Sentences with phrase «than a foot above»

In January, Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C., dropped to 93.7 feet, less than a foot above the minimum allowed level for Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station.

New Orleans had its wettest summer on record, logging 36.8 inches of rain through Tuesday, more than a foot above normal for the summer.

During most of his eight - hour - plus workday, Hadley stands at his desk, his head more than a foot above seated colleagues.

Not exact matches

On October 14, 2014, the valiant Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner ascended to more than 128,000 feet above New Mexico in a helium balloon before freefalling at supersonic speeds (Mach 1.24) back to earth.

The survey found that Americans blamed politicians more than any other group for the recession, with 73 percent of respondents laying the blame at their feet, just above the 72 percent who blamed big banks.»

The Great Upper Church, however, may be the greatest attraction, with its five soaring domes more than 100 feet above the floor.

Thats fine as long as the christmas tree is more than 33 feet tall.just like u should never fly another nations flag above the american flag america was built by christians and their religion should never be dwarfed by another.

Workers progressed across the 29 - mile Rift through volcanic rock and over steam vents on the valley floor, and then descended from a summit of over 8,000 feet to Lake Victoria in the valley below — a feat requiring 11,845 running feet of viaducts, some up to 881 feet long and more than 110 feet above the earth.

* Flood «protection» costs are estimated at $ 45K, for the Mississipi river valley, assuming a flood that is less than 40 feet above the median high tide mark.

This is, of course, no more than we should expect, if we take the New Testament's Paschal triumphalism to heart: «Now is the judgment of this world, now will the prince of this world be cast out» (John 12:31); «I have overcome the world» (John 16:33); he is «far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion» and all things are put «under his feet» (Ephesians 1:21 - 2); «having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it» (Colossians 2:15); «he led captivity captive» (Ephesians 4:8); and so on.

Or the moving moment of finding a fossil seashell near a peak in the Rockies more than 10,000 feet above the sea.

On Sunday, October 7, as the United States began at last its air strikes against the Taliban, I was on an airplane, more than twenty thousand feet above the Midwestern plains» that height from which the square - edged farms and checkerboarded fields seem not quite real: a toy land, a counterpane spread across a giant's bed, a fantasy.

The Blue Ridge Mountains where the bison graze are more than 3,000 feet above sea level, and Dr. King feels that helps the bison the same way it creates more red blood cells in athletes training at elevation.

Hailing from Chicago and a first - time visitor to Colorado, being more than 5,000 feet above sea level was quite the change for me.

The ball hung high above the sloping plateaued green, then plunked down not more than eight feet from the cup.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

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I said ages ago that we can't realistically win the Premier League any more but now, my main ambition is to finish above Tottenham.You can see that we are not any worse than them and when we have the momentum and are on the front foot, we are very dangerous.

i have seen videos, other than the on above, and he is very quick footed, very skillful!!

Powered by gigantic, colorful, helium - filled balloons, I got to soar more than 40 feet into the air above Boston.

A platform literally tilts guests outward 30 degrees so they can gaze downward from more than 1,000 feet above the Magnificent Mile.

Place a screw (or command strip) above the center point that you marked (I made mine 1 foot higher than my mark).

Midtown Kingstonians live, work, play and travel (except along a 500 - foot stretch of closed - off Washington Avenue) above sewer and sanitary pipes installed more than a century ago.

The snow is three or four feet deep everywhere it hasn't been above freezing for more than a day or two in three months straight.

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park stands 212 feet above the river's surface and is more than 6,700 feet (1.28 miles) long, making it the longest, elevated pedestrian bridge in the world.

Whiteface Veteran's Memorial Highway draws tens of thousands to the High Peak summit (fifth highest in New York) more than 5,000 feet above sea level.

Dubbed Isthminia panamensis — a blend of the genus name of today's Amazon river dolphin and the location where the new species was found — the dolphin (artist's reconstruction above) was about 2.85 meters (9.4 feet) long and is thus slightly smaller than its modern - day namesake, the researchers report online today in PeerJ.

Started in 2003 and scheduled to be completed by 2012 in northern Chile's Atacama Desert at 16,500 feet (5,000 meters) above sea level, the facility employs more than 64 40 - foot (12 - meter) antennas.

Never fly higher than 400 feet above the ground.

It's the only Southern Hemisphere bear, calling the Andes home and occupying a range of habitats, including elevations more than 15,000 feet above sea level.

And is it really a less natural way to augment my life than flying 38,000 feet above the planet at 500 miles per hour?

Much of the city's downtown is less than 30 feet above sea level, and advancing waters in the Atlantic could raise groundwater levels as much as 3 feet near the shoreline, the report said.

Another 2 to 7 feet of sea level rise is forecast this century, jeoparizing the homes and neighborhoods of the 5 million Americans who live less than 4 feet above high tide, as well as those of the hundreds of millions living along coastlines in other countries.

In response, lakebed temperatures of Arctic lakes less than 1 meter (3 feet) deep have warmed by 2.4 degrees Celsius (4.3 degrees Fahrenheit) during the past three decades, and during five of the last seven years, the mean annual lakebed temperature has been above freezing.

On the Alarcón Rise, massive, dark - colored sulfide chimneys rise more than 37 meters (120 feet) above the lava - covered seafloor.

«The point is, all these cities have been built on low - lying sandy barrier islands, mostly with elevations no higher than ten feet above sea level,» Leatherman says.

So sensitive are this insect's eyes and antennae that it can spot a body when flying more than 115 feet above it.

Specifically, liquid CO2 is heavier than the water above it at 8,850 feet (2,700 meters) or more under the surface, meaning any leaks would never bubble back into the atmosphere.

Going to a billion - dollar radio facility like ALMA, more than 16,000 feet above sea level, and getting it to mesh with the rest of their network is the kind of technological problem Doeleman relishes.

«Waves lose energy once you get to get to less than half a wavelength depth — typically deep swell waves are 100 to 140 meters (330 to 460 feet) in wavelength — hence why we focus on being out above 50 to 70 meters (165 to 230 feet) of water,» Carcas says.

First, a 56 - foot - diameter rock exploded without notice above the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk, releasing the energy of more than 30 Hiroshima - size atomic bombs.

Examining museum skins revealed that this new species was also smaller overall with a longer and denser coat; field records showed that it occurred in a unique area of the northern Andes Mountains at 5,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level — elevations much higher than the known species of olingo.

Known as páramos, these ecosystems at more than 11,000 feet above sea level exist only in Central and South America, the majority in Colombia.

In France, the swollen Seine peaked at 20 feet above its normal height on June 3, the highest it has been in more than 30 years.

The Paraguay River in Asunción reached more than 16 feet above its normal level in December.

On the morning of February 1st, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, more than 200,000 feet above Texas.

Get into a squat position with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width, toes flared out, and your knees above your toes.

Use the proper form above: feet together, hands under shoulder line and slightly more than body width apart, and straight line throughout body.

Start in a standing position, feet a little wider than shoulder - width apart, kettlebell pressed above head in right hand.

Many bodybuilders perform the glute - ham raise with their feet lower than the glute ham pad, which makes the exercise a lot easier by taking off some of the tension placed on the hips extensors, but if you want best results, the feet should be above the glute ham bad.