Sentences with phrase «batted around as»

For anybody who follows Joe Konrath's blog, you'll know that the figure that keeps being batted around as a yardstick for indie authors selling well is those who are selling 1,000 books or more a month.

Starring Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode, and written by Wentworth Miller (yes, of «Prison Break» fame), the film is one that is being batted around as a contender for Cannes and is one of the most anticipated films of the year, in any event.

Not exact matches

I liked the fact that people came together and batted around ideas, and then, as an editor, you would look for the perfect writer for it, somebody who could make it better than you imagined, then ultimately putting an issue together was about getting the right mix and the right tone.

The 1980's and 1990's will bring plenty of tumult in terms of ownership, as Arabian princes, Primerica, Shearson and others will bat the company around like kittens in a box with a ball of string.

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 few dish ideas are batted around by the chefs as they stare up into the leaves.

As of mid-August the Sooners were batting around several ideas for honoring Box.

o.t does anybody on here honestly think we might try and make a move for klopp this summer are the board that aggressive enough to make the decision also wenger has not come out straight away to denied that klopp is coming to arsenal he just batted the question away in the press conference yesterday this makes me wonder if wenger is going to sit down with the board and have a chat to see what is the best way forward for the club (maybe moving upstairs to the boardroom so he doesn't have to break his contract) i am sure if certain members of the board saw this as a prime opportunity to move the club forward post wenger we will see what will happen this might be the only chance to get him as we might not be any decent manager around when wenger does retire we would probably end up with martinez instead realistically who do you think we would end up with in 2 yrs time options will be more limited me thinks and we wil have missed the boat better make it count this time coyg

Beckham hits a walk - off, playoff - hopes - crushing HR off new closer Sergio Romo, stares at the ball as it leaves Camden Yards, does a Bautista-esque bat - flip, and proceeds to do the MC Hammer dance around the bases with both fingers pointed at Kevin Cash.

As with Viv Richards strolling out to bat without a helmet, or Muhammed Ali dancing around the ring with his arms by his sides, the message was clear.

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As they had against Maddux, the Orioles broke out against Smoltz on Saturday in their third time around the batting order.

That makes dealing him now that much more difficult, as teams aren't going to want to pay for the Machado who can produce Gold Glove defense while providing one of the best bats at this position when they can argue that he most recently was not that guy — and that on top of not knowing if he's going to be around for only a year before bolting as a free agent.

As we stood around the batting cage, he'd say, «Fellas, the East - West Game belongs to me.

I also cowered on the ground as my kids ventured into a literal tornado of bats swirling around.

The only slight negative I have about it is that even on the quieter setting the music is loud, and combined with the lights it could be slightly overstimulating (but you can easily solve this by not turning it on — it does seem like just as much fun to bat the toys around).

As I gazed out across the city, I wondered if Vietnam feltlike this: you rode like bats out of hell, through the land of death anddestruction, suffering everywhere you looked, until at some moment, after youbroke free from the ground fire, you'd see as you looked all around you howbeautiful the night sky waAs I gazed out across the city, I wondered if Vietnam feltlike this: you rode like bats out of hell, through the land of death anddestruction, suffering everywhere you looked, until at some moment, after youbroke free from the ground fire, you'd see as you looked all around you howbeautiful the night sky waas you looked all around you howbeautiful the night sky was.

What's the brain thinking as it watches you jump around, swinging imaginary bats or head - butting imaginary soccer balls?

In a series of trials in Costa Rica, scientists studied Sowell's short - tailed fruit bats as they flew around a large octagonal cage.

Steve: I am turning to page 74 actually, because there were a couple of things, I was just leafing through all of these shorter origins pieces, and I learned a couple of really interesting things such as, we have this half a page on the origins of insurance and the insurance industry's getting, they are getting batted around a bit during this whole healthcare reform discussion, but what's really interesting is that the advent for or the necessity for insurance wound up being a crucial driver to the advent of mathematics and probability.

I buy that «Christmas tree batting» during the after Christmas clearance (usually around $ 1 a roll) and use that as well.

Cumberbatch's name has been batted around by the media as a possible choice for Strange ever since talks with Joaquin Phoenix reportedly went south back in July.

It's interesting that the director of the «torture porn» Hostel movies should appear as a soldier who loves to beat Nazis to a pulp with a baseball bat while everyone around cheers.

There's little momentum to the story, with Winding Refn only offering enough set - up to allow him to play with a character as a cat might with a mouse, batting Jesse around curiously but with cool detachment.

But as people spread out around the globe, we're increasingly coming into contact with bats — and the viruses they carry.

Yet even as Nixon is batting Frost around between his paws, you feel that Nixon also envies this dapper womanizer.

Showing up announced, Isaac's smiling Bud Cooper corners Margaret (Julianne Moore) about the fishy details surrounding her twin sister's death — a conversation that gradually ramps up from phony politeness to outright accusation, as Cooper bats around his guilty target like a cat playing with a mouse.

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4) I am batting around the idea of a snap closure, as opposed to the elastic.

Provide a few toys your cat can bat around, such as spring - mounted, dangling, or bouncy toys.

Cats love batting around a crumpled ball of paper, hiding in a large paper bag or cardboard box, or attacking an object, such as a feather, bell, or stocking stuffed with catnip, attached to a string or pole.

She now has more interactive toys to bat around and chase as well.

Negative reinforcement techniques, such as BAT, have been instrumental in allowing my poorly socialised adopted to dog to learn to make more appropriate decisions around dogs.

There are some cats that live for the thrill of the hunt, but for other felines, batting around a catnip mouse is as close as they ever get to killing prey.

Its design randomly releases treats or pellets as your cat bat it around playing with it or pushing it with the nose for a delicious reward.

See insectivorous bats socialising and feeding around the resort lakes; turn the spotlight on sugar gliders as they move from tree to tree; learn about the stars in the southern sky.

The best time to visit Cowrie Island is early morning as you will have the chance to see the beautiful sunrise while the best time to leave is around 5 pm so you can witness bats from the nearby «Bat Island» fly their way to the mainland.

It is however worth keeping an eye on what they are doing although the experience of walking among these incredible primates is invigorating and highly memorable as well as being extremely cheap and located in the south west of Bali.In the same area around Alas Kedaton there are also the bat caves and tree zones around the bats where the bats can be seen hanging out.

There are acres upon acres of deep green paddy fields and at night the sound of the thundering surfing is only broken by the rustling of palm leaves and the odd clicking of bats as they feast o the many insects flying around.

This time around it is original creator Infinity Ward's turn at bat, and they've decided to bring warfare to the future with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, dropping players into a war between two factions from Earth and Mars as they fight for complete dominance.

I had to remind myself not to play it in front of my kids, as it's really not appropriate to run around with an adult toy the size of a baseball bat clubbing people to death — but that's the type of gameplay you can expect.

The bow whispers, the guns» roar, and the bat makes a meaty swoosh as you swing it around; it's fair to say that the presentation is very good indeed.

I still find myself panicking around bats, but the modifier that terrifies me almost as much as those winged devils happens to involve many, many spiders.

Melee items are also abundant as ammo is short in supply, so lead pipes, baseball bats, and just any old hunk of wood can be employed, and even be modified for one hit kills if you have enough items lying around.

Shooting isn't always the best course of action either, as noise attracts other members of the undead that are stumbling around within close proximity and, if at all possible, it's often in your best interest to take care of them individually, by viciously and repeatedly swinging a cricket bat into their already decomposed craniums.

The gargoyle must share the same fate as Bats, hanging around in dark corners, unappreciated and unloved, but playing a huge role in a world where goons never look up.

You'd think playing as a bat would open up interesting gameplay opportunities for a platformer, but now, you spend most of the game inexplicably walking around on the ground.

Be on a look out for bats (some of them engulfed in flames) flying around holding pumpkin bombs, as shooting the bat will cause the pumpkin to fall and explode upon impact.

The TV show revolves 100 percent around the idea of Batman teaming up with another hero, so we knew right off the bat that you couldn't do this as a traditional single - player game.

And if you have a cat, make sure they are locked in another room, as if your cat likes to explore and bat stuff around in the dark, like mine, you just may land yourself a coronary episode.