Sentences with phrase «taller than the tallest»

«If you took the halo board, which is 1,100 feet around, and stood it straight up, it's taller than the tallest building in Atlanta,» McKay said.

Not exact matches

Men tend to universally level - off around five inches taller than women as fully - grown adults.

(Most Fortune 500 CEOs are taller than average men.)

The average American woman, standing at just over 5 feet 3 inches tall, is around five and a half inches shorter than the average American man.

Alternatively, the researchers say that tall individuals may be more likely than shorter folks to put themselves forth as leaders.

In other words, they hypothesize that taller people are inherently more intelligent than shorter people.

In fact, according to that study, a person who is 6 feet tall would be predicted to earn nearly $ 166,000 more over the course of a 30 - year career than someone who clocks in at 5 feet 5 inches.

One 2005 study found that those preferences can play out in how often people approach each other online: women who were 6» 3» tall received 40 % fewer messages than women who were a more average 5» 5», while men who were 6» 3» and 6» 4» got about 60 % more messages than men who were 5» 7» or 5» 8».

Who better to offer advice on how to recover from failure than a guy who has recovered from many and is now standing taller than ever?

Its sheer size made it easy to spot — it's staggeringly large, standing more than 16 feet tall and eight feet wide.

As for what else is in the pipeline, Bloomberg News reported on Aug. 26, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Apple's suppliers are set to start building a new iPad with a 12.9 - inch display, almost 3 inches taller than the flagship model.

Kiwis enjoy nothing more than cutting a «tall poppy» down to size.

The 230 - foot - tall three - booster rocket is scheduled to make its maiden launch no earlier than January.

Six feet tall with the proportions of an action figure, Dave Dahl has arms thicker than most people's legs, a snowplow of a jaw, long hair and a chest that looks overstuffed with pride.

That's a tall order, considering just a little more than 250,000 industrial robots were sold the world over in 2015 alone, according to the IFR.

Here I was, standing two feet taller than my elementary - aged girls as they schooled me in how to take a breath, set aside work conflicts, and stay in the moment.

The new building, which has yet to be designed, could be as much as 500 feet (150 meters) taller than the current headquarters, said the person, who asked not to be identified because details of the plans haven't been publicly disclosed.

Ironically, the iPhone X has a taller screen by at least a finger width, but the onscreen keyboard is definitely a little more cramped on the iPhone X than the iPhone 8 Plus.

But if I'm going to lug a suitcase around the airport and hoist it into an overhead bin that's at least a foot taller than I am, it has to be the least annoying to carry as possible.

Upon entering the race, he stood much taller in the news than he stood in the polls.

LG's G6 and the Galaxy S8 also have taller screens than usual, with 18:9 and 18.5:9 aspect ratios, respectively.

«We would erase Bill if we saw him because obviously he's a little bit taller than TARS,» said Franklin.

That makes it taller than the screens on other phones, most of which have a 16:9 aspect ratio.

In a rack just slightly taller than the MIT - trained Ph.D..

It is far easier to become an overnight success in basketball if you are 7 feet tall rather than if you are 5 feet tall.

Thus, if Ken Dryden was 6 % taller than other goalies of his time, we make him 6 % taller than all goalies in 2011.

Once assembled, a BFR would stand about 15 % taller than the Statue of Liberty and be able to launch 100 people and 150 tons of cargo into orbit around Earth.

Standing several inches taller than other indoor pet gates for large dogs, the Regalo Easy Step Extra-Tall Walk Through Gate measures 41 inches tall and expands to 39 inches wide.

The new bottle is squatter than the older, taller style on another assembly line, with a smaller dispenser and a label explaining that this version of Comfort brand fabric conditioner is good for 38 washes, rather than the 33 of the last - generation package.

Too often we'll uncritically embrace a study that promises a great headline, rather than looking hard at the claims of the tall foreheads who authored it.

Canada's deepest basement: The building goes six storeys below ground, the deepest excavation ever in the country, and two more than the taller First Canadian Place across the street.

He's taller than average, so you wouldn't necessarily post him up if you were his size or smaller because his arms might cause you some problems.

Without the spire, One World Trade Center would actually be shorter than the Willis Tower in Chicago, which currently wears the crown of tallest building in the U.S. at 1,451 feet, not including its own antennas.

From the ground, each building looks like it is three stories - tall, but the second and third floors are actually a lot smaller than the first floor.

THERE is more to big and tall sizes than just increasing thenumbers of X's on a shirt or centimetres on the waist, says Kingsize Menswear director Cameron Blair.

In its heyday in the 1970s, the company forever changed Chicago's skyline by building the iconic, 110 - story Sears Tower, which held the record for the tallest building in the world for more than 25 years.

Tall, well - tailored and fit — he gave up boxing for rowing not long ago — Mr. Gorman still bristles at being described as a consultant and is quick to note that he has spent more time on Wall Street than he did at McKinsey.

The Trenta - sized drinks will cost 50 cents more than its current tallest drink, the 24 - ounce «Venti Iced,» according to Starbucks.

And just last month in a high - profile case, more than 188,000 Californians had to be evacuated to avoid the collapse of the Oroville Dam, the nation's tallest dam.

Miami Beach has a $ 400 million storm pump system in place, and Palm Beach regulations call for a 7.5 - foot building elevation, which is half a foot taller than the federal height requirement.

There have been some issues with carriers that are both taller and wider than what is considered average having issues with these baby carriers.

Another reason this one is great is because it easily accommodates adults that are taller and heavier than most.

One day, when he was in Rio on summer vacation from Harvard, a powerful storm had created waves more than 30 feet tall that broke perilously late, right on the beach.

Further, entrepreneurship is associated with high social status in numerous countries; hence, entrepreneurs might be taller than wage workers.

It was a lot faster than I was used to, and a lot taller, but I went for it, and I managed to get out before it crashed.

Taller individuals typically have occupations with higher social status and higher earnings than shorter individuals.

The developer plans to build a 65 - story, 1,005 - foot - tall office tower spanning more than 2.8 million square feet at 509 West 34th Street.

Falcon Heavy is more than 21 stories tall.

The new systems often require taller ceilings and greater electrical capacity than what's found in a traditional warehouse, another spur to new construction.

After which, he and Congress will leap tall buildings in a single bound and run faster than a speeding bullet.