Sentences with phrase «such large eyes»

Babies seem to have such large eyes because humans are born with eyes approximately 75 percent of their adult size; the remaining 25 percent of growth occurs slowly between birth and the end of adolescence.

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SightLife, a Seattle - based nonprofit eye bank that extracts corneas from organ donors and distributes them to transplant centers around the world, is one of the largest such facilities in the U.S., with 96 employees and more than $ 14 million in annual revenue.

** Malaysia's edotco Group is eyeing an entry into markets such as Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, and will tap funds to set itself up for more deals in the region, the telecommunications tower services unit of Axiata, the country's largest mobile operator, said.

This has been such an eye opener as we both have been challenged to reconsider what it means to be in the body of Christ, both locally and in the larger context.

These are they who shall be brought nigh to God, In gardens of delight; A crowd of the former And a few of the latter generations; On inwrought couches Reclining on them face to face: Aye - blooming youths go round about to them With goblets and ewers and a cup of flowing wine; Their brows ache not from it, nor fails the sense: And with such fruits as shall please them best, And with flesh of such birds, as they shall long for: And theirs shall be the Houris, with large dark eyes, Like pearls hidden in their shells, In recompense of their labours past.

In large part, such organizations pursue their own interests, but they will not long survive if leaders in the «private» sector do not keep an eye on the common good.

The argument against neo-Darwinism begins from the undoubted observation that many features of living beings, like the bacterial flagellum or the human eye, are the result of not one genetic mutation but of a large number of such mutations.

Because they make up such a large part of my vegetarian diet, I try to keep out an eye out and buy grains sprouted whenever I can.

As currency fluctuation has become such a large part of the bulk wine market in recent years, all eyes are now on Greece during these Dog Days of Summer.

Given, now, a handsome señorita, with fine oval face and large, soft eyes, and broad, low brow and a strain of pure Castilian blood, to show red - warm through olive cheeks, a white kerchief over her bosom, and a glimpse of amber or gold beads about her throat, and the low, gray, wide - roofed adobe, scarlet - hued with festoons of red peppers, the whole seen against the burnt umber or yellow of the hills and under the pearly haze of a morning in September, and you have a grouping of such splendid color as would delight the heart of a painter.

While still unproven, this particular innovation trend has caught the eye of larger brands such as Stumptown and Chameleon, both of whom unveiled sparkling cold brew lines with citrus flavors last year.

Laconian hounds were the size of very large beagles, had a bold, confident manner, black, sparkling eyes and bore such names as Vital, Havoc, Impulse, Cheerful, Bright Eye and Blossom.

I am a big fan of playing, music, and simple tasks that help the baby develop through repetitive activities, such as clapping the hands, building up the blocks, as it builds hand - eye coordination, motor skills, and larger themes!

State lawmakers are living large on their campaign funds — with hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on such eye - popping items as tanning salons, casinos,...

Results from a large survey of 75,000 children suggest an increased risk of ADHD among children with vision problems that are not correctable with glasses or contacts, such as color blindness or lazy eye, relative to other children.

For example, a person with autism who is viewing a movie of people in a room will spend a relatively large amount of time looking at non-social objects — such as chairs — and is more likely to look at the mouths or bodies of the characters than their eyes.

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that age (or age at diagnosis) and duration of diabetes disease are linked to the risk of death and marcovascular complications (those in larger blood vessels), whereas only diabetes duration is linked to the risk of microvascular complications (in smaller blood vessels such as those in the eyes).

«Such biases, conscious or unconscious, can make candidate medical treatments look better than they actually are, the authors of the analysis warn, and lead to eye - catching results that can't be replicated in larger or more rigorous animal studies — or in human trials.»

The prozonstrodontians form part of the larger group of therapsids, probainognathians, a group of cynodont (dog - like) therapsids that evolved a large cerebellum and lost the parietal foramen for the third eye (an organ on the skull roof that detects light for monitoring thermoregulation and daily rhythms such as sleep).

Grafman, an affable, gentle man with large eyes, is using his scanners to peek into brains as they wrestle with big questions such as politics and religion.

The paper proposes several possible advantages of eyelessness, such as allowing the animal to conserve the large amount of energy it takes to maintain an eye and to expend it, instead, on traits that are useful in a dark environment.

And because genome sequencing is relatively cheap now, it's feasible to analyze DNA in large numbers of the beetles, and possibly to detect species — such as the critically endangered small leopard found on the Arabian Peninsula — without ever laying eyes on them.

When a similar eye was discovered in an extant tiny wasp parasite in 1999, its discoverers speculated that the arrangement helps to deliver the largest, brightest image possible on such a miniscule head.

By drastically reducing a drug's risk of failure by guiding it to human testing, PharmaStart expects large drug companies to eye such projects more willingly than they would otherwise.

Each pair contained one face with more feminine traits — such as larger eyes, fuller lips, and a less angular jaw — as well as a more androgynous face, with thinner lips and a wider chin.

Giant squid have the largest eyes on Earth, about the size of a basketball — but why do they need such big peepers?

The fishes» oxygen release system became even more efficient over the ensuing 150 - 270 million years, when it was necessary to deliver large amounts to organs such as the eye — which requires very large O2 loads to function well and avoid vision cell death — and which was essential to seeing clearly under water, to hunt or avoid predators.

An international observing campaign is calling on large observatories in Chile and Hawaii, orbiting instruments such as Hubble, and amateurs armed with backyard telescopes to all keep an eye out for what's going on in the rest of Jupiter's atmosphere.

In my eyes, the reason I hadn't felt joy for the last 18 months was because I'd let him occupy such a large part of my heart.

It plays a large part in your normal functions, such as lubricating your joints and eyes, keeping your skin healthy by eliminating toxins, and facilitating proper digestion.

Don't forget to add some glamour with some eye - catching earrings such as these Dannijo Champagne Large Swarovski Crystal Odessa Statement Earrings.

Don't make women feel self - concious by making comments on things that she is self - concious about such as her weight, her big ass, large nose, small eyes, hairy arms, pale skin, bony legs, big thighs, her protruding stomach, birthmark, stretch marks, acne, blemishes, etc. 4.

Wall paintings depict violent stories from Greek mythology, such as the story of Prometheus: a large bird pecks out a man's liver (there's blood on the beak and the man's abdomen), a man plucks out his eyes (we see blood spurting), a woman slaughters her two children, and a man kills his three children.

With such a large selection of controls to interact with and only so many ways to gesture your hands, though, eye tracking may soon join the fray with a camera monitoring your eyes and changing the outcome of your gesture depending on where you're looking.

Marcello Gandini, who worked for Bertone at the time, designed eye - catching clamshell front and rear ends around a compact passenger cell, garnishing his masterpiece with such trendsetting styling elements as pop - up headlights and a large louvered rear window.

The 2014 QX60's sleek, distinctive exterior might very likely make the discovery of the large and comfortable interior a surprise — how did they fit so much space inside such an eye - catching shape?

Navigation is part of an $ 805 package that includes upgraded JBL audio components, the aforementioned larger touchscreen, Siri Eyes Free and Entune Apps, the latter of which includes connected services like up - to - date weather maps, real - time traffic information and third - party apps such as Yelp and Slacker Radio.

In May, when coyotes howl beneath an unnervingly large moon, taller plants, such as spiderworts and black - eyed Susans, begin to creep over the tinier blooms, stealing their light and water.

Jyl saw that such an outburst was as close to a declaration of love for the animal as the old man would be capable of uttering, and the three of them looked down at the massive animal, whose body heat they could still feel radiating from it — the twin antlers larger than any swords of myth, and the elk's eyes closed, and still only what seemed like a little blood dribbling down the left shoulder, from the exit wound — the post-rut musk odor of the bull was intense — and all Jyl could say was «I'm sorry.»

If you look at most lap dogs, you'll recognize how their faces retain puppy - like features such as large heads, big eyes, folded ears and short muzzles.

Still, prospective owners should be prepared for possible problems such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy, eye disorders and hip dyslpasia like most large breed dogs they can develop hip problems.

Pedomorphosis is the retention of child - like characteristics — such as big heads or large eyes — into adulthood.

Dental problems, severely matted fur, eye and ear infections, and genetic deformities such as cleft palate or an overly large underbite are frequently discovered in dogs who have been rescued from such places.

If you have dogs with large, protruding eyes such as pugs, you need to guard their eyes from potential injuries.

Dogs with protruding eyes, such as the Chihuahua, are prone to ulceration or irritation of the eye such as ulcerative keratitis; keratitis sicca (dry eye — deficiency of tear production); corneal disease as a result of inadequate blinking (due to large distance between upper an lower lids).

Second, it's very difficult, even for the largest commercial companies, to get the super mineral rich parts of the animals such as the hair, wool, feathers, adrenals, pituitary, testes, ovaries, prostate, eyes and so forth.

It certainly helps to have the thoughts and opinions of others with a trained eye when considering such a large number of submissions covering the remarkable diversity of subjects that this scholarship opportunity attracts.

Also keep an eye on the deep parts of the reef below you, and on the open sea, for large pelagics, such as eagle rays and huge groupers or jewfish.

Visibility is typically 100 feet and large schools of pelagic fish such as dog snappers, horse - eye jacks, permit and Atlantic spadefish aggregate here.

Keep an eye out for larger marine life such as turtles, reef sharks, rays in the shallow clear lagoon waters amongst the reefs with the chance of spotting dolphins and the seasonal whale in the deeper waters.