Sentences with phrase «gets hours upon hours»

It's a medium point where the author gets just compensation and the reader gets hours upon hours of reading material.

For $ 30, you're getting hours upon hours of excellent card strategy.

Not exact matches

Although she doesn't run right to the office upon waking up at 4:30 a.m., Warrior spends an hour on email, reads the news, works out and gets her son ready for school.

In addition to all of the benefits that are given to a person with an AutoTrader account this level user will also get trade verification messages, access to their own analyst and personal broker (can be contacted after hours upon request) and expert guidance to help with fundamental and technical analysis.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

Had a friend at work offer this opinion — thought it might fit; sort of: This philosophy has been condensed from hours upon hours of observation of one Greg MacKinnon and how he gets away with what he is able to.

I seem to remember incessant screaming at ungodly hours, being thrown up upon, never getting anything done and staggering wearily through the day with a soiled spot on the shoulder of my jacket.

However, so many of my old family recipes take hours upon hours to complete — ain't nobody got time for a slow - simmer these days!

well, probably not so fast since it takes hours upon hours to dehydrate, but... you get the picture.

I know some bloggers who cook / bake / prep 15 + things and spend hours upons hours in the kitchen on Sunday afternoon getting everything ready for the week.

It's like going to a concert, immediately getting the show - stopping encore, then sitting through hour upon hour of B - sides.

Cold and flu season is upon us, and with all the extra worries that come with this time of year, it is always handy to have a list available of local clinics and hours, just in case you need to make a last minute run with your little ones when they get sick.

Healthy sleep for children means not only how many hours they get each day and / or night, depending upon the child's age, but it also means good quality, solid, uninterrupted sleep.

Parents are somehow not reassured upon hearing again that a three - to - four - month - old baby who weighs at least twelve pounds can get through an eleven - to - twelve - hour period of nighttime sleep without a feeding.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / Maridav If getting some exercise is good for you and getting lots is even better, then hours upon hours of intense exercise must be best, right?

It is a commonly held perception that getting in shape and staying there requires hard work and hours upon hours of training.

Otherwise, it's best to eat breakfast upon waking, and get your cardio in later in the day, a half hour after a meal.

These individuals may still be able to fast for 12 and up to 16 hours daily depending upon how stable they are able to get their blood sugar levels.

Upon successful completion of the 300 Hour Yoga Program at Rishikul Yogshala, you get rewarded with 300 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) certificate that is recognized by the ministry of Yoga Alliance.

I spent way too many hours of my weekend scouring through hundreds upon hundreds of products for ya to get the best of the best (of what's still in stock, mind you).

I hope to get to PARIS AGAIN in my LIFETIME.................. YOU ARE SO LUCKY to be just hours away and have a NEST to REST upon!

Of course, there are the obvious tricks like getting to bed earlier to get your 7 - 8 hours of sleep the doctor recommends or chugging a cup of coffee / Red Bull (no judgment) upon awakening.

Aside from these cute glasses, my hubby and I did manage to steal an hour away from the kids and get some photos done and we happened upon and just loved this local Christmas tree near my parents home.

Bed time has turned into a nightmare with both kids, crying and yelling and getting out of bed for hours upon hours, I have no idea wha...

2002 — John C. Reily — Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Good Girl 2002 — Leonardo DiCaprio — Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York 2003 — Sean Penn — Mystic River, 21 Grams 2003 — Johnny Depp — Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Pirates of the Caribbean 2004 — Mark Ruffalo — Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Collateral, 13 Going on 30, We Don't Live Here Anymore 2004 — Jamie Foxx — Ray, Collateral, Breakin» All the Rules 2005 — Terrence Howard — Hustle & Flow, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin» 2005 — Vince Vaughn — Wedding Crashers, Be Cool, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thumbsucker 2006 — Leonardo DiCaprio — The Departed, Blood Diamond 2006 — Will Ferrell — Stranger Than Fiction, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2007 — Michael Cera — Juno, Superbad 2007 — Phillip Seymour Hoffman — Charlie Wilson's War, The Savages, Before the Devil Knows Your Dead 2008 — Robert Downey Jr. — Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Charlie Bartlett 2008 — Daniel Craig — Quantum of Solace, Defiance 2009 — George Clooney — Men Who Stare At Goats, Up in the Air, Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 — Robert Downey Jr. — Sherlock Holmes, The Soloist

Marlo's rich brother (Mark Duplass) takes it upon himself to hire a «night nanny,» a person who watches the newborn baby during nighttime hours and allows the mother to get some restful sleep.

As a result, the half dozen hours it takes to run through the campaign - a generous advance on the relatively slim run time of Star Fox 64 - can feel bloated, and a grimly challenging final stretch where the camera does its best to get in your way is likely enough to make you think twice about heading into the arcade mode that's unlocked upon completion.

If you're a glutton for punishment and want to sink hours upon hours into an Action / RPG for the PC that many folks swear by - we've got a deal today for you.

It looks like Ewan McGregor may be about to get his wish of reprising the role of Obi - Wan Kenobi, as THR is reporting that Oscar - nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) is in talks with Lucasfilm to helm an Anthology movie based upon the legendary Jedi Knight.

While once upon a time being laid up with illness meant acquainting yourself with the pleasures of daytime TV or late - night infomercials (depending on what hours your ailment kept you up), nowadays the infirm have a whole universe of streaming options at their disposal to keep them company while they get well.

This covers everything an early coder needs to get started, expanding upon the concepts learned in the first hour.

For example, I once taught a student, who upon getting anything less than an «A» on a test, would crawl under his desk and cry for an hour.

The price that was agreed upon was lower than expected, and we didn't have to haggle for hours to get there.

I called to the dealership and wanted to see what the best deal was on the Evoque for my family and I. Jessica was able to assist and get back to me in a respectable timely manner and let me know what was available we landed on a car and we were in and out within the hour with a detailed car upon our arrival!

When I first got the voyager, it was really difficult for me to tell the difference, however, after hours upon hours of read, I can tell you I prefer the voyager.

• Over-analyzing — Many traders spend hours upon hours analyzing fundamental data, technical data, and anything else they can get their hands on that they erroneously believe will give them more insight into the future track of the market.

I am Mr Priscilla Gomez by name, i am a citizen of Texas USA, i have been looking forward for a genuine loan company for the past 5 months and all i got was group of scams who made me to trust them and at the end of the day, they duped me of $ 7000 without giving anything in return, all my hope was lost, i got confused and frustrated, i find it very difficult to feed my family, i never wanted to have anything to do with loan companies on net again, because i never trusted any loan company since i was scammed, so i went to borrow some money from a friend, i told him all that happened and he said he can help me, that he knows a loan company that can help me, that he just got a loan from them, he directed me on how to apply for the loan, i did as he told me, i applied, though i never believed but i tried and to my greatest surprise my loan was granted to me within 48 hours, i could not believe, i am happy and rich again and i am thanking God that upon this scams all over the places a genuine company like this still exist, please i advise everyone out there who are in need of loan and can be reliable, trusted and capable of paying back at the due time of funds to contact ([email protected]) and be free from scams on the internet.

If your dog spends several hours in their crate either overnight or while you are at work, be sure that taking them outside to use the bathroom is the first thing you do upon waking or getting home.

Depending upon your best pal's age, size, breed, and general health, he should get anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours of daily activity.

Choosing the best bird species for your lifestyle can be quite a job, but it gets even tougher if you have a busy work schedule that won't allow you to spend hours upon hours with your pet each day.

It should be noted, however, that bloat can become fatal extremely quickly and a dog can die within hours of the onset of bloat so it is vital to get medical attention immediately upon noticing symptoms of bloating in your dog.

Getting past this first half hour will be a major milestone to build upon.

15 year old, neutered 18 lb siamese cat; found prone, responsive but unable to lift his head emergency animal hospital performed all primary diagnostics: blood test, x ray, abdominal sonogram, urinalysis: nothing abnormal after 24 hours at hospital, they started him on steroids and antibiotics; 48 hours later, he is scooting around, able to raise and hold his head up and eat / drink; still can't get up upon release, he continues to show improvement on third day, but still unable to stand up vets have no idea what it is hoping my dear boy recovers I'm with him 24/7, feeding him, administering meds, and keeping him clean his vision is compromised; he reacts if a hand comes towards him suddenly, but will not make eye contact he does not seem to be in any pain

Feeling the urge to get away from the crowds, my family wandered upon a little - known town called Barra De Navidad, just 3 hours south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Getting to Kumbuk River can be a bit of a challenge, as it lies four hours east of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, but the resort can arrange transportation upon request.

-- Day 1: Upon your arrival if you have representatives they will take you at the exit of the airport and he'll escort you in a private transportation to the Best Western Irazu, where you'll have some time to rest and get to know a little of Costa Rica before taking the 4 hours drive to the Caribbean the next morning.

It's not just older games that can be gotten for less, for example Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts can be picked up for around # 15 and provides hours upon hours of entertainment (we will be running a review of this game soon) and yet it was just released in early 2009.

Bringing a trilogy of games to a close has proven to be one of the hardest things to get right this past generation, with numerous developers attempting it and failing, leaving gamers who have invested hours upon hours into the games feeling disappointed.

Of course it's not all perfect; those famous lengthy cutscenes are back, and while this time around they're almost all fantastic there are still a couple of bad ones that might just make you get up, make a cup of tea, read the paper, walk the dog and do the dishes, especially in the first few hours when the game insists upon far too much exposition while providing very little actual gameplay.