Sentences with phrase «unknown quantity»

No one wants to deal with unknown quantities, those who may be seeking exposure for short - term gain.

He refers to the need to provide future protections for children who are playing these types of games and spending extra money on unknown quantities.

A code cracking style algebra worksheet using shapes rather than letters to represent unknown quantities.

After those four, however, it's all unknown quantities.

A home - grown player creates a wave of energy and excitement that passes among the stands as supporters look forward to seeing a raw, unknown quantity begin their senior career.

Turns out, there are two unknown quantities joining the festivities.

Korean Government Staff «Sold off Cryptocurrency Prior to Government Crackdown Announcement» South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has admitted that at least «one or two» staff members sold off unknown quantities of cryptocurrencies prior to the government body's recent crackdown announcements.

With Ed Miliband as a relatively unknown quantity in the Commons, the PM has time and again resorted to contemptuous bluster.

Still, he was a relatively unknown quantity in the states, thus was billboarded as an «unknown» and «newcomer» by some when he starred as the Son of God in the expensive, internationally produced miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977).

It's about unknown quantities.

Sure, he had a Seattle Art Museum retrospective a few years ago, but outside of that city he is a virtually unknown quantity.

A largely unknown quantity in Westminster, Godfrey has spent the last eight years as corporate affairs director at Legal & General.

The Aggies» defense is an even more unknown quantity than their offense and will potentially offer a strong hint as to whether or not I will feel quite stupid leading off this column with the Gators.

Manchester City transfer target Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang was a relatively unknown quantity when he joined from Saint - Étienne in 2013.

View of the exhibition Unknown Quantity by Paul Virilio, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, 2002

Sometimes, the weight of expectation can be a burden, but I'm relatively confident that if a completely unknown quantity directed this film, it would be just as unimpressive.

To find some other business that would want those buildings wasn't likely,» Foster says, trying to explain the willingness of Chromalloy's management to bargain with so unknown a quantity.

If you all recall, he is a totally unknown quantity until Yoggi called him under the flag.

Jeune Femme wasn't an entirely unknown quantity, featured on the April cover of Cahiers du Cinéma under the headline «Cinéma français.

Nancy Rubins, MoMA & Airplane Parts, 1995, view of the exhibition Unknown Quantity by Paul Virilio, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, 2002

Research determines that Trigosamine includes unknown quantities of:

In the first place, Wenger, despite the criticism he receives for his waning managerial methods, needs to be applauded for the audacity he showed in bringing a near unknown quantity to the Emirates, and doing so for a whopping # 16m.

Prasanth is a midfielder who can also act as a make - shift forward and is also a largely unknown quantity going into the third season of the Indian Super League.

Mr Farage said it was a «complete unknown quantity» how many of the Roma people living in poverty and excluded from society may head to the UK.

Highly packed spent fuel pools at the Japanese facility have caught fire, lost coolant, and released unknown quantities of radioactive material, underscoring the need to remove as much fuel from overcrowded pools as possible.

Marshes, wetlands and peat bogs account for the greatest source of naturally produced methane, with unknown quantities locked in the soil of permafrost and the ocean floor that may be released as world temperatures rise.

OVERVIEW — X1: unknown quantity meets loneliest number BMW's new crossover model, the X1, has arrived in Australia — and brought with it some sense of mystique and distinction.

We don't know how many films will be on offer though, or how much they'll cost, and seeing as watching films is a big part of this device's appeal, that's a pretty big unknown quantity.

Top Left: «Unknown quantity Rosebud», 2013, by James Richards.

7 unpublished texts by Paul Virilio La Chute by Lebbeus Woods Inspiration du mal by Svetlana Alexievitch Conversation between Paul Virilio and Svetlana Alexievitch for Andrei Ujica's film Unknown Quantity

Unknown Quantities Artists: Greg Armas, Marc Cardinet, Frank Dixon, Stacey Duffin, Jason Gould, Casey Hanrahan, Suguru Hiraide, Max Presneill, Tim Tanis

Unknown Quantity came about as the result of a long - standing interest in the writings and thought of Paul Virilio.

Unknown Quantity intends to re-investigate the thought of one of today's most important contemporary theorists, exploring one of the most important issues raised in his recent writings: the increasing development of accidents as an indirect consequence of man's inventions.

The coupling of known and unknown quantities pays direct service to the Film Noir trope of doubling, though Samore is careful to disrupt the narrative experience by ultimately withholding even the suggestion of conclusivity.

Unknown Quantity FONDATION CARTIER POUR L'ART CONTEMPORAIN What would we do without the French?

Still for me McMurtry was a yet unknown quantity.

The multiple wrecks were reportedly the result of a hurricane, and the ships were carrying unknown quantities of gold and silver.

All told, up to 2 million tons of bacteria may find their way into the atmosphere each year, not to mention 55 million tons of fungal spores and unknown quantities of algae.

By the same token, a person who regularly borrows money and pays it back is somewhat safer to loan money to than someone who's never borrowed money before, simply because the latter is a more unknown quantity.

Gilliam was never, in other words, a completely unknown quantity, yet when the L.A. - based gallerist David Kordansky began to represent him four years ago, Kordansky basically had to start from scratch.

Karen Gillan is still a relatively unknown quantity in the U.S..

The players which have put Arsenal where it is today, save for Ozil and Sanchez, were unknown quantities until Wenger transformed them into the players they are today.

The European artist collective Leo Gabin — composed of Lieven Deconinck, Gaetan Begerem and Robin De Vooght — was a relatively unknown quantity in the States until New York gallerist Elizabeth Dee mounted a show earlier this year.

So while Big Data might still seem like a largely unknown quantity, which some may seek to avoid, those who wish to keep ahead of the curve should act now to harness it to their advantage.

The enhanced Volkswagen Golf GTI is not an entirely unknown quantity, given we've driven the same powertrain in the Golf GTI Performance Edition 1.