Where it stands out from the crowd, or where it can be lost like a needle in the proverbial haystack?
So finding a single gene in our DNA is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Finding a lost wedding band in Times Square is like finding a needle in haystack only more difficult.
From the valley below, each pier and mast merge to look like a single needle with an elongated eye: Foster's drawings, in fact, depict a thread piercing the eye of a needle.
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In countries like Britain, which have a large population of asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants, seeking out militants can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, " Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Lt.
The issue of course, is that there is so much private documentation, making the act of finding sneaky behaviour much like finding a digital needle in a haystack.
The aircraft isn't complete quite yet, but barring unforeseen obstacles, like a run-in with a giant needle, it should be up in the air starting October 15th.
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Usually, he says, finding cheap growers is like the proverbial quest of a needle in a haystack.
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In manufacturing, there is not always a universal naming and numbering system and so part sourcing on the web can often be like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. 3D search transforms this experience.
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There is tremendous value to unlock if Wal-Mart can build a platform to connect its dispersed users from various markets, and while we believe that recent efforts are moving in the right direction, it looks like it will be a while before online sales really move the needle for the retail giant.
But Ford, it seems to me as taken people-like-me marketing to a strategic level and in so doing has moved the needle further than other companies have to date.
She watched as her grandmother struggled to thread a needle with fingers that were beginning to bend at odd angles, like old trees.
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