Floats Sentence Examples

The bitumen which floats to shore is also collected.

There, amid a cluster of floats, Boy Scouts and ballerinas, four of Fred's lady friends were in the final stages of hanging bunting about a beautiful old touring car whose vintage or name Dean couldn't identify.

My good house floats like a cloud; its name too is a favorable omen.

The method of using these liquids is in all cases the same; a particle is dropped in; if it floats a diluent is added and the mixture well stirred.

From what you say the odds are high it's only a matter of time until his brother floats in.

It " floats " between the prosomatic nerve centres and the alimentary canal.

By successive trials two beads, of known density, say di, d 2, are obtained, one of which floats above, and the other below, the test crystal; the distances separating the beads from the crystal are determined by means of a scale placed behind the tube.

Without the extra 5 grammes the instrument weighs about 20 grammes, and therefore floats in a liquid of specific gravity 8.

Daily park parades often include a touch of the holiday spirit as well, as they will add Santa into the parade and have floats enhanced with holiday decorations.

Imagine me giving Cindy Byrne a call and telling her she's cut off, at least until ol' Jeff floats in?

The larva has a breathing-tube, and floats head downwards; when disturbed it wriggles to the bottom (Christy).

When a body floats in a fluid under the action of gravity, the weight of the body is equal to that of the fluid which it displaces.

The volume of each weight being the same, the whole volume immersed is always the same when it floats at the same mark whatever weight may be attached.

The card nearly floats in a bowl filled with distilled water, to which 35% of alcohol is added to prevent freezing; the bowl is hermetically sealed with pure india-rubber, and a corrugated expansion chamber is attached to the bottom to allow for the expansion and contraction of the liquid.

In 1248 Hugo de Bercy notes a change in the construction of compasses, which are now supported on two floats in a glass cup. From quotations given by Antonio Capmany (Questiones Criticas) from the De contemplatione of Raimon Lull, of the date 1272, it appears that the latter was well acquainted with the use of 1 Adamas in India reperitur.

Of these the first escapes immediately as a gas, and the others unite with iron oxide, lime, or other strong base present to form a molten silicate or silica-phosphate called " cinder " or " slag," which floats on the molten or pasty metal.

The plasterers floats (98) were entirely cut out of wood.

It lies at the mouth and on the eastern shore of Christiania fjord, occupying both banks of the great river Glommen, which, descending from the richly-wooded district of Osterdal, floats down vast quantities of timber.

Pottery is made in almost every village, from the small vessels required in cooking to the large jars used for storing grain and occasionally as floats to ferry persons across a swollen stream.

P. ponderosa, the yellow pine of the Pacific coast of America, belongs to this section; it is a fine timber tree deserving of notice from the extreme density of its wood, which barely floats in water; it abounds in some parts of the western range of the Rocky Mountains, and is the most widely distributed pine tree of the mountain forests of western North America.

Such floats, however, should always be made so that the section taken at the level of the water is as small as possible.

The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

It resembles the ship in floating upon the air, as the ship a floats upon the water; in other words, the balloon is lighter than the air, as the ship is lighter than the water.

The balloon floats because it is lighter than the air; the flying creature floats because it extracts from the air, by the vigorous downward action of its wings, a certain amount of upward recoil.

Logs and clumsy floats of bark and grass enabled them to cross water under favourable circumstances.

The sheaths are much dilated in Alopecurus vaginatus and in a species of Potamochloa, in the latter, an East Indian aquatic grass, serving as floats.

Her milk is abundant and rich, and during the operation of suckling, the mother floats in a slightly sidelong position, so as to allow of the necessary respiration in herself and her young.

It feeds on small fish and on the animal refuse that floats on the sea, eating to such excess at times that it is unable to fly and rests helplessly on the water.

The produce of the second barking is still so coarse in texture that it is only fit for making floats for nets and for similar applications.

The order contains about fifty species in fifteen genera, twelve of which occur in fresh water while three are marine; and includes both floating and submerged forms. Hydrocharis floats on the surface of still water, and has rosettes of kidney-shaped leaves, from among which spring the flower-stalks; stolons bearing new leafrosettes are sent out on all sides, the plant thus propagating itself in the same way as the strawberry.

Each of the floats in the parade had several pennants from the local high school tacked on the side of the float.

The lecherous bastard didn't waste any time getting Byrne off the payroll and now he's trying to hus­tle his wife before the body even floats in.

The holiday culminates in a grand procession with many amusing floats on topical themes.

The net floats above the wreck somewhat on buoys, but is tight and so fairly safe.

Some people even go so far as to have cosmetic dentistry to get fangs - but then whatever floats your boat!

There's an Olympic pool, lakeside diving boards, inflatable water climbing floats, table tennis and fast flume.

Fishing light floats and feeding hemp, the pair fished double maggot on the hook and had bream to over 6lb.

School floats can only be replenished by the completion of a petty cash imprest request and a petty cash reimbursement form.

Swimming pool Parties Aqua Run Party This is a private pool booking with a selection of floats and a pool inflatable.

On the evening of the 14th, there were five floats, decorated with hundreds of lighted lanterns (right screen ).

Central to the design scheme is a new mezzanine that now floats within the existing central atrium.

A woman mutters something about permanence and my head floats several inches from where it should be.

Below, floats, markers and exploded ordnance decorate the wall of one of the cottages.

For internal plastering a combination of wood and sponge floats and a plasterers trowel can be used to create a smooth polished finish.

Stick floats, Avons and crow quills need to be dusted down and even bodied wagglers too.

There are infinitely more reals than floats, so some corners must be cut.

During the period, we were appointed registrar for two of the largest floats, being Northumbrian Water and Benfield.

They were both young and were using little telescopic rods with little floats.

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Actually he leaves most things to Mom and now the word lazy floats up to me as her voice grows more shrill.

Each egg sinker is carefully designed to balance Fox pike floats.

The digital speedometer seems to float in space, the adjacent clock floats in another plane.

Throughout, Antony's voice floats on a cloud of the most natural vibrato perhaps yet put to disk.

Soft as a feather, the almost transparent black voile floats gently to the ground when tossed with unbridled passion into the air!

Osiris, like Orpheus, is torn in pieces, and his head floats down every year from Egypt to Byblus; the body of Attis, the Phrygian counterpart of Adonis, like that of Orpheus, does not suffer decay.

When a body floats in a fluid under the action of gravity, the weight of the body is equal to that of the fluid which it displaces (see Hydromechanics).

An object floats if the upthrust of the water is strong enough to support its weight.

Throughout, Antony 's voice floats on a cloud of the most natural vibrato perhaps yet put to disk.

Soft as a feather, the almost transparent black voile floats gently to the ground when tossed with unbridled passion into the air !

You can either whip your cream first and add a dollop on top of the coffee or carefully pour the cream over the back of a spoon over the coffee so that it floats on top of the coffee.

Floats were in front of and behind us, kids were waving from the street, we were stuck going 5 miles an hour and only an hour until the ceremony started!

It's not just a dress you are looking at, it's a dress that floats on air as your child twirls along the seashore.

A. Caroliniana is a very small and curious water-plant, which floats on water quite free of soil, the tufts of delicate green leaves like tiny emeralds.

It may often be gathered from pools in spring, when it floats after being submerged in winter.

It is often used to make fishing floats and bobbers.

To gather the nectar, beehives are placed on bluffs, elevated platforms along the river's edge, or even on floats during the short period in April and May when the white tupelo blooms.

By raising the water level, farmers can control weeds and pests, plus easily harvest the fruit as it floats to the top.

A kitchen island floats out in the center of your kitchen and can become a hazard if not placed properly.

The unique feature of this hat is that it floats if dropped into the water.

This year at Carnival we sponsored an animal rights float and encouraged all of the Carnival participants not to use bird feathers and animal ingredients in their floats.

When cut well, the skirt floats away from the body.

The ship then floats off into space against the backdrop of a planet.

Another benefit for parties is that you can remove the bag from the box and toss it in ice water to quickly cool white wine (it floats!).

During pregnancy the baby floats in a liquid called amniotic fluid.

This graphic print tankini boasts a myriad of colors that range from hot pink to white to black, and for added measure, the hem floats out gently.

On most handkerchief halters, the top "floats" from the bust downward to fall into a handkerchief-style hem, either asymmetrically or pointing straight downward.

The floating shaver head freely pivots and floats in relation to the shaver grip.

They can be used to hold everything from simple sodas to ice cream floats, and often feature a brand logo on the front.

Animated floats with costumed characters and stars are a main feature of the parade.

Groups collaborate to come up with Christmas parade themes, carried out in floats, musical groups and walking characters.

Dim the room lights if the parade features lighted characters and floats.

Not only should you get pictures of the floats and parade entries, but snap a few of the kids, significant other and friends who came along, too.

Christmas parade floats delight children and adults of all ages.

You can rent floats that are already constructed from some municipalities and parade organizers.

These floats retain the same theme year after year; civic groups, school athletic teams, and businesses rent them instead of building.

There are many simple ways to use trees on Christmas parade floats.

Just because a parade is a holiday parade does not mean you will find the same floats, characters and music in every parade.

While many Americans won't buy into it (after all we like our crap served up on a silver platter - it has names like White Chicks, The Dukes of Hazard, and Hope Floats), Hindis eat it up.

With parasailing, a person is pulled behind a boat while attached to a parachute as he or she floats high above the water.

Consider these variations if you don't have room or money to do real "floats".

Completely submerge the turkey in the brine; use a heavy plate to hold it down if it floats.

This lightweight stretchy material does not constrict the body and floats easily upon the skin.

Real or imitation, winter or summer weight, silk just floats over your body, making you feel pampered wherever you are.

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Remove unnecessary toys and floats from the pool before the game begins so all swimmers will be in plain view.

Unless his body floats in with a bullet hole in the head or he gets pinched for speeding in Vegas, it's going down as an accident in my report.

In addition to the stems bearing cups, there are found vesicles associated with them, which have been interpreted as gonothecae or as floats, that is to say, air-bladders, acting as hydrostatic organs for a floating polyp-colony.

All that do not happen to attach themselves to a bee of the genus Anthophora perish, but those that succeed in reaching the right host are carried to the nest, and as the bee lays an egg in the cell the triungulin slips off her body on to the egg, which floats on the surface of the honey.

After eating the contents of the egg, the larva moults and becomes a fleshy grub with short legs and with paired spiracles close to the dorsal region, so that, as it floats in and devours the honey, it obtains a supply of air.

The larva has no breathing-tube, and floats horizontally at the surface, except when feeding; it does not frequent sewage or foul water.

Among the wooden objects recovered from the relic beds were tubs, plates, ladles and spoons, a flail for threshing corn, a last for stretching shoes of hide, celt handles, clubs, long-bows of yew, floats and implements of fishing and a dug-out canoe 12 ft.

By the addition of sodium amalgam to a concentrated solution of ammonium chloride, the so-called ammonium amalgam is obtained as a spongy mass which floats on the surface of the liquid; it decomposes readily at ordinary temperatures into ammonia and hydrogen; it does not reduce silver and gold salts, a behaviour which distinguishes it from the amalgams of the alkali metals, and for this reason it is regarded by some chemists as being merely mercury inflated by gaseous ammonia and hydrogen.

During electrolysis, oxygen is evolved at the anode and escapes from the outer vessel, while the sodium deposited in globules on the cathode floats upwards into the iron cylinder, within which it accumulates, and from which it may be removed at intervals by means of a perforated iron ladle, the fused salt, but not the metal, being able to pass freely through the perforations.

In these the pollen floats on the surface and reaches the stigmas of the female flowers as in Callitriche, Ruppia, Zostera, Elodea.

The instrument is so arranged that it floats in pure water with most of the stem above the surface.

The four weights are so adjusted that, if the instrument floats with the stem emerging as far as the lower division o with one of the weights attached, then replacing the weight by the next heavier causes the instrument to sink through the whole length of the scale to the upper division o, and the first weight produces the same effect when applied to the naked instrument.

The scorifier is taken from the muffle in a pair of tongs and the contents poured into a mould, the lead forming a button in the bottom while the slag floats on top. When cold, the contents of the mould are taken out and the lead button hammered into the form of a cube, the slag, which is glassy and brittle, separating readily from the metal, which is then ready for cupellation.

The ship floats upon water and the balloon upon air; but the ship differs from the balloon, and the ship and the balloon differ from the flying creature and flying machine.

Two of each of these maximum floats form the top or highest edges of the cell, and the number of sucA B cessive like squares decreases as the bottom of the cell is reached when the floats are one of black and one of white (see middle of design, &c.).