Sentences with phrase «thin as a quarter»

This is because the etching is only 10 to 20 micrometers deep — a layer as thin as a quarter of the diameter of human hair.

Not exact matches

The thinner gray solid line shows the projection using the data available as of the last quarter of 2006, before the financial crisis.

Sales of bank - owned homes and those on the foreclosure path fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a thinner slate of troubled properties for sale in many cities as banks take a measured approach to placing homes on the market.

As an example, C&J Energy Services, a pure - play on - shore U.S. energy service company, was running razor thin gross margins throughout 2016 (2.5 %) and the first few quarters of 2017.

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).

ground pork, turkey or chicken s and p 3 Tbsps flour 3 Tbsps S&B Japanese curry powder peeled onion, quartered 3 cloves garlic, peeled peeled sliced carrot 2» fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced mango, peeled and coarsly chopped, or a peeled banana and 2 Tbsps sweet mango chutney - such as Major Gray a green apple, peeled, cored and quartered 2 Tbsps tomato paste 1 Tbsp worchestershire sauce 1 cup chicken broth 6 thin boneless pork chops, pounded 2 beaten eggs 1 cup of Panko breadcrumbs cooked rice shredded cabbage tonkatsu sauce

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup thinly sliced leeks (white and light green parts only) 2 cloves garlic, sliced 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, quartered 3 - 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat - leaf parsley 2 cups vegetable broth (I recommend Imagine No - Chicken Broth) 2 to 2.5 pounds fresh fava beans, shelled, blanched and peeled 1 pound thin asparagus (woody ends broken off), cut into 1 - inch pieces Zest of 1 organic lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

As soon as the mixture starts to melt and sizzle, arrange the quartered pears flat - side down in a circle with the thin ends meeting in the centre (this ensures the pears colour evenly and stay in good shapeAs soon as the mixture starts to melt and sizzle, arrange the quartered pears flat - side down in a circle with the thin ends meeting in the centre (this ensures the pears colour evenly and stay in good shapeas the mixture starts to melt and sizzle, arrange the quartered pears flat - side down in a circle with the thin ends meeting in the centre (this ensures the pears colour evenly and stay in good shape).

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.

«I suspect the rumor about combustible materials being found in either his car of the building probably comes from the fact that detectives found a white plastic antifreeze can, three quarters full, in the building, and that the police lab report identified the fluid as a petroleum distillate, a solvent, like paint thinner.»

A snake thin as spaghetti that can rest comfortably on a quarter has been found in Barbados.

This is a life lesson you pick up at estate sales, and helping aging friends or relatives thin out the material life that they've accumulated as they downsize their living quarters can be equally illuminating.

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.

At present, as I discussed in my analysis article on Tuesday, evidence for widespread ecological damage is thin; so we have to presume that as of now, the significant volume of oil that remains (even a quarter of 4.9 milion barrels is still far more than released by the Exxon Valdez) is not hitting enough of those key zones to be having a major impact.

About three - quarters of the basin sits within permafrost zones — continuous and discontinuous.7, 8 Discontinuous permafrost tends to be thinner, so regions with it are particularly at risk of partial or complete thawing and permafrost breakup by the middle of this century.2, 13 Most of the Yukon Territory, as well as the Northwest Territories and the MacKenzie Valley, are in zones with scattered permafrost, where it is thin.14 As the permafrost melts, the ground settles and bogs collapse as water is ejected through compaction.2, 6 This causes uneven settlements and depressions in the land.2,as well as the Northwest Territories and the MacKenzie Valley, are in zones with scattered permafrost, where it is thin.14 As the permafrost melts, the ground settles and bogs collapse as water is ejected through compaction.2, 6 This causes uneven settlements and depressions in the land.2,as the Northwest Territories and the MacKenzie Valley, are in zones with scattered permafrost, where it is thin.14 As the permafrost melts, the ground settles and bogs collapse as water is ejected through compaction.2, 6 This causes uneven settlements and depressions in the land.2,As the permafrost melts, the ground settles and bogs collapse as water is ejected through compaction.2, 6 This causes uneven settlements and depressions in the land.2,as water is ejected through compaction.2, 6 This causes uneven settlements and depressions in the land.2, 6

As I tried to take a selfie yesterday morning — don't ask — between making Vegemite sandwiches and quartering oranges for the kids» lunch boxes, I was reminded of a quote by Martin Amis... As the 50th birthday approaches, you get the sense that your life is thinning out, and will continue to thin -LSB-...]

Before attaching each one to the wall I made sure there was a thin gap between each one by using a quarter (coin) to put between the planks to give them that 1/16 ″ space that gives that same look as shiplap.Then I filled all the nail holes, sanded, and painted.