Sentences with phrase «against the clock when»

Synopsis: Former race car driver Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is pitted against the clock when his wife is kidnapped by a mysterious villain.

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Similarly, a momentary and passing sensitivity to time, or even a lasting one, are well known phenomena: when a decision has to be made in a fairly short span of time; when a job to be done is so urgent that its accomplishment amounts to a struggle against time itself; or when in waiting for pleasant or unpleasant events one's gaze becomes increasingly fixed on the hands of the clock.

The Dallas Cowboys had a big offensive game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, yet clock management issues doomed the team when the game was on the line.

I can maybe understand a team sticking to their principles being only one goal down as a game draws to close, but when you're 2 - 0 down with the clock ticking, you clearly need a plan B. Plan A (get into the final third and make as many sideways passes as possible) hadn't worked at all against West Ham, and with say 10 minutes left, I couldn't believe we didn't just stick Mertesacker upfront with Giroud and hit long balls and early crosses!

On our fine run of form... «When you look at the games - United, Liverpool away and the character to come back from 2 - 1 down against Liverpool, obviously having missed the penalty and a minute left on the clock but great character from everyone and great character from Harry to take the second penalty as well - and another huge win today, so a massive seven points out of nine.

However, athletes have to be careful if they take dual enrollment classes at community colleges: sometimes, those courses might figuratively start their eligibility clocks and count against them when it comes to calculating how much eligibility they have left once they actually arrive on their campuses.

«At a time when the White House wants to turn back the clock on critical protections, it's more important than ever that we stand up against discrimination.»

She is especially concerned about the attrition rate of physician - scientists — men and women — who come up against the academic tenure clock at a time when many are starting families.

«When that first round of chemo fails, we're up against the clock and the timeframes are ruthless,» Professor Grimmond said.

OK, so not everyone is an early bird, and when the alarm clock goes off it's tempting to throw it against the wall and slip back into the sweet bliss of your dreams.

Waiting in line for an (overpriced) salad wastes time when you're up against the clock.

HOT BODY TIP: Keep in mind that when you work against the clock, you not only override your inner slacker (lol) you also bump your heart rate up enough to create what's known as the «afterburn effect» — which keeps you burning fat and excess energy for hours after your workout!

I got a chuckle out of the «knowing when you are tired» — I'm terrible about that when I'm sewing, it's like I'm working against the clock or something.

In reality most of us are fortunate enough to have something to wear so the drama can be very silly but when you're up against the clock and you don't know what to wear it can be a bit stressful.

When Fonny is falsely accused of rape before Tish finds out she's pregnant, family and a lawyer race against the clock to find evidence before the baby is born.

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate start to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.

Cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi's muted palette respectfully reflects the seriousness of the story, the chilly, humdrum environs and the frosty reception that greets the paper's investigation; while Howard Shore's unobtrusive score creates a sense of a story gathering momentum and keeps things nail - biting when they're up against the clock.

SYNOPSIS: When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate start to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out -LSB-...]

Geostorm: When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.

The film may be fashioned as a thriller, with a lot of racing against the clock and attempts to bargain with the kidnappers, but it's more noteworthy as a study of the corrupting influence of wealth, especially when that wealth exists simply so that a man can say that he has it.

But when Betsy — who looks just like Korman's late wife — begins to fall for her charismatic captor, the commitment - phobic Singer must race against the clock to track them down and win her back.

WHAT: When an angry investor (Jack O'Connell) who lost his life savings due to a bad stock tip takes financial guru Lee Gates (George Clooney) hostage during a live broadcast of his TV show, Lee and his producer Patty (Julia Roberts) must work against the clock to uncover the truth behind the alleged computer glitch that caused the crash.

But would it be as much fun on a trackday when you're not against the clock?

Although from behind the wheel, the Xcent feels quick enough, it still falls short of the other two when tested against the clock.

Against the Clock, One Car Dominates When you examine our instrumented testing numbers, the difference in lap times becomes completely understandable.

When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.

His purgatorial existence working for the State Department in Panama gets shattered when a routine errand becomes a race against the clock, battling adversaries for whom no price is too high to protect a secret that could topple the world order.

Caught between a hurricane and a deadly secret, Rick Harris struggles against a ticking clock when the wrong people show up at his door looking for shelter.

Not only that but sometimes objectives aren't clearly marked, which can be a problem when you are against the clock, so working as a team to find these objectives and complete them is often essential.

You are playing against the clock, but I don't really look at that and just keep going when the time runs out.

Even when you are racing against the clock, you rarely have to worry about it since you gain bonus time for collecting the fallen objects and power ups that add to the time.

Relevant to this question is the bankruptcy (automatic stay) tolling of time when a bankruptcy is active and whether that does or does not apply to the facts of this particular situation as to does the automatic stay of bankruptcy stop the statue of limitation clock (6 year clock in Washington State) in tolling the time to seek a claim against another party.

Wearing orange - tinted glasses reduces the amount of blue light that reaches your eyes Orange goggles aren't a failsafe, but, given you're already fighting against your body's internal clock when crossing time zones, you might want all the help you can get.

Like Puzzle Alarm Clock, users can set Sleep As Android's alarm clock to shut off only when tapped against an NFC tag, but the app also comes with a wealth of extras like sleep tracking and noise / snoring logging, Android Wear integration, and Clock, users can set Sleep As Android's alarm clock to shut off only when tapped against an NFC tag, but the app also comes with a wealth of extras like sleep tracking and noise / snoring logging, Android Wear integration, and clock to shut off only when tapped against an NFC tag, but the app also comes with a wealth of extras like sleep tracking and noise / snoring logging, Android Wear integration, and more.

It scores better than the Nexus 6P's Snapdragon 810, but is quite a bit slower when compared against the much higher clocked Kirin 950 in the Huawei Mate 8.

While it does have a clock speed advantage against the more popular MediaTek MTK6750, the older GPU might be a bottleneck when it comes to gaming performance.