Sentences with phrase «tips over the edge of»

It also stops moving if one of the wheels tips over the edge of a step thus reducing the risk of falling.

While you'd usually want that mayhem from a top - down racer the frustration of tipping over the edge of the track sets in rather rapidly when it's more the sluggish controls and the dodgy camera's fault than your bad driving skills.

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As sleep researcher Matthew Walker explains in his book Why We Sleep, losing just an hour of sleep stresses the cardiovascular system, which can tip some folks with heart issues over the edge.

Everyone knew what was coming, that's why they were there, and as such the merest hint towards it was rapturously received, like a couple of hundred people were teetering on the brink, ready for the undoing of a button to tip them over the edge.

Avoid things hanging over the edge of cabinets - Kids take interest to drop hanging things down like pan handles, electrical cords, Towels or anything else which results to tip off cabinets over kids.

So, to help myself recover from being tipped over the tantrum - edge, this «parenting expert» is going to pour a glass of wine, chat with my sister, and completely ignore my children.

Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers» Alliance, said: «Council tax has doubled in the last decade and is now so high that it tips many families and pensioners over the edge.

Professor Mould and his PhD student Syed Uddin at the Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All - sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) assumed that these supernova explosions happen when a white dwarf reaches a critical mass or after colliding with other stars to «tip it over the edge».

The demands of rapid cell division put a strain on cancer cells, and the approach works by tipping cell stress over the edge.

Contemporary guidance in dating makes it feel like a rat race filled with a plethora of tips and tricks for snagging a keeper that usually requires each of us to come painfully close to (and sometimes over the edge of) compromising ourselves.

But the strain of 21st century life can often become too much for these systems to handle, and can easily tip things over the edge

But it was one cruel comment by one of the coaches that eventually tipped me over the edge: «You're too big to ever be an elite gymnast.»

Another tip: Once the top of the coaster is dry, flip the coaster over so that it doesn't start to curl on the edges and remains flat.

What does it take to tip a person over the edge to potentially sabotage their own wellbeing for the sake of some destructive greater cause?

Rumour has it that Kurt Cobain, Heath Ledger and even Hitler and company in the bunker, managed to secure advanced copies of the movie to tip themselves over the edge before ending it all in their unique little ways.

Sandler's presence alone has Punch - Drunk Love riding the edge of hilarity, even if it never tips over (seriously, the discipline of the direction on this one is so impressive).

Blood Father trailer: Mel Gibson gets tipped over the edge in this tense new thriller from the director of Mesrine and the writer of The Town.

And lo, we are at the top of the rollercoaster, and about to tip over the edge.

Besides the initial startup and signup costs of the LMS and authoring tools, fees for upgrades, licensing, storage, and even support can be the type of costs that sneak into your development budget and tip it over the edge.

«School budgets remain under huge pressure and the extra burden of all the costs associated with new exams — books, training, systems and so on — is tipping schools over the edge.»

It's busy to the edge of chaos without ever quite tipping over.

In addition, 12.5 % of voters still hadn't made their minds up about joining us on BlackBerry 10 from another operating system - there must be folk out there that can see the benefits of using BlackBerry but just haven't been tipped over the edge yet to make the commitment.

Run your finger tip over the surface of the frame components — it should be smooth, with no rough spots or sharp edges that can irritate the skin.

In truth, having more debt than you can handle may have started out by over-spending or by poor use of credit card debt however we often find that in most cases the tip over the edge occurs when combined with one of the above causes.

«Adequate space»... When an animal is tethered, «adequate space» means a tether that permits the above actions and is appropriate to the age and size of the animal; is attached to the animal by a properly applied collar, halter, or harness configured so as to protect the animal from injury and prevent the animal or tether from becoming entangled with other objects or animals, or from extending over an object or edge that could result in the strangulation or injury of the animal; and is at least three times the length of the animal, as measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail, except when the animal is being walked on a leash or is attached by a tether to a lead line.

We believe that over the last couple of decades, our society has edged toward a tipping point.

Manta Point Manta Point offers some of the best coral around the Gilis, with a gently sloping reef from 10m down to around 25m where you can often spot white - tip reef sharks resting on the sandy bottom and schools of yellow snappers hovering over the edge of the reef.

Aloha from a lovely and warm (make that tipping over the edge towards hot) Sydney and Love Your Christmas Home Part 2, this part is the food (and I have a couple of really lovely recipes and ideas to share with you later on this week and next for easy Christmas holiday food that won't make you stressy but will make you...

Other decisions tend to be a bit harder to judge, though, so any time a meter starts to get even vaguely close to being drained or filled the tensions ramps up a little as you try to guess whether this new choice might just tip one of the over the edge.

The insecurities and concerns of freelancing can be enough to tip anyone over the edge.

On the nearly ten - by - eleven - foot canvas, a handful of five - pointed stars, like those on the American flag or the Hollywood Walk of Fame, accompanies the titular phrase as it tips down and over the painting's bottom edge.

The year with weak wave energy (top) clearly shows greater ozone loss, which extends over a wider area, reaching farther past the edge of Antarctica and closer to the tip of South America.

«The administration is gambling with the livelihoods of hardworking Americans and is threatening to tip our country over the edge in costly and unreliable energy policies,» said Laura Sheehan, senior vice president of communications for American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, in a statement.

David Saul, Managing Director of BE Offices, commented: «This survey demonstrates that perception of the EU among Britons is that it has probably reached a tipping point and a successful election campaign by the right - wing in France could topple it over the edge, or at best could force sweeping changes in its structure and powers.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg: Analytics can also be used to better record, understand and satisfy client demands in general; assess how well traditionally - structured law firms are addressing change; and give those firms that have adopted the analytics approach a clear marketing edge over the competition.

We decided to hit up the backside for fresh powder, since having been skiing my whole life my friends had this idea that I'm pretty decent at skiing, so acting like it was no big deal I went first, however I took a line over a drop, which I caught my tip on something hidden in the snow and flew off the edge, in which I was fully ejected out of my skis and was sent somersaulting down the backside.

Thomas Graziani, co-founder of a WeChat marketing agency start - up called WalktheChat, said the tipping feature gave WeChat «an edge over Apple».

Apple, being the US's most valuable company an all, is the obvious contender, but a new analyst note suggests that Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods and ongoing focus on Amazon Prime could be enough to tip the company over the edge first.

Conducting research in advance of your application will ensure you are well informed, could give you the edge over your competition, and ultimately can tip the scales in your favour.

In addition to providing up to date advice on personal branding and social media, Meg draws on over 20 years of experience working with executives to provide practical and actionable tips that will give you the edge you need.»

Tip: Coupling your resume with an impressive and precise cover letter is a competent way of getting an edge over your tough challengers.

Here are some tips to help increase the strength of your resume, and give you the edge over the competition: 1) USE A REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL FORMAT A «Functional & # resume format is one that contains a free - floating list of accomplishments at the start of the document, followed by an abbreviated work history.

Even the hint or suggestion of displeasure or danger tips the bias over the edge.

These are just a small set of tips that could help give you an edge over the other agents.

But despite steady jobs, many of those surveyed are surviving paycheck to paycheck, trying to cope with the recession's aftermath; one emergency could tip them over «the edge of financial disaster.»

And smelly dogs or lots of dog hair would tip me over the edge.

We painted diagonal stripes on the floor of my daughter's bedroom and your tip of painting the base color over the edges of the tape before striping worked wonderfully.