Sentences with phrase «with brittle»

While you'd back the Sony over the Motorola if dropped into a pool, however, the Force would stand up way better away from the wet stuff — while Sony has reinforced the corners, it continues to go with a brittle dual - sided glass design.

At times the treble register can appear overly bright with brittle sounding snare drums and excess sibilance in vocals.

The number of Christmas trees sold in the state has fallen in the last few years, from a recent high of 32.8 million in 2005 to this year's projected 28 - 30 million; sales of fake trees, on the other hand, have been brisk - and, unlike real ones, can be reused (it also helps that you avoid dealing with brittle, shedding needles).

Recent works include a series of beautifully coloured photograms, Lycopodium, created by burning the spores of Lycopodium moss against photographic paper and Replaying the mistake of a broken hammer (2011), a shimmering metal rod with the brittle properties of glass, created by deliberately interrupting the steel - tempering process.

This mini-dog with its brittle, delicate legs, short bobbed tail and swan neck resembles a little fawn.

A friend recently adopted a young kitten from a local humane society, and soon after, the kitten was diagnosed with brittle bone disease...

Everett (Dermot Mulroney) has arrived with a brittle, stuck - up, illiberal, and overly ambitious fiancée, Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker); and despite the family's assurances that they like her very much, they don't like her a bit — especially when she wrecks Christmas Eve dinner by suggesting that a gay child (as opposed to a «normal» one) might be something that a parent wouldn't wholeheartedly welcome (because, you know, it's such a tough life).

Woodley is an actress who can combine those qualities with a brittle determination to succeed that makes her warrior - princess interludes more compelling than they might otherwise be.

This is like an invitation for scene - stealing, and Maggie Smith effortlessly places first, with brittle comments that cut straight to the quick.

Her name is Cyril, and as played by the magnificent Lesley Manville with brittle efficiency and hints of a nurturing heart, she enables her brother.

If that's a real - life act that's (inevitably) impossible to follow, Craig Shilowich's script and Campos» direction open her story out to us with a fully convincing wider perspective, a story that combines talent with aloneness, insight with mental illness, and personal drive with a brittle everyday manner (when a colleague tells her, «You're not always the most approachable person», it's an understatement).

The monophonic DTS - HD MA 2.0 audio clearly reveals limitations of the source, which is loose and boomy, with a brittle quality to Nugent's squealing guitars.

Magnolia tackled it head - on via Tom Cruise's performance as male - empowerment motivational speaker Frank TJ Mackey, a misogynist with a brittle alpha veneer and braying mantra of «respect the cock».

Scherfig directs the film with a light touch that brings the period to vivid life and never bogs down in the intensity of wartorn Britain, recognising the reality while undermining it with brittle humour and messy romance.

Horsetail may also help with brittle nails, bronchitis, and increasing hair growth because of the high amount of silica.

Ladle the oatmeal into bowls and top with the brittle.

Biotin: This classic hair & nail booster helps stimulate growth and is great for those with brittle nails or thin hair.

She was diagnosed with brittle bones about six years ago, and her internist urged her to quit Diet Coke because the phosphoric acid in soda — both diet and regular — leaches calcium from bones, which can make osteoporosis worse.

I believe crystal cleansers work better with brittle stones (mainly because the stones aren't being submerged in water, which can ultimately dissolve the stone).

Transplantation of macroencapsulated human islets in patients with brittle diabetes (collaboration with Kings college, London)

An X-ray image shows steel rods implanted in the femur (or leg bone) of a patient with brittle bone disease.

Fatigue and weakness are among the notable symptoms, along with brittle hair, itchy skin, excess perspiration and a reddened complexion.

Moms with brittle bone conditions, which can result in dwarfism, have an added concern with weight gain, since they could be seriously injured doing normal activities anyway.

They» get a little toasted in there and they're not sweet, just coconutty with a brittle bite so these are basically just fudgy cookies coated in crispy crunchy coconut chips and they are pure magic.

Products with brittle shells, such as dragées or chocolate - coated cereals, can now be rapidly packed without significant collision damage thanks to a unique Ishida multihead weigher design.

Not exact matches

The first fan of Dennis Rodman sits atop a brittle autocracy that likely can not survive more open relations with the South over the longer term.

There's another famous vendor who sells ice cream in a rice wrapper with shaved peanut brittle and cilantro, but I preferred this Japanese - inspired treat.

The combined corrected uplift at Campi Flegrei (with intervals of stasis removed) also follows the classic elastic - brittle sequence for deformation in extension (Fig. 5).

In some ways, this lines up with something I noted in my «Brittle Grip» series of posts: growing calls from the extremely rich to not only be able to use their money without limit to shape the political process but to do so anonymously to avoid being «intimidated» or «vilified».

Illustrated with wit and humor by Ron Bucalo, a 20 year Disney veteran, illustrates each chapter with wit and humor that makes a brittle topic like accounting fun and engaging to read.

It works well with astra blades on my too brittle to wax leghair, but my husband said it tugged on his mustache hair.

NEW DELHI (AP)-- Given a rare opportunity to lunch with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Gaurav Dalmia was less interested Thursday in discussing the planned topics at hand, including climate change or even the trade dispute between India and the U.S. Instead, the Indian businessman was focused on Kerry himself — and whether he would be able to smooth over brittle relations between Washington and New Delhi for the sake of economic growth.

How we found our safety and security in doing, and eventually became brittle with the loneliness of trying to become the savior, instead of listening to him.

Otherwise we are back where we began: with officially exorcised but practically, dominant programs of Western and modern stories of progress; with monological forms of rationality and increasingly brittle notions of a self seemingly coherent but actually possessive and consumerist; with «others» present, if at all, only as projections of our modem selves, our desires, wants, needs.

That's what enabled him to be fair toward believers, to write of odd encounters with something sacred, and actually to enter into real human dialogue, which we rarely see anymore among our much more brittle public non-believers.

Here, away from the brittle cold, a lovely chaos ensued, with happy children, full bellies, warm feet and a gracious host — me.

Just after you were born Europe and her limestone cities swirled with last - breath calcium blasted into the air yet you tell of chewing plaster out of your nursery wall and how at your first refugee - child Christmas you ignored the candled sweets and gnawed the pine tree's base of calcareous brittle.

Fruity Pebbles Salted Caramel Blondies: Fruity Pebbles Blondie base topped with salted caramel glaze and then topped with Fruity Pebbles Brittle for a fun treat.

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Perhaps you can make some candies or brittle with that caramel and whip up another batch for the cheesecake.

It's probably because while neither of my grandmas ever MADE any sort of brittle, the only type of brittle I ever stumbled upon was in Mother Lovett's cabinet under her bar where she hid things like gum drops, peanut butter cups and two - year - old snickers bars along with a whole hoard of salt water taffy that we couldn't touch.

Fabulous idea topping the pie with pecan brittle!

Then for Entrée I would get the slow roasted leg of lamb with fennel and for dessert I would get the Caramel pudding pot with chocolate cinnamon cookies and brittle.

As for the nut brittle, it can be done with whatever nuts you have on hand.

National Banana Creme Pie Day Banana Creme Pie with Honey Whipped Cream and Pecan Brittle for #SundaySupper

Yours looks incredible, especially with the pecan brittle on top.

Turn onto a platter, top with sauce and brittle, then cut into slices to serve.

Sprinkle with shards of Salted almond brittle and serve straight away.

My very first recipe was Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream with Bourbon Bacon Brittle.

Cabbage helps protect bones from becoming brittle with its high potassium, magnesium, and calcium content.