Sentences with phrase «whiskers of»

It's certainly not something that I'm into, especially given that most of them include whiskers of some sort.

The discrepancy can be seen with box - and - whiskers of the ensemble, but it pervades all models... (Re Fig. 5) In addition, even IPCC's seemingly broad concession somewhat understates the problem, as all (not «most») CMIP5 RCP8.5 runs and models run too hot, as shown in the following boxplot: IPCC's entire discussion of 15 - year trends is completely worthless....

Introduction Barbering refers to the abnormal grooming behavior of an animal chewing and tearing the fur and whiskers of either itself or another animal...

Barbering refers to the abnormal grooming behavior of an animal chewing and tearing the fur and whiskers of either itself or another animal.

Some exhibitors trim the whiskers of their show dogs, but such trimming may limit the dog's response to his environment and detracts from the natural appearance of the pet.

When one animal barbers another animal, it is used as a display of dominance, meaning that the more dominant member of the group chews on the fur and whiskers of the less dominant members.

The whiskers of a cat are capable of registering very small changes in air pressure.

Researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have created tactile sensors from composite films of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles similar to the highly sensitive whiskers of cats and rats.

The material — made from nanosized whiskers of cellulose — is also lighter than conventional paper and could provide sturdy scaffolds for growing replacement tissues and organs.

The Gunners lack of success in the big and even in the mediocre games hindered the Gunners from lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy last season, when they missed it by some whiskers of points.

Ancient Israel came within a whisker of being able to imagine its future only in the terms permitted and sanctioned by Babylon.

The young German was a constant threat as Schalke came within a whisker of knocking out the defending champions.

Let's jump clean over the last day of that same junior year, when Michelle comes within a whisker of her dream but loses in the NCAA title game to Connecticut — still unsure of herself on the floor in critical moments, still whirling between Pat's way and her way, no longer the All - America guard nor even the all - conference one.

Jon Flanagan was Liverpool's left - back as they came within a whisker of winning the title in 2013 - 14.

«People didn't give us a chance of doing anything, but we've come within a whisker of getting to the last eight»

They also came within a whisker of defeating Barca last month, losing a two - goal lead in the final minutes to draw 2 - 2, and Valvede is not about to underestimate the Andalusian side at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Having been named the European Golden Boy owing largely to his performances in 2013/14 when Liverpool came within a whisker of winning the league for the first time in 24 years, Raheem Sterling now wants out of the club whom he thinks can no longer match his ambitions, or indeed his exorbitant wage demands.

Marseille came within a whisker of taking the lead in the 42nd minute, Sarr hitting the woodwork with a scrappy volley from Mitroglou's knockdown, only to find themselves behind at the break.

Ronaldo and Benzema were also both chasing the match ball and both came within a whisker of getting on the end of a Dani Carvajal cross to complete their hat - tricks.

With 32 minutes gone Kane was within a whisker of giving the Londoners the lead, hitting the post after combination play between Llorente and Moussa Sissoko had created the opening.

Big - spending Paris Saint - Germain came within a whisker of losing for the first time this season at they took on bitter rivals Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome.

The 1909 Home Championship came within a whisker of being cancelled due to industrial unrest across England.

Liverpool, though, were within a whisker of doubling their lead in the closing seconds of the half when Lovren powered a header goalwards from a corner but saw it go fractionally wide.

His predecessor, Martin O'Neill, came within a whisker of leading the club to the promised land of European football, the UEFA Champions League, so it's somewhat understandable the fans are disappointed with how 2010/2011 panned out.

Earlier in the season they came to within a whisker of taking points off of Chelsea and Manchester United, before eventually losing both 2 - 1, while last season, under Roy Hodgson, West Brom should have beaten Arsenal at The Hawthorns − they were leading 2 - 0 at one stage but conceded twice in the second period − but did inflict Liverpool's first ever Hawthorns defeat.

But the Blue Girls kept persevering up until the final whistle and came within a whisker of levelling late on when Angharad James struck the bar from 20 yards.

Paul Lambert's men have arguably been the more impressive so far, coming within a whisker of their first Premiership three - point - haul at Carrow Road for over six - years against Stoke last month, only to be denied late on.

Under - pressure Rovers» boss Steve Kean saw his side come within a whisker of securing a hard - fought victory at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Despite intense speculation linking him to Real Madrid and Barcelona, Fabregas remained loyal, as he continued his impressive form into the next season, where he scored 13 goals and assisted 23 times, as Arsenal came within a whisker of the league title.

However, they came within a whisker of a famous victory over Manchester United in last Saturday's live encounter, heading into the final 15 minutes with a 2 - 0 lead before squandering their impressive advantage late on.

The visitors were within a whisker of opening the scoring after five minutes when Eden Hazard found Marcos Alonso, whose first - time cross was volleyed against the bar by Alvaro Morata.

MADRID: Lionel Messi was thrown on as a substitute but 10 - man Barcelona were relieved to escape with a draw as Celta Vigo came within a whisker of inflicting the Catalans» first league defeat of the season on Tuesday.

But Bolton came within a whisker of repeating their Tottenham heroics when taking the lead midway through the second half via Ivan Klasnic only to see their industrious effort prove in vein when Jermaine Beckford curled in a beauty with second remaining.

He has, after all, masterminded Liverpool and Tottenham's downfall this season, while he was within a whisker of claiming a precious victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road, and would have had it not been for some second - half heroics from Dimitar Berbatov & Co..

However, they haven't quite been their imperious selves in recent weeks, particularly in defence, and came to within a whisker of relinquishing their unbeaten record away at Liverpool in their most recent testing encounter.

«We're taken a bit of a beating here from the Labour Party tonight... A lot of our supporters have switched over and voted UKIP tonight, they have come within a whisker of taking seats here tonight.

Morley & Outwood is where Ed Balls suffered the biggest humiliation of the 2015 election, losing by a whisker of 422 to Tory opera singer Andrea Jenkyns.

«The results show they are right to be worried: we came within a whisker of winning Wandsworth for the first time in over 40 years.»

Atoms cooled to within a whisker of absolute zero could reveal the cosmos's darkest secrets — without spaceships, giant lasers or billion - dollar budgets

It takes a fluid so extreme and bizarre that it was fabricated for the first time just 20 years ago, and only exists within a whisker of absolute zero, the lowest temperature there is.

Cats are often little friendlier to their own kind than they are to sparrows and mice: they find living within a whisker of non-relatives stressful.

It will accelerate counterrotating beams of protons to within a whisker of the speed of light and smash them head - on 600 million times a second.

There is a shaggy dog plot about Ben's search for a woman who came within a whisker of being his adopted sister, but the real inquiry here is into something metaphysical — the title refers to apparently random events that are influenced by the same forces that guide particles and planets.

Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter notes the eight - speed's highway mileage is actually within a whisker of 29.5 mpg and suspects his team will find a way to round up to the coveted 30 mpg rating next year.

Speaking of prices, our 2010 XF Premium ($ 57,000) started within a whisker of our M56 ($ 58,415), which is a 2011 model.

The turbocharged 1.6 now pushes out 204bhp and 203 lb ft, outputs within a whisker of the MINI Cooper S JCW that shares the same basic engine (read about our long termer).

They feel as if Sport mode isn't set up as the engineers and test drivers would like it because they've been overruled by the marketing department and market researchers who told them customers don't want a snadge more rebound damping and a whisker of extra response from the throttle.

That sounds like a lot of money, but the SRT8 has more grunt than the previous - generation M5, can get within a whisker of 170mph and can scrabble to 60 in 5sec flat.

They're within a whisker of each other on price and both have rev - hungry, naturally aspirated engines, dual - clutch auto boxes and rear - drive chassis.

That means the SQ7 can get to 62mph in just 4.8 seconds — within a whisker of the 5.0 litre supercharged petrol V8 in the Range Rover Sport SVR, and 0.6 s quicker than the V8 diesel Porsche Cayenne — as well as return official economy of 38.2 mpg.