Sentences with phrase «beggars belief for»

Why we didn't let one of them go and get in a better holding midfielder actually beggars belief for a team that consistently accumulates injuries over the course of the season.

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That Labors Alan Carpenters continuing gripe has been the Liberals inexperience beggars my belief - given that five of his members of Parliament were axed for inappropriate behaviour.

«When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing» Bernard Baruch

It beggars belief a succession of Australian governments have let us down in this way, as does the revelation Meat and Livestock Australia has been fleecing producers for years, raking in enormous fees off the back of the lie it was looking after the interests of the Australian live animal export industry and the beasts it deals with, only to be busted as an irresponsible, incompetent, dishonest and uncaring bunch of cowboys.

It beggars belief that we are back a year later sweating over who we might be able to con into signing for us

How you guys in the (new) UK can fork out thousands of pounds for a season ticket again beggars belief.

as for the idiot Ramsey lovers on this site am sick of em... their understanding of football beggars belief... Mind frizzled by 4th place junkiedom... They are a disgrace to real fans if this club

It beggars belief that Arsenal will reject the prospect of possibly making # 150m in sale proceeds for selling the above - named trio this summer, and simply lose all that money next summer, as they walk away on «frees».

Refusing to talk turkey with other clubs beggars belief when the players concerned had refused to sign contract extensions and Arsenal had rejected the prospect of possibly making # 150m in transfer sales for the turbulent trio this summer with the risk of losing all that dosh the following summer 2018, when they could walk away on frees».

The arrogance of the «big 6» and their fans beggars belief and I for one can't wait till next season when little old newly promoted Wolves gatecrash their monopoly.

It beggars belief that Boris Johnson has waited so long to intervene and the mayor has still not been in direct contact with us or responded to our request for a meeting.

Simon Danczuk, the Labour MP for Rochdale, said he was surprised and disappointed with the slow response of the leadership to proposals for English votes for English laws in the Commons saying: «Why we couldn't have had a good offer ready... just beggars belief in my opinion.

So it beggars belief that at a time when there are more than 80,000 empty homes in London alone, when concerns about food supply and the need for agricultural security are becoming more urgent, when our cities are at last beginning to revive thanks to densification strategies and the link between suburban sprawl and car dependency is so obvious, that politicians and think - tankers should begin to consider sacrificing the green belt for greedy house builders.

«It beggars belief that the mayor who was elected in 2008 on a pledge to keep open every ticket office is now planning to close every single one, with all that means for safety and jobs,» Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA rail union, said.

Tracy Brabin, who succeeded Cox as the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, said on Twitter that Farage's comment «beggars belief» and accused him of sinking to «a new low».

Tory MP Andrew Percy told the paper: «It beggars belief that just two years since Ms Bryan called for the Lords to be consigned to the dustbin of political history, she is now scrambling to get in there.

If the Tories really were standing up for Britain, from a national security perspective it beggars belief that key national infrastructure be handed over to a power -LSB-...]

Lisa Nandy, the shadow energy secretary, said: «It beggars belief that ministers» plans for the Green Investment Bank risk setting back efforts to build a greener economy.

Management are friendly enough (signage refers to a mandatory two - night stay, but they let us stay for a single), but the positioning of the toilets really beggars belief — and the block needs a thorough sandblasting — so bring flip - flops for the shower.

For, as anyone whose visited Asia can readily attest, this is the region where bikes ands trikes are press - ganged into transporting large, heavy and awkward loads that beggar belief.

It beggars belief that the superfluous instruction to remove these six characters when the entire reference «112 (b)(1)(A)» had already been removed by a substantive amendment with real force and purpose could cloud the meaning of the Clean Air Act, let alone form the basis for a massive regulatory undertaking seeking to utterly transform the nation's energy system.

Touch ID works so well, in fact, that it still beggars belief that Apple is abandoning it for the iPhone X, but I'll reserve judgement on Face ID until I've tried it.

To think that funding for these vital services is currently under threat beggars belief.