Sentences with phrase «disastrous first attempt»

There are moments of brief tenderness and genius, in particular her disastrous first attempt at seducing Guy where they both ask the other to turn around while they disrobe and climb into an icy bed.

Not exact matches

One of the first references that popped up after the deal was announced — other than the obvious comparison to the disastrous Time Warner - AOL merger — was to Verizon's recent attempt to create its own tech - news site, a short - lived effort known as SugarString.

My first attempts after receiving my diagnosis were so disastrous, that I stopped baking for a while.

Sam Allardyce's attempts to recover the disastrous first half of the season at Everton will see him turn to West Bromwich Albion defender Jonny Evans during the January transfer window.

Well, my first attempt (and all subsequent attempts) at the «double football hold» was disastrous, my son was unable to latch, and the pathetic amount of milk that I produced would never have been sufficient anyway.

Last Friday, conservative Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker wrote an editorial praising the School Nutrition Association's (SNA) current attempts to roll back the nutritional improvements of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA), derisively referring to the legislation as «the first lady's well - intentioned but disastrous school nutrition program, otherwise known as the Dumpster Derby.»

The first attempts were also disastrous.

Whilst he's an ace pilot, we just have to remember his disastrous attempts at fighting Gamora off during the first Guardians of the Galaxy film.

Sadly, it's not the first time a female comic book character was given her own movie though, and Honest Trailers has taken a look back at one such disastrous attempt that also hails from Warner Bros..

Directed by James Marsh, the film is based on the true story of Donald Crowhurst's disastrous attempt to become the first person in history to single - handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping while competing in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race.

For his directing debut, Russell Crowe chose a tale first attempted by Peter Weir in that helmsman's 1981 film «Gallipoli» — about two sprinters who go from Australia to Turkey to fight in the disastrous battle of Gallipoli.

As one school board member, reflecting on LA Unified School District's attempts to recover from a disastrous iPad roll out last year, told the LA Times, «Why would we treat all our students — whether they are a first - grader or a high school freshman — as if they all had the same technology needs?

Seventeen academy trusts, 11 schools, three universities, three councils and two other organisations were given special treatment after a «disastrous» first attempt by the government to get teacher training providers registered, which saw only around a third pass the application process.

Building relationships on the road is a tricky one too, especially romantic relationships — I had a couple of disastrous attempts in my first year as a nomad!

The first cascade a couple hits as they tumble down the marital rapids is comprised of the «Four Horsemen» — four disastrous ways of interacting that sabotage your attempts to communicate with your partner.