Sentences with phrase «enough of a jolt»

But I wasn't walking away from robust print sales, and unless and until I can regularly hit the NYT list as a self - published author — enough to give the bookselling industry enough of a jolt to push me past the anchor that is my past Bookscan numbers — it would be foolish of me to sign a contract expecting robust print sales in the future.

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Sometimes I'll have the alarm sound on low, but the speaker on the Apple Watch is weak enough not to jolt me out of bed.

Police will be monitoring impact of the fake girl on traffic; she was designed to jolt drivers into paying attention but give those travelling at the street's recommended 30 kilometres per hour enough time to stop.

Some will thrill to the contempt for the human; some will feel a jolt of free - floating religious awe; some will decide that enough's enough (though most of those are unlikely to have started the novel in the first place).

On this issue it is possible to experience such contradictory jolts of conscience that one finally doesn't know whether to list oneself as a member of a society of the courageously righteous who are mature enough to face up to life's ambiguity and do the difficult things that freedom requires — or simply a society of moral failures.

The first two units meld enough passing with the jolting runs of Don Bosseler, Johnny Varone, Porky Oliver and associates to keep the defense loose, unlike the 1955 version, which lost to Georgia Tech, TCU and Notre Dame because of unimaginative displays of brute force.

Although your baby is moving around plenty already, many of her jerks and jolts aren't yet strong enough for you to feel.

In April, 1967 pesticide waste injected by a chemical plant at Denver's Rocky Mountain Arsenal destabilized a seismic fault, causing a magnitude 5.0 earthquake — strong enough to shatter windows and close schools — and jolting scientists with newfound risks of injection, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

I love the jolt of coffee — it wakes me up and makes me feel energized enough to get through the dreaded 2:00 pm — 3:00 pm monotony zone.

The X-Files isn't likely to go down in history as as great sci - fi flick, but it harbors enough good fun to qualify as a jolt of sprightly, brainless summer entertainment.

The scant storylines and bland characterizations just aren't enough for us to care one bit about any of them, so what we're left with is merely an exercise in creepy imagery and set - ups for a few jolts to get the young girls screaming in their theater seats.

But, sadly, this jolt of story development may not be enough to bring this classic character back to life.

So is the X-Class's aura of robustness and the basic pliancy of its suspension over rough stuff, making it supple enough to cushion sharp jolts effectively.

Rather than being so stiff the least little crack in the road translates as a jolt to your spine, the Corolla Hatchback is stiff enough to let you take a tight corner with some speed, but won't have you seeing a chiropractor at the end of the day.

Nevertheless, that first birthday, when Jude had bounced into the Savoy Grill with Ramsey gliding beside her — it was already late enough in a marriage that was really just a big, well - meaning mistake that her clasp of his hand could only have been for show — Irina met the tall man's gray - blue eyes with a jolt, a tiny touching of live wires that she subsequently interpreted as visual recognition, and later — much later — as recognition of another kind.

although the normal household current of 120 volts may not seem like much, it is enough to give your puppy quite a jolt and can potentially be fatal.

The Phoenix is built in a sturdy ABS case, which appears to be rugged enough to take most normal bumps and jolts, and has a set of four rubber feet on the bottom for when laid flat.

Of course, there is always an element of fear to jolt law firms into action too — the odd law firm collapse is a reminder that size and ambition are not enougOf course, there is always an element of fear to jolt law firms into action too — the odd law firm collapse is a reminder that size and ambition are not enougof fear to jolt law firms into action too — the odd law firm collapse is a reminder that size and ambition are not enough.

If you're looking for a way to feel Good Enough, to manage the jolts, to climb out of your rut, or to accept your flaws as perfect qualities that got you here and will help you find your life purpose, let's do this dance together to create more conscious lives.