Sentences with phrase «good rag»

(Despite America's love of a good rags - to - riches story, the data backs him up that social mobility is actually lower in the U.S. than in many other developed countries.)

Not exact matches

But the narrative already has the makings of a feel - good Hollywood movie — so it should come as no surprise that a feature film dramatizing Ma's rags - to - riches rise is already in the works.

Of the largest cities in America, these 10 give you the best chances of starring in your own rags - to - riches tale.

He rules against a pair of Rag & Bone boots («not me»), a pair of leopard print Jimmy Choo slippers («definitely not me»), and a pair of suede driving shoes by Tod's («they've got a better selection of these at Harry Rosen») before finally settling on an artfully distressed, lace - free pair of black brogues by John Varvatos.

The Bible teaches that only Christ's work on the cross is good enough and that people's works «are as fil.thy rags»... we aren't good people and don't do good works.

Our «best» is like filthy rags at the feet of the King.

Well this BLOG is actually an atheist rag intending to cast aspersions at Christianity.

(Psalm 14:3) and «but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our good works are as filthy rags».

All sin and fall short, all our good works are as menstral rags.

The bible says to God our good deeds are like filthy rags, that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, and for us to equip ourselves with the helmet of salvation, belt of truth, sheild of faith.

In other words, all of the things that seem to be good works to us, God sees them as just a pile of dirty, disgusting rags.

If everything you do is inadequate:... unworthy rags for God... have to wait upon The Spirit to arrive to make what should have been a under a millisecond decision... and be less a person than Jesus... the more pathetic the lookalike soundalikes the better... well, COME TO MOMMA!

They did not realize that the good works they did were no more than filthy rags when compared to the goodness of God.

And on this side of the vast gulf in quality that separated him from the divine stood man, frail, mortal and sinful, whose best righteousnesses were, in the light of that pure countenance, «but as filthy rags.»

And right after having a baby, one's focus should be bonding, nursing, sleeping, trying to figure out who the baby looks like, eating well, and healing — not on how soon one can fit into pre-pregnancy jeans or appear on a D - list celebrity rag in a bikini.

Most of the time, the ragged human convoy of divergent perceptions, piqued honor, high - minded posturing, insecurity, good humor and basic generosity will wend its way to insight and accomplishment.

The major position of equality was that we are all filthy rags in Gods eyes and none are «good» except God.

In helping me with my physical needs, though grateful, when compared with Christ's righteousness, your good works and mine are as filthy rags.

The ragged, scabbed scar was a beacon, blaring, and it had its best result when I lived unsupervised.

It's time for a rousing chorus of VATICAN RAG & some good old fashioned Mel Brooks.

Excited by the Prior's best wine and beer he ragged Martin when the conversation turned to his decision to become a friar and priest, the thunderstorm, the vow.

I always find the way the butcher cuts the beef makes it look ragged and shredded (good enough for cholent, but decidedly not for a main course), and therefore not too presentable.

best way to get it crispy is to put cauliflower in a rag, twist it, and SQUEEEZZEEEE as much water out as possible!

If you wasn't tryin your best to be a knobhead «Buddie» which round my part of NW London [buddie] means your dick... You'd know that Jack Wilshire was in the champion league final against barcelona and at that time he was round 18 yrs old and ran their much acclaimed mid-field ragged and it was a catalyst for him as from then on he was counted among the most promising mid-fielders arsenal and england had ever produced.

«He ran them ragged at White Hart Lane and I haven't seen anyone do that to Chelsea for a long, long time, and I think he's good enough to do it again.»

Arsenal's never - ending injury woes left Arsene Wenger feeling nervous ahead of the visit of Sunderland yesterday, but his rag - tag collection of understudies came good and finally came away with the three points to leave us second in the Premier League.

He was one of the star players for Arsenal during the Emirates cup, when he ran the Benfica rearguard ragged and showed how good a player going forward he can be.

I knew Ozil will come good if given the chance at 10, hence my reluctance to criticise him when all else were losing their rags.

You can look for yourself (if you know how to use google, do you need a daily rag to tell you how to do that as well??)

For giroud to score a goal like that he must be high on confidence hence base in current form I will start him against bayern with Sanchez and a fit welbeck running the flanks ragged defensively and offensively, we all know ozil plays well when carzola is playing along side coquelin with the back 4 of kostafi and Bellreal and cech to win the game for us with superb saves..

It is the sentimentality of a sound bite, the notion of sleeping on the couch that really grabs people — the type of rags to riches stories that makes Americans want to better themselves.

Just like our game against Hull City in the FA cup, we ran a strong Stoke side ragged in what was arguably our best performance of the season.

So yes get rid of your best receiver so Garrett can finally have his way and coach our rag tag Garrett Guys team to 8 - 8 like hes been dreaming of since hes started.

Fulham were a strange team last year, a rag - tag assortment of plodders, cloggers, carthorses, journeymen, water - carriers terrible footballers, past - it players who used to be good, past - it players who used to be alright, and square pegs in round holes.

Credit to head coach Doc Rivers as well for consistently organizing this interchanging rag - tag bunch into a reasonably well - prepared team.

how do the papers «know» how much our transfer fund for jan is do they have a reporter hiding the bin of gazidis office recording this info, wenger will be backed with whatever he needs, i totally believe them when the board and ceo state PUBLICLY (not made up behind close doors like the rags do) that they will back wenger with the funds needed (they are very good at balacing the books so they should have enough for him maybe sell one or two deadwoods to make extra # 15million somewhere) they will.

Run em ragged but silly errors by Mustafi & co let us down, why does Wenger sign these turds that aren't good enough to play for the Arsenal Xhaka another turd who missed the target, open goal from 10 yards and he puts it wide, my nan could've scored that and she's been dead 10 years, so f - ing frustrating.

Koscielny has gone from rags to riches at Arsenal, growing from the unknown to one of the best centre backs in the league and despite now having entered his 30's, Koscielny would certainly command quite a high price for his services.

if we were in the CL we would have had to play our best players in the group phase and run them ragged, qualify in second place and then get slaughtered in the KO phase.

Left ragged by Martial and you can see the amount of games he's playing is beginning to get the better of him.

The Bayern star ran Spain ragged in their opening match and scored two goals, and was on target against Australia as well.

In every game thus far, we've seen both the fluent best and the ragged worst of what Germany have to offer.

He was run ragged in the 1st half against Eibar before being replaced for the second half, where both the team, and the midfield pair of Phillips and O'Kane looked much better.

I figure the composting is better than the water used to wash the rags I would use otherwise, and if I'm buying 100 % PCR, then I'm encouraging that market (which seems really small, most are less than that).

well, we've been considering a couple of these changes for awhile, since we've already ditched things like Swiffers and disposable rags.

A nice cold wash rag may do the trick just as well.

Gerber birdseye prefolds are one of the best inexpensive options for burp rags.

For good measure, we dried off Scarlette's bottom with a clean rag before putting the clean diaper on.

«Yeah, the best thing about them is that you can use them even when they get old and full of holes because they make great cleaning rags.

Keep a supply of rags and training pants in an easily accessible place and instruct toddler how to clean up wet messes, as well as how to get into clean underclothing.