"Speeds and feeds" is an old trade magazine term for the technical specifications of a new PC.
Such heavy-handedness detracts from the book's impact and gives it the feeling of having been written to the specifications of a postcolonial studies syllabus.
Would Clemens regard his father as "white trash" if his dad were discussing the motor specifications of a Ferrari or a Porsche, instead of a Chevrolet?
It offers four good jazz musicians (James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal and Ali Jackson) playing the music of Pavement per the specifications of a record producer.
The grand finale takes place in the mansion's bowling alley, which Mr. Fisk rebuilt to the specifications of a 1920s bowling equipment catalog.
The boats, which must fit the specifications of a class called the Open 60, are wide-sterned, carbon-fiber sleds designed for downwind sailing.
The New Yorker, July 19, 1952 P. 20 The comptroller of a firm telephoned Sears & Kopf, consulting engineers, for prices and specifications of a 15-ton Carrier unit.
A picture and technical specifications of a long-rumoured Windows RT tablet built by Nokia has finally surfaced thanks to technology blogger and author Paul Thurrott.
It's suspiciously similar to the creation myth of Worcestershire sauce where a sauce was made by two chemists, Messrs Lea and Perrins, to the specifications of a Lord Sandys who had discovered a tasty sauce in India.
Specially trained inspectors began playing a high-tech game, using information, like the specifications of a ship's cargo and its port of origin, to decide what kind of problem it presents.
This is not normal playground equipment: it was built for the beach to the specifications of a similar set that used to be on the old Muscle Beach here.
