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They were all times when the colour, contrast and volume controls of life seemed to have been turned up several notches higher than usual.

But since the planets and notches do not come with labels, this has proved to be an elusive conclusion.

The bottom of a connecting rail is provided with a plurality of notches for increasing flexibility.

Though Sweden did not completely roll back its Norwegian-style openness, security has certainly been ratcheted up several notches.

Others expect more modest downgrades of one to two notches on average, but few can afford even that sort of deterioration.

An old-fashioned lever that clicks into notches regulates the speed, much like the old farm tractors .

A presentation by "the doctor" would drive local sales of sweet potato and "anti-cancer" vegetables up a few notches.

The first Kuiper Belt object was spotted in 1992, but it was not until the middle of the last decade that the belt got its biggest notches.

So in answer to your question number two it should not cause a "noticeable setback" in the number of notches on your bedpost.

Ireland is now trading at the implied rating of "BBB, " down six notches from its current rating of "AA" where it traded in January.

He took an entire audience of cynical tech people and brought our energy levels up 10 notches.

Most darts are marked with notches for the dart site and drill hole for the point at which the dart terminates.

However a third of those questioned admitted they were only estimating the number of notches on their bedposts.

With just these two quick tools, you will have already kicked up the volume several notches on your Web listening. . .

I cast up the notches on my post, and found I had been on shore three hundred and sixty five days.

This hazard can be averted by building small notches in the racetrack's sides, spaced at the intended size of the bits.

A probe in a manual information retrieval operation that may be passed through holes or notches to assist in sorting or selecting cards.

Now, without him, we have to turn it up two notches.

"No, you did, " I retort, bringing the conversation down a few hundred notches from our earlier discussion of grand strategy.

In other words, by doing nothing, the ECB will effectively raise interest rates by almost three notches of a quarter point each.

The critical fracture criterion of a cylinder with V- notches on the inner surface under explosive loading is studied.

If you have no luck waking them up, don't be afraid to kick up the volume a few notches.

The relationship between these two providers, by necessity, just jumped a few notches on the importance scale.

The products remained triple A until January this year when, amid general market declines, they were downgraded several notches.

Their results showed a more rapid rate of increase in the dynamic SIF for blunt than for sharp notches.

With its move, Fitch caught up with Moody's, which last week cut Portugal's ratings two notches to A3, equivalent to Fitch's A-minus.

Each chair has hand cut grooves on the inside edges of its seat frame as well as notches in the seat back.

S&P's decision on Tuesday also to downgrade the debt of Portugal by a couple of notches pushed European and world stockmarkets lower.

Every Marine reinforcement notches difficulty up appropriately. Mini-marines have to earn their keep.

Take the DS back plate and file down the two notches on each side of the legacy cartridge slot.

"If at the conclusion of the review, Spain's ratings are lowered, it would most likely be by one, or at most two, notches, " Moody's said.

Observational and spontaneous humor raises the humor value of your lines by two notches.

The rating, which is four notches below that by Fitch for any other state, is Fitch's second cut for California in the past few weeks.

Front and rear tube connectors may be provided that include blind openings or notches to facilitate welding.

Its government's yuan debt is now rated AA-, just three notches below the safest mark.

Do not put size notches in insole-outsole-midsole dies.

The Koch brothers moved up a few notches, but that doesn't seem like real mobility.

This point is also circled a ring of copper notches figure. 1.

Germany climbed two notches to fifth; Japan was No. 6.

The effort involved to throw a party ratchets up several notches, as people host barbecues and picnics and water-skiing parties.

Each time you surprise others early this week, your reputation as Great Kahuna accelerates upward several notches.

In teaching oral English, professor Wang is several notches above all the other professors.

Citi's credit default swaps have a market implied rating of "Baa2, " or seven notches below the bank's current "Aa1" rating.

The company had become the third largest NCR automatic teller machine integrators in China, up two notches from the previous year.

This is not a casual amble around the shops, so step up your pace several notches.

ASSEMBLY AND SPOT STAMPING OF BALL BEARINGS AND SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARINGS. SPOT STAMPING WITH SIX NOTCHES.

Finally, the stress concentration factors of different notches are calculated by using these formulae.

The positioning block is embedded on the transverse part of the notches.

Fitch withdrew its ratings on Toronto-listed Sino-Forest last week, after downgrading it two notches to BB in June.

Those perceptions will only intensify after S& P yesterday downgraded Portugal by two notches too.

California's debt rating was downgraded to BBB, two notches above junk status, by Fitch, a credit-rating agency.

There were four notches in the handle of his revolver.

i can not figure out the reason why he is dead against the pressure from his upper notches just to please the local people.

Workers scaled the canyon's walls, digging notches for concrete foundation columns.

Fitch took Berkshire down a couple of notches last month, and Standard & Poor's is also eyeing a possible downgrade.

Mark the armhole notches, bust point and dart ends with small holes, using a compass point or map pins.

Worse still is the structural component's shape: notches and sharp corners create concentrations of stress that can initiate cracks.

And the level of nerdy-ness went a few notches up when I discovered a Chinese version of Wikipedia. Baike! !

Nero: Tough guy, huh? Well. . . I think I'll have to take you down a couple notches.

Horology. Closing notches for watch frames with screwed bottom.

After cutting, it polishes the notches by heating at high temperature.

If they take western cockiness down a few notches, that is no bad thing.

The Ireland economic crisis continues -- this morning Moody's downgraded the country's debt by a full five notches.

The agency also slashed Portugal's sovereign debt by two notches.

Electronic commerce notches up month by month, too.

Mark skirt style seam and matching notches, side seam and hem.

There is no continuity, from one section to another, in these notches.

This took me down a few notches.

Dentate Toothed describing leaf margins that have a series of outward-pointing notches.

people always distain those " stars and top notches " for their marrying the foreigners , and we chinese won ' t accept such practices.

The agency also cut Portugal's debt rating by two notches.

Instead of meeting in corners, the sides join in recessed notches.

There are nine notches to go before the US would lose investment grade status.

Greece's ratings were lowered by three notches to double-B-plus, the highest junk-level rating.

stigmas at base of style lobe notches. Fl. May.

I will have to take you down a couple of notches.

These sell swords often have many notches on their weapon to show each other how motivated they are.

YouTube now notches up 1 billion searches a day.

When China has truly risen, there will be no need to make notches on the doorpost.

I left off doing really well, probably the best I've ever played. I want to continue that and even pick that up a couple of notches .

China ranked 27th in the survey, up two notches.

Ratings were cut on government bonds to Ba2 or Junk from Baa1, four notches lower and the outlook has been put on negative.

he was on intimate terms with a well-known, elegant woman whose military rank was only below his a few notches;

Analysis of the Problem of Scraps Springing Back in Stamping Notches in Motor Iron Cores and the Solutions

wherein, the anti-bubble tube (40) is provided with a top seal and at least two notches (41) at the cylindrical side;

insulator spindles for telecommunication overhead - lines ; notches

The clinical assessment of treating zygomatic complex fracture through coronary notches in the skull

Finally, it ranks several notches below Zimbabwe for the ease of raising money on the stock market;

Compound Stamping Die for Rotor Slots, Key-Slot and Stator Cramp Notches and Mark Notch of Motor Core Lamination

Cu surface check: Notches, scratches and serious oxidation are not allowed. B

Finite element analysis of stress and strain distribution in front of notches under mixed-mode loading

Punch Processing of Drill Socket Notches

though the notches on the maple get higher and higher