Sentences with phrase «albatross which»

Represented by his deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, the governor said the forum should be an opportunity for Nigerians to remove the «albatross which the present position in the constitution of Nigerian constitutes on the country.»

Otherwise his contract becomes an albatross which prevents you from signing better players and not an asset.

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The devices, which at first gave Barnes & Noble a horse in the e-book race, have turned out to be an albatross for the company, with losses of almost $ 70 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year, on sales of only $ 211 million.

The albatross around Microsoft's neck is its insistence on bundling the Kinect motion and voice sensor with the console, which adds to the overall cost.

Exum could end up being the next Alec Burks in a lot of ways (injuries, skillset, contract), which has turned into an albatross.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

There is the small matter of the large albatross of NCAA sanctions surrounding SEC West rival Ole Miss, which is accused of allowing multiple players to receive impermissible benefits.

of course walcott is staying as no one will buy him unless we knock price down to 10m given his absurd wages... half whippet half albatross... good for league cup and thursday nights if he stays... which idiot upped his contract a couple of yeqars ago....

Our advice is that Mr. Governor should concentrate more time on how he would complete his «one way flyover bridge» which is fast becoming an albatross to the extent of his announcement that it is a federal government.

Cutting Medicaid spending, which had ballooned over the previous decade to more than $ 50 billion a year, was an albatross for both former Governor Eliot Spitzer and George Pataki.

But a key argument of his from 2014 campaign — winning 2 - to - 1 in the Democratic heavy suburban county — is now hobbled by his being unseated in a race in which President Donald Trump proved to be an albatross.

For decades, fragmentary fossils had hinted that extinct birds once had wingspans of 6 metres, more than twice that of the wandering albatross, which now holds the record.

Wandering albatrosses are rather inbred and genetically similar, because they always breed at the same colony at which they were fledged.

In the past three months, new studies have been published about killer whales, wandering albatross and trumpeter swans — all of which appear to be benefiting from climate change.

The island is home to a range of animals such as fur seals and macaroni penguins that depend upon krill, and others, such as black - browed albatrosses, which eat substantial amounts of krill as well as fish and squid.

So the mathematical model developed in studying the ants is applicable not only to very different kinds of animals which share just the feature that they have a home to return to, such as Albatrosses.

Black - footed albatross: A large, dark - plumed seabird that lives in northwestern Hawaii, the black - footed albatross is threatened by longline swordfish fisheries, which kill it as bycatch.

Among Laysan albatross, pairs of females may stay together as «socially monogamous» couples for more than 10 years, during which time they return to their shared nests every year to raise their chicks.

Unfortunately, the albatross for this production comes from the botched ending, which may give some closure to the tale but feels extremely abrupt and unsatisfying for all of the investment that we have put into the story up until that point.

A small collection of supplemental extras feature a clutch of Web links, a photo gallery, desktop images and four bonus video cuts (including a cover of Fleetwood Mac's «Albatross») from a 2004 Kraków show, but the best inclusion is a 22 - minute interview in which the brothers Cavanaugh discuss various parts of their musical inspiration (Live Aid ’85 was a kickstarter) and influences, which include usual suspects like Led Zeppelin, U2, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath but also, interestingly enough, Dire Straits.

/ Aston Martin Sports 1924 — Back on the Road / Sheffield Simplex Restoration Lord Riverdale tells of his search for and ultimate restoration of the only 45hp Sheffield Simplex / Vauxhall L Velox 1948 — Back on the Road / Austin Seven Arrow — Back on the Road / History on Albatross Motors in Coventry / Back Numbers Avaliability — Get you back issues here / Meetings Rallies Runs Celebrations Jubilees / The World Hour Record — Bill Boddy looks back on the attempts on one of the toughest records which started in 1907 / Original Silver Ghost, AX 201 from its conception to 1914 — Part one / The Motoring Library The regular appraisal of new and old motoring publications / 1904: Bill Boddy Replies The Sacred Cow?

The 4G version of the tablet also became somewhat of an albatross for T - Mobile as it could not move enough units to justify further support, which led both Dell and T - Mobile to essentially abandon it while Dell continued to support the Wi - Fi version with updates.

Note that Penguin Random House, which used to own AuthorSolutions, sold it off in January 2016, unloading what was probably seen as an albatross.

As a result, the credit they temporarily extended to themselves to maintain their current living expenses becomes a financial albatross tied around their necks which drags them even deeper in debt.

I am looking for a Tour Type Holiday which Combines the Large Land Mammals - Elephant, White Rhino, Leopard & Lion with the Sea Animals - Right Whale, Great White Shark & Albatrosses are there any Tour Operators which do this.

It's possible to take a tour onto the Otago Peninsula to view some of this diverse wildlife which includes Albatross and Fur Seals.

Put on your blue - footed booby shoes and marvel at these adorable sea birds which resemble a cross between a seagull and an albatross but with one significant difference, their bright turquoise feet.

Dining options include La Fuente Restaurant and Albatross Restaurant Bar which serve international cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Palenque Lobby Bar where you can sip cocktails whilst listening to music and the poolside Las Palmas Bar which serves American and Mexican snacks.

Albatross Room is fitted with 2 single beds which can be converted into a king size bed on request.

En route there are great birding opportunities which may include the Wandering Albatross, Royal Albatross, Black - browed Albatross, Light - mantled Sooty Albatross, Salvin's Albatross, Grey - headed Albatross, Northern and Southern Giant Petrel, Sooty Shearwater and Little Shearwater.

Like Homer Simpson's $ 82,000 albatross of a car — which featured extra-large cup - holders, three horns, and an engine that caused people «to think the world's coming to an end» — Resident Evil 6 is not only the most comprehensive Resident Evil game to date; this is the mea culpa fans have been demanding.

The developers probably took a cue from the Game Boy Bionic Commando for this one, in which the Albatross was the entire final level from there.

The tsunami of last year killed an estimated 110,000 Laysan and Black - Footed albatross chicks, which means bumper seasons for new chicks are needed more than ever.

However, the atoll faces tough battles every day: invasive plant species that damage the habitat of albatross and burrowing petrels often killing them; deadly plastic pollution, much of which ends up in the stomachs of chicks; climate change that causes ever larger and more lethal storms.

Birds nesting on low - lying islands being inundated by sea level rise — black - footed albatross, laysan albatross — and even the Hawaiian honeycreeper, which lives at higher altitudes, is being threatened by climate change too, in weird ways.

Originally a good luck omen for seafarers, but now more often a metaphor for the cursed, a new study hints at which could be more fitting for how albatrosses will fare under climate change.

These «unwanted» species, called bycatch, often include turtles, albatross, sharks, manta rays, and even dolphins, many of which are endangered.

«Curious albatross chicks are ingesting the lead - based paint chips, which causes a variety of painful ailments and ultimately, a slow death,» said Dr. Jessica Hardesty Norris, Seabird Program director with the national bird conservation group.

It blocks wind flow so that the nest sites near verbesina are much hotter which can cause the albatross chicks to overheat.

It's a hyper - vanity version of first - generation tech which is ostensibly intended to compete with high - end Swiss watches but likely won't appreciate in value and has the added albatross of becoming obsolete, unlike its «dumbwatch» counterparts.