Sentences with phrase «absorbing blows for»

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 members.

Not exact matches

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.

The unorthodox strap designed for Marc Buoniconti's face mask not only forced his neck down into a vulnerable position but also restricted vital movement that is necessary to absorb a blow.

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.»

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.

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 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.

For months, the mayor absorbed blows from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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.

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.

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.

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.