Sentences with phrase «weak underbelly»

RISMEDIA, August 10, 2009 -(MCT)- Personal spending rose in June, but incomes fell, exposing the weak underbelly of the economy.

Next time I want to look at Pine Island Glacier and why this was identified as the weak underbelly of the Antarctic Ice Sheet 30 years ago, and how that forecast has proved accurate also.

He called it «the weak underbelly of the West Antarctic ice sheet.»

The Thwaites Glacier «drains the so - called weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet» (Alley et al. 2015) and this glacier was identified in 1981 as the most likely conduit for collapse of the ice sheet.

The observed acceleration, retreat of the grounding line, thinning of the lower section of the glacier and the observed elevation of the basal topography provide no indication that this is not a weak underbelly of WAIS.

The weak underbelly idea was forgotten for some time.

The evidence reviewed does not fully confirm the weak underbelly hypothesis, but it provides enough evidence that we had best monitor the situation and expand our attempts to understand it.

Mercer's ideas led Terry Hughes (1981)(my doctoral advisor at U. of Maine) to propose that the WAIS had a «weak underbelly» in Pine Island Bay.

Readers may be interested in the genesis of the phrase, «the weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.»

«The weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet».

In 2014, two papers, one in Science and one in Geophysical Review Letters, noted that the Thwaites Glacier, which some scientists call the «weak underbelly» of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, has retreated dramatically over the past 2 decades.

These two glaciers have been described as the «weak underbelly» of the ice sheet because surges in the ice flow there could theoretically cause the rapid disintegration of the entire West Antarctic ice sheet.

Scientists refer to this sunken expanse as the continent's weak underbelly.

Lacking many ice shelves to stem its flow, the glacier is particularly vulnerable to warming, part of the so - called weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Yep weak underbelly again.

Not exact matches

I'm tired of baby faced / cute looking players mentally weak players who get bulied by players who know we have a soft underbelly... he might flop, yes, but if he comes good???... if dis deal happens, I'll b ecstatic cuz Sanchez will have another «lost cause chaser» like him and ozil will have a genuine goal threat, not that French model who mostly plays like d oppositions extra defender... Mr Wenger, get me koulibaly from Napoli also then I'll gladly join ur bandwagon this season

It's weak point is its underbelly, so you'll have to get in close to do the most damage.

Location: Wildspire Waste Element: N / A Weak points: Legs, underbelly, tail Weakest to: Water (when muddy), Fire (when clean), Ice Ailment Attack (s): Muddy, Waterblights

Location: N / A Element: Fire Weak points: Head, underbelly, magmacore Weakest to: Dragon, Water Ailment Attack (s): Fireblight

We still teach boys that being a man means rising to the occasion; while encouraging both boys and girls to step up, take responsibility for protecting those weaker than themselves, helping those who can not defend themselves, and speaking up for those whose voices might not otherwise be heard — all of which should, naturally, be applauded — we somehow also encourage our male children to repress their own vulnerabilities, their own fears and weaknesses, and their own soft underbellies.

We are seeing more momentum within the industry to make sure that they aren't the weakest link and not the softest underbelly within and the first place attackers would go to, but there is still room for improvement.