Sentences with phrase «as a rock after»

In fact, centerfielder Lenny Dykstra is as solid as a rock after a conditioning program that left him looking, in one teammate's words, like «Lenny Canseco.»

Loved it at first, but the cotton layer got hard as a rock after a couple years of sleeping on it.

Not exact matches

The dollar rallied as much as 2.5 % against South Africa's rand to 13.613, its highest since early February, after President Jacob Zuma fired finance minister Pravin Gordhan in a cabinet reshuffle following days of speculation that has rocked the country's markets and currency.

His new study, «Hitting Rock Bottom After Job Loss: Bouncing back to create a new positive work identity,» looks closely at how losing everything isn't necessarily as bad as it seems.

After a year of trial and error, Woolverton finally had a product that satisfied him, even if it was temperamental: Straight from the freezer, the ice cream could still be chalky and hard as a rock.

I was reminded of this recently after acquiring the British bank Northern Rock, which we are in the process of rebranding as Virgin Money.

We're not sure what's in the water in Pennsylvania, but after one school district in the Keystone State distributed buckets of rocks around school to pelt shooters as a last resort, and another handed out tiny baseball bats to thwart would - be attackers, we asked readers what you thought of these...

A Christian hard rock band has had its 1970s album re-issued, after it was classed as a vintage item... More

Dan has risen to the occasion of fatherhood with more sweetness and energy than seems possible, changing diapers, doing seemingly infinite loads of laundry, rocking and burping the baby, making pot after pot of coffee (which we now refer to as «liquid hope»), researching baby poo on the internet, and so on.

This is dispiriting for us who attended Forward in Faith assemblies year after year: we had discussed statements and resolutions, and planned provisions and structures through which we could dialogue with Rome for unity, because, as we heard often «Peter is the rock from which we are hewn».

After reading «Walking on Water» and having my faith - art - world predictably rocked, I determined to go back and re-read A Wrinkle in Time which, as any true reader will know, automatically lead me to A...

At a time when the theological storms were beginning to be felt in these islands, long after they had been blowing a gale in the rest of Europe, Slim was for many of us like a rock, standing firm as all about us was moving and capsizing.

Then after years and years of trying he discovers he can make money as a syndicated talk show host on a Christian rock station and suddenly he has overcome his «illogical» non belief and found faith in the lord.

They are the size of a baseball... though this could be because I had a heck of a time rolling the meat around my soft boiled eggs (important, so as not to have a rock - hard yolk after baking), breaking the first yolk ruined meat - rolling my confidence (the rest were perfect though).

About Hippie Butter Hippie Butter was founded by Brad and Melete Ervin after Brad discovered the nutritional benefits of hemp seeds while touring with leading rock and roll acts as a sound engineer.

Hippie Butter was founded by Brad and Melete Ervin after Brad discovered the nutritional benefits of hemp seeds while touring with leading rock and roll acts as a sound engineer.

After enjoying The World's Best Paleo Breaded Shrimp -LCB- Made with TigerNut Flour -RCB-, Ray and I have been obsessed with fun new ideas to test out with TigerNut Flour — this weekend I'll be using the same breading on some Rock Fish we have in our freezer from our Cheaspeake Bay fishing trip over the summer, and I'm sure it will be just as delicious.

I hate trying to get that stuff out of the jar after it's been in the fridge, it's as hard as a rock.

any other date used, if not made into a paste and used as is, will become rock hard after baking, after the cookies cool down; tooth - cracking material

As a matter of fact, not only this, after a few minutes they became hard as a rocAs a matter of fact, not only this, after a few minutes they became hard as a rocas a rock?

After freezing the pie for 4 hours and taking out of the freezer to serve, those berries were hard as rocks.

As previously announced, after selling out in advance in 2015, with a record - setting 80,000 fans in attendance, the Mid-Atlantic's Biggest Rock Festival has expanded to three full days in 2016, featuring best of today's rock along with legendary classic artists playing on four stages, the expanded Pig Out BBQ Village, and premium camping facilitRock Festival has expanded to three full days in 2016, featuring best of today's rock along with legendary classic artists playing on four stages, the expanded Pig Out BBQ Village, and premium camping facilitrock along with legendary classic artists playing on four stages, the expanded Pig Out BBQ Village, and premium camping facilities.

Rockin» & Roastin» was established by rock legend Joey Kramer in 2012 as an online business after having trouble finding a decent cup of coffee on the road while touring with Aerosmith.

Even when Coq was playing our form wasn't rock solid, and I'm afraid as I said ironically after the Barca game, my Spanish freinds who watched the game v Barca said we were not better than Villarreal, well Barca and Villarreal drew 2 - 2 today.

During occasional soliloquies such as this one, which happened on a very late and very liquid evening after Riggs had abandoned his training routine (he says he is now down to only 207 vitamin pills a day) and was imbibing generously of, first, bourbon on the rocks and then many Heinekens, more of his true feelings seem to surface.

Ahead of the 2012 European Championships, the England team were rocked by controversy, as skipper John Terry was stripped of the captaincy after he was charged with using racist language towards Rio's brother Anton in a Premier League earlier that season.

As we heard from a Nike source after the scarlet version surfaced back on Dec. 9, the Bucks will rock white versions of these new College Football Playoff uniforms.

But they still went clumsily after the basketball as though someone dropped a rock on their gas pedals and bailed out the window.

Clemson — Very few things are as cool as seeing the Tigers in their solid orange, running down the hill into Death Valley after touching Howard's Rock.

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there's no denying mike got rocked (sustained head damage) from the shot and id even go as far as to guarantee he was concussed, the athletic commission / UFC / his Managers should NEVER have let him take a fight 3 weeks after that.

Last August, after seven days of skating the floor of Little Rock's T. H. Barton Coliseum in successful defense of his five - mile title and winning the senior men's championship as well, he went to a Big Boy, where he had two triple - decker cheeseburgers, a double order of French fries and onion rings, two large Cokes and a banana split.

The rock - solid centre - back has become one of the best in Europe in recent years after his tremendous performances and resulting success for both club and country, and he has been identified as van Gaal's priority target to come in in that position.

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However, they have only won two as well and they were against rock bottom Newcastle and against a Swansea City side that had gone off the boil after a strong start.

In case you've been living under a rock since last week: Yes, AS Roma reached the semi-final after eliminating Barcelona.

As if losing to then rock - bottom Blackburn wasn't damaging enough to morale, with United relinquishing their five - match winning run in the process, reports suggesting Wayne Rooney was among several disciplined for turning up to training after Boxing Day worse for wear can only have a detrimental affect on the atmosphere in the dressing room − a dressing room which could best be described as dormant at the present timAs if losing to then rock - bottom Blackburn wasn't damaging enough to morale, with United relinquishing their five - match winning run in the process, reports suggesting Wayne Rooney was among several disciplined for turning up to training after Boxing Day worse for wear can only have a detrimental affect on the atmosphere in the dressing room − a dressing room which could best be described as dormant at the present timas dormant at the present time.

Rock star Hallyday, known as the French Elvis, died aged 74 on Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer.

Indeed, after rocking such looks as the mullet, the scruffy look, the Robert Pires and the mohawk, our captain has gone for the Roy Keane.

But over the course of the week, I watched as the circle around each of those «bouquets» grew to include rocks that Annabel had brought up from the bottom of the lake, a little bit of loose moss from Adelaide's walk in the woods, and the bluejay feathers that Ezra found on the ground (after watching a majestic eagle swoop down to capture that beautiful bird).

The rest of the night he wakes sometimes as often as every two hours looking for help back to sleep... When he was younger I would put in the effort to rock him instead of nursing but after 14 months of sleep deprivation I do what's easiest and allows me to stay in a sleepy state.

i got in the shower & let the water meet my tears & something within me said - «this is the process sokhna, open to the process, open to the process»... that was the light... my mantra became «this is the process», & i returned to the bedroom... maria took my hands, looked me in the eyes & said «this is the process, sokhna...» i knew i was on my way... i rocked, squatted & allowed... maria checked me again & i was softening enough for maria to open the cervix the rest of the way... soon enough maria had massaged the cervix completely open & she told me to push... when she said this i filled with brilliance - i wanted to push, i wanted to feel it, i wanted to see wayana... in just a few pushes wayana kamalah lioneye ra was born - i held her as she came out - i looked at this little one & she looked at me & i told her i was her mother... kayenn came over & i saw a baby in him... this natural birth birthed my heart... i suddenly knew what kayenn needed, what i needed & what wayana would need... the placenta came soon after & maria helped me to bed... i really just wanted to look at my 2 babies - to stand over them & beam light, gratitude & promises of infinite love & support... i wanted a natural birth, i had a natural birth & it continues to this day... i am writing my birth story on wayana's 15 month celebration...

They both cost about 200 dollars and they never quite fit properly in my car anyway, even after a fancy pants carseat tech came and showed me that it was as easy as climbing into the car, getting on top of the child and car seat, and manually adjusting the straps every time by violently rocking the seat side to side.

You may have to rock to sleep after nursing instead of nursing in the bed, or change some other element, but you'll have the most success if you can keep your routine as similar to the old one as possible.

As he puts it, «After 4 months, the five S's may still work (even adults fall asleep rocking in a hammock and to the sound of rain), but the magic is no longer irresistible (shushing an irate 8 - month - old might make her even madder!).»

Today, they didn't want to go to sleep at naptime... they both cried uncontrollably, even after rocking and even after putting them in the swings (and BTW... I am using the damn swings as a crutch, but I AM SO TIRED).

as far as nursing to sleep, i still nurse her to sleep about 90 % of the time — if she doesn't fall asleep in 10 - 15 minutes, i count to 10 — i just tell her «ok, Mommy's going to count to 10» and then when i get to 10, she usually lets go and then i'll continue to rock her or sit next to her bed until she falls asleep — sometimes my husband takes over after i nurse her — i implemented the counting to 10 thing when i was pregnant because i was getting really touched out — i still use it fairly frequently now because she wants to nurse all.the.time and because i'm still really touched out: /

Sadly, this is not the case, as during the days that your milk comes in (usually starting three or four days after the birth) tend to be associated with full, even rock - hard, and painful breasts.

When she first came home I would just put her in her rock and play after falling asleep but as a first time mom and being exhausted I would just put her in the bed with me when she would wake up in the middle of the night for feeding.