Sentences with phrase «than a quarter inch»

We steamed our asparagus — as we often do — in the microwave, by placing it in a shallow baking dish with a thin layer of water (no more than a quarter inch), covering the dish (you can use either a plate or plastic wrap) and microwaving it for 2 - 3 minutes and then in 1 minute intervals, checking it after each minute by inserting a fork into the stems.

The other three seams I trimmed to less than a quarter inch so that when I top stitched the collar, the raw edges -LCB- which I actually serged to prevent raveling -RCB- were totally encased.

The elastic in the waist had less than a quarter inch of give.

Body panels which have been damaged significantly enough to require body filler that is more than a quarter inch deep should be replaced, even if it must be cut out and have a new section welded in.

There isn't room for much more, as the bezel is less than a quarter inch thick, which ASUS claims is the thinnest in the world.

If it rains more than a quarter inch per hour the system can not cope and the overflow goes directly into the Thames.

My first Digi - Key catalog was less than a quarter inch thick!

Not exact matches

The MSI X340 notebook PC weighs in at just under the MacBook Air's 3 pounds and is barely more than three - quarters of an inch thick.

The Capital Weather Gang forecasts: «Light showers are likely to scatter through the area much of the day, but in most spots amount to less than a quarter - inch.

Working with one piece of dough at a time place a piece of wax papper over the dough and roll the dough as thin as you can, no thicker than 1/4 inch thick, but preferably an 1/8 inch thick (about the thickeness of a quarter).

I also took previous reviewers» advice and sliced my cucumbers about one - quarter inch thick rather than cutting into ribbons.

I slice each quarter lengthwise into thin strips, no more than 1/4 inch thickness.

The line extension is three - quarters of an inch taller than its 64 ounce counterpart.

Roll out dough on a lightly flour surface to a little less than a quarter - inch thick.

I prepare the meat as follows: Uncooked veal, mutton, lamb, pork, or beef, in three - quarter inch squares; chicken as for fricassee, but making three pieces of the breast, cross cut, two of each thigh, and two of each leg, for chickens in India are used when much smaller than English birds.

Fruit compressed, more or less ribbed, about two inches and three - quarters in diameter, and two inches in depth; skin smooth and glossy, when ripe, of a brilliant coral - red; flesh thick, mild and pleasant to the taste, though possessing more piquancy than the Large Bell or Sweet Spanish.

Go smaller if that really feels too long or heavy for you, or if you cook in really tight quarters, but don't take it down more than an inch.

Good honey cake has a thick, sticky gooey top, a little less than a quarter of an inch thick and then nothing but sweet spicy orangy moistness below.

Your baby now weighs less than a quarter of an ounce and is a little over 1 inch long from head to bottom.

your baby weighs less than a quarter of an ounce and is only an inch long, so sorry, I highly doubt it was your baby...

It's an inch long, a quarter inch wide, and thinner than a dime.

With holes any bigger than a quarter - inch, mice could squirm through.

Bat droppings were similar to mouse pellets, about a quarter - inch long by less than an eighth - inch wide.

Parker's version includes three different jewel ornamentations on satin pumps; the heel is a quarter of an inch shorter than Blahnik's version.

The Le Chameau Iris II Rain Boot has a chunky heel that is about three - quarters of an inch taller than the Hunter Original Tall Boots.

Rear legroom is up more than 2 inches from the GLK and shoulder room 1 inch — an adequate trade - off for the small quarter - inch loss in headroom.

As standard, the E-Class Cab sits about three - quarters of an inch lower than the sedan.

The new Accent, 0.6 inches longer and 1.14 inches wider than its predecessor, is set to hit showroom floors in the fourth quarter in the U.S. and Canada.

It also had a trimmer chassis, by nearly half an inch in the length and more than a quarter of an inch in the width.

Weight - shifting aside, it's true that there's more mass to be shifted in the Tab 3: Weighing 1.04 pounds, it's a Quarter Pounder - with - cheese heavier than the 8 - inch Asus ZenPad S 8.0 and the recently introduced Apple iPad Mini 4.

It only weighs 9.3 ounces and is less than a quarter of an inch thick.

ASUS ZenPad 3S weighs less than a pound and a quarter inch thin (0.95 lb, 0.23» thickness and 0.21» thin bezel) with premium aluminum body and smooth anodized finish for an optimum balance of sleekness and strength.

Without the button, it's about a quarter of an inch shorter than the Touch.

The K3 is less than one - half inch shorter than the K2 and about three quarters of an inch less in width.

Slim, Stylish Design The new 8 - inch Wi - Fi ® - enabled device is featherweight at only 9.3 ounces, and is incredibly slim with its less than a quarter - of - an - inch design.

The new 8 - inch Wi - Fi ® - enabled device is featherweight at only 9.3 ounces, and is incredibly slim with its less than a quarter - of - an - inch design.

If you find more than a quarter - inch of sediment, then it's time to look at a new roof.

Also, if you find more than a quarter - inch of asphalt grit and gravel in your eaves and gutters, it's another sign you need to install a new roof.

On top of that, Lee said the rate would likely inch up a quarter - percentage point at a time, making the coming increases easier to manage than the towering Canadian levels of the early 1980s.

Disqualifying faults in Whippets are: more than one half inch above or below the height standard; blue or wall (whitish) eyes; jaw that is undershot or overshot by one - quarter inch or more; and any coat that is not short, close, smooth, and firm in texture.

The fence should either be solid or with mesh no larger than one - quarter inch.

Every two to three weeks will be okay, as well as additional trips when your hamster seems to be taking action to shorten its claws (i.e. scratching), or if they get longer than a quarter of an inch.

There should be no more than one - quarter inch between the bars of the metal cage, so that the hamster can not squeeze through.

These clippers may come with an adjustable blade that allows short clipping on faces, feet, tummies and genital areas with ease, as the clippers are smaller and the blade is one - quarter - to one - half - inch narrower than standard blades.

The top of the beam is covered with earth, about three - quarters of an inch deep, taken from the primary shelter site where immigrants arrive on the island of Lampedusa, near Sicily; much closer to Tunisia than to mainland Italy, the island is a primary location for illegal entry to Europe.

Sea levels off the coast are rising a quarter of an inch annually, faster than anywhere else in the United States, except off Louisiana, according to federal science data.

Preparation of biomass to an appropriate size of less than one - quarter inch, with a moisture content of less than 25 %, can be achieved using existing commercial technologies.

If the distance is more than a quarter of an inch (6 millimeters), the QR is not affected by this recall.

They are red - brown and little more than a quarter - inch in length as a full - grown adult.

Inspect the foundation for cracks / gaps and hire a structural engineer if any gaps are wider than one - quarter inch.