Sentences with phrase «frantic attempts by»
Despite frantic attempts by the Tory leadership to salvage the boundary review it seems very unlikely that it'll proceed.
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I was intrigued by what is happening in Iceland, so the following is a piece I've written on it. It has some introductory macro-economics in it,  which I think it is good to keep in perspective as we consider the frantic attempts being made to prevent an economic depression.
Any energy left in your body a that point is consumed by the surrounding cells in a frantic, yet futile, attempt to survive.
In The Fidelity of Betrayal, Rollins goes on to criticize the Western Church's almost frantic attempt at «closing over this traumatic rent in the text» by affirming some biblical narratives over others and by explaining away passages that are inconsistent with favored narratives.
My apologies to Ms. Minger and readers for the previous incomplete version of this post, caused by a frantic attempt to curtail my time already spent writing this lengthy and tiresome reply, something which I would usually never dream of doing, much like using Facebook or most other forms of social media.
Slow cinema lodestone Journey to the West comes across as Tsai's brilliant and clever attempt at auto - critique, as he places the contemplative fundamentals of his cinema (as symbolised by Lee Kang - sheng and Denis Lavant) into the frantic, chatty, unwieldy maelstrom of modern urban life.
Just consider the opening moments, which intercut a frantic attempt to record a concerto and appease the USSR dictator, images of citizens are being dragged out of their homes by NKVD security forces, and Joseph Stalin himself forcing his drunk confidantes to watch a movie.
While the authorities scramble to find the killer in a city paralyzed by fear, the Monkeewrench staff are playing their own game, analyzing victim profiles in a frantic attempt to discover the murderer's next target.
Much of the global warming debate is perhaps best described as a constant outbidding by frantic campaigners, producing a barrage of ever - more scary scenarios in an attempt to get the public to accept their civilisation - changing proposals.