Sentences with phrase «absorb the blow of»

If everyone was in on that pact, Sunday would have been a disappointment, the stadium would have roared the team on in a way that encourages them and makes things a bit less tense for the players; afterwards we would all have absorbed the blow of that poor performance and defeat and consoled ourselves with the knowledge the season is long.

The trilogy carries authority and authenticity as it depicts the personal experiences of Lewis, including his early years in Troy, Alabama, his experiences organizing sit - ins to protest segregation, his participation in the freedom rides and the March on Washington and Bloody Sunday, when a 25 - year - old Lewis inhaled tear gas and absorbed the blows of billy - clubs.

It's one thing to destroy coal in favor of more expensive energy in an advanced economy where consumers have more disposable income to absorb the blow of rising energy costs, but to deny developing countries access to electricity is an absurd form of «liberalism.»

In the first stage, I help couples absorb the blow of the traumatic event, as both partners learn to take in and emotionally process what has happened.

Not exact matches

Sure, you can go through the law courts, and sit through a trial, and allow some judge to decide which one of you will absorb the blow.

While some were still itching for a ballot box fight, others seemed resigned to absorbing unjust blows in the short term and girding for the difficult long - term task of rebuilding a societal structure that has at least partially collapsed.

A year ago, Oregon's statement win over Michigan State — absorbing some serious blows from the Spartans in the second quarter, then gunning it in the second half and winning 46 - 27 — was a sign of what was to come.

Instead, Ohio has faded dramatically, and Buffalo, after absorbing some tough early blows from Ohio State and Baylor, has cruised through most of the last two months of the season.

Don Cockell was acclaimed by sportswriters on both sides of the Atlantic for his ability to absorb hundreds of Marciano's hardest blows, and one Englishman went so far as to write that»... this was the kind of extra courage which makes you proud to belong to the human race and to have been sired by the same breed as the boy who grew up in the back streets of Battersea.»

Abe absorbed plenty of punches in his world travels, including solid blows from a kangaroo in Australia, who scored a technical K.O. when he sent Abe sailing from the ring with a well - placed flail of his tail.

While the average annual value of this contract — which sits between $ 55 and $ 65 million — is the highest for any catcher in the league, the length of the deal will help St. Louis more easily absorb that blow, should it eventually be a problem.

The essential part of the helmet for impact protection is a thick layer of firm polystyrene, plastic foam, that crushes on impact, absorbing the force of the blow.

Of course, one thing that makes this case different is that there's not the sense that absorbing blows for Lopez is of great importance to memberOf course, one thing that makes this case different is that there's not the sense that absorbing blows for Lopez is of great importance to memberof great importance to members.

Mr. Lazio continued to absorb blows on Friday as the number of Republican leaders defecting from his campaign grew.

Shorter than the width of a human hair, the roots absorbed lichen, bacteria and algae blowing about in the sand.

The fluid absorbs the impact of light blows, but big hits can send the brain ricocheting off the walls of the skull, damaging cells throughout the brain.

A breakdown of the blow each council must individually absorb in each year was not made available.

What's more, glands don't have a whole lot of give, so if one is hit, it's going to absorb the whole force of the blow.

This is a blow to some supporters of geo - engineering, who have suggested that one way to tackle climate change is large - scale seeding of the oceans with iron to stimulate plankton to absorb more carbon dioxide.

It is dissected by several gullies, cut into the unconsolidated sand by streams (melting from the glacier surface is encouraged by the accumulation of dark wind - blown sand, which absorbs solar radiation)[17].

It is somewhat dimmer as much of the light is absorbed by the surrounding nebula of material that the star has just recently blown off, and no helium is seen in their spectra.

It is somewhat dimmer as much of the light is absorbed by the surrounding nebula of material that the star has just recently blown off, and no helium seen in their spectra.

«This absorbs shock a lot better and also cushions the blow of walking.»

One thing I do know, nuts blow up in size by the end of the soaking period leaving no doubt that they have absorbed the salt soaking medium:

Cartilage in the joints, called articular cartilage, acts as a shock absorber to cushion the blows of daily wear and tear.

This shamelessly simplistic hokey film is made to order for those consumers ripe for the taking for all the pic's product placements and viewers who can become teary - eyed after absorbing all the awkward sentimental blows of such mush.

In the fictional African nation of Wakanda, beads made of «vibranium» heal bullet wounds, and a bulletproof suit absorbs and stores the energy of hostile blows.

The new E doesn't have a lot of body movement either, but you can feel the advanced suspension setup absorbing the brunt of the blows.

The frame will absorb the initial impact of the collision, and the airbags will deploy to help cushion the blow.

The iBallz are actually pretty well conceived: four balls, connected by stretchable cord, protect your e-book reader from drops by absorbing the blow, and also keep a resting device elevated just high enough off of a table to save it from spills.

Apple, publishers, Amazon, and ebooks» future: The ebook industry absorbed a blow this week when the U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple and five of the largest book publishers for antitrust violations involving price - fixing for ebooks.

«We can not blow up, we can only bleed to death,» Taleb says, and bleeding to death, absorbing the pain of steady losses, is precisely what human beings are hardwired to avoid.

This class felt great for taking on multiple foes and juggling them in the air with a flurry of blows or pulling in L2 to switch to a defensive stance and absorbing all incoming damage with a perfectly timed dodge.

The same rules apply to you, as well - absorb just one blow from the rooms of enemies you must extinguish, and its your blood festooning the floor.

Her most notable tool is Azami, a counter-stance that lets you absorb an enemy blow and immediately follow up with a number of different attacks.

She can absorb entire magazines of ammo — only well placed headshots or blows from melee weapon can take this elementary schoolers» nightmare down.

The almost manic sense of exhilaration expressed in the mash - up — fans used to blow air currents across a work's surface, tires, coke bottles, taxidermy, a bed, or any of the innumerable curiosities Rauschenberg absorbed into the Combines — amazingly retains much of its punch, even after so many years and so much reproduction in art history texts.

That's not only a big financial blow for a medium - sized or small gallery to absorb, it means that scores of new clients are being appropriated by these other bigger galleries.

Photons of sufficient energy are absorbed by oxygen molecules and as a result the atoms of the oxygen are «blown» apart.

There are a few clues that maybe CO2 doesn't idle the centuries away aloft, and that (I know you'll be shocked) the Climate Commission (and IPCC) have overstated things: If emissions are absorbed by the global system in a matter of months, it rather blows the idea that we have to act decades ahead to stop the catastrophe.

Not only will a cover keep dust and other particulates from accumulating on surfaces, but also good can absorb some of the blows should you accidentally bump your car with another car door, ding it with a shovel handle, or have something fall from the rafters.