Sentences with phrase «such close calls»

The frequency of such close calls is believed to be rising as drones increase in popularity.

Lee explained that after such a close call, the company took a long hard look at what was and wasn't working with business as usual.

Not exact matches

He proposed «closing the parts of the Internet where ISIS is» — which he believed Bill Gates could help him with — and called those concerned about the freedom of speech implications of such a move «foolish people.»

The batteries are being built by an arm of power giant AES, called AES Energy Storage, and the company has been building such projects for close to a decade.

Blackhawk also said on its call that upcoming promotional launches will include closed loop cards across accounts such as Uber, Delta Airlines and Williams Sonoma.

Google calls such projects «moonshots,» so just to be clear, the company is not referring to a spacecraft on a mission to the moon — well, the Google Chrome experiment «A Spacecraft for All» comes pretty close to that.

Most business failures — such as engineering disasters, product malfunctions, and PR crises — are foreshadowed by near misses, close calls that, had luck not intervened, would have had far worse consequences.

If, on the other hand, he somehow got a glimpse of the fact that I am calling for a biblically grounded and distinctive Christian political philosophy, then he should have seen that I do not merely «come precariously close» to trying to do such a thing; that is precisely what the book is about.

The fundamentalists, who have converted approximately 10 per cent of the Chilean population, including 15,000 members of the armed forces, are called «Reagan cults» by Catholic critics because of their close association with such Reagan supporters as Swaggart, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell.

If you look up Marcus Borg — the principal source of information for this article — you will find that he is a leading member of the so - called Jesus Seminar that is not only been criticized within the Christian community, but also by scholars close to the Jesus Seminar such as Harvey Cox of the Harvard Divinity School.

You would, I am guessing, call that position closed minded, yet you seem to want me to make such a statement.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Indeed, such a development would bring us back very close to doctrines that he always has rejected: either the materialistic view» (as he called it in The Concept of Nature), or the traditional doctrine of creation.

And as regards the appearance to Simon, the text in First Corinthians, upon closer examination, calls into question the notions (1) that such an appearance was an «event» that occurred after Jesus had physically left his tomb and (2) that Jesus was made manifest to Simon in any visible or tangible way.

On such a close play, it's not surprising that the call was left as is.

Huddersfield are without Nahki Wells, Jonathan Hogg, Martin Cranie and Jon Stankovic KEY FACT: Huddersfield's last top - flight match was in April 1972 and was also away at Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Palace 4/5 Draw 12/5 Huddersfield 15/4 ANDY SAYS: Be an interesting one this, and I think my old club might get held here — 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Such a tough call, how do Palace play under De Boer, I will give them the benefit of the doubt — 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Be a close game this one, but I fully expect Palace just to have too much — 2 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Crystal Palace and under 2.5 goals @ 21/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Christian Benteke is still a class performer and for us could still be a very good addition to your portfolio

The reviewers found few studies evaluating the effectiveness in the ACL rehabilitation process of so - called «open chain» exercises (those which tend to isolate a single muscle group and a single joint, such as leg curls and leg extensions, with or without added weight) versus «closed chain» exercises (those which work multiple joints and multiple muscle groups at once, such as, for example, a squat involves the knee, hip and ankle joints, and multiple muscles groups, e.g. quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, calves and glutes, with body weight alone or with added weight).

If your child shows signs of serious distress — such as difficulty breathing or unconsciousness — call 911 or go to the closest emergency room.

If you find yourself getting frustrated, place your baby in a safe place such as a crib, leave the room, and let your baby cry alone while you call someone close for support.

since we have such close quarters (1 bedroom apt in NYC) I often have to be VERY quiet in the next room while trying to clean up / prepare dinner / do phone calls for bills etc..

It belongs to the family of plants called Umbelifereae and is a close relative to plants such as cumin and coriander.

Politicians and commentators were quick to claim that social media played an important role in inciting and organising riots, calling for sites such as Twitter to be closed should events of this nature happen again.

The regulations cover express advocacy, such as ads that call directly for the election or defeat of a candidate, as wells as issue ads broadcast close to an election.

But other lines seem to be preparing for a loss such as «We gave them a real run for their money» while others imply the race will be «too close to call» and asking about how many absentee ballots there are.

The 29th District seat of former Rep. Eric Massa (D) had been held by two Republicans before Massa and was considered by both parties to be a shoo - in for the GOP, but other Democratic - held upstate seats such as the 20th District (Rep. Scott Murphy), the 24th District (Arcuri) and the 25th District (Rep. Dan Maffei's race, which remains too close to call) had only recently shifted toward the Democrats.

Cuomo, a Democrat, has called for closing the loophole and Assembly Democrats have passed such a measure - but the Republican - controlled Senate has balked, defeating the efforts of Squadron and his allies.

Cuomo has received millions in such donations even as he has called to close the loophole.

But those familiar with container operations call such a move unrealistic and say closing the Red Hook terminal would likely spell the end of what was once Brooklyn's signature industry.

«When we took a closer look, we found that patients with stronger spiritual well - being, more benign images of God (such as perceptions of a benevolent rather than an angry or distant God), or stronger beliefs (such as convictions that a personal God can be called upon for assistance) reported better social health,» said lead author Allen Sherman, PhD, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

After a number of false starts, such potential close calls have finally caught the attention of the U.S. Congress.

Such is the harrowing testimony of one of the closest eyewitnesses to what scientists call the Tunguska event, the largest impact of a cosmic body to occur on the earth during modern human history.

With this new understanding of the enzyme, called Inositol trisphosphate 3 - kinase B (ItpkB), scientists are closer to improving therapies for diseases such as bone marrow failure syndrome, anemia, leukemia, lymphoma and immunodeficiencies.

As such, the trick is arguably closer to «disappearances» staged in Victorian music hall using arrangements of slanted mirrors than to the modern use of substances called metamaterials to achieve invisibility by guiding light rays in unnatural ways.

The finding, published in Nature, could pave the way for these so - called intercalated cells in the amygdala, a brain region that processes fear, to become drug targets for treating phobias (such as fear of heights and closed spaces) as well as post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and others.

But, yes, the notion that we can drastically cut back what we use and consume to such a level that it's at least pretty close to zero is utterly attainable, says Kathryn Kellogg, who runs a site called Going Zero Waste.

I had such a blast playing it that no other of so called «old - school» games comes even close.

About the bugs: I did find the odd user interface bug such as the perk (or gizmo as its called in Nuclear Dawn) selection menu not closing properly sometimes, but none of that is a show - stopper in my opinion, as I encoutered similar UI bugs in both Modern Warefare and Bad Company.

To call Shine a Light a documentary doesn't quite nail it; it's more of a macro-mentary, shot in such tight close - up that you can see the fillings in Mick's teeth and the sweat stains in the armpits of his sequined magenta top.

All of these elements make it such a fantastic game and that is why I came really close to giving it the crown and calling it quits.

He's called it an ode to 1980s chase movies such as «E.T.,» «Close Encounters of the Third Kind» but there's also plenty of «80s comic book sensibility (not for nothing do we see Reagan - era issues of «Superman» and «New Teen Titans») and call - backs to the 1970s meta - human - kid craze (see also the Witch Mountain books and movies).

He's called it an ode to 1980s chase movies such as «E.T.» and «Close Encounters of the Third Kind,» but there's also plenty of 1980s comic - book sensibility.

Owl Ventures» Patel calls them catalytic factors: more powerful broadband infrastructure in schools, widespread use of low - cost devices, along with schools actively seeking ways to personalize learning and those closest to students such as teachers and principals, having great voice in choosing the tools they want to use.

After all, most of the public intellectuals among movement conservatives are focused more on the expansive role of the federal government in civil society and the marketplace, while more populist conservative types are concerned about preserving what they consider to be traditional values such as the idea that the government that is best is the one at the local level that is, in theory, closes to the people (even if the virtual and real bankruptcies of cities such as Detroit and Vallejo, Calif., call that thinking into question).

Finn takes the mayor - elect to task for his wrong - headed and meaningless reform ideas, such as his intention to «fix» but not close failing schools and his call for useless and expensive «across - the - board class - size reduction.»

The DfE said today the three schools were closed before Christmas as part of its new approach to cracking down on illegal schools, which also included a call to local authorities to help identify such schools.

Laudato Si, in short, is Pope Francis» appeal to the faithful to take a closer look at how we are shaping the future of our planet, the effect of humanity on global issues such as climate change and poverty, and the protection and care for what Francis calls «our common home.»

The coalition report calls for a «charter - district compact that reviews, discusses, and presents plans for better coordination and transparency about school openings and school closings,» and that finds «opportunities for citywide collaboration in areas such as a centralized data system and a campaign to address chronic absences.»

Never yet had to claim on such a policy just some very close calls & change of underwear a few times (track days at Castle Combe since 2005 & 7 years racing kart's).

The system activates Audi pre sense protection measures, such as seat belt tensioning, window closing, and automatically makes an emergency call.

This system also activates the Pre Sense protection measures, such as seat belt tensioning, window closing, and automatically makes an emergency call.