy Faithfulness.»

To blame anything they did on their religious beliefs is to make a giant, uninformed logical leap that is completely not based in any sort of real study of either of those historical figures.

Instead, we leap like lemmings off a cliff, plummeting towards «health» by following all sorts of wacky diets.

Outside of a leaping grab by Devin Funchess late in the first half and a diving catch by Philly Brown early in the third quarter, the Panthers did little to help Newton on any sort of contested throw.

I am making a leap of imagination here and making an educated guess that the Arsenal manager will not be happy to hear the news that our Premier League rivals (sort of) Chelsea have parted company with their loudmouth lout of a manager for the second time.

This is sort of an unprecedented leap into the # 1 spot..

It's a long road and he's made such dramatic leaps in the past year it is sort of astonishing.

You're talking about the sort of introverted, shy and not so ready to take a big leap child.

To make matters more interesting, during his developmental leap, your baby has probably discovered all sorts of new tricks, such as grabbing objects and passing them from hand to hand, putting things in his mouth (oh the joy!)

But one of the really interesting twists to this story is one of the most detailed images of this sort of encounter does show the eel leaping out of the water.

And you can record the voltage sort of being delivered to their target as they leap out of the water.

Lynn and many others make the mistake in, sort of, thinking you have to leap from an IQ of 70 to 100 and then you modernize.

I certainly wouldn't take a leap without having some sort of plan because I have a family to support and obviously common sense is needed.

I'm taking the DSLR leap soon and will definitely need some sort of primer.

It's our first Winter of blogging and we're coming up against all sorts of hurdles to leap with finding that sweet, indoor spot and getting more technical minded!

The idea of being able to find potential partners and even sort them by age, eye colour, location, sexual orientation, etc., was a major leap for the time.

This sort of new blood is ambitious, but never takes that much - need leap to offering an original spin to the franchise.

But when it came to Season 2, he felt it was «smooth sailing right from the jump,» something his co-star Drew Barrymore agreed with — though she did have some issues with leaping back into the story of Sheila, whose hyper - normal suburban existence gets upended after some sort of curse turns her into a flesh - craving zombie.

2016 was sort of a «leap» year for Arteta.

is rather light on the sort of jump scares that will have you leaping out of your seat.

Though the ensemble of actors have made their share of comedies and dramas, as well as the people behind the camera, what is sorely lacking is the sort of depth of characterizations required to make the leap from cute comedy to serious drama without leaving us behind in the process.

Their calendar would eliminate all leap years, which are added ever 4 years to keep our 365.2422 day year from getting our calendar out of sorts.

Leaping forward from a wobbly foundation may well produce change, but not change of the sort that most of us value — falling flat on your face is the image that comes to mind.

The Vantage S Makes Several Leaps Forwards In All Sorts Of Directions, As The Car Is Sharper And More Refined; Quicker Yet More Civilised; Better To Listen To At Full Exhaust Chat, But Still Less Intrusive When At Lower Speeds.

I think a lot, for me, a lot of people, especially people who haven't sort of taken a leap to share their work, I think sometimes we say that it's about making it more excellent, but it might really be more about fear.

David: Well, I sort of had an opportunity to ease into it, but with a few big leaps.

Maybe you'll take Comet, which lets you plunge downwards before doing some nice explosive damage, an ability that exists almost solely to combat the fact that you can't see what sort of danger you're getting into when leaping down the level.

The game does this a few times, leaping back in time, but sadly neither brother has much of a personality, making it hard to really forget any sort of connection.

Whether it's a master Assassin risking life and limb to scale a sheer wall, or a crime kingpin leaping from the top of an apartment block in Downtown Los Santos, the story is always the same: not two feet from the soon - to - be corpse inevitably sits a ladder, clinging to the building in a sort of smug silence like Peter Pan's unruly shadow.

At first the pen's power is limited, only enabling Max to raise pillars of earth from the ground to act as platforms to leap on, but as the game progresses new abilities are unlocked at a satisfying pace, allowing Max to create branches, vines and even surging torrents of water which can be ridden along before finally gaining the power to lob fireballs like some sort of mildly miffed Godling.

Even when we re-introduced jumps for the obstacle - heavy terrains in Killzone 2, they were «weighty» jumps — not perfect parabolic arcs, but the sort of short leaps a heavily packed soldier would make.

I can sort of see the logic: the pressure it applies to the back of the neck could go badly wrong, as could the slamming of someone's face into the mat, but I'm not convinced that's any more dangerous than something like the Brogue Kick or Finn Balor's Coup De Grace which involves leaping from the top rope and bringing both feet down on the opponent's chest.

The goals vary depending on each set of levels, with Mittens leaping towards all sorts of kitten essentials, like bottles of milk, red balloons, and tiny cave mice; and there's a really nice variety in the different kinds of settings and level themes, like city rooftops and the circus.

Short taps give you little, precise hops, but «holding» tap for longer gives you a nice, long leap — sort of like the Z - jump in Super Mario 64.

I'm pretty confident that next year's version will feature a larger leap since I'd be shocked if they didn't include some sort of story mode.

Three months ago rumours started flying that Beyond: Two Souls would be making the generational leap to the PS4, with Tuffcub doing some of his own investigating to sort out what was happening.

I understand that graphics aren't everything when it comes to video games but consumers are going to expect a significant leap of some sort.

I've no delusions of calling myself a speed - runner, however ripping via a degree utilizing Funky Kong's infinite roll and double leap created a brand new sort of high - speed problem I loved tremendously.