Sentences with phrase «as squabbling»

In Understanding Sibling Rivalry, these doctors take on topics such as squabbling and tattling, the effects of birth order...

Rudd and Mann are likeable enough as the squabbling couple, but their problems are hard to sympathise with when they live in (what must amount to) a mansion, and despite the constant moaning about lack of money and cost cutting seem to live like millionaires.

Strikingly silhouetted against the movement of streets and tunnels, central couple Murphy and Electra for once look exactly like the monumental archetypes the movie is trying to make them out to be, and as their squabbling reaches new lows of viciousness and abuse, they become riveting — proof of how much drama can depend on an effective backdrop.

Whether it's something as small as a squabble over who will do the dishes or as large as a death or divorce, you know you will have time to address it as a family.

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are an inspired pairing, with plenty of chemistry as they squabble and poke fun at each other.

A skype call with the Aussie actress and Malkovich is brief but entertaining as the squabble over intelligence and jurisdiction.

The video uses audio from television broadcasts, dubbed over Maclean's performances: the Lion is given Jeremy Paxman's voice and the Unicorn Alex Salmond's, as they squabble over the future of Scottish governance.

Not exact matches

As well as disputes over stretches of a 3,500 km (2,200 miles) border, they are bumping up against each other in the Indian Ocean and squabbling over Xi's signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiativAs well as disputes over stretches of a 3,500 km (2,200 miles) border, they are bumping up against each other in the Indian Ocean and squabbling over Xi's signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiativas disputes over stretches of a 3,500 km (2,200 miles) border, they are bumping up against each other in the Indian Ocean and squabbling over Xi's signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

And so while we can squabble about just what Justin Trudeau should or should not do, our effort is much better spent thinking about the question one level up, as some commentators have already begun doing: Should sitting Members of Parliament like Trudeau accept paid speaking engagements?

Arrington has, in his brief tenure as an AOL employee, squabbled rather openly with his colleagues.

Under great Tiberius's judgment seat sat the lesser rulers: Pilate up in Jerusalem; the Herod boys down in Galilee and beyond, running things with their usual unbrotherly squabbling; and Lysanias stuck in Abilene, better known to us as the Bekka Valley, scene of Mideast terror.

There is almost complete agreement throughout the world, and even between the normally squabbling religions that ISIS are the most deranged group of humans as - sembled in one spot for a generation.

Jesus saw us through God's eyes, as fallen creatures squabbling over petty earthly things.

The Apostle Paul made it clear that we as believers are not to squabble over non-salvation issues.

After all, if John Denver could sing love songs to his beloved wife and then divorce her in a nasty marital squabble, imagine what a person like me could do — provided I had as much money as Denver.

As for the internal squabbling of the right - wingers, I can't help you there.

I am not sure it is squabbling as much as it is a practice to get things right — or as accurate as we can concering the man Jesus.

When judgment falls, it will be only a matter of academic debate whether it was the disunity of professing Christians, as ecumenists think, that frustrated the emergence of «the great world church,» or whether it was the doctrinal compromises of ecumenical pluralists or the shortsighted squabbling of evangelical independents that spurred the breakdown of Western technological civilization.

You are still the only one who can kiss boo - boos and break up squabbles and struggle with them through long division and cry with them when they hurt and pray for them as only a mother can.

Wenger is doing his usual squabbling over trying to save a few pence over transfers, and letting them slip, while wasting millions through not playing players (Joel Campbell, Lucas Perez), selling players for less than they're worth (Woj, Gibbs — who we rejected 10m for and have now sold for 7m), and not renewing contracts, saying players will honour their last year with no problems, which is clearly not the case, and it is not only stoked up by the players, but agents and press as well.

Also, as a follow up to this squabble, I received yet another bit of hate mail.

As they realised defeat was upon them, and as Sevilla began their celebrations, the dying moments were punctured with several stoppages for squabbleAs they realised defeat was upon them, and as Sevilla began their celebrations, the dying moments were punctured with several stoppages for squabbleas Sevilla began their celebrations, the dying moments were punctured with several stoppages for squabbles.

One question remains: Did Kush resign or was he forced out as the result of a locker - room squabble with owner Bob Irsay on Nov. 25?

Ocon finished P8 and Perez in P9 to complete another double - points haul for Force India, but it was once a case of what could have been as the pair lost valuable time squabbling with each other when team orders may have helped maximise their performance at Silverstone.

My two oldest started with the sibling squabbles and as they raced each other down the stairs to tattle my 5 yo son screamed at his 3 yo sister, «If you don't stop I'm gonna kick you in the VULVA!»

It annoys me greatly that it can be treated as a «bitchfest» as if it were nothing more than a petty squabble over something of no importance, a mere slanging match.

If your children frequently squabble over the same things (such as video games or dibs on the TV remote), post a schedule showing which child «owns» that item at what times during the week.

True, this might mean that the new friend will have to leave just as things are really getting fun, but this is better than having the playdate go on too long and deteriorate into squabbles, leaving a sour taste in everyone's mouth.

However, as they get old enough to develop — and express — their personal preferences, you may want to give more consideration to buying exact duplicates of toys and other choice items to avoid competition and squabbling.

While there are plenty of cute moments, there is also plenty of fighting and squabbling as twins compete for space, playthings, and parental attention.

Squabble all you want about gentrification, but the folks behind the Do Division sound know how to put on a show as the fest's lineup gets stronger and noisier every year.

In his best - selling book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John M. Gottman, Ph.D., describes «marital masters» as «folks who are so good at handling conflict that they make marital squabbles look like fun.»

This one will be almost as much fun to watch as the equally absurd legal squabbles between the Sugar Association and the Corn Refiners Association over what to call High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Long's campaign saw Cox's statement as a violation of the supposed neutrality the state party is supposed to maintain during internal family squabbles like the upcoming June 26 primary.

As Gove was informed during the committee hearing, the creation of a British bill of rights will see an almighty squabble with Scotland and Wales and the need to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement.

Squabbles and full - on flame wars erupted over matters trivial to outsiders, just as in any online discussion group, and members came and went according to their level of interest.

How they reconcile this is anybody's guess, but as a leading figure in Ukip, Woolfe is no stranger to internal squabbles.

Of course that doesn't mean giving a blank cheque to Theresa May and her three - legged team of fractious Brexiteers as they try to work up a negotiating plan and squabble about whose turn it is to have the Chevening country retreat each weekend.

as a result of an intraparty squabble with City Councilman James Oddo, said «No one from law enforcement ever came to me in connection with this.

Back in January we revealed the internal squabbles within the Truro & Falmouth Labour Party and it's Momentum offshoot as Ms Gillett was chosen by Momentum as their preferred candidate for the constituency selection process.

Politicians from all parties still squabble and shout at each other across the floor in the House of Commons, they still publicly bash each other's ideas without putting forward real alternatives and, even as we slide into the double dip of recession, the parties can't stop themselves from hurling scripted insults and blaming current problems on past policies.

The hearing came as Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, continue to squabble over capital funding for the MTA and other matters regarding the transit system.

«As Washington squabbles over rolling back sensible immigration policy, we are taking action to help protect all New Yorkers from unwarranted targeting by government,» Cuomo said in a statement accompanying his order.

The AGF noted that the EFCC's attribution of the leakage to his office was an «unsavoury attempt» to drag his office into a «petty squabble» with the CJN, as he was not aware of any ongoing probe of the nation's topmost judicial officer.

They largely focused instead on the activities of the campaigns, with close to half of the 571 news items we examined primarily about the process of campaigning, such as staged walkabouts, Remain and Leave strategies, or internal party political squabbles.

This also sparked squabbles between the four remaining (all Labour) constituent members of the Combined Authority on the way forward — showing how local leaders struggled to get on and work together, and raising concerns as to how and whether they'd make a devo deal work.

Commonwealth Games 2014: Politicians squabble over who gets benefits as unofficial truce collapses 4 August 2014

Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, and Andy Burnham, his Labour shadow, squabbled all week as A&E targets are missed.

Two Republican outside groups are joining forces to attack Clinton on her record in Syria — an attempt by some in the party to refocus attention on the general election as GOP candidates continue to squabble.

But last year, the renewal of NY / NY became the casualty of yet another squabble between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio — with Mr. de Blasio asking Mr. Cuomo to increase the number of units to be built in the city, and with Mr. Cuomo demanding that Mr. de Blasio pick up more of the tab — calling for a 50/50 split of the cost instead of the state paying 80 percent, as it has done in the past.