Sentences with phrase «agonising for»

Agi had anchored his request to the Chief Judge on the grounds that it would be agonising for his Lamido and the other defendants to be subjected to the trial afresh when the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had already called 18 witnesses before Justice Ademola's court.

Agonising for the League Two side.

It was agonising for the home side, but Saville, who joined Wolves from Chelsea in 2014, had let his old club off the hook.

It was Cardinal Emmett Carter of Toronto who after he had hesitated and agonised for months finally gathered him in:

People can agonise for years never mentioning that they hallucinate.»

I agonised for all of two seconds about cancelling the hair appointment, but my regrowth was making me look like a greying skunk.

Not exact matches

It used to cause much anguish, agonising over the reason (s) why, but today I feel stronger for this particular path.

Furthermore, those approaches, sometimes found in Catholicism, which tend to depict God's coming as Man and his agonised death on the Cross as more than was strictly necessary or as under the primary control of evil are insufficient for meeting the modern challenge of allowing God to be God.

The next paragraph drove home the agonising dilemma facing the followers of a movement which has always been profoundly loyal to the papacy, most of whom were undoubtedly hoping for the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope John Paul's successor: «TheVatican ruling, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, indicates that the Pope accepts that there is substance to the charges against Fr Maciel, some of which date back to the 1940s.»

Here i agonise between supplying an antibioitic to a state childrens ward that has had none for over 3 months or milk powder to the same ward.

There had been little time for deeply depressive agonising in the months since November of 1517; and there had been a good deal for Luther to be pleased with.

«A crowd with agonised expressions collected round me, showed the utmost concern for me, and did all they could to help me.

Inside the club Wenger is infamous for taking an age, agonising over decisions — unable to make his mind up till it is too late.

That is a joke of a comment.I wonder what Arsenal fans can defend him apart from his stats when he's at his best.He is average when at his best and very very average at his worst.Stop overhyping this guy.Just so you know I'm not scared to say it like people here.I rank him with the likes of Chamakh and other average strikers who are just being given world class service upfront.I wish he never plays for Arsenal again and its agonising when I ever see him play.France is going out to be honest and it ai nt because he isnt gonna play.

I have agonised over whether you put Alexis or Walcott for Spurs game.

Agonising stuff... the points are all that matters in this one... no one really at their best today... bellerin probably best for us today... wenger has to teach these players how to press though if he wants to move to the next level...

Villa fell to defeat in their Championship opener against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, as their agonising wait for a win in a competitive game went on.

Personally, like many, we just wait for those 3 agonising years to finish... We will have better days after that, but it will come at a price because the next manager will have to «clean» the place up.

Instead he opted for a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur — a decision Fergie still agonises over a decade later [London Evening Standard].

«This has been the toughest decision of my life and one which both me and my family have agonised over for a good deal of time,» he said.

West Ham haven't been involved in continental football since 2006, when they were rewarded for their agonising FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool the previous season.

His Midas touch in the competition was in evidence again after the shock selection of Oscar, who he admitted the club might not have convinced to join them had they not ended their agonising wait for Champions League glory.

So now that we're all champing at the bit in the agonising wait for kick - off, here are two reasons to be even more nervous about this match - here are two reasons that winning would be so goddamn significant for us.

Real have beaten Atletico in each of the past three seasons in the Champions League, including twice in the final in agonising circumstances for the red and white part of Madrid in 2014 and 2016.

We read the medal citations in the papers, but this is the unsanitised version - the reality of crouching in a slit trench under mortar attack, the agonising wait for helicopter support, the heat, the thirst, the dirt, the monotony of ration packs, the fear, the chilling sounds and smell of war.The theme of the book is set by Fergusson's intricate account of the Siege of Now Zad.

One of the most agonising moments of the hustings (apart from Smith getting booed for calling out anti-Semitism) was the section on the advancement of women.

Every week we are seeing new examples of serious failures of care, unacceptable delays for treatment, cancelled operations, and agonising waiting times for people suffering from mental health problems.

The country was bruised and vulnerable throughout the year, and remains ripe for further existential agonising in 2013.

I appreciate that established conventions might need to be varied to accommodate a coalition Government, with the coalition partners voting differently in certain circumstances, but it surely can not be right for Ministers, including the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today, to agonise publicly in newspapers about whether they are going to support the Government in the Division Lobby.

Nowhere is this more damaging than in society's agonising over multiculturalism, which Wilson views as fertile ground for discussions on liberty.

David Miliband has until Wednesday to decide whether he wants to stand in elections for the shadow Cabinet, as he agonises over whether to continue in frontline politics.

One close ally said he was agonising about his future — less than 48 hours ahead of tomorrow evening's deadline for standing in the shadow cabinet elections.

I prefer a narrower maxim: namely that complex, over-nuanced political messages stand little chance of gaining traction, for the simple reason that most people have lives and do not agonise over the details that so absorb politicians and the commentariat.

It's because they find pensions too complicated and inflexible, and most young people face an agonising choice of either saving to buy a home or saving for their retirement.

But the agonising question for surviving Liberal Democrats now is whether the near - obliteration of the party could have been avoided.

By that time inadequate controls meant infected beef had been in the human food chain for years, and there were fears of a mass plague of agonising, invariably fatal vCJD.

So when that message hits your inbox, give thanks that the person has elected not to waste your time and don't for one moment agonise over why.

'' (These results show) we're seeking true compatibility and personal connections,» explained Sarah Mason, «and that despite what we may think and agonise over, habits and physical traits really don't account for much when it comes to finding a long term partner.»

Adelaide captain Taylor Walker has opened up about the day he found out about Phil Walsh's murder, detailing the agonising task of having to inform some of Get in touch with others looking for give or receive information about Yorkshire surnames beginning with W.

His pain is recognisable, agonising, and, supported by Clint Mansell's riveting score, it will leave you gasping for breath.

It comes at the end of a long night, and it's the one most keenly anticipated by the producers themselves who now have their moment of glory as the people for whom this award represents years of agonising work and instances of what Jerry Maguire called the «up - at - dawn pride - swallowing siege that I will never fully tell you about».

That is not to say that the director compromised his style in any way; many will still find his glacial pacing, aversion to traditional narrative and the film's almost total lack of action an agonising ordeal, but for those willing to open themselves up to Hou's cinematic majesty, the results are intoxicating and mesmerising in a way no other film could accomplish in 2015.

Watching our hero fall for Summer is agonising in many ways.

When Elio sits outside at dusk, agonising over Oliver's absence and awaiting his return, his face is clouded by a flickering silver haze — a malfunction in the film negative that Mukdeeprom and Guadagnino decided to keep for the way it evokes a clouded memory.

He momentarily switches to slow motion, and the ox seems to hang for an agonised second in the air.

Bordeaux, rush - hour, and we're stuck for an agonising 45 minutes, inching around the ring road.

We've been agonising over these decisions for some time now but share prices have kept on rallying.

Methinks not... But then again, I've actually been consistently bullish on the Irish market for the past 4 years now — which I'm v pleased by, except when I agonise over the fact I capitalised far too little on such prescience.

Why agonise whether Ryanair (RYA: ID) is really worth its estimated 17.2 P / E, for example, when Delta (DAL: US), United Continental (UAL: US) & American (AAL: US) trade on an average 6.6 P / E?!

Which, for the average investor, are ridiculously long odds to be agonising over... so in reality, we waste years & decades sabotaging our returns, fighting a rising tide as we try (fearfully & unsuccessfully) to duck & weave in / out of the market.