Sentences with phrase «against the ropes in»

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.

Not exact matches

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.»

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

He began to talk to us about how rope, when tied against the skin in certain places, will release endorphins and other chemicals.

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.

Remember when we had troubled times, where we fought with our parents and rebelled against them, when we despised our brothers and sisters for their prominent talents, and when we felt God has abandoned us and left you in the abyss of sin, not lending you the escape rope?

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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.

But all eyes ultimately turn to the fleet - tongued Ali, charming in his training routine and fierce against George Foreman via the celebrated «rope - a-dope.»

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.

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.

I could hear them like voices in my own head — why has this boy stopped talking, queer as a winged snake is he, leant against the wall with such a look on his face, would be handsome if he weren't so sullen, what a chest he has, deep as a wrestler's, how does it spring from those twisted haunches to which are pawled legs like hanks of rope, oh god, his ribcage is heaving as if at any moment he may vomit, maybe he is ill, boy what is your problem, alas, my wordless enquiries cause his convulsions to grow worse, I think he may be going to have a fit, what will I do if he dies, oh dear, my further anxious attempts to communicate, with twisting «wherefore» hand motions and raising of eyebrows, seem to cause violent shudders, bugger's lips are writhing in some kind of agony, should a doctor be called, where can one find a doctor in this place, where the hell am I anyway, what the fuck am I doing here?

In her third Oak Knoll thriller, Hoag does a wonderful job portraying a woman at the end of her rope consumed by frustration and guilt, up against pure evil.

Chong Park, a partner at Ropes & Gray law firm, is representing the ABA and the individual plaintiffs in this suit against the USDE.

PetPals Group — Kitty for a Cause Furniture Kitty For a Cause cat furniture collection features a color - blended paper rope in the color pink, which honors the fight against breast cancer.

As you progress, Bess gains various tools that are immediately helpful in the next area, for example the ability to control factory robots to help with puzzles (by telling them to activate buttons, move crates or stand on push plates), or the ability to glide on ropes between small isolated platforms, or even grabbing a chicken against its wishes so you can fly across a larger gap.

There's just nothing weirder for newcomers than buying the next entry in a landmark fighting franchise, only to find there's no way of learning the ropes other than being beaten up against them

This stage would feature a simple flat platform with elastic ropes on either side which players can use strategically in striking their opponents with greater force, or for knocking their adversaries against, only to rebound right back into another powerful blow.

In the background, meanwhile, large, vibrant collages are strung together with rope, with the words «ME ME FAIRY» projected against the wall behind them — a tarot card (the Hanged Man) rotating in the centrIn the background, meanwhile, large, vibrant collages are strung together with rope, with the words «ME ME FAIRY» projected against the wall behind them — a tarot card (the Hanged Man) rotating in the centrin the centre.

It was like the Day of the Locusts, with people pushing up against this velvet rope that separated Jean - Michel from the thronging mass, and Jean - Michel was letting in whoever he thought was appropriate.

In the same year Kounellis exhibited «Senza titolo (Untitled)», which consisted of raw wool, rope and a wooden structure all leaning against a wall.

For the High Line, Carron presents Wall Bell, a tocsin — or alarm bell — inspired by hand bells common in Switzerland and installed against a wall on the High Line, with a rope for visitors to ring it.

The plaintiff's father filed a premises liability lawsuit against the town that owned and maintained the lake, arguing that the town was negligent in allowing the rope swing to remain on the property and for failing to provide signage about the dangers involved in using the rope swing.

Time to consider which side of your bread is being buttered, and by who, and it ain't the up - side by first - class professionals, but rather, it is predominantly the dark underside by here - today - gone - tomorrow realturds and / or long - term learned - the - ropes realturds (playing along with the industry - centric rules against slagging other realturds), not to mention too many low - life - ignoring realturd - supporting self - serving ASSociation officials living off of realturds» dues - dollars (of which there are many more than non-realturds» dues dollars in my opinion), and that, my friend, is the problem that Chris and many others within ORE have not only recognized, but who have the gonads to break ranks with the devil that they know and rightfully kick sand in its face.