Sentences with phrase «straight off»

If you take time with your book, prepare it well and don't think that as an unheard of author you are going to sell a million straight off the bat, then there are very few downsides to being an indie author.

They might create apps — However definitely not let a device use their formats straight off.

When I go to edit some copy on a client's website, I find that it's been ripped straight off Wiki How - To or another one of those sites.

There are no eReaders that support CHM straight off (out of the main ones)-- MobiPocket Reader can read CHM and convert it into Mobi (which Kindle supports).

And at least it means you can rest assured that all iPad apps on iTunes will work straight off the bat, and a quick cycle through the apps installed on the iPad minis we played with shows this shouldn't be a problem.

The students received chapters straight off my computer as I finished them, and many of those very same students edited them and also offered anecdotes for the book.

The market boys always went on about it, blowing from the east; straight off the Steppes, they'd say.

It was clear straight off that he had character and what they call «a past.»

Straight off, let me be clear: writer's funk is not writer's block.

But now, with Calibre's new feature, you can take a well - formatted Word doc, hand it straight off to the «industry standard» conversion tool, and generate well - formatted files suitable for submission to the Kindle, Nook, iBooks, and Play marketplaces.

I knew straight off that he wouldn't spit at me for being a barefoot beggar woman.

Okay, I want to say straight off that this is not a criticism of Smashwords or Mark Coker.

Enjoy food and beverage recommendations, details about products straight off my (and Scot Harvath's) shelf, insider tips about the most exciting destinations in the world, and thought - provoking conversation starters.

The Bell lifted straight off the ground, drifted left a little, rotated slightly, and then retracted its wheels and climbed a thousand feet.

The last - gen Figo, launched in 2010, was its first mainstream hatchback for India, and straight off, Ford had got the formula right.

This means that the C7 Z06 is a serious force to reckon with straight off the showroom floor.

We'll do a detailed run - through of what is and isn't necessary soon, but the # 4700 carbon ceramic brakes, the # 1600 top speed limit increase and the # 650 carbonfibre - trimmed engine cover are all things we'd happily ditch, saving nearly # 7000 straight off the bat.

Your car doesn't follow the turn and slides straight off the road.

«Over the past five decades there have been a number of special Z ® trim packages that have added a sense of customization straight off the showroom floor,» said Michael Bunce, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc. «The new 2018 370Z Heritage Edition honors that tradition, blending it with the modern design and performance of the 2018 370Z.

Gently push in the release tab on the front of the cover before pulling it straight off the fuse box.

«But, they sure are fun — just like our entire lineup of family adventure - ready Pathfinders, Muranos and Rogues that you can drive straight off the showroom floor.»

Push in the release tab on the black plastic electrical connector before sliding the power plug straight off the base of the old low beam bulb.

I found out later that the car I rented got into the rental fleet straight off the factory delivery truck.

It's one of the very few that can be driven straight off the showroom into the Outback with no dire need for modifications first.

The braking system on the Panamera GTS comes straight off the Panamera Turbo.

There's also a set of 20 ″ alloys and rubber straight off the supercharged RRS.

I've owned this car straight off the lot as brand new.

The first thing you notice about this special SEMA car is the bodywork that looks straight off the GT3 racing grid.

Turn - in is moderately sharp, and in fast cornering, neither does the car feel like it wants to swap ends, nor does it want to carry on straight off the road.

«We made pass after pass, pushing it harder, and were amazed at the capability and durability that came straight off the assembly line.»

The N24 / N400 style sills have been made even wider and are actually identical straight off the V12.

As road cars are concerned, the base 469 - hp GT is more than quick enough, but the GT C brings one huge advantage over lesser models — rear - axle steering straight off the GT R. Below, 62 mph, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction of the fronts, and above, all four wheels turn in the same direction.

It's important to roll off the truck with a good set up straight off as you don't get much track time; one day there's practice and qualifying and the next it's race day.

I know the Corvette Racing crew is doing an excellent job setting up the car, and I'll take our Vette over any other car in the field straight off the truck!

The car was spectacular straight off the truck thanks to the work of the Corvette Racing engineering team and crew.

Even subsequent to the Raptor's debut, the Power Wagon continues to occupy a unique niche among fullsize and HD trucks with the most comprehensive combination of purposeful off - road hardware straight off the showroom floor.

After an 8 am ferry crossing from Dover to Dunkerque, we travelled in a mini-convoy through torrential rain to our hotel in Adenau, and after checking - in we were straight off to an informative «track walk» with Nordschleife race specialists RSR to prepare us for the following day.

I typically start with the breaker bar perpendicular (straight out) and do quarter turns, or have it straight off to the left.

It's also running straight off the manifold w / o an exhaust yet.

Foreign buyers will have an easier time importing U.S. - built neoclassic vehicles if they are assigned actual VIN tags, and domestic buyers who were previously turned off by the complication of ordering a contemporary classic will be able to drive one straight off the showroom floor.

It's another design cue that comes straight off of the Z4 Concept, though some design details appear to be toned down slightly.

IMHO it depends on the journey you are doing though - if you've just pulled straight off a long motorway run, it's worth letting it run for a minute or so, but if the last few minutes of your journey were pottering slowly through a busy residential area, it's probably not needed, as the engine has been under little load for a while, and so will have cooled somewhat already.

Let's get something out of the way straight off: The Honda Civic Type R is one of the best cars to be sold new in America in a generation.

Winner of Most Improved Over What I Expected honors was the infotainment stack screen, which is large, black, and artfully splayed on the dash in a way that exudes coherent design, where the Maserati Ghibli and many previous stacks looked like they were pulled straight off the Jeep Liberty line and Krazy Glued in place.

In the early 1970s, however, there were a number of beefy, open - air vehicles on the market, such as the Chevrolet Blazer, the Ford Bronco, the International Scout, the Toyota Land Cruiser, and, of course, the Wrangler's predecessor, the CJ, which drove straight off WWII battlefields and has been for sale ever since.

The chassis benefits from exotic spool - valve dampers straight off a Formula 1 grid.

After our time with the new Raptor, we can safely say it's worth the money for a production - spec truck with the chops to drive straight off the showroom floor and onto some of the roughest terrain imaginable.

In distinct contrast to these are the lovely, albeit optional, aluminium paddles, which feel like they have been taken straight off an Italian supercar.

(Well, yeah, eventually it will — at which point you'll find yourself launching straight off to Scotland.)

The taillights are straight off a BMW 1 Series.