Sentences with phrase «hammer blows of»

A broad iron band, textured by the skilled hammer blows of a blacksmith, functions as a rim for the screen that surrounds the warm light.

Instead the general mood was upbeat, with the hammer blows of the spending review and tuition fees still to come:

It was driven subterranean by the thunderous hammer blows of the expenses scandal.

But now every word is like a hammer blow of God upon his heart.

So, I always try to pull my punches when it comes to casting the hammer blow of judgement down on an E3 demo - particularly if that judgement is a negative one.

Not exact matches

This will occur through the quantity of money effect, hitting in a series of hammer blows, regardless of whether interest rates remain at zero.

Far from serving up Isaiah - like hammer blows, modern - day stand - up is all too often the opiate of the masses.

The government resigned, Havel was acclaimed interim president, and in a matter of days, if not hours, the great ugly wall that had separated Christian Europe into two branches (as the pope put it) came pounding down, hammer blow by hammer blow.

Although losing Sterling would be a hammer blow to Brendan Rodgers and the rest of the team, we've pick out five players that could fill a potential void left by the 20 - year - old:

This is a hammer blow to United and Mourinho after a difficult season that has seen them barely mount any kind of title challenge to runaway league leaders Manchester City, and also drop out of the Champions League early on.

Gerrard was the worst player on the pitch in the Three Lions» defeats to Italy and Uruguay, with his wayward passing and lack of defensive protection coming to a head when his error allowed in Luis Suarez to deliver the hammer blow to England's chances of progression.

Jose Mourinho may have, however, been handed a hammer blow in his pursuit of the Atletico talisman.

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One publishing house rejected the book; another one bought it, and the hammer blows began in earnest, usually starting with the Raleigh News and Observer and then ringing throughout the country, banging at the core of who Vee was.

Ozil is nearing the end of his contract with Arsenal, with the Daily Mirror suggesting he could be on his way to rivals Manchester United in what would be a hammer - blow for the Gunners.

But our next Premier League game, at home to the Southampton side that put four past us on Boxing Day, now takes on massive importance and I think we can say that another defeat in that will be a hammer blow to the chances of Arsenal being crowned champions in May.

Chelsea have been dealt a blow in their reported pursuit of West Ham striker Andy Carroll, after boss David Moyes said that the Hammers» intention is «not to let anyone go».

I have to admit this is a pretty clever way to attempt to deliver a mind game hammer blow to the opposition and for all I know he followed up this statement by stating that Cesc Fabregas is «weeks away from becoming an Arsenal player» and perhaps a neat back handed compliment where he states that «Robin Van Persie's injuries have made Arsenal's physio departments one of the hardest working in Europe».

That is a hammer blow for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to face the prospect of losing one of his key midfielders for the European clash.

The Hammers have been dealt a hammer blow with the news that their midfield general, and Football Writers Association's player of the year, Scott Parker has been ruled out of the game with an Achilles problem.

Spurs face Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday, knowing victory would deliver a major boost to their own chances of finishing in the Premier League top four and deal a hammer blow to the hopes of their north London rivals.

The probable absence of Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio are the biggest blows particularly with respect to any attacking aspirations that the Hammers may have.

The signing of N'Golo Kante was fantastic business, but it was a hammer blow for the Foxes.

If Tottenham fans are indeed having to brace themselves for the inevitable hammer - blow of Gareth Bale scuttling off to Madrid this summer, then Levy and Baldini's antics in the transfer window have made sure the final strike will arrive padded in cotton wool and served with exotic, rum - based cocktails to deaden the sting.

Having collected just 11 points in our last 8 Serie A matches, another slip - up on the biggest stage of all would be a hammer blow and risk definitively derailing our season.

The 6 - 1 hammering of Watford on Sunday saw the Reds come up with a performance that seemed to have blown the Hornets away.

If Tottenham fans are indeed having to brace themselves for the inevitable hammer - blow of Gareth Bale scuttling off to Madrid

Liverpool fans clearly upset at yesterday 3 - 0 defeat by West Ham at Anfield have accused Slaven Bilic of tapping up one of their players after the Hammers» historic win final whistle blew.

Things couldn't have gone to plan any better as far as West Ham were concerned last weekend, as the Hammers blew away newly - promoted Cardiff City 2 - 0 and showed plenty of signs that they're fully equipped to try and improve on last season's tenth - place finish in the league.

Last night's poll from Survation / Daily Record reverses the slow recovery of Labour's fortunes in a hammer blow to Ed Miliband's party.

«Trump's election is also a hammer blow for the fight against climate change — and presents a genuine threat to some of the poorest people in the world who will suffer its effects worse.

Nigel Farage has described the defection of Conservative candidate Mike Whitehead to Ukip as «another hammer blow to Tory pretensions in the north of England».

because cuomo must have preferred having a wet - behind - ears wilson as his foil watching over his budgeting handiwork... and because wilson would have given him cover when he takes his hammer to the working people of this state during contract negotiations, and maybe because wilson also would have given cuomo the «well, he's a republican» excuse in the event that wilson actually landed any blows?

The PM thus blew a long, masterful raspberry, one so finessed it could only have been learnt in the shadowy confines of prep at Eton targeted at the back of a gowned professor; he yah - boo - sucks - to - youed repeatedly about Ed and his pals spending too much time with the big boys in that silly red uniform with the hammers and sickles from the school next door, Unite City High — which soon became Unite City blues...

He said the appeal, which will see the three - year freedom of information struggle culminate in the high court, was a «needless additional hammer blow» to public confidence in house of Commons.

The combination of a sharp and unfair rise in VAT, the callous freezing of child benefit and the deepest cuts our public services have ever seen will be a hammer - blow to lower and middle income families.

This created the earthquake equivalent of a sonic boom, capable of striking anything in its path like a hammer blow.

«The experiments show, first and foremost, that we can generate X-rays at a level sufficient to deliver the equivalent of a hammer blow to an object,» says Lawrence.

«Whatever wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs was a lot more complicated than a single hammer blow from an asteroid,» says Norman MacLeod of London's Natural History Museum, who is one of the catastrophists» leading opponents.

A pair of gigantic hammers, or «exciters» as they are more properly known, deliver 100 - tonne blows to the middle of the span 60 metres below, sending waves rippling backwards and forwards along the deck or making it twist and turn with a corkscrew motion.

Such an assembly can withstand fire for two hours, but it offers little resistance to even a hammer blow, never mind the avalanche of debris that assaulted it on September 11.

He works silently, using the chime of a church bell to hide the blows of his hammer, and with practiced precision.

«The bitch is dead,» says Craig at one point, and it lands like a hammer - blow in the middle of the urbane bullshit of the bulk of its twenty predecessors.

Sometimes, the blows land with the blunt force of the hammer wielded by its main character, Joe (Joaquin Phoenix), an ex-soldier-turned-freelance-avenger whose hard - hitting reputation precedes him.

To make it fit, I stretched spring ring a lot until it got less thickness, then the oil ring with the spring ring could fit and the piston could get into the cylinders (it needed some blows with the back of a hammer, but when spinning for tests, I don't see the cylinders being scratched or marked)

As I hammered the base coupe through the twisties in the shadow of a towering volcano, two other 911 virtues became strikingly clear: (1) the car brakes like an F - 18 catching an arrestor cable, and (2) the grip will blow your mind.

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The rugged device will bend as much as 40 degrees from the plane of the display, will survive blows from a small urethane hammer and repeated drops from a height of 1.5 meters (4.92 ft).

Apple has dealt a hammer blow to the hopes of Samsung in the tablet space by blocking the sale of the Galaxy 10.1 across the EU.

If American Airlines was to go ahead and introduce a Premium Economy cabin on some or all of their long - haul routes it would be a hammer blow to their top - tier Elites.