Sentences with phrase «as a horse so»

And on the theory that there is no such thing as a horse so dead it doesn't have one more flog in it, merrily off we go, clutching our per diem.

Metes and Bounds: By Marty Douglas — In the spirit that there's no such thing as a horse so dead that it doesn't have one more flog in it: I recently received a letter from a reader of my August column, in which I frankly discussed my attitude toward the non-voter — those of us with the right to vote in a Canadian election, who, for a variety of reasons ranging from feeble to fervent, choose not to vote.

Metes and Bounds: By Marty Douglas - In the spirit that there's no such thing as a horse so dead that it doesn't have...

Except as some wag once said, «There's no such thing as a horse so dead it doesn't have one good flog left in it.»

In conclusion: «There is no such thing as a horse so dead that it doesn't have one last flog in it.»

Not exact matches

As so often happens, the dark horse lost.

That's even worse than it sounds: Commonly eaten farm animals are rarely euthanized, so the presence of those drugs raised the possibility that meat from horses or even dogs and cats from animal shelters had made it into the supply, as has been known to happen.

As so - called stalking - horse bidders, Sprint and Standard General will have to compete with potential rivals in a court - supervised auction.

I would love to move to a state with enough land and a warmer climate for my sons to ride their race bikes, my daughter to have the horse she dreams of and me to finally be at peace, I also believe that there should be someone home with the kids no matter what their ages are and as a single Mom with no family support or father involvement being at home for me is even more important, especially now that they are teenagers, There are no more nap times or time outs and the things you worry about during this age are so much more dangerous than falling down and hitting their heads as toddlers.

He acknowledged that there had been difficulties such as the recent so - called «Trojan Horse» affair at schools in Birmingham but stressed that Christians and Muslims needed to work together, not in opposition, in dealing with such issues.

For starters lay off the name calling and most importantly... if you had actually read what i said it was stated as follows will caps it just for you since you cant see well: WHERE YOU FEEL YOUR NOT WANTED OR OFFENDED!!!!! So come down off your high horse and know the facts before showing ignorance.

After all, it is argued, the Romans themselves did not appear to take it seriously (Vespasian's famous deathbed joke, «I think I am becoming a god» seems to indicate as much): it could only be believed by those who were either insane, such as Caligula, who went so far as to sacrifice to himself daily and made his beloved horse a high priest of his cult, or irredeemably barbarian and by implication, stupid, such as the Britons of Colchester who built an enormous temple to the Divine Claudius.

10 So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, «We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.»

7 So they fled away in the twilight and forsook their tents, their horses, and their asses, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.

For when in summer the peasant's horse stands in the meadow and throws up his head or shakes it, surely no one can know with certainty what that means; or when two of them who throughout their lives have walked side by side pulling in the same yoke are turned out at night, when they approach one another as if in intimacy, when they almost caress each other by movements of the head; or when the free horses neigh to one another so that the woods echo, when they are gathered on the plains in a big herd as if at a public meeting — assume then that they really could make themselves understood to one another.

In my conversations about this, people usually then turn to the book of Revelation and point out how when Jesus returns a second time, He is going to kill so many people that there will be a lake of blood 200 miles wide and as deep as a horse's bridle (Rev 14:20).

@Crazy Horse, «So on a more seemingly simple issue as family planning, the easiest answer, «fix me so I don't make babies» — is in every aspect against the teachings of Jesus and Scripture.&raquSo on a more seemingly simple issue as family planning, the easiest answer, «fix me so I don't make babies» — is in every aspect against the teachings of Jesus and Scripture.&raquso I don't make babies» — is in every aspect against the teachings of Jesus and Scripture.»

So Jehu wrote letters, and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, 2 «Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons, 3 select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.»

After all, the latter would entail divesting from the modern economy as a whole, since so many companies gain a distinct advantage from using gas - powered trucks rather than horse - drawn wagons, thus profiting from the production of fossil fuels.

If Jesus was like the first Joshua, Jesus would have not only agreed to have this woman stoned, but would have rounded up all her possessions, including Fido the dog, Fluffy the cat, and Mr. Ed the horse, along with the woman's sons and daughters, as well as her little makeshift house, and would have had them all stoned, and then when they were lying there crumpled and broken and bleeding on the ground, would have ordered oil to be poured on them all so they could be set on fire.

For example a century ago, the only transportation was the horse riding or camel or donkey and so on... you can not imagine at that time people would be thinking about travelling the globe in a day or two... and we do not know what is coming as every scientists theory is being abrogated by a new scientist and the old one becomes obsolete... these also proves that human theory can not be perfect and will never be perfect... there will always be modifications...

isn't that Evoulation in reverse?all other creatures on land have a thick skin (hair or wool) except humans!if God creates us he made us this way but provide us with the brain to complete our creation so we becomae as independent at other species using our heads; from riding a horse to a car to aplane to maybe self propelled engines?but why did we start covering ourselves: Are we really made with a built in shame or is it just the enviroment?

Insofar as they mean to be Christian, why should the assorted political advocates of today's churches ride so high a theological horse when they enter the public political arena?

Then the king said to Haman, «Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king's gate!

It would be absurd, for example, to ask for a definition of «the ideal horse,» so long as dragging drays and running races, bearing children, and jogging about with tradesmen's packages all remain as indispensable differentiations of equine function.

There is a scene — I will not state the context so as to not spoil the movie's enjoyment — in which a horse is ridden to death in an attempt to get a character to a doctor to save the character's life.

(We stuffed up with apartheid in South Africa, we stuffed up in Ireland, we stuffed up over black rights, we stuffed up in Iraq, we will stuff up more, at home, in the city, and a lot of other places - We are a bit like King Midas, we think we are so clever and can turn things into gold and instead, a lot of the time it turns out as horse manure.)

It is a sport so cruel that its popularity is anything but a credit to those that patronize it, / a number of plump ganders, whose necks are well - greased, are suspended at the regulation height, in much the same manner as rings arranged at ordinary tournaments The «knights» who enlist from the prizes dash out on their horses in courtly fashion and grab each of those down - hanging necks in succession as they pass, the most skillful rider and «puller» winning the prizes.

Not allowed right now, as I recover from a (non horse related) ankle injury... so I'm doing lots of isometric work on my ankle, and hoping I can avoid surgery.

What if Ox was sold to Liverpool as a Trojan horse, to bring some lethargy into their team so we can beat them to 4th place...?

It's a shame that they have to play each other so early on as both were dark - horse favorites to make a run at Team Stratton and the title..

The horses hurtle as one around the last turn and into the stretch, with Woolf finally asking The Biscuit for all he has left and then turning to yell at Kurtsinger as he pulls away, «So long, Charley!»

You are a disinterested disgrace looking out only for yourself — you see horse racing as being more interesting and important than running Arsenal so go and do that.

This year, with memories of the sad decline of Jackie Robinson last season, with realization that the average age of the six is rapidly approaching a tired, creaking 33, the feeling persists that the five - game gap by which the Dodgers lost last year was a signpost to oblivion, and that this year the Dodgers will come apart, perhaps not quite so thoroughly as the one - horse shay, but sufficiently so that they will run now with the pack rather than with the leaders.

Mill CreekHunt in Wadsworth, Ill. has as master of fox hounds Mrs. James Simpson Jr.What's more, she and her three lady whippers - in are vastly more attractive onor off a horse than their traditional opposites, and they are so proficientthat they hunt the Mill Creek hounds without benefit of a professionalhuntsman, a situation rare in fox hunting.

If you're a fan of having a dabble on the horses at Cheltenham and feeling the thrill of live National Hunt racing, then signing up to bookmakers ahead of the Cheltenham Festival has never been so good for online punters, as a range of bookmakers release their specials, its been reported today.

As the backstretch economy has deteriorated, so have horses» joints.

And never a horse with so vast and passionate a following as the flying black filly who had never been headed and had never known defeat.

Belgium are now a little bit too good to be considered dark horses in the traditional sense, and so have to be taken seriously as competitors even in the absence of half their first choice defence.

McKay did plenty of conventional reporting — he was a mainstay at the big horse races and familiar at major golf events, as well as all those Olympics, and he did earn 13 Emmys — but it was his eagerness to announce every offbeat recreation out there that so affected a certain generation, one slowly being weaned from traditional sports, freed up for the panoply of experience to come.

Another critical requisite is known as good hands: the sensitivity to perceive through the reins clues to a horse's potential at a given moment, so that the rider can translate into action the tactics agreed upon with the trainer before the race.

I would say it as really a pretty substantial issue for them since so much of their offense revolves around running and the play action, which is viable if you have the horses for it.

As three - year - old horses jockey, so to speak, for position to make the field in next month's Kentucky Derby, one of the races many will be keeping their eye on will be Saturday's Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct.

Middle of the game, all of the sudden Richard Sherman is called for a horse tackle on Danny Amendola, it is a 15 yard penalty so it is a somewhat significant play but nothing as close to what it means for you.

I'm not very high on Oregon so I would potentially take a shot on Cal +1100 as a dark horse.

Mane notably hit a hat - trick in the 5 - 0 win at Porto in the last round and form like this will show why so many have viewed Jurgen Klopp's side as dark horses to lift the trophy this season.

Arsenal remain the outsiders in what has become a three horse race for the title but they're giving themselves every chance of lasting the course as I feel this team still has so much more to offer.

So, if you back a horse at 3/1 and the Starting Price ends up being 6/1, BetVictor will pay you winnings as if it was the latter.

A lot does depend on the draw, which, to be fair, has been kind to the dark horses so far, as in the Quarter - Finals Arsenal and Manchester United were drawn together in a cracker of a contest which will whet the appetite of every neutral.

Any regular horse racing punters will cite Lucky 15 betting as one of the most entertaining methods of wagering on their favourite sport, so it's clear to see that it comes as one of the most favourable forms of horse racing betting in recent times.