Sentences with phrase «frayed the nerves of»

The endless line through security, the ever present possibility of delays, and incredibly tight seating frays the nerves of the most seasoned traveler.

It may be co-location, more than any other factor, that has frayed the nerves of parents, teachers and students, and stirred a debate that has taken a decidedly polarizing and political tone.

With so many vehicles in a confined space, and the frayed nerves of drivers who have been stuck in traffic, it's not hard to see how vehicle collisions can happen.

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And it's earned plenty of positive word - of - mouth support by doing its best to smooth the nerve - fraying experience of air travel — the long wait times, the heightened emotions — with friendly service, says Hanna, a partner at Toronto branding firm Trajectory.

And until then, investors» nerves will probably remain frayed after watching the stock fall from its peak of $ 702.10 in September.

Already for 2018, there have been seven such days, and a lot of nerves have been frayed as a result.

In an age of fops and toys, Wanting wisdom, void of right, Who shall nerve heroic boys To hazard all in Freedom's fight, - Break sharply off their jolly games, Forsake their comrades gay, And quit proud homes and youthful dames, For famine, toil, and fray?

Dates are high in vitamin B6 and other B vitamins, magnesium, and potassium that make them wonderful for energy levels and metabolic health as well as calming frayed nerves and lowering cravings for sugar and other types of junk foods.

Liverpool nerves became even more frayed when Stoke sub Marco van Ginkel hit the outside of Mignolet's near post in the final minute of the first period of extra time.

As far as he and the board are concerned, the agitation of the fans is just part of the usual cycle of discontent and a few non - committal statements are thrown out to calm frayed nerves.

King's nerves have been frayed by her yearlong chase for the 30th career victory that will put her into the LPGA Hall of Fame, and they seemed raw against Alfredsson.

This is just a note to remind you that the nerves of Diamondback fans and front - office types will be frayed because they can't afford to miss on Greinke, and even the best pitchers will always have ups and downs.

You can't blame them; with a boatload of injuries plaguing their team over the last three weeks, their nerves must be frayed.

Being out on the go with baby will make every trip at least twice as long, and 26.7 times as hard, so having some item with you to soothe fraying nerves is a good use of diaperbag space.

For those of you who have never had the joy and the privilege of spending an extended amount of time with a colicky baby, I thought I'd do you (as well as the chronically sleep - deprived and nerve - frayed moms you are about to offend) a favor and leave you a few important tips on how not to help mothers of colicky infants.

If your bundle of joy has left you with frayed nerves, you can toss your worrying aside and instead think about the tech treats you'll be able to enjoy as a new parent.

Then, after months of worn out knees from scrubbing messes and frayed nerves from bashing our heads against the Wall of Lack of Communication, our brilliant son put together all the pieces of the jumbled up mess of a puzzle we handed him and was «trained»!

You've probably been warned about what happens when a baby starts «cutting teeth» — Your cuddly bundle of sweetness will quickly turn into a drooling, screaming, feverish wretch who will fray your nerves and demolish hope of ever sleeping again!

The Lord Ashcroft marginal seats poll, published on the Saturday after the results, and predicting Labour gains of 80 seats, claimed frayed nerves.

It took the intervention of the police to calm down frayed nerves and clear the barricades placed on major roads for commuters to pass.

this the type of leader we want meet everybody, make some concessions and assuage the frayed nerves.

The Nobel Prize - winning physiologist Haldan Hartline discovered that the optic nerve of Limulus polyphemus could be frayed into thin bundles, and then further split apart until he had a single fiber on which to run his experiments.

In addition to these vitamins, she discovered that some traditional calming herbs that have a long history of use for soothing frayed nerves and inducing calmness in humans, also work wonders for pets to promote relaxation and contentment without any of the druggy effects of medications.

Keeping evenings low key or employing wind - down yoga may go a long way toward preventing end - of - day meltdowns and frayed nerves.

But when chaos ensues in our everyday life — our nerves get frayed, our patience gets short, our exhaustion runs high — and we find ourselves desperate for a yoga practice... well, this is also usually the precise moment when we all of a sudden can't find the time to head to the studio!

Garland maintains a persistent sense of dread as the explorers» nerves begin to fray.

Gore Verbinski, his nerves still frayed from directing The Lone Ranger, has made the positively Sandler-esque decision to combine the filming of his next movie with a trip to the spa.

A TV news montage of the world going kablooey - Europe in crisis, cyberhackers shutting down power grids, Asian conflagrations, and Middle East attacks, and Obama and Biden and Hillary Clinton trying to calm a nation's frayed nerves - lets us know that things are not going swimmingly.

Leigh's mixture of cheery comedy and frayed nerves makes for an uncomfortable evening, and the story stretches over the course of about a year, with a two - hour running time, and a pace that is slow, sad and thoughtful.

Nerve endings, loose connections, the frayed wires of lives hung out everywhere.

Also the price structure of the Galaxy Tab should be enough to soothe many a frayed nerves as many had thought it might be priced beyond their budgets even if the tablet itself is endearing enough to warrant a purchase.

This should be soothing to a lot of frayed nerves and can also be considered enough to wipe off any grudge that anyone might be having against Google for not having released the Honeycomb source code.

This isn't exactly a revelation, since you probably have the evidence everywhere — in the tattered corners of your sofa, the shredded drapes, and your frayed nerves.

Luckily, the only damage from this incident is frayed nerves on the part of travelers and a big black eye for an airline just getting started in SFO.

I can't help but wonder if Yasumi Matsuno fell victim to a similar condition, his nerves frayed and exhausted by the complexity of his own vision.

This year, hands - on time with The Evil Within and Alien: Isolation have already conspired to fray my nerves further, and now comes news of a partnership between Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro.

Both Japanese and English dubs are available, the latter of which is broadly impressive (especially thanks to the ever - reliable William Knight as Danzo, who you might recognise as Ghost In The Shell's Chief Aramaki), with the exception of Naruto's awful nails - on - a-chalkboard voice that frays nerves and grinds teeth into fine powder.

Some blame the pressures of 24/7 communications, which fray nerves and lead to impulsive, inflammatory emails and tweets any time of day or night.

Kinder Morgan has to get construction of the pipeline underway by the end of May or it will likely lose out on another construction season, which adds significant costs and threatens to further fray investor nerves.

If it weren't, there would be a lot less frayed nerves at the dreaded «moment of truth,» and a lot more bad drivers on the road.