Sentences with phrase «than a block of»

For someone who would rather eat a block of cheese than a block of chocolate it can be a little tricky finding a healthy snack to satisfy that sweet craving.

In hindsight, I'm happy the ambulance was parked there rather than blocks of concrete with the impact that would have caused.

But Leonhardt's group, which is investigating the same phenomenon in optical fibers rather than blocks of glass, might be able to detect both photons from a separated pair and show their common origin.

The look in someone's eyes can simply say a lot more about a person than a block of a text.

A couple of decades back, somewhat awestruck, I held a simple — primitive, really — wooden car model as old as I was, nothing more than a block of wood that had been sliced longitudinally at an angle on both sides sometime in the late 1930s so its transverse cross section became a symmetrical trapezoid.

With multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, villas can provide a better «friends and family» experience than a block of hotel rooms.

It will literally look like nothing more than a block of wood; this will actually make you want to retry the level over and over until you have obtained that better looking piece of totem.

However, it's impossible to deny that Amiibo and their like are innately compelling to the eye and simply more enjoyable to look at than a block of lifeless game cases or completely invisible hard drive data.

But in reality, a typical soybean is more likely to end up in a ham - and - cheese sandwich or a chicken nugget than a block of tofu.

Would not a thicker fur coat prevent heating, rather than increase it, since the blocking of incoming would always be stronger than the blocking of outgoing heat?

Who is to say that ownership of a line of code is of any lesser value than a block of yellow metal in a safe?

Most people are drawn to the bullets more than a block of text in paragraph form.

Rather than a block of colour, dilute the impact of bold primary hues by incorporating pattern.

Not exact matches

Matthias Dopfner, CEO of German media giant Axel Springer told the Financial Times that after implementing a similar block at its newspaper Bild, more than two - thirds of users chose to turn off their ad - blocking software.

The current rules on the sale or transfer of radiowaves used to operate cellphone networks don't allow incumbents to bid on and win more than one block, but this doesn't apply to new entrants, said Yaghi.

It was that picture — capturing the helical structure of DNA — that refocused the thinking of James Watson and Francis Crick, who would announce their own discovery of the structure of life's molecular building block less than two years later.

Reports indicate that the new investors will have control over some salary and hiring decisions, as well as the ability to block any eventual sale of Gawker Media if a price tag comes in lower than $ 100 million.

The intuitive notion of harnessing the body's own immune system to fight the enemy within is more than a century old — and seemingly, each time researchers have seemed close to turning that theory into reality, a new stumbling block appears.

And it was a lengthy process full of stumbling blocks, which Gundotra says took much longer than it should have.

Specifically, the last sentence of the official statement weirdly calls out the fact that the number of complaints the company has received regarding its sun block lotion is»... less than one half of one percent of all units actually sold.»

Christian Estrosi, regional government head in the greater Nice area, said policing was lighter than Prime Minister Manuel Valls claimed, and that concrete blocks were not deployed to seal roads off during the national holiday festivities of July 14.

The sale event for a block of 28 townhomes in an upscale part of Toronto recently drew more than 750 real estate agents; some were so eager to buy they offered more than the list price, neglecting the fact the units would be parcelled out through a lottery system.

Virtual reality means more than strapping on a headset and placing virtual blocks in a souped - up version of the video game Minecraft.

The SOPA bill (and DNS blocking) is what happens when someone with the title of anti-piracy or copyright lawyer has greater clout than your head of new technology.

Amazon doesn't appear to be blocking sales of smart home products from companies other than Nest.

The zone now covers over 100 blocks and serves more than 12,000 children, with 95 % of high school seniors going off to college.

«What we don't do yet, and it's more a matter of yet than anything else, is block native advertising,» said Roi Carthy, Shine's chief marketing officer.

The Department of Justice unveiled a lawsuit to block the $ 85 billion mega merger more than one year after it was announced.

The bill divides federal healthcare funding to the states using block grants — a lump sum of sorts paid up front to states — rather than the current percent match of actual spending.

It's more private than Bitcoin and Ethereum's block chain and can be used to create what are essentially «intranets» of secured transactions between parties using the technology.

By contrast, the 2012 Pillar of Defense interceptions apparently blocked less than 32 per cent of threatening rockets.

Opera claims the ad - blocking feature can speed up the loading of pages by up to 90 %, providing a 40 % faster browsing experience than that achieved with ad - blocking plugins.

More than 320 employees in 20 quarries and six plants across Canada and the U.S. produce its materials, using 1.5 million cubic feet of rough blocks each year.

In an update to the ASX this week, Calima pointed out that testing of Painted Pony's first well in the Beg Block, just 40kms south of Calima's acreage, had averaged more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

More than $ 290 million worth of cars are expected to cross the auction block at the Concours d'Elegance in Pebble Beach.

Kolondra also said Opera is not talking with its mobile - operator partners about instituting the feature in its (far more widely used) mobile versions — many operators are controversially experimenting with blocking ads at the network level rather than in the browser, partly as a way of getting publishers and ad networks to give them a slice of their revenue.

The new rule, which reportedly is more than 300 pages long, which will take effect once it is published in the Federal Register, blocks so - called «fast lanes,» known more formally as paid prioritization, will forbid ISPs from blocking or slowing of some content in favor of others and will make clear that all lawful content has equally standing.

But Marriott, Sorenson felt, was a lot better at financial blocking and tackling than Starwood — creating an opportunity for him to boost the profitability of Starwood's portfolio.

«If you look back at the last eight years of what Republican senators did, there is plenty of bad behavior which is much worse than what Franken did the other day,» Tobias said hours before the Oregon senators announced their intention to block Trump's nominee to the 9th Circuit.

The fries have about 20 per cent fewer calories than the chain's regular fries as a result of a batter that blocks out some of the oil during frying.

For instance, on August 1 a Canaccord sales pitch described a block of AAA paper the firm had secured as a product offering better returns and better liquidity than GICs, which are «non-redeemable» and «only insured up to $ 100,000.»

Quantum theory explains the behaviour of particles and energy at extremely small scales — smaller than atoms that were once considered the building block of all matter.

That level of sharpness is enough to reveal «features less than half the size of a city block,» according to NASA.

The idea may seem far - fetched but with self - flying drones available for less than $ 1,000, «the basic building blocks of the technology clearly are available,» said Mike Sinnett, Boeing's vice president of product development.

Today, in pockets of major northern metropolises on the continent, including Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago and New York City, it's difficult to walk more than a few blocks in the winter without passing a Canada Goose jacket emblazoned with the red and white Artic Program trademark, the company's distinctive logo.

«RRSP's are seen as the fundamental building block of a Canadian retirement, so it is surprising to see so many who don't contribute, or contribute less than their maximum,» said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.

Investing is an important building block for a sound financial future — and it can help you get higher returns on your money than you'd get from a savings account or certificate of deposit.

The page had gathered more than 12,000 prospective attendees before it was blocked at the request of the Russian government's Internet monitor, Roskomnadzor.

Cumberland, one of the biggest block traders, has counterparties in more than 35 countries and quotes two - way prices in about 35 crypto assets.

This article covers the ASICMiner Block Erupter, a USB device not much larger than your typical thumb drive that hashes at a speed of 330 MH / s on average.