Sentences with phrase «as a blood sport»

They have been dubbed the «shouting heads» — television pundits who treat political discussion more as blood sport than reasoned argument.

That film — brutally shocking in its misanthropy, with its use of words as blood sport — was a risk - taking revelation for its time.

However, in Black Swan, those excesses are highlighted almost as a blood sport in which there are no winners.

Jake Gyllenhaal Wrecked Himself for Nightcrawler, and Here's Why Nightcrawler review: Journalism as blood sport

Not exact matches

Given that Senator John McCain, who famously called MMA «human cockfighting» and a «blood sport», called for a nationwide ban in the US, which fell on deaf ears, should the UK government ban MMA and professional boxing as some other nations, such as Sweden, have?

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

I have just understood that Arsenal's majority share holder — Stan Kroenke, is launching a TV channel, in the UK, dedicated to the blood sport of hunting endangered wild animals such as lions, rhinos and elephants.

It sadly is Sue, we have a divided fan base, an majority shareholder who is (in my opinion) using our clubs assets to secure lending on his other sporting investments, a board who quite frankly see us fans as customers rather than supporters as shown by the chairman's AGMs performance, players who aren't signing new contracts, if you cut Ian Wright and others open you'd see cannons in their blood with some of our players now you'd find image rights and pound signs.

It's almost as if they're trying to turn it into a gentlemen's sport instead of the blood sport it used to be.»

But basketball, oddly, was in her blood, as her father Danny played for Blackburn College in England and quickly steered his tall daughter to his favorite sport.

When blood sodium levels are low, the thirst drive is affected too, so the key is to rehydrate with fluids containing sodium, such as sport drinks.

In general, children who play sports are more fit than adults; as a result, their cardiovascular systems supply more blood to injured areas of their bodies, speeding the healing process.

Some define angling as a «blood sport» and emphasise the pain and suffering endured by the fish - although scientific opinion on this differs.

Politics has been a blood sport in South Buffalo for, well, probably forever, certainly as far back as my memory goes.

«We extended this biomarker research to the domain of professional sports to test its merit as an objective and rapid way to determine players» severity of brain injury,» says lead author, Robert Siman, PhD, Research Professor of Neurosurgery at Penn. «This blood test may aid neurobiologically - informed decisions on suitability for return to play following a sports - related concussion.»

«These results show that SNTF has promise as a blood biomarker for sports - related concussion and beyond.

Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1.9 million children younger than 18 years have a sport - or recreation - related concussion each year in the United States.1 This injury is biomechanically induced, with symptoms resulting from neuronal dysfunction due to functional and neurometabolic alterations rather than gross structural abnormalities.2 Compared with boys involved in similar activities, girls experience higher rates of sport - related concussion,3 - 7 report more severe symptoms,8 - 11 demonstrate worse cognitive impairment,8 - 10, 12 and take longer to recover.11 The neural mechanisms behind these postconcussion sex differences are poorly understood but have been attributed to differences in neuroanatomy and physiology, 13 cerebral blood flow, 14 and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.15 - 17

«I think this study will pinpoint the importance of continuing preventative safety measures in sports [and doing what we already know] to reduce the risk of dementia, such as avoiding excess alcohol intake and high blood pressure,» Peter Nordstrom said.

As some bodybuilders would explain in a poetic tone, becoming great in the sport of pumping iron is all about «blood, sweat and tears» — you have to be willing to do whatever it takes in order to maximize your gains.

Rubs with methyl salicylate may also interact with blood - thinning prescription drugs, such as Plavix or Coumadin, used to prevent blood from clotting, says Brian J. Krabak, MD, sports - medicine physician at the University of Washingtons department of rehabilitation medicine.

He says the product is marketed as a gluten free sports drink, and supplies sodium and potassium as well as carbohydrate to help with low blood sugar.

«It is now evident that dietary cholesterol does not increase blood cholesterol as much, or if at all, as thought in the past,» says Tara Collingwood, R.D.N., a sports nutritionist in Orlando, Florida, official nutritionist for runDisney, and member of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (though she did not advise on the actual dietary guidelines).

A study published in the July 2012 issue of the journal «Current Sports Medicine Reports» found that resistance exercise, such as weight lifting, improves blood sugar control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing levels of hemoglobin A1c, or HbA1c, a blood marker that reflects blood sugar levels for three months prior to the blood test.

I can confirm that a strict fruitarian diet can certainly lead to low protein levels... as a strict fruitarian for a number of years (2 - 3 I estimate, but actually 5 if i count the time i ate minimal amounts of salad materials as well...), I had blood tests done at the end of this time and indeed my protein levels were low... Total protein was at 6.5 when the ideal is supposedly 7.5... And apart from this, my sports performance as judged by my teachers, was suffering (though I did not feel this in my own body — I was used to performing at that level and felt it as normal for me... and i was newer to the sport than a lot of them... i had great, better than most endurance... which was very satisfying... but apparently I just did not have the physical strength that others with less endurance may have had...) something which immediately improved as I added more protein to my diet....

Digestive disorders, blood sugar and adrenal disorders, detoxification programs, endurance sports nutrition, as well as prenatal health are very consistent areas of interest for Sara.

Cooling down also helps to regulate your blood flow, which is especially important for people who undertake endurance sports such as long distance running.

Fight as a modern - day mercenary gladiator in The Club, an underground blood - sport in which ruthless killers try earn respect and infamy in deathmatches.

Official Premise: Repentant convict Carl Lucas (Luke Goss)- aka Frankenstein - is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as Death Race.

And unlike assortative mating, blood - sport parenting, and legacy admissions to the Ivy League, it is within our power as educators and policymakers to influence children's acquisition of that language.

Supporters of choice claim that parents look mainly for the best academic opportunity for their children; critics charge that parents will just as often search for a school on the basis of ethnic, religious, or ideological preferences, the quality of the sports program, or how blue the student body's blood is.

That switch makes this Corvette a true dual - purpose machine — a sports car as well suited to daily commuting as it is to trouncing those expensive blue bloods on track day.

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a hot blooded sports car, but DMC says it's just good enough as a base car.

Each of the book's two - page spreads has a theme, such as «Blood Rush» (circulation), «Medical Marvels,» «A Way with Words» (language) and «On the Ball» (sports).

Its origins are murky: the Old English Terrier and Old English Bulldog were originally cross-bred to be used in blood sports such as bull and bear baiting.

They have lobbied for new laws and have achieved success in several campaigns including winning approval for Arizona's first «animal friendly» license plate and banning blood sports such as cock fighting and dog fighting.

Much like the Pitbull, this dog is used for blood sports, guarding property, and hunting dog as well as a war dog.

It is an irony that some of the AKC's most amiable breeds began their careers as ferocious gladiators in blood sports.

It's refreshing in an era where disagreeing is a public blood sport, to have someone present facts as they see them without name calling or berating the other parties as bad people.

Blood sports went underground, literally, as bullbaiting gave way to pit - dog fighting in cellars.

As dog fighting began to re-emerge in the 1980's, animal advocates put an increased focus on the cruel, barbaric and illegal blood sport.

As the public becomes more aware of the heinous practice of dog fighting and other blood sports in the country, laws are tightening and reported cases are on the rise.

They were breed to participate in blood sports such as bull baiting.

Eventually the practice of these blood sports was phased out or eliminated in 1835 as animal rights organizations like the RSPCA came into being

Last week, the ASPCA announced that it was appointing Terry Mills as their Animal Fighting Specialist — to provide training to law inforcement officers on how to investigate «blood sports» such as dog fighting and cock fighting.

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a medium - sized, short - coated breed of dog of English lineage and may be considered to be within the pit bull type cite web cite web cite book HistoryBefore the 19th century, blood sports such as bull baiting, bear baiting and cock fighting wer...

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