Sentences with phrase «by agonising»

No wonder I'm so depressed by the agonising death of print media.

It can take up to two months to pull it out, inch by agonising inch, during which time it may be impossible to walk.

2) Leg cramps: a few nights ago I was woken up by the agonising pain of my calf seizing up.

Following a season curtailed by an agonising hand injury, Britain's former 60m world and double European indoor champion is back and focused on winning more medals

Success was especially sweet this time around, as in the last three BUCS tournaments in which the team competed, they had finished in silver medal position behind Nottingham, in one case by an agonising 14 points!

Not exact matches

The next paragraph drove home the agonising dilemma facing the followers of a movement which has always been profoundly loyal to the papacy, most of whom were undoubtedly hoping for the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope John Paul's successor: «TheVatican ruling, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, indicates that the Pope accepts that there is substance to the charges against Fr Maciel, some of which date back to the 1940s.»

An agonising portrayal of Jesus» final days, redeemed by a fleeting glimpse of Resurrection.

His mind was still agonising over the matter of the exercise of authority, and in particular the matter of the «Ban» on the sacraments so often exercised by Church authorities when they wanted an overdue debt paying — bans «flying about like bats», as he had said in March — and in general the whole business of excommunication.

Its uniqueness is sharply illustrated by the sign which it used, at first that of a cross, and then of a man dying crucified on the cross, sometimes transformed, reigning triumphant from it, sometimes shown dying an agonised death.

Apart from the very few masochists, like those above two unfortunates who love being shafted by Wenger and the regime, the rest of us are in despair, wondering how the club we adore can be intent on committing suicide and deliberately agonising us fans by not sacking Wenger all these underperforming years.

Mourinho's men have won the trophy with three games to spare, and will finish the season on 92 points if they win their remaining fixtures — just an agonising three points off the points record of 95 set by themselves in their title - winning 2004 - 05 campaign.

Within two minutes of the first whistle, Joe Hart was scrambling to foil Liverpool's attacking might and by the 24th, he had dropped to his knees - fist clenched, eyes closed as he let out an agonising scream.

If you are starting to think about decorating your baby's nursery, it's very easy to be totally seduced by all the gorgeous nursery furniture and matching accessories — and they are beautiful if your budget and space allows, but don't agonise over your little one's room if you can't stretch to a complete make over.

«The decision to go to war in Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power in a coalition of over 40 countries led by the USA, was the hardest, most momentous, most agonising decision I took in 10 years as British prime minister.

We read the medal citations in the papers, but this is the unsanitised version - the reality of crouching in a slit trench under mortar attack, the agonising wait for helicopter support, the heat, the thirst, the dirt, the monotony of ration packs, the fear, the chilling sounds and smell of war.The theme of the book is set by Fergusson's intricate account of the Siege of Now Zad.

Last - minute agonising is being heightened by a massive protest outside the Commons this afternoon against the rise in fees.

The stark and simple contrast between the agonising political imperatives of the 1960s and the seeming ease and openness of the modern world is shattered by the snivelling toad Nicholas, which leaves the audience dolefully wondering whether the political world has actually changed very much.

By that time inadequate controls meant infected beef had been in the human food chain for years, and there were fears of a mass plague of agonising, invariably fatal vCJD.

His pain is recognisable, agonising, and, supported by Clint Mansell's riveting score, it will leave you gasping for breath.

Vision (Paul Bettany) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) are tormented by the glowing stone in Vision's blue head, and they're agonised by the thought that self - destruction is the only way to keep it out of Thanos's huge mitts.

It comes at the end of a long night, and it's the one most keenly anticipated by the producers themselves who now have their moment of glory as the people for whom this award represents years of agonising work and instances of what Jerry Maguire called the «up - at - dawn pride - swallowing siege that I will never fully tell you about».

When Elio sits outside at dusk, agonising over Oliver's absence and awaiting his return, his face is clouded by a flickering silver haze — a malfunction in the film negative that Mukdeeprom and Guadagnino decided to keep for the way it evokes a clouded memory.

Chester - born James Bond star Daniel Craig is branded a «twep» by QUENTIN LETTS after agonising in an interview about 007's political correctness

Don't you mean «The slow, agonising murder by exsanguination [using this word just to be fancy] of the e-book»?

Methinks not... But then again, I've actually been consistently bullish on the Irish market for the past 4 years now — which I'm v pleased by, except when I agonise over the fact I capitalised far too little on such prescience.

More than 2.5 million dogs spend their whole lives in barren metal cages on those farms before suffering agonising deaths by electrocution or hanging.

I have a favourite... but I do so like to procrastinating a decision by asking for advice that I agonise over before disregarding.

But among the things they had in common was a rejection of the gestural painting favoured by the abstract expressionists and other abstract painters, and the personal agonising associated with Auerbach, Bacon and what would come to be known as the School of London.

Tillmans has also photographed all he can see of himself, distorted to something between a botched Soutine and an agonised Freud, in the so - called mirrors used by the last offenders before the jail closed in 2013.

So instead of agonising over every little detail, save time by letting experts point out exactly where you might be going wrong.

Only halted by getting pregnant... which eventually results in cramps so agonising you'll beg for an enormous needle to be inserted in your spine, have extensive stitches and endure a Red Sea - style flow called «lochia» that requires special mattress - sized pads for weeks afterwards.