Sentences with phrase «than flat on»

It is becoming more common that moms give birth in other positions than flat on their back.

The second time around, I had never laid eyes on the doctor, he wouldn't put his coffee down long enough to look at my birth plan, and wouldn't allow me to get into a different position other than flat on my back.

Better up against the wall than flat on the canvas.

I'm psyched that the flared look is back in style because I have always found the skinny style to be less than flattering on me.

Not exact matches

In most cases, the sketches based on the strangers» perspectives corresponded to more accurate and flattering depictions than those based on the women's own self - effacing descriptions.

Oil prices were steady on Thursday following a larger - than - expected increase in U.S. crude inventories: U.S. crude futures were higher by 0.04 percent at $ 67.96 per barrel and Brent crude futures for July delivery were flat at $ 73.36.

What's more, while 95 percent of small businesses are organized as pass - throughs (based on 2014 Treasury Dept. data) rather than traditional C - corporations, the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found the most support (68 percent) for the tax plan among C - corps — which would receive the flat corporate tax - rate reduction to 20 percent.

Getting dressed for work as a woman can be difficult; it takes longer to do than the guy who can throw on a suit, and most of the options available are missing the mark between flattering and «cute.»

In a startup or any company that employs young adults, those direct commands from on high, usually from the bossiest or angriest person, fall flatter than a pancake.

Spending essentially was flat regardless of income levels, according to Gallup, which tracked it based on interviews with more than 14,000 American consumers in July.

Yes, there are some pretty cool features on the iPhone X: the high definition OLED screen, infrared facial recognition to map the 3D surface of the face rather than a flat image like a photo, and improved cameras with image stabilization, and built - in capabilities to support augmented reality apps.

In cycling, I always thought I was better suited to climbing than riding hard on the flats or sprinting, but that's just because I liked to train on hills and mountains.

With Fox selling ad space at more than $ 5 million for each 30 - second spot, companies seeking brand visibility on the world's largest stage are risking an expensive disappointment if their commercials fall flat.

Sonnet eliminates that spread by selling currency to customers at its own buy rate; it then charges a single flat rate ($ 150 on wires worth more than $ 10,000; $ 75 on smaller transactions).

For starters, Fort McMurray features complex, hilly terrain, where the fire can spread much faster than on flat land.

Hosted by Cigna Americans spend more than half of their waking hours at work — often seat - strapped, deskbound, or flat on their feet for much of that time.

As a result, Netflix is in effect a competitor to those companies» on - demand cable TV services, which charge on a pay - per - view basis rather than offering a flat monthly fee like Netflix does.

And what about the tens of thousands of other «businesses» we don't hear about: Those that fell face - flat because they focused on building a toy on top of VC money rather than building an actual revenue - generating business?

In the United States, growth is flat due partly to the strong dollar; in the Euro Area, low investment, high unemployment and weak balance sheets weigh on growth; in Japan, both growth and inflation are weaker than expected.

All of those fees are less than the flat 0.85 percent annual mortgage insurance charged on an FHA - insured mortgage.

And, because the Trump Organization is a privately held company, the actual structure of the deal remains unknown: Though Trump declared more than $ 5 million in revenue from the property on his most recent financial - disclosure forms, it's unclear whether that sum represents a flat fee or a percent of the hotel's revenue.

A V - brake this scooter has is a lot more effective on flat surfaces than on the rough terrain, so keep it in mind.

Flat Fee Selling Agents — There are many companies out there that will list your property for a set fee (from $ 99 — $ 1000) plus the buyer's agent commission (3 - 3.5 %) rather than the typical 6 - 7 % due on normal transactions.

Women hold less than 17 percent of board seats on Fortune 500 companies, a level that has stayed flat for seven years.

The US released a list of potential Chinese targets that covers more than 1,000 different items, but there's a focus on high - tech materials, including medical devices, machinery, aircraft parts, batteries, and flat - screen TVs.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

First, on April 3, Trump unveiled a list of more than 1,300 Chinese exports — which included flat - screen televisions, aircraft parts, and medical devices — that he said he plans to hit with 25 percent tariffs.

While Madigan would have Illinoisans believe it would only be a tax increase on the rich, recent history and Illinois» spending problems dictate the middle class would face tax hikes under a progressive tax system — where income is taxed at increasingly higher rates, rather than the current flat rate of 4.95 percent.

TF - IDF weighs the density of keywords on a page against what is «normal» rather than just seeking out a flat, raw percentage.

Latvia siphons off more than 51 % of wage income in a flat tax — with only a 1 % tax on property.

If anything, we should stick with our current system because it is more «fair» than the flat - tax on income idea.

Also on Friday, Germany's Economy Ministry said that industrial production was down 2.6 percent in October compared with the previous month, a far worse performance than the flat reading economists expected.

I guess the only thing you got on me is more people believe in yours than mine, but we both know that even if 99.99 % of people believe something to be true it doesn't make it true (See the earth being flat) so I guess the numbers game doesn't help.

One only knows about cats and dogs through sensations, but they are not themselves sensations, any more than the players in a televised football game are color patterns on a flat screen.

Far more suggestive and convincing than this «flat «vision of the biological world is the three - dimensional concept of a heavenly body on which, through the effect of planetary compression, the state of complexity (or, which amounts to the same thing, the «psychic» temperature of the biosphere) is continually rising.

We have far superior stone - cutting technology that makes perfectly flat, perfectly smooth, perfectly square sides on stone that allows far more surface to surface contact than any stone in whatever pyramid you could mention, and we can do it on much harder stone much much faster.

The Bible also says rabbits chew their cud, the earth is balanced on pillars, the earth is a flat disc, the stars are small ornaments hung up in the sky, which itself is nothing more than a black sheet covering the world at night... it says the moon gives off its own light, it says the world was created in 6 days less than 10,000 years ago... It says a lot of things that aren't true.

Thoughtful, reflective persons are on the near side of this great modern divide, and I don't think they can go back to premodern ways of thinking, about values as well as religion (any more than they can go back to thinking that the world is flat or lies at the center of the universe).

Flat, blank facades on buildings conceived as commodities — or just oddities — rather than works of civic art; flat modernist pictorial abstractions; the flattening of cultural history into pseudo-history packaged as what Henry dismissed as «applied sociology» — all spoke to him of something far more ominous, the abasement of man and the crude negation of his proper relationship to nature as embodied in the great traditFlat, blank facades on buildings conceived as commodities — or just oddities — rather than works of civic art; flat modernist pictorial abstractions; the flattening of cultural history into pseudo-history packaged as what Henry dismissed as «applied sociology» — all spoke to him of something far more ominous, the abasement of man and the crude negation of his proper relationship to nature as embodied in the great traditflat modernist pictorial abstractions; the flattening of cultural history into pseudo-history packaged as what Henry dismissed as «applied sociology» — all spoke to him of something far more ominous, the abasement of man and the crude negation of his proper relationship to nature as embodied in the great tradition.

And when we're inevitably less than perfect, less than victorious on my own terms, I feel as though we're failing in our call to be prophetic signs of contradiction for our culture and instead affirming less than flattering images people have of couples with small children and big families.

I believe, on the contrary, that it is a matter of the greatest importance to make clear the true implications of the negation of sexual difference and to debate publicly what is at stake rather than falling back on principles, such as equality, that flatter those who set themselves up as their standard bearers, even though the way these principles are invoked to justify the homosexual - marriage agenda does not stand up to critical scrutiny.

We usually aren't strictly vegan or gluten - free, but were so flattered by the offer that we didn't have to think more than 2 seconds before answering them that we would happily take it on as a challenge (while dancing a silly dance and singing «We are working with BA, we are working with BA...»).

Fill the tins a little more than 3/4 full; when the tray is full, tap the tray a few times on a flat surface to level the batter out.

While the cake is baking, lay a dry kitchen towel slightly larger than the pan on a flat surface, and dust the towel with a thin layer of powdered sugar.

For some extra nutrition, you could also use wholegrain tagliatelle - flat pasta holds the sauce on it's surface better than round spaghetti!

It will feature a giant outdoor patio, more than 70 high - definition flat - screen TVs, nearly 50 beers on tap, a VIP room and banquet facilities.

Damascus Bakeries has been in operation for more than 80 years, giving it quite the opportunity to perfect its recipes and techniques and create some of the best savory flat breads available on the market.

The 8,000 - square - foot restaurant located at 1795 Martin Luther King Blvd. boasts more than 70 high - definition flat - screen TVs, over 50 beers on tap, custom pour - your - own table taps, a banquet facility and a festive beer garden on the 1,800 - square - foot outdoor patio.

The peanut mole: Tear the ancho chiles into flat pieces, then toast a few at a time on an ungreased griddle or skillet over medium heat: press flat with a metal spatula for a few seconds, until they crackle and change color slightly, then flip, and press again (if they give off more than the slightest wisp of smoke, they are burning and will add a bitter element to the sauce.)

The newest Walk - On's will feature more than 70 high - definition flat - screen TVs, over 50 beers on tap, custom pour - your - own table taps, a VIP room and banquet facilities, and a festive beer garden on the 1,800 square - foot outdoor patiOn's will feature more than 70 high - definition flat - screen TVs, over 50 beers on tap, custom pour - your - own table taps, a VIP room and banquet facilities, and a festive beer garden on the 1,800 square - foot outdoor pation tap, custom pour - your - own table taps, a VIP room and banquet facilities, and a festive beer garden on the 1,800 square - foot outdoor pation the 1,800 square - foot outdoor patio.