Sentences with phrase «already picked over»

The competition is tougher and they have already picked over 200 books.

And so what if they are there, they're already picked over.

Not exact matches

Going in on a group gift can be another way to make the most of your budget, especially if the registry has already been picked over and only big - ticket items remain, said Glantz.

If Albertans aren't already asking who will pick up the tab when the party's over, then they certainly should be.

The minister of citizenship and immigration has already picked a fight this year with Amnesty International over his plan to enlist the public's help in identifying and rounding up fugitives suspected of hiding in Canada from their alleged past behaviour as war criminals.

If you wait later in the week, they will have already been picked over and you are better off waiting until early the following week.

Rather than go highlighting or cherry picking different stories in the ancient text that point to very disturbing characteristics, (because that would bog us down away from my point and launch a ti.t for tat against someone who has already displayed belief over evidence is what matters to him), I will add to my «doctrine» statement that has inflamed and dominated your attention.

I sat down and looked it over cover to cover, and I've already picked out what I want for breakfast tomorrow.

12 ounce dried cannellini beans, picked over and rinsed 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 or 5 cloves garlic, minced 2 medium stalks celery, very thinly sliced, plus any leaves from the head of celery 3 leeks, white and light green part thinly sliced (about 3 cups) Pinch of red pepper flakes 2 large heads escarole, well - washed and chopped 4 cups vegetable stock (recommend Imagine No - Chicken broth) 1 15 - oz can tomatoes, with juice (not puree), well chopped (or use Eden brand diced tomatoes, which are already finely chopped) 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (optional) 2 tablespoons chopped flat - leaf parsley (optional)

Nut milk bags work so much better because they are already bag - shaped, don't stretch over time, are resistant to picking up stains or food odors, and can be machine washed.

Most over there don't even like the idea of adding multiple draft picks to their team this year due to them being so young already.

The Milwaukee Bucks have already surrendered picks for Jason Kidd rather recently... and they are a team that should be looking for the veteran piece over a young rookie.

He's already made himself a popular figure at Tottenham given that he picked them over Chelsea, as reported by The Sun, with Antonio Conte said to have been very keen on a reunion with the Spaniard after their stint working together at Juventus.

The Arsenal and England international forward Danny Welbeck already seemed to be struggling a little for form when he picked up his thigh injury in the win over West Ham on the Sunday after christmas.

A primetime win over the Eagles will make Atlanta a popular pick this week, although we have already seen some early reverse - line movement here.

The bad blood between the two strikers was picked up on by various Arsenal fans and with questions already being aimed at Sanchez over his attitude, could this be a further sign of his unhappiness at not getting the transfer away from Arsenal he wanted?

The manager of the Chile national team, Jorge Sampaoli, has already given the Gunners a fright this week by admitting that he played our star striker for the full 90 minutes against Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match, despite knowing that he was not fully fit and so was at risk of aggravating the injury Alexis picked up during the Premier League win over Manchester United.

Even if everything sorts itself out over the next few games, and the defence coheres as the games get a little easier, then Hughes has already managed to pick up one unwelcome distinction.

It was for this reason that he was picked to play for the England U20 side to play in the ongoing Toulon Tournament, and he has already scored in both games so far, a 3 - 3 with Morocco and a 2 - 1 victory over the Ivory Coast.

While the boss was quite positive in an Arsenal.com report about the knocks picked up by Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott in the win over Bournemouth he also suggested that the right back Matthieu Debuchy is more serious and with our first choice Hector Bellerin already on the injury list this is bad news and just highlights how bad our luck is.

Arsenal obviously needed to pick up some Premier League points, even if you are like me and feel that our top four hopes are already over, but with all the negativity around the club and the team being on the worst away run and the worst league position since Arsene Wenger took over, we also needed Arsenal to get back to something like the way we can play.

I loved that based on a short questionnaire, «looking me over,» and our first 5 - 10 minutes of conversation and trying things on, Doreen totally got my style; her amazing picks helped me stay true to what I love (for example, this amazing tuxedo lapel jacket I wore during travel to / from California) and integrate beautifully into what I already own.

Poke your head into the art galleries, pick up a few locally crafted jewels and — if your baby has already turned into a toddler — head over to UNESCO - sponsored playground on Place - Royale filled with pirate ships and cannons.

Your child should already be introduced to solid foods, over six months of age, and expressing an interest and ability to pick up finger foods by using the pincer grasp.

Read Scott Martin has already picked up on the first Obama / Biden online display ad, which started running on Time.com at 5 Eastern this morning — only two hours after the veep announcement went out over text.

County Attorney Christine Malafi, who picks firms for county title work, said she rotates business among different companies and that most of the law firms used were already doing work for the county before she took over.

Over 50 religious leaders, have already come out in support of Comrie and he recently picked up the endorsement of District Council 37 (DC37), New York City's Largest Public Employee Union and the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA) Union.

But Ms Harman said MPs would be able to have their say following her statement next Wednesday, adding: «Do you actually think that it's right that this House should pick over the questions of our allowances when we've already decided to actually make that the responsibility of an independent agency?»

Republicans are already doing a happy dance over this — an easy seat to pick off in 2010.

MANHATTAN — Three separate groups are preparing to sue if Cathie Black is granted a waiver to become the city's next schools chancellor, threatening to delay an already contentious battle over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's pick.

I realize that most of us have started school already, but I wanted to show you all a few things I picked up shopping over the last couple of weeks.

Over the weekend, I picked up this lightweight semi-sheer dress and I've already broken it in!

The NSale isn't on already picked - over summer product or pieces that didn't sell in the spring — it's on the stuff everyone is going to be wearing come September through the winter.

I could ask my gay friends to pick up artisanal popcorn on their way over for dinner, instead of having them just show up with a bag of ice that's already frozen into a brick.

I saw a lot of good stuff over there, but I would only let myself pick two things (since these already are expensive months).

I've mentioned a few great sale picks already in this post but before you take a deep dive into the huge sale selection, here is the best of what's on sale: 1 The Telaim Lace Dress (now $ 219 + 40 % off) would be beautiful for parties, or wear a sweater or blazer over it for work.

Today's look sort of unintentionally highlights some of the trends you'll no doubt be seeing all over the place this fall, some of which have already been picking up steam this summer: raw - edged denim, statement sleeves, embroidery and mule flats.

Book a foraging walk with former gastropub owner John Rensten and over the next two and a half hours he'll show you which plants you can scoff as well as letting you taste dishes and drinks he's made from wild food he's already picked.

The Black Panther solo film established a rich array of characters, like Shuri and M'Baku, all of whom could pick up the mantle after T'Challa's reign is over (if it isn't already...).

Those who plan to pick the game up on PC, might wish to give the minimum and recommended PC specs the once over if they haven't already.

Only a minority group of PC gamers, like yourself (not meant to be offensive) would pick this over the already huge library of MMO RPGs on the PC as well as ESO and FFXIV.

Pre-loading through Steam has already begun, meaning anyone can download and play the persistent MMORPG title throughout the weekend with progress being saved should you feel like picking up the subscription-less package once it's over.

The 2015 Sundance Film Festival hasn't even started yet (it's still over a month away), but one of the in - competition films has already been picked up for distribution.

I did everything online and over the phone so I already had my vehicle picked out.

There are over 100 car, SUV, and pick - up truck versions on the market today that already meet 2020 or later standards, suggesting that automakers should be well - positioned to meet future average standards through additional application of those technologies.

My truck was towed into the Mercedes - Benz dealership on Monday January 15th I was told that I would be able to get a loaner on the next day which would have been January 16th I understand due to all the bad weather that they may have not been open on the 16th of January so I didn't worry about it on the 17th when I called to see what was going on then turn tell me they were trying to see if they could get the warranty company to pay for the part which I was told was $ 1,400 by Frankie at this time I asked him what about a loner car well he in turn told me that it wouldn't take but a day to put the part on because they already had I was already been inconvenience because my truck is there I have no transportation and I work for the hospital so I have to get back and forth to work so after Saturday morning of my mom's passing I called the dealership and spoke with the young lady and she told me all the time cars had been taken for people that had appointments for them now at that point I'm thinking to myself while I'm a customer as well why wasn't I call to pick up a rental car so she in turn told me that she wouldn't have the manager call me back and indeed he did call me back but when he call me back he let me know that they did have a loaner cars and that they would be closing in 30 minutes well I live in Pearland and they're over by Greenway Plaza so that was no way I would have made it to get a car and he let me know that they're trying to wait to see what the warranty company it's going to do don't steal mind you I don't have a loaner car due to the fact they were closing in 30 minutes and I needed to get a ride back all in the same token my mom has passed so he went on to say that he had spoke with Brian from AutoNation Chrysler Jeep and he had told him that he would give him the family discount which was $ 1,200 if they were going to fix the car now mind you if the warranty company is going to fix the car they're going to charge them $ 1,200 but I was told by Frankie that I had to pay $ 1,400 to have this car fixed that I've only had two months that I had a 90 day warranty on but it doesn't cover the port so once he told me he was charging AutoNation Chrysler Jeep the 1200 I told him I didn't think that was fair to me that I would have to pay 1400 at that point when he noticed he had told me the price he would on to say that oh well it may be 1200 or it may be a little lower than 1200 and I informed him once again had to prepare things for my mother's funeral and then have to come up with $ 1,200 on repairs for a car I've only had two months I really don't think it's fair and if I have to pay the 1200 I'll have to I'll just have to come out of pocket with it but I will take it as high as I have to because if you have a 90 day warranty the car came from Mercedes - Benz Greenway Plaza someone should make it right.

I already had two Mitsus, so, I had to pick the I - MiEV over the Leaf.

Just picked up my new 2011 328i yesterday with M Sport Package and I have already put over 100 miles on the car.

That's precisely what happened when TechCrunch's MG Siegler posted his article only a few hours ago, an article that already has over 2,000 «likes» on Facebook and has been picked up by tech watchers all across the internet, jamming Twitter for a while as the news spread.

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