Sentences with phrase «against rope»

If you've got larger books you're keeping, use them to rest against the rope instead of bookends.

When the Ugandan police confiscated him, he was as white as paper beneath his hair from lack of sunlight, and two slashes in his groin oozed pus where he had struggled against the rope that tethered him.

The annoying thing about this team is that they always perform when their backs are against the rope.

I think for him to put on the performance he did against Golovkin and (most significantly in my eyes) avoid taking any clean shots even though he was squared up against the rope for half the fight says a hell of a lot about the mans defensive capabilities.

Against the ropes — beaten back by the shear power of logic and reason.

When the SPUDS had us against the ropes and were pushing forward was the time to get creative, change tactics and bring players with new ideas i.e TR7 BUT then Le Prof subs our best player, true it was not Cazorlas best game, but by far was not as bad as RAMBO....

«He can be a beast when he wants to be,» a mustached Mexican - American said of Carthron as he drove Beauty Salon against the ropes.

There were moments where he did just what he should, wedging Beauty Salon against the ropes, and whacking him with hooks and the occasional uppercut.

McGregor opens the fourth round by pinning Mayweather against the ropes and opening up some combinations.

BROOKLYN — I have Bang Bang Barry Malone pinned up against the ropes of the ring with his hands up.

The hits here are real, and the pain of landing flat on your back or getting your neck squeezed against the ropes is no joke.

That he was the ultimate heel, the guy who spent his career making other wrestlers into heroes, slamming his body against the ropes and mat again and again so his competitors could wear the shiny, heavy belts of victory.

For the remaining 13 rounds, often with his back against the ropes and Duran squarely in front of him, Leonard remained flat - footed — trading shots, countering, slipping punches, going to the body behind upper - cuts with both hands.

Golovkin's specialty is breaking his man down against the ropes, yet he couldn't do that against Canelo, despite having ample opportunity to do so.

Cotto was able to trap Floyd against the ropes much of the fight and dig to the body, and eventually that opened up hard shots to the head that did draw blood from the nose of «Money.»

winning to Man City is seen by some as a prowess and the resurgence of WENGERS glory days, well I don't see it that way, some see it as an outstanding victory first because we were not beaten merciless and then we scratched a win to a Man City that btw is not at it's best... we had an awful game yesterday, yes we got the points but unconvincing to say the least... WENGER is willing to change!!!!!!??? YES only when pressure mounted and for the first time his job was questioned, why did not happen before, we all know that the stubborn deluded man would have change nothing on his own accord if it wasn't because he was against the ropes....

Instead, he figured out the best strategy was to lay back against the ropes, lean back as far as he could, cover his face with his gloves and as much of his body as he could with his arms and let Foreman pound at him.

By this point there was little doubt as to Washington's talent, and despite the fact that she would be overshadowed by such big names as Anthony Hopkins and Meg Ryan in such subsequent efforts as Bad Company, The Human Stain, and Against the Ropes, she still managed to make an impression with a series of memorable supporting roles.

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She has also co-starred in Fantastic Four and its sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, Miracle at St. Anna, I Think I Love My Wife, Little Man, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, She Hate Me, Against the Ropes, The Human Stain and Save the Last Dance.

A close range character who finds themselves up against the ropes can swap out with a long range partner, totally throwing off your opponent's timing and tactics.

This is especially useful for moments where a particularly difficult sequence has you against the ropes.

Kerry made her feature film debut in Our Song in 2000, and has since co-starred in Fantastic Four and its sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer, I Think I Love My Wife, Little Man, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, She Hate Me, Against the Ropes, The Human Stain, and Save the Last Dance for which she received a Teen Choice Award for Best Breakout Performance.

The launch - event venue weaves from Düsseldorf, Germany, to a place called Spa in Belgium, and on the short stretches of unrestricted autobahn it punches hard and then pins you against the ropes, speed building with a frightening relentlessness.

There are so many layers to the plot within this book as all of the characters find themselves more than just against the ropes and in situations that will endanger the West Family and themselves.

Our Alaskan huskies were ready to run, and they barked and yowled and strained against their ropes.

In my defense, I did have him up against the ropes in the beginning but blew myself up with my own missile to start off -1 — 0.

The Wii U was a commercial failure, and, while it did not put them even close to shutting down, it has put their back against the ropes.

My favourite is the tag team mode which allows either you or your ally to distract the referee or even hold your opponent against the ropes makes that makes for some exhilarating wrestling fun.

Not exact matches

THE founders of Kinetic IT had little time to learn the ropes when they entered the information technology market almost 15 years ago, immediately facing off against industry heavyweights CSC, IBM and

Forged in Fire features competitors who bring their best blades — Bowie knives, Viking Seax, Japanese Katana, etc — and test their blade - wielding skills against some pretty cool challenges: Hacking ice blocks, a variety of metals, ropes and tubes and crates... and even some flying watermelons.

A man at the end of his rope decides to hope against all the odds, to remember the Rock when he feels himself to have been left in the dust: «For I shall again praise him, my help and my God.»

For Catholics, the Rosary has played an analogous role as a spiritual «rope» as a means to enter heaven and as a means of fortification against adversaries, spiritual and temporal.

Federico Fazio has been found wanting against some of English football's quicker talents, Jan Vertonghen is infuriatingly inconsistent and Eric Dier is still learning the ropes after shifting from full - back.

In game 5 of their first - round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, the two - time defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons were right where they have always felt most comfortable: on the ropes.

We are definitely not out of the woods yet, we won today, but worryingly we were on the ropes for the last 10 minutes, against West Brom, who, no disrespect, aren't the toughest nut in the barrel, so there is no room for complacency in Wenger's mind.

With Clemson on the ropes in overtime, two Williams carries gained 25 yards and iced the win, but even with those two bursts, Williams is averaging just 3.4 yards per carry in two games against power competition this year.

there is no good reason that he didn't throw body shots against Canelo on the ropes in the middle rounds.

He was straight up using the rope for it against «taker and the ref didn't break it either.

If he could not find the answer against a Chelsea side on the ropes who had to resort to getting key Arsenal players sent off to stand a chance, what chance does he have against players riding a wave and chomping at the bit, straining at their chains trying to get at us.

Arsenal were on the ropes against Tottenham for most of the first half, and it seems that effectively we were playing with ten men for the whole 45 minutes as there was something very wrong with Santi Cazorla from the start.

At times it required a resistant and resentful tug - of - war in which my Pre-Mommy self strained at the rope against Motherhood, unwilling to yield up one more inch of ground.

To turn the lemon - shaped viruses into cylinders, the ropes have to slide against each other, Lawrence said.

Previous studies have found that the males rub this rope tissue against a female's stomach to seduce them.

For more serious and potentially fatal falls — those categorized as above «factor two» — the brake - like properties of the ideal rope «would better protect you against hurting yourself or dying.»

I normally have an athlete grab the rope and place their feet against the rack and lean back lowering themselves little by little and then climbing back (as demonstrated in the video).

On a whim, I decided to set up T - Bar Rows using a barbell with one loading sleeve jutted up against the G - Rex and used a Rope as the gripping surface and to my surprise, it felt OUTSTANDING!

Cardio Between Sets Grab a jump rope and make friends with it, because this could be your greatest ally in the war against body fat.

Place the bench lengthwise against the cable stack, leaving enough room that it doesn't get in the way of the rope.

The rope detail keeps it from sitting totally flat against my skin, so I can pair it with a watch or layer it with other bracelets.