Sentences with phrase «break a sticking point»

Not exact matches

To make the point stick with your team, you need to break down the giant goal.

Even if he sticks with his studies, over the coming months his mind will likely wander off to the dream he still entertains: that some NBA scout will catch a glimpse of him, perhaps at one of those predraft cattle calls, and take a liking to his ability to finish a fast break with a sudden dunk or slap chest - to - chest defense on an opposing point guard.

I personally prefer someone who will stick around and try to do something about it without breaking the team harmony by starting to point fingers at people around him.

One key sticking point to the timing and length of the winter break is the Football League's determination to retain a two - legged semifinal in the Carabao Cup.

It's stuck with a yawner of a title («The McCain / Palin Tradition»), and the lyrics are laughable as ideology (read»em below the break), but I submit to you that this song is a masterful adaptation of fleeting campaign talking points into the strict conventions of country music.

This is just a memory, that has stuck with me as strongly as the memory of the night of the 23rd of June, 8 November, that «breaking point» poster, the terrorist attacks, the Tory party conference, Labour's collapse, or any other defining moment of 2016 has stuck in my mind.

Other sticking points were over the timetable for extending rhe 421 - a tax break for affordable housing and whether correction officers or family - services workers should supervise 16 - and 17 - year - olds under the new «Raise the Age» law.

When it comes to breaking through diet and training plateaus, you need to find what is causing your sticking point.

Think of the stick rolling, compressing, stretching and twisting your muscle to improve blood circulation and break down tender points.

Using the bands helps you build explosive strength and break through the sticking points.

The 2 week test broke through my weight set point which I was stuck at for 2 months on a calorie control approach to weight loss.

I stuck with it until Christmas break, at which point I begged Santa for nothing but jeans and tennis shoes.

That is part of it, sure, as Zero Dark Thirty is worlds away from films like Point Break or K 19: The Widowmaker, but what sticks with you about this new film is Bigelow and Boal's obstinate refusal to give in to convention.

The Problem: Independent presses are stuck in a grind, where they develop literary talent to the point that an author breaks out, at which point the author immediately jumps to a much larger press for more money, and the indie press who launched their career gets nothing.

I think, as long as people can point to the outside options, it will be hard to break the lock on publishing (until they all go belly - up because of bad business sense and reader flight, [which leads to a really odd mental picture of a giant random penguin stranded, belly up and beak open, tongue sticking out, on a beach somewhere].)

For much of my adult life I've been broke, stuck trying to pay off debt (even to the point of trying debt consolidation), and unable to do anything about it because of a lack of education and opportunity.

For example, a Beach Break can have some large rocks that stick up from the ground where waves break, or Point Break can have a sand boBreak can have some large rocks that stick up from the ground where waves break, or Point Break can have a sand bobreak, or Point Break can have a sand boBreak can have a sand bottom.

There are a number of breaks at Wye River - head out to the point for larger waves or for beginners just stick to the main beach.

The right analog stick dribbling system is simple to use and effective; even though one of my character builds was a point scorer who specialized in three - pointers and passing, I easily broke down defenders and slashed to the hoop.

As with that comparison, there are going to be rewarding moments for those who stick through the lower points, but, to keep with the analogy, don't expect this to be your Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones.

The constant reiteration of «the hockey stick is broken» or variations on that theme (as in Curry's point 9 comment # 168)- what, exactly, do you think that means?

Doesn't he see that the tip of the blade of his imaginary hockey stick has broken and is now pointing down.

The gullibility with which so many delusionists parrot the latest talking points («Hockey stick broken!»

You are confirming the point made in my original article that some people are determined to «break» Mann's Hockey Stick regardless of the facts and regardless of independent temperature reconstructions that show similar results.

A 3G iPad wouldn't work since I'd be still be stuck with AT&T's wireless network, Sprint's network is not nearly as reliable as Verizon's, and jail breaking wasn't something I wanted to do at this point — and I'd still be stuck with AT&T's network, in any event.

We've almost reached the point where not owning a fitness tracker is as taboo as loudly answering your phone in a train's quiet carriage or breaking out a selfie stick, well, anywhere.

Assuming that the 7S and 7S Plus stick at roughly those price points, and the iPhone 8 is positioned as a step up from those models, it starts to look a lot like the next iPhone be the first to break a four figure price tag.

Stick to a 10 - or 11 - point font and break up large blocks of text.

Yet a «nice - guy» passive coping style leaves him feeling stuck and helpless, pressure building up inside to the breaking point.

The one sticking point: how to break up their sterling silver and darkroom equipment, all of which had been wedding gifts from mutual friends.

Group therapy is a terrific adjunct to individual therapy especially when you've reached an impasse or a stuck point and can't seem to break through.

Sticking to this process can make or break your marriage at this point so it is very important to stick with it even though it is hard and could be the hardest point in your entire life.