Sentences with phrase «worse than the air»

Even more shockingly, studies have shown that the air inside our homes can be worse than the air outside.

Products like construction, drywall and subfloor adhesive might not be the first things that jump to mind when you think «green building,» but they're an important part of having good indoor air quality — something we've learned can be 10 times worse than the air outside.

Not exact matches

The lower - power warm air dryers spread contaminants further than paper towels, but the jet dryers were by far the worst culprits.

The new PM will be a breath of fresh air on the environment — it's impossible to be any worse than his predecessor — and he will take the leash off federal scientists, or so he has promised.

That's worse than the 74 per cent that Air Canada, with its sprawling international network, multiple aircraft types and history of acrimonious labour relations, managed during the same period.

On the other hand, what lends an air of unreality to Kierkegaard's works is that our problems are so much worse than those faced by him and his contemporaries.

Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Archbishop John R. Roach, speaking on behalf of the bishops conference, held out the prospect of an indiscriminate air war, a conflagration that would spread to the entire Middle East, and a result that might leave «the people of Kuwait, the Middle East, and the world» worse off than if force had not been used.

This ought to be a breath of fresh air to CNN, because they hate Christianity worse than Iran!

S&P + in 2009, covering for an offense that was far worse than normal and dragging Air Force to eight wins.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

An unclean humidifier can actually be worse than having no humidifier at all; bacteria and fungi thrive in the tanks of humidifiers, and then when you use the humidifier, it sends it into the air.

There is nothing worse than sweating like a dog because the compression leggings don't allow your legs to get any fresh air.

The actions of the government leaves more than a bad smell in the air.

In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.

Without air - con we'd be packed in worse conditions than bananas (Image: Ashely Cooper / Aurora Photos)

The air quality at the 2008 games threatens to be worse than at any previous Olympics, with harsh consequences for both viewers and athletes.

According to analyses that have been published in Science and carried out by the California Air Resources Board, corn - based ethanol is actually worse than gasoline, mainly because growing more corn for ethanol forces farmers to clear additional grasslands and forests to grow food crops.

That is bad news, because warm water melts ice much faster than warm air.

«We don't think that air pollution from diesel vehicles is the main reason for this decline, but our latest work suggests that it may have a worse effect on the flower odours needed by bees than we initially thought.

With more than 70 percent of China's energy coming from coal, a power source that contributes heavily to air pollution and global warming, the nation's bad or good energy practices in buildings will be reflected in the color of the sky and the temperature of the Earth.

Those effects will only get worse if nothing is done to stop dumping CO2 into the sky, much less to begin to reduce concentrations that have now reached more than 400 parts per million in the air — higher than that breathed by any members of our fellow Homo sapiens in the last 200,000 years.

After all, 30 kilometers was the extent of the spread of dangerous radioactive material even at Chernobyl, a far worse nuclear accident that included an intense fire that wafted radioactive particles more than 9,000 meters into the air.

That's why many joke that the national bird of China has become the construction crane — and why Beijing's air pollution remains so bad that it can be difficult to see more than three blocks through the dull gray haze that irritates the eyes and provokes the nose and throat.

Some aircraft with lower temperature tolerances will far worse than others, and certain airports — those with shorter runways, in hotter parts of the world or at higher elevations, where the air is already thinner — will suffer more.

Michael Le Page discusses combating air pollution from cars, but doesn't mention that air pollution inside cars is worse than...

Beyond local impacts like bad air quality and ecological issues, wildfires also emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, rather than those trees sucking carbon out of the air.

Now the bad: More than half of people in the U.S. still breathe air dirty enough to cause health problems, according to the American Lung Association.

The air inside our homes can be two to five times as polluted as the air outside — bad news, especially for the more than 20 percent of us who suffer from allergies.

Sad story: Indoor air quality is usually far worse for your health than the air right outside your house.

According to some research, loneliness may be worse for longevity than obesity or air pollution.

Even in Refn's and Hubert Selby Jr.'s script, this film is just so blasted limp, and from a directorial stance, Refn makes pacing problems all the worse with a meditative atmosphere which is rarely effective, primarily carrying dead air which is inspired by a quiet sobriety that distances and bores more than anything.

I can't believe it made it on the air... worst show lately; even worse than Life in Pieces.

You're the Worst isn't just drunker, sassier, and funnier than most sitcoms on the air.

The problem is that it employs the worn - out tactics of pretty much every lame juvenile laffer from the last four years: bad jokes are told, then let out in the air to die — and everyone stares at each other for longer than is deemed socially acceptable.

, it comes out that Con Air screenwriter Scott Rosenberg, who just might be worse than George Lucas at making up names (one of the two main cops in Gone in Sixty Seconds is christened Detective Drycoff), begged onto the project after getting wind of the premise, though no one so much as alludes to the Halicki film.

As such, it has an air of The Brothers Grimm in its willingness to put its protagonist in real peril against a villain, the Cat King, who is somehow worse than an embodiment of wickedness for his belief that he's doing genuine good.

Filling in the air time of this wacky premise are nonstop vulgarities (worse than Superbad, pervasive drug use (not as bad as Half - Baked) and some of the most infantile attempts at humor not seen since the misunderstood Freddy Got Fingered.

There's nothing more frustrating than launching group work and seeing ten hands in the air or (worse) hearing students complain to one another, «What are we supposed to do?»

It's little known that indoor air pollution can be eight times worse than outdoors and even in newer schools, the trend in construction techniques towards tightly sealed buildings acts to trap damaging contaminants inside for longer.

According to a book Vehicular Air Pollution I found from Google Books, ethanol fuel actually has some emissions worse than gasoline: ethanol emits more aldehydes.

That chassis features a double - wishbone front axle and five - link rear axle with air suspension that gets larger air struts than on Phantom with more air volume to provide Rolls - Royce's magic carpet ride over the very worst terrain.

In standard trim the 18 - inch wheels manage to cope with uneven pavement better than the higher specification 21 - inch wheels, which even with the available air suspension tend to struggle over bad roads.

This one rides on ridiculously large optional 21 - inch alloys, and while the air - suspended ride is firmer, it's no worse than key rivals.

What is particularly interesting and significant is that the Apple iPad Air 2 performs considerably better in Skin Tone Color Accuracy than Full Color Gamut Accuracy, while three of the other displays perform considerably worse in this critical region.

The Apple iPad Air 2 again performs considerably better in Organic Color Accuracy than the Full Color Gamut Accuracy, while three of the other displays perform slightly worse in this especially important color region.

But if there's more plastic than wires, there will be less air circulation and this is bad for your hamster.

Indoor air pollution has gotten a lot of press lately; it can be even worse than outdoor air pollution from cars, factories, and agriculture.

To make matters worse the trachea, the breathing tube, is sometimes more narrow than in other breeds, thereby restricting air flow further.

The worst values with HawaiianMiles come when using those miles to book partners with disadvantageous award charts, such as ANA, American Airlines and Korean Air, which charge significantly more miles for the same routes than Hawaiian does.

As far as sightseeing goes, Underwater World is actually much more interesting than it may sound and they also have air - con, so it's not a bad choice on a sweltering day.