Sentences with phrase «as fragile a thing»

I do not pretend to be utterly clear about this, but I take it that self - identity is as fragile a thing as self - integration, and as dependent as the latter is on resources that lie outside the individual qua individual.

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When it broke wide open, I was left less as a fully formed being, ready for flight, and more of a fragile, wet, sad little thing.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

«The injury is a big thing and he does seem a bit mentally fragile but, be it due to the injury or not, as a manager you've got to find a way to get the best out of him and I don't think Mourinho has done that.

I take things as they come, maybe because I know that everything is fragile.

'' It's the way the companies mail samples to an expecting woman's house before she's even had the baby as if to say, you're milk isn't good enough» If someone is so fragile and needy that they get that message from a sample of formula, I shudder to think what they are going to do when much bigger and still routine parts of parenthood rear their heads (like reading a report card that has things marked «needs improvement»)

THE last thing on your mind as you zoom down the piste this winter will probably be, «Oh no, I'm damaging a fragile alpine environment!»

«The thing that's impressive is that morphological changes in the neurons that many labs have seen, both in fragile X patients as well as in mice that model fragile X, were reversed by changing the expression of this PAK gene.

Also, there is a such thing as over-conditioning the hair that can result in mushy, weak hair that has a more fragile keratin coiling.

«Eleanor Rigby» reminds us that love is a fragile thing, but it forgets patience can be just as brittle.

The controversial and sexual drama stars Michael Fassbender as a 30 - something living in New York City who can't control his sex life and sexual desire, and things get thrown out of whack when his «fragile» sister, played by Carey Mulligan, moves into his apartment.

Adorable as that dog is, it can't bare the symbolic weight thrust upon it: a fragile thing with fearsome potential.

It's possible that I was portraying some other living thing and that I am remembering it as an amoeba now only because I felt so small in that moment, so translucent and fragile.

This has actually been a tough read and hard to get into and understand — I'm at the 47 % mark, and I am seriously debating stopping and deleting it from my Kindle: that's a pretty drastic action on my part, as I rarely just stop reading halfway through many things in the sometimes fragile hope it will get better.

Just as with human babies, there are a number of things which can attack the fragile immune system of a new puppy.

Glucosamine As pets age, their joints become a bit more fragile, a bit stiffer, and simple things like walks can be tough.

«The lonely, desolate American landscape encompassing the paintings» subjects serves as an exploration of nature's sacredness and a reflection of the human soul, symbolizing all things powerful, fragile and eternal,» Kowch writes in her Artist Statement.

Both pieces depict the naked female body as a fragile, almost shameful thing.

The lonely, desolate American landscape encompassing the paintings» subjects serves as an exploration of nature's sacredness and a reflection of the human soul, symbolising all things powerful, fragile, and eternal.

The lesson and legacy of The Fragile Feast sparks a powerful synergy between the visual and culinary arts and stresses the great role played by small things in our everyday lives, as reflected in a series of photographs that not only draw in the eye, but also tempt readers to touch, smell and taste every ingredient portrayed.

However, one must not be fooled by the simplicity of the shows first appearance, as the viewer realises when wandering the exhibition space there is a surreal atmosphere, that vibrates from the coiled corners of the fragile ceramic sheets, things are not what they initially seem.

This has led to criminal and regulatory investigations by US and UK authorities as well as a litany of civil actions for, amongst other things, negligence claiming that Equifax ought to known that its systems were fragile after previous breaches and that it failed to take adequate or reasonable care in its data security arrangements.

Most of the time you do not have quite as much stuff in your home as you had while your children lived with you; yet as you get older, the things you do keep around tend to be more valuable, some of them fragile or collectible.

Well you should add the repair cost in your review as «combination of subjective criteria» because for most peoples theirs life are on that things they bring in their pocket who look like a big and fragile glass, I told you this as a owner and a technician in cell phone / tablets / computer... etc repair.

Municipalities enforce rigorous official plans and strict building codes, which he regards as a good thing to prevent overbuilding and not exceed the carrying capacity of fragile island ecosystems.

Lainey Gossip says: «My sources tell me that though things are «fragile» as Pattinson works out his trust issues, they are apparently «more intense than they've ever been, especially Kristen.