Sentences with phrase «verge of such»

As Mercedes - EQ gathers steam for its big push by the end of the decade, we asked Thomas Weber what it means to see the company on the verge of such a crucial pivot to alternative drivetrains.

The court appeared to be on the verge of such a decision in 2016, but Justice Antonin Scalia's death instead led to a 4 — 4 deadlock, leaving a pro-union lower - court decision intact.

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Indianapolis has a great business - tax climate, and a host of small - business resources such as Verge and IndyMade.com.

Entire populations within currency zones can literally nuke themselves to the verge of oblivion, and yet a portfolio that is maximally diversified in the investments of that territory, will never experience a nominal decline, since the return of such a portfolio is a function of aggregate revenues, which by definition is on a fixed growth path.

Although the jury is still out on the usefulness of coins such as Verge, it seems a lot of companies see merit in what such projects have to offer.

Speaking of such investors, their spiritual leader, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK - B) CEO Warren Buffett, may be on the verge of unwinding a very long - term shareholding — that with Graham Holdings (NYSE: GHC), formerly the Washington Post Co..

A poll I saw the other day indicated that 25 % of people on the verge of retirement think they are in such bad financial shape that they will have to work until age 80.

Many observers wondered if the city were on the verge of a revolution, such as the one that had taken place in Russia in 1917.

I do however, feel this issue is on the verge of being solved with new protocols being adopted such as proof of stake which uses a lock and key sort of verification that eradicates mining equipment and high electric bills.»

But according to Garlow, the senior pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California, the conviction that «our nation, economically and morally, is in such a condition that America as we have known it for its 200 - plus years is on the verge of disappearing» was enough of an impetus to break the rules.

The freighting of one churchman with such vast psychodynamic potency verges on the fetishistic.

The nation is in such debt since he entered office that it is on the verge of crumbling.

Such a presumed relationship and intimate understanding of what must be more than tens of thousands of persons on this particular mailing list not only contradicts the sincerity implied in the Christian faith but verges on personal fraud and manipulation.

Coquelin is such a lucky guy, with just months left on his contract, on the verge of becoming free has now become an integral part of this team and has even been applauded by everyone within and outside the club, that's amazing.If he continues like this and he gets more chances like Ramsey gets he will no doubt be the best in the league.someone said Matic is good offensively, I disagree with that, watch him more closely I will even go as far as saying le coq is a more mobile and a better passer than him.let's appreciate our players too.he is jus got his chance remember.while the likes of Kondogbia, Matic has been doing it for long, give him more chance and he will be the best

I take such strong painkillers and anti inflammatories that my colon is on the verge of having to be removed and replaced with a colostomy bag.

Clubs that enjoy going through an impressive season winning several titles do not go undetected or under the radar and this is the case with Athletic Madrid as they won the Spanish League and were on the verge of securing the Champions League as well and some of their more established players such as: David Villa and Diego Costa are seeing their way out of the club.

This technique can determine whether a spot on the planet's surface is rising or falling over time, such as near a volcano on the verge of erupting or a sinkhole about to form.

Forest thinks the machine is on the verge of mimicking astrophysical phenomena such as accretion disks of gas and dust swirling into a black hole.

Nicholas Schiff, a neurologist at Cornell's Weill Medical College, adds that such brain - scan results don't necessarily prove awareness, pointing out that people on the verge of sleep or under hypnosis follow orders without necessarily being aware too.

The researchers identified several criteria for choosing umbrella species — such as big carnivores, most long - lived, habitat specialists, and ones on the verge of extinction — and analyzed how many imperiled species might be saved by protecting the habitat of that type of umbrella species, compared to species saved by randomly picking a set of species to serve as the umbrella.

Our plant - derived insulin is on the verge of entering clinical trials and as such, is one step closer to being engaged in a partnership.

If you are on the verge of giving up on love since you have found out that you have some kind of disease that's not common to everyone, you have come to the right place at such a perfect timing as you would be introduced to one of the leading STD Dating site in the world.

A compelling, gloomy and unsettling allegory that moves in a careful slow pace towards a glorious conclusion and is centered on a modern Noah, paranoid and on the verge of a mental breakdown, played with such an extraordinary intensity by Michael Shannon.

The Darkest Days of Us always appears to be on the verge of turning into a genre film, though Rondero never relieves the narrative's tension with such conventional developments, allowing the characters to drift away and get lost in their longing.

Meanwhile, the Driver is on the verge of going legit through a scheme that his garage - owner and stunt coordinator boss, Shannon (Cranston, Little Miss Sunshine), has of becoming a stock car racer, though to get the funding for such an undertaking, they become more entrenched in needing money from underworld types like local criminal Bernie Rose (Brooks, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World) and his less scrupulous crime boss Nino (Perlman, Season of the Witch).

A serious - minded and decidedly adult fairy tale about a virginal young woman who learns from her brother (Malcolm McDowell) that they are descended from a race of human - panther hybrids doomed to revert to their murderous feline state while making love to anyone outside of their own bloodline — a problem as she has just fallen in love with a sweet - natured zookeeper (John Heard) who specializes in big cats — this is a film swimming in sex, violence, poetry, philosophy and swanky visuals in such extremes that it always seems to be on the verge of becoming utterly ridiculous but it somehow never goes over the edge into camp because of Schrader's serious - minded handling of the material; it may be nonsense but he never treats it as such.

The storyline, such as it is, involves an American girl (Ronan, Hanna) named Elizabeth (who goes by «Daisy»), being dumped off with her cousins on a farm in the rural UK during what appears to be some sort of massive war (why a father would leave a child in a country in the verge of imminent catastrophe is never adequately explained).

To be fair, there are moments when The 6th Day seems like it's on the verge of finally breaking out and becoming original and (one would hope) good, but any such aspirations are shot down with an ugly and boring final third.

As such, what can be said with a fair degree of surety is that we are on the verge of seeing a huge influx of tablet devices in the business segment; and that the majority of them will be the Apple iPad.

This isn't a major factor for most people, but if you happen to be on the verge of applying for some major credit such as a mortgage, those few points can end up costing you hundreds or even thousands of dollars by bumping up your interest rate on the loan.

If you have noticed that your bird is already on the verge of being overweight then you might want to lean toward using something that is a bit lower in fat content such as Roudybush low fat diets.

The western North Pacific gray whale is on the verge of extinction because of such threats.

Constructed in a 16 - bit world with an obvious reverent reference to older side - scrolling, platform - jumping games such as Metroid, Axiom Verge tells the story of a scientist who dies in an experiment gone awry, only to reawaken in an alien world with no knowledge of where he is, how he got there, and why the laws of physics do not seem to apply.

Such is the timeless quandary of the Metroidvania player, and it's a question that that Axiom Verge poses both constantly and confidently.

After years of playing classic Nintendo games and with the countless inspirees that belong on Nintendo platforms, it's only fitting that the developer brings such a tribute as Axiom Verge to be coming to a Nintendo platform as well.

Axiom Verge is a retro - styled 2D «metroidvania» action - adventure, inspired by such classics as Rygar, Contra, Bionic Commando, Blaster Master, and of course, Metroid.

Axiom Verge is a retro - styled 2D example of the (unfortunately named, yet nevertheless, descriptive) «Metroidvania» genre, and is inspired by greats such as Blaster Master, Bionic Commando, Rygar, Contra, Cave Story, and, of course, Metroid.

Axiom Verge is an action - platform - exploration game that's not only created in intricate detail in the style of classics such as Metroid, Contra, and Master Blaster, but uses old - school «glitches» as a gameplay feature.

This documentary addresses topics such as the development process of the 5 - year solo production, the games that inspired Axiom Verge, and the challenges of balancing his game development career and the need to care for his son with special needs.

Another NES update, Super Metroid is cited as an influence on titles such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and (more recently) Axion Verge.

Arguably one of the most influential video games of all time, Super Metroid is the title responsible for laying down the «Metroidvania» blueprint so skillfully adopted by modern titles, such as the superb Axiom Verge.

Its a slow week in the gaming industry, Johnny and Dame discuss all sorts of gaming topics such as The Order: 1886, Axiom Verge, Destiny, and more!

Today, as the instant image becomes so familiar it verges on mundane, the show provides a considered meditation on the innovative «slow» methods of picture - making that artists such as Cindy Sherman, Jeff Wall, Lucas Blalock and Thomas Ruff have employed to engage, mystify and surprise us.

While other takes on advertising verge on the conventional, such as Timur Si Qun's monument to peace with the phases of the moon as its logo, Amanda Ross - Ho returns to a classical portrait bust, based on an early photography manual, with a vengeance.

Though there is an element of public sculpture in Shapiro's work — Verge (2003 — 08), a commission for the nearby 23 Savile Row, comprises four bronze cuboids that seem to hover above the street — for the most part its energies are turned inwards, creating private experiences, seemingly untroubled by the political ambitions that often breathe life into such projects.

Lacy, gritty pieces made from materials such as Mylar, plaster and gold leaf are what you'll find at al - Hadid's first solo show at Ohwow, where images often hover on the verge of being apparitions.

Experimenting with the fragility of materials such as cellophane, powder, lipstick, and eye shadow, Karla Black creates visceral sculptures that convey vulnerability and uncertainty yet remain stalwartly poised on the verge of something extraordinary.

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART * April 24 - July 28 * Curated by Kate Kraczon * Experimenting with the fragility of materials such as cellophane, powder, lipstick, and eye shadow, Karla Black creates visceral sculptures that convey vulnerability and uncertainty yet remain stalwartly poised on the verge of something extraordinarOF CONTEMPORARY ART * April 24 - July 28 * Curated by Kate Kraczon * Experimenting with the fragility of materials such as cellophane, powder, lipstick, and eye shadow, Karla Black creates visceral sculptures that convey vulnerability and uncertainty yet remain stalwartly poised on the verge of something extraordinarof materials such as cellophane, powder, lipstick, and eye shadow, Karla Black creates visceral sculptures that convey vulnerability and uncertainty yet remain stalwartly poised on the verge of something extraordinarof something extraordinary.

Jeremy Grantham, a billionaire fund manager who oversees $ 106bn of assets, said his company was on the verge of pulling out of all coal and unconventional fossil fuels, such as oil from tar sands.

We just question the certainty of how much warming has occurred, whether CO2 is the «thermostat» which overides natural variation in temperature and don't see enough evidence that the Earth is somehow «out of whack» and on the verge of some «tipping point» if such a thing exists at all.