Sentences with phrase «with cosseting»

Of course, my affection for the offbeat European numbers with cosseting chassis and steering au naturel didn't send me to a papal dungeon like the Italian astronomer, forced to renounce my findings in exchange for freedom.

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Helmut Kohl's father and elder brother had died in France in the world wars, and he was suspicious of Germany's aptitude for self - government if not cosseted in a close alliance with responsible countries.

It is so cold outside, so rather than punishing your body with low carb intake, cosset it and feed it with something healthy, nutritious and soothing to the soul.

We are the richer club with the large squad and larger salaries, and some would say cossetted and overpaid players.

We seem to knock any drive and ambition out of them, they simple become happy to amble along at the ARSENAL with all the cosseting that brings with it.

With Wenger constantly cossetting them and making excuses for their lack of grit, we all know nothing will ever change for the better while he stays.

You may be familiar with phrases with similar meaning, such as «cosseting parent,» «lawnmower parenting» or «bulldoze parenting.»

Tough's tour of institutions that seek to inject character range from the Knowledge is Power Programme (Kipp) and junior high in the South Bronx to the well - heeled New York suburban Riverdale campus, where many parents hamper their child's character growth with too much cosseting.

While everyone is cosseting you with the best possible comfort and care, a man, i.e. your spouse can be confused with husband role in pregnancy.

«The ailment has been fundamentally misdiagnosed: banking has become a ward of the state, a cosseted, subsidised industry with captive consumers, and it is that which has crippled it,» he writes.

Fassbinder films life in the cosseted class as a masque of glass and mirrors, replete with alluring deceptions and suave surfaces that belie volcanic passions.

With decades of experience building people - friendly vans in Europe, Renault says the Master minibus cossets the driver, which in turn reduces fatigue during a long day behind the wheel, enhancing safety.

With enough headroom to accommodate the basketball team, enough luggage space for the cricket team and enough comfort to cosset the high - value soccer squad, the Renault Master Bus is an all round winner when it comes to ferrying teams of students around.

On top of all this, you can expect a comfortable and cossetting car with a very comfortable ingress and egress.»

Initially the Q7 (with optional adaptive air suspension) doesn't feel quite as wafty and detached as expected, picking up minor imperfections through town and making the car feel a little less cosseting than some of its rivals.

Their shapes blend seamlessly with their corresponding brand's identity, their cockpits are stylish and well equipped, their cabins cosseting yet functional.

Despite about 370 pounds of extra weight versus conventional Golfs — attributable to the 701 - pound battery load — the electric Volkswagen rode smoothly over New York City's pocked roads, with no crashing sounds or thumps, and an immense sense of cosseting toughness.

The basic recipe for the RX stays the same, with V - 6 and hybrid powertrain options, two rows of seats, and a plush, cosseting cabin.

No cosseting automatic for ABBA, it seems — the car comes with its original four - speed manual transmission.

The Elan's wedgy styling as long been an acquired taste but there's some visual interest here with the British Racing Green paint scheme and an oh - so - Lotus yellow stripe down the centreline of the car, while the cabin is more modern than those early MX - 5s and far more cossetting than that of the Elise that replaced the Elan in 1996.

The road settings for the suspension don't turn the GTS into a cosseting cruiser, but they soften things sufficiently to let it cope well with B - road bumps and although you'll still find it distracted by cambers, you're not left fighting the car.

At the same time, the cabin is cosseting, roomy, and equipped with all the modern conveniences.

But after I've spent a few hundred miles in the newest Jaguar XJ, plus some additional time at various auto shows soaking in its luxurious interior — at once old - world cosseting and gloriously modern — it seems clear in retrospect that Ford's tenure, which officially ended in 2008 when Jaguar was sold along with Land Rover to Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, was more benign than not.

I've always wanted to try my hand as a plow driver, and the G - class, with its sturdy body - on - frame construction and cosseting interior, seems like it would make a fine plowagen.

Yes, they are wide but I found them to be firm with just the right amount of give to cosset my tush.

It's blessed with a cabin that manages to be spacious and easy to see out of, yet also incredibly cosseting and special in feel.

Inside, passengers are cosseted with BMW's best leather and aluminum environment.

Fiddling around with this technology is done within a lovely and cosseting cabin.

It'll also happily dial back from sporty saloon to cossetting cruiser, with a refined and comfortable ride.

Brimming with power, passion and performance, the 2018 Kia Stinger is a sport sedan dedicated to the thrill of driving while cossetting occupants in luxury.

In Sport Mode, that means more aggressive driving dynamics, while Comfort Mode should be more cosseting than the old Panamera with its dual air chambers.

Mid-range Allure models come with 16 - inch alloys that offer comfortable progress, although even if you go for optional 17 - inch wheels, the ride is still cosseting.

Those after the most accomplished blend of agile handling and comfort should consider the BMW 5 Series Touring, but the E-Class still has strong, efficient engines, while the models with air suspension are exceptionally cossetting.

The C350e is quite a heavy car, though, with air suspension tuned more to cosset you than provide driving thrills.

We can't say what low - spec Sportage models feel like from the inside, but the top - spec example we tried, with 19 - inch rims, proved quite cosseting.

As the marque's first production four - door sports car, Rapide encapsulates core values of Power, Beauty and Soul; four «swan wing» doors provide access to cosseting sports seats both front and rear bestowing occupants with ample accommodation.

Front seats are plush with rich leather surfaces and an easy - chair feel that cossets driver and passenger.

A Maybach version of the E-Class is in the final stages of testing and will feature a redesigned C - pillar section with new quarter windows, longer rear doors and, of course, a much more cossetting rear seating area.

Inside, there's the usual cosseting leather, wood, and metal, along with more technology than your neighborhood Best Buy.

It's still very comfortable, though, with the same effortless ability to soak up bumps and cosset passengers as the saloon.

Even when you lock the adjustable dampers in Sport mode, and even when — as with our test cars — imposing 225/45 R18 tyres are fitted, generous compliance and a cosseting ride remain.

The driver is well supported in the cossetting seat structure, harnessed in black seat belts (with red edging) allowing an excellent driving position that is clear and comfortable.

There was a distinct difference to the cosseted transport experience on board the 4 - Door Saloon especially as regards driving characteristics of the variant with extended wheelbase.

It feels softer, which, in conjunction with lighter steering, delivers a more cosseting feel.

Instead, it's parise for the balance Volvo has delivered in the XC60 where, even in a sporty R - Design, everything is designed to work together brilliantly well to deliver the most soothing driving experience, with enough ability to keep you happy if you want to hustle, but a clear and defiant focus keeping driver and passengers cosseted for almost all the time.

Further emphasizing the car's more cossetting characteristics is the impressive amount of noise insulation, with little outside of a mere hint of wind whistle entering the cabin.

The cabin doesn't accentuate width, but rather feels cosseting with sporty front seats that offer numerous levels of power - operated adjustments, good support for the back and is well bolstered, so you're not flung around when attacking corners.

If you are looking for a car that gets the point A to point B stuff ticked off with the minimum of fuss with good fuel - efficiency and makes you feel cosseted, then the CT 200h is a good choice — especially in this improved, better specced update model.

Adaptive air suspension is optional on the Q7 ($ 4950), as is all - wheel steering ($ 2775), which combine to offer the five - metre - long SUV with a hushed and cosseting ride and dynamic capabilities matched only by the BMW and Range Rover.

Like any six - figure Audi, the $ 111,900 (plus on - road costs) A6 allroad quattro has a sumptuous interior, its Milano leather seats — with full electric adjustment and heating — keeping everyone cosseted.