Sentences with phrase «bending under the weight»

What a rich abundance of grief is here laid bare, like ripened grain bent under the weight of its fruitfulness, merely waiting the time of the harvest, when the thought of the king will thresh out all its seed of sorrow!

You may recall a picture in a Sunday - school book showing Jesus bent under the weight of a heavy cross.

Double (or even triple) them up to keep the pans from bending under the weight of the soon to be smoked beans.

David Hindle, also from Gottingen University, used a computer model to show that the rift's shape seen in the seismic images results from the crust bending under weight of magma.

Vines bend under the weight of massive tangles of wild grapes, and two introduced bands of Przewalski's horses — the closest living relatives of Europe's original horses — roam free.

Should the frame ever bend under the weight of the workout or for any other reason, it will be replaced, no questions asked.

Rectangular ponds surrounded by immaculately arranged plants, bushes of giant damask roses and riots of blooming jasmines, dun - coloured courtyards, stairways with roofs of green, lofty trees bending under the weight of ripe oranges, and an exquisite (almost clichéd) view of the Nasrid Palace in the near distance below.

They could see the beginnings of a footpath, dropping by muddy steps, a way lined by weeds of extravagant size — giant rhubarb and cabbages they looked like, with swollen stalks more than six feet tall, bending under the weight of dark, thick — veined leaves.

And that's not even mentioning the physics system which not only acts as the core of the game's many puzzles, but also makes for an even more convincing fantasy world as massive mushrooms and leaves bend under your weight and react to the world around them in believable ways.

To make them, Vainio pours pigmented plaster into corrugated - cardboard cylindrical molds, which collapse and bend under the weight of the plaster.

Love to get the book, but my shelves are bending under the weight of my statistical textbooks.

Not exact matches

You can also place her on her tummy over the lower part of your leg, knees bent under her in a sort of kneeling position so her chest rests on your leg and encourage her to put her hands down on the floor to bear weight on them.

When I eventually caught up with the villagers, the men were carrying light loads, while one small woman weighing less than the bag of rice was bent under it, supporting its weight by a cord across her temples.

One shot shows the ice, commonly called «black ice,» visibly bending under the skater's weight.

What to do: From seated position with feet off the ground, squeeze your abs and pull knees in as you pass a weight (or medicine ball or an imaginary object) under your bent leg.

Reverse the motion and exhale as you slowly fold forward, into a deadlift form with a flat back and slightly bent knees, weights directly under shoulders.

To begin, lie on the floor with your legs bent so that your knees are pointing directly upwards, your feet should be flat on the ground so that both heel and sole are on the floor and I recommend you place your feet under an object such as a bed, settee or weight plate to keep them from moving.

Trainer tip: If you can not bend your knees more than 90 degrees, place a slightly elevated object under the heels of your feet (weight plates can do the trick).

Jason Clarke and Carey Mulligan both seem to bend, appropriately, under the weight of their characters» troubles.

On this kind of bend it can be drifted loosely in on weight transfer alone, then punched through under power before flicking back the other way and holding long slides that never feel threatening.

He stood at its sidewalk end with a suitcase in each hand and the third one under his right arm (the three paper bags he had moved onto the grass of 149 Broad), more bent than ever under this weight.

Rubbermaid makes quality containers that won't bend or twist too much under the weight of litter or cat paws, and they tend to have high sides.

The molecular properties of materials are stretched to their limits, glass bends under its own weight and hangs above the viewer.

Exploring connections between digital systems and art, Clement Valla has captured the distortion created by Google Earth's 3D terrain software, revealing bridges that look as if they have bent under great weight, heat or the brush of Salvador Dali.

Stepping back from this work to take in its general, flesh - toned forms, the viewer may discern a human foot and bent leg, perhaps belonging to a Christ - like figure stumbling under the weight of a cross, which appears to be represented by a thick band of pink.

The use of metallic construction isn't enough to keep this thin system from bending under its own weight, and chassis flex is the result.

It also meant it would not bow under the strain of the weight and bend.