Sentences with phrase «captain of a sinking ship»

Refusing to take on the role of captain of a sinking ship, he stated that just last year the company was in its «survive stage,» and is now moving on to «Phase Two» in a three - step recovery process.

The man is the sole captain of a sinking ship adrift @ sea.

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If something goes wrong above the waterline, say something happens to the winch or a toaster exploded in the mess room — things that don't put the ship at risk of sinking — then the captain knows its not a critical issue.

In January, the swingin» captain of the Costa Concordia, obviously frustrated that he never made it as... whatever the cool job is for boat captains, decided to show off his stunt driving ability, crashing into a reef and sinking his craft before abandoning ship.

Neil - I am convinced of what you have written.There is no way at all the Agent of ANY top player would NOT ASK THE QUESTION REGARDING THE MANAGER.The whole of world football knows we are declining rapidly.The Agent is there for his client and would have no doubt demanded assurances the sinking ship that has been Wengers fault will soon be Captained by someone that will sail her into steady and calmer waters.Ivan Gazidis is no fool.He would have expected these questions and would have needed to convince him change WILL happen.Wengers demise is there for all to see.The arrogance of this man will be his own undoing.Gazidis has a tough job on his hands but by getting Aubameyang to sign was the first sign of the change that was inevitable.His Agent was obviously convinced.Now we need to trust Gazidis to implement the drastic overhaul that will be required.

With Thomas Vermaelen injured, the team look like the Captain of the Titanic; they can see the perilous iceberg, they know the damage it'll do, but are unable to do anything to stop the ship sinking.

Sadly, most of our party's leaders would be captain of a small, sinking ship than a sailor on a large, seaworthy one.

Captain Blunderbeard and Ned Stormcloud are sailing the seas in search of Esmeralda Island when their ship hits a rock and begins to sink!

The engrossing tale hinges on the dictatorial powers of the Captain Nemat, who acts as salesman, matchmaker and power of attorney for the trusting residents of the slowly - sinking ship.

Who: Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost What: Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a quest to find the sunken remains of the Unicorn ship and notorious pirate Red Rackham's treasure.

White Star Lines Captain Bruce Ismay, long despised for taking a seat in a lifeboat rather than going down with the ship (a scenario eerily relived in the recent sinking of the Costa Concordia), is casually labeled a «masochist» on rather scant evidence.

Faster Than Light kept the fantasy of being a ship captain alive throughout the many, many hours I have sunk into the game.

SUNLESS SEA is a top - down exploration game, where you are the captain of a ship exploring the vast unknown of Fallen London - a sunken world.

Captain Pete Bethune of the Ady Gil made news this week when he «confessed» to sinking his ship the Ady Gil under my orders.

It's been a couple months since Captain Pete Bethune (then of Sea Shepherd) was given a suspended sentence by Japanese authorities for boarding the Japanese whaler which ran down the Ady Gil and attempting to deliver their captain a bill for the sunkeCaptain Pete Bethune (then of Sea Shepherd) was given a suspended sentence by Japanese authorities for boarding the Japanese whaler which ran down the Ady Gil and attempting to deliver their captain a bill for the sunkecaptain a bill for the sunken ship.

«The captain of the Titanic had such a great safety record that when the great ship struck an iceberg, precious hours were lost because the possibility of sinking was so far beyond his experience.