Sentences with phrase «than the fabric by»

The treated fabric is much more hydrophilic than the fabric by itself (which only absorbs about 18 % of its own weight), and yet when the temperature gets warmer, the fabric becomes hydrophobic and releases all of the absorbed water (as pure water) without any other further action.

Not exact matches

Procter & Gamble reports better - than - expected quarterly revenue, boosted by strong sales in its beauty, fabric and home - care businesses.

«This year our target is to increase the number of pieces made with at least 20 percent recycled fabric from collected garments by more than 300 percent compared to 2014,» the rep adds.

«With B Corp certification, investors can see that I'm not just some hippie with a bleeding heart; I'm driven by business solutions,» says Ian Rosenberger, founder of Pittsburgh - based Thread International, a recycled fabric company that has raised more than $ 4 million in VC funding.

By 1919, the self - taught pioneer with an eighth - grade education was producing more than half the cars in the U.S.. By lowering the cost of the automobile — eventually to $ 350 — he made cars part of the fabric of middle class America.

By now, child and foreign labor has become such a key part of the fabric of Walmart, and of the product they sell, it's hard to imagine anything less than a complete overhaul of Walmart's business methods will change that.

Clinton noted Monday's attack by gunmen on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, calling it a «hateful, senseless» act that had «no aim other than to undermine the fabric of peaceful society.»

However, those of us concerned to find such relationships between distinct fields should heed the cautious word of Cambridge physicist Sir Brian Pippard when he says that each field thrives by virtue of its own methods and not by aping those of others: «The fabric of knowledge has not been woven as a seamless robe but pieced together like a patchwork quilt, and we are still in the position of being able to appreciate the design in individual pieces much more clearly than the way they are put together» (Pippard, 95 - 96).

This site in NYC is an attempt by those of us who are moderate to say we want to show you more than anything else in the world that we are part of the same fabric of life in this great country of ours.

However, an individualism guided instead by a desire for material gain and emotional ease is nothing more than selfishness — a heartless, sinful selfishness that exacerbates the dangers of division and materialism, eats away at the moral fiber of our society and threatens to destroy the fabric that holds us together.

Of course, these gravimetric oscillations can only be observed indirectly, but by noting their influence on the sub-atomic quantum flanging, the ferfanational matrices of gestalt knoncleotides proves, beyond a doubt, that the entire fabric of reality as we perceive it is nothing more than the passing whimsy of quantum midichlorians.

Because the rainbow follows the fabric from end to end, rather than across the width, you can easily change the way this wrap will look by simply starting the wrap a little off - center or using a different tie.

Rather than making a cushion that would stay on the glider (and be limited by «outdoor fabric»), I used some existing pillows that we often bring in and out anyway.

JumpSac Baby slings have slightly narrower widths than the typical Cotton or Sateen baby ring slings, so that baby is never overwhelmed by too much fabric or gets «lost» inside the sling.

At 5 feet by 5 feet, it's more than ample for your dynamic duo to share a few laughs over the colors and shapes, while you delight in the durable (and easily cleanable) fabric.

However, its fabric is often complained about by many customers, as it has a tendency to bunch up and look a little more haggard than necessary.

And it is a testimony to the extraordinary work done by nurses, doctors and all NHS staff - backed up by the extra investment which has seen the health budget treble to almost # 100 billion pounds a year - that ten years on the NHS is now more firmly than ever part of the fabric of British national life ----- an achievement that in itself should give us the confidence to look forward with ambition to an even greater future for the NHS.

The study, published in Nature Materials, demonstrates that because the molecules were swept along by the movement of strong ripples in the carbon fabric of graphene, they were able to move at an exceedingly fast rate, at least ten times faster than previously observed.

This study has gathered together evidence for the presence of beeswax in the pottery vessels of the first farmers of Europe by investigating chemical components trapped in the clay fabric of more than 6,000 potsherds from over 150 Old World archaeological sites.

That goal is still lower than the conversion ratio achieved by modern cells made from silicon, but organic photovoltaics would be cheaper and could be used in fabrics, plastics and even inks and paints.

This new evidence pushes that date back by more than 1500 years and points to Peru as the place where people first learned to dye their fabrics a vibrant shade of blue.

Scientists at the Advanced LIGO facility in Washington have once again detected gravitational waves, marking the third time in 18 months that the facility has observed ripples in the fabric of space - time that were originally predicted by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago.

Finding swing dresses, rather than wiggles, in those fabrics can be harder, which is why I was excited when I came across the Tiger - Lilly dress by Voodoo Vixen.

By the time, of course, there happened many changes in designs & cuts, rather than old fashioned sarees there are many other designs and trends available in the market like in the old times, banarsi ones were preferable or tissue or else but this modern fashion has left no limits of fabrics from chiffon to net, silk to organza, cotton to georgette and some others.

I started out by measuring my windows and cutting my fabric six inches longer than I wanted my curtains to be.

So I created a new rule for myself that unless those «almost perfect» garments only needed an adjustment that would take me less than an hour to complete, or there was enough fabric to cut a new pattern out of it, I would pass it by.

Hand woven from 100 % silk by Indian artists Somu and Soma this ecru shawl comes with royal blue and red animal print motifs made by hand painting the designs and than transferring them to the fabric via digital printing.

Received them earlier than expected, completely shocked by the amazing and soft fabric and quality.

Begin by cutting out pieces of fabric a little larger than each bunny and the three hearts.

The easiest way to wear a pleated skirt, (for most figures) is to go for a soft and flared shape, in a delicate fabric like chiffon or silk; This shape is also the most flattering for a pear shaped body, as the chiffon layers skim gently over the hips and bum, rather than clinging and by making the most of your waist and shoulders, you can create a nice hourglass silhouette by going shorter with your sweater or by slipping a belt over the top of a long knit.

I employed a lot more than half an hour:»D but it's probably because I prefered sewing by hand, considering how badly my sewing machine works I used a heavier black fabric and added a waistband.

While gingham is great for warm weather, by pairing this fabric with darker and heavier pieces like a leather jacket or black jeans, you can definitely start wearing gingham now rather than waiting until summer rolls around.

Broad lapels, busy, full - bodied patterns in an array of complementary colors, and a heavy - handed dose of color saturation spell out a movement reminiscent of the gauzy fabrics worn by peace - obsessed bohemians more than 40 years ago.

We are given no simple backstory to explain why «Doc» Sportello — so named because he runs his illicit private eye business out of the back room of a medical clinic, and played by Phoenix with a somewhat more subdued energy than the ferocious kind he brought to his character in The Master — comes off as so deeply dislocated from the main fabric of American life.

By taking time each day to simply acknowledge people — from asking how they're doing to inquiring about a challenging project that you know they've taken on — leaders nourish a sense that celebration and mutual acknowledgement are a part of the school's organizational fabric rather than something reserved solely for the monthly faculty meeting.

Yes, it's heavier than the F430 Berlinetta, by about 85 kg, and yes, with the fabric roof raised there's a rustle of wind noise from its leading edges at speed, but neither detracts appreciably from the F430 experience.

Its removal roof is a fabric item rather than a folding hardtop, as favoured by Ferrari and McLaren.

The MX - 5 Miata's retractable hardtop is generally preferred by those looking to use the Mazda on a daily basis rather than on the track, and there's no doubt that sealing the car's tiny interior with metal rather than fabric ensures a quieter, more composed ride.

At 129 mm wide and 179 mm long (5 by 7 inches), the Kobo Aura H2O is marginally larger than the Kindle Paperwhite, but it's still small enough to allow you to slide it into a jacket pocket without risk of ripping the fabric.

A tool often used by many dog training professionals in persistent marking cases is a «Belly Band»... nothing more than a length of fabric that fastens over the dog's belly (and, er... package.).

The company's reflective collars and leashes reflect light up to 1,500 times brighter than white fabric, increasing pets» and owners» chances of being seen by motorists, cyclists and others with whom they share the road.

He is rightly proud of the preservation of the priceless antiquities, all of which have been used by his predecessors and displayed in a series of rooms rather than in cabinets, including original fabrics and tapestries.

As likely to use steel and salt as fabric and light, Violette shifts a viewer's perspective by always implying more than what is on view.

As a contemporary art exhibition, «Viva Arte Viva» almost exclusively features works made by individuals for display rather than collective use, but it's permeated by an impulse to integrate art into the social fabric.

When she removed the sides, the pins created a cube shape bound together by nothing more than surface tension: rather than holding fabric in place, the pins hold only themselves.

More than 50 craftspeople working in wood, metal, and fabric feature in the long - running fair, while paintings and sculptures by regional artists are included in the institution's exhibition.

Rauschenberg moved on to make his most perfectly abstract works since the white paintings more than 20 years before: the «Jammers,» bannerlike geometrical compositions — often supported by rattan poles — that used gorgeously dyed monochromatic silks and other fabrics he'd found while visiting India.

Probably not much, any more than for neglected abstraction by the late Eugene Martin working in Washington, D.C., and then Louisiana, but fabric does have a folk history, too.

A theatrical dimension was brought by Than Hussein Clark's set of elegantly balanced enamel and hand - blown glass lampposts, which seemed to cast Eloise Hawser's minimal stretched fabric screen — embedded with cryptic security patterns — and Brad Grievson's abstract patchwork canvas as enigmatic characters on a stage.

Recent exhibitions includes Puppet Show, Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2013), Things That Go Without Saying, Grazer Kunstverein, Austria (2013), The Parliament, Archive of Disobedience, Umeå Bildmuseet, Sweden, Social Fabric, Iniva, London and Lund Konsthall, Sweden, Surrounded by the Uninhabitable, SALT Istanbul (2012) «There is nothing left», Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, Townhouse, Egypt and Oslo Kunstforening (2011 - 12), Something Stronger than Skepticism, Alias, Krakow Photomonth (2011), Manifesta 8, Murcia (2010), Revision, part 1 and 2 (Artists Space, New York, 2009, and Cell Projects, London, 2010), Curtain Show (Eastside Projects, 2010), and Life always Escapes (Wysing Arts, Cambridge, and e-flux journal 2009).