Sentences with phrase «at a stroke»

The bit about her lovely magic spell wearing off right at the stroke of midnight?

Because while jobs and growth are vital to getting the deficit down — something this government has never understood — they can not magic the whole deficit away at a stroke.

So fine, it disappears at the stroke of a brush.

My colleagues had all taken off right at the stroke of 5 p.m., so I was acting like a receptionist and swapping phone lines every couple of minutes.

Following on from the last point, there is also a lot of evidence that dietary fiber is effective at stroke risk reduction.

Every night of the festival brings a new, exciting premiere at the stroke of midnight for the programme's passionate and dedicated fans.

All of the researchers I spoke with emphasized that the benefits of diversity don't come at the stroke of a redistricting pen.

The point is they don't magically learn this stuff at the stroke of midnight on their 18th birthday.

But rather turning one book into many, without writing an extra word, and at a stroke increasing your potential audience reach by literally hundreds of millions.

If you look at those strokes and things made with the palette knife, and the different colors, that could be a painting itself.

The tantalizing, elegant and intriguing blend of botanicals and notes of blueberry and blackberry in Brockmans Gin shine when mixed with fresh lemon juice, simple syrup and topped with champagne, making it the perfect companion to brush lips with at the stroke of midnight.

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 1 Real Madrid Highlights [UEFA Champions League 2016 - 17] 29 ′ 0 — 1 Raphael Varane put Madrid in lead at the stroke of half hour mark.

Swansea City 0 - 4 Manchester United — 19 August 2017 [Premier League 2017 - 18 Match] 45 ′ 0 — 1 Eric Bailly scored at the stroke of halftime when Paul Pogba's thumping header was saved by Fabianski but not enough to parry it away as Baily poked home from close range.

But Arsenal brought themselves back into the game at stroke of half time when dubious penalty was awarded and Giroud scored to make it 1 - 1.

The only other alternative is for him to come up with a perfect utopian political solution that will supersede democracy and solve humanity's problems at a stroke.

Owen Smith says we need to win then perhaps presents himself as part of the ELITE arrogantly calling for a second EC referendum (against the democratic will of the British people) and at a stroke loses 17.4 m Out voters!

ROCKET LEAGUE The ever popular and zany Rocket League appeared at the stroke of midnight on the...

And retailers have been jockeying to nab those bargain hunters, with stores such as Walmart, Toys «R Us, and Gap open on Thanksgiving, and Macy's, Kohl's and Target planning to open at the stroke of midnight.

The way I see it, we are gonna have a scrappy, nail - biting match at Stroke City no matter what lineup Wenger puts forth.

Schweinsteiger and Fellaini started in midfield and both of them combined to score the opening goal at the stroke of first half where Schweinsteiger -LSB-...]

Also as a political psychopath he says he is willing to press the nuclear button to valproate millions of human beings — men, women and children at a stroke thus alienating millions of voters who are anti-war!

The price differential between hybrids and fossil fuel cars could be removed at a stroke if sales tax levels were set based on a car's GHG emissions per mile, and this would be likely to make a huge difference to take - up of hybrids — again, the problem is not technology, it is simply lack of political will.

Bernice Jones, regional director at the Stroke Association, added: «Darryll's marathon run had already resulted in a very generous and welcome donation, but with mfg adding to it by another # 1,000 it will make an even bigger difference to the lives of people left disabled or dependent on others following a stroke.»

Clearly the gullwing doors will disappear, at a stroke removing the SLS's most unique feature.

Piece by piece, as at the strokes of a dull godmother's wand, the old world sprang back into position.

However things started off badly for homeside as Diego Costa put Chelsea 1 - 0 up with a neat finish but Khazri scored the equalizer for Sunderland just when it looked like homeside started to get back in the game Chelsea scored against at the stroke of half time through Namanja Matic.

The Greens would wipe this away at a stroke based on ideology not evidence.

Rather than «dug out of the ground, this credit has been created at the stroke of a pen or a touch of the keyboard in today's electronic monetary system.»

At least Mr. Bernanke was clear about this, when he explained that the Fed «creates deposits» for its member banks just as these banks «create deposits» for their own customers at a stroke of the computer keyboard.

A group of English Catholics, disillusioned by years of punitive fines and brutal public executions of Catholic priests, conspired to destroy England's king and government at a stroke by exploding gunpowder beneath the House of Lords during the ceremonial opening of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday, November 5, 1605.

Emma Christine refutes this whole ideology at a stroke.

Thankfully, rock legend Phil Collins has just suggested one way to make sure that 2018 is rung in on the greatest note imaginable: By playing the iconic «In the Air Tonight» drum fill at the stroke of midnight.

But it's only at the stroke of midnight, when fireworks light up the sky and set off a cacophony of endless crackles and thuds, that people will sink their chopsticks into the holiday's most important dish: jiaozi, or dumplings.

We'll sell Oxlade - Chamberlain and I wouldn't be surprised if Alexis goes at the stroke of midnight.

It's now Leicester 2 - 1 West Brom at the stroke of HT.

One of the key features in this crew in 2014 has been the continuity and pedigree offered by double Olympic men's four Champion Pete Reed, particularly after his health problems during the winter's training, and the consistent presence of Will Satch, latterly at stroke, who was a World Champion with Reed in the eight in Korea.

Moving Bastian Schweinsteiger into the center of a three - man central defense undoes all this negative calculus at a stroke.

Ex Spurs, Man City & Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor does what he does best as Crystal Palace equalized against Watford at the stroke of half time.

45 ′ 2 — 2 Danny Welbeck equalized for Arsenal at the stroke of half time.