Sentences with phrase «hard graft»

The reason I did this was that Smashwords paid me nothing in 2 years of hard graft on my part... sold so little, Smashwords haven't paid what they owe me.

What these workouts lack in time they make up for in hard graft — you'll need to be prepared to go like a greyhound with a rabbit addiction.

That view may not be shared by Tory councillors who lost their seat in places like South Cambridgeshire, Richmond and Wandsworth, but by and large it was hard graft on local issues by moderate, competent Conservatives that saw off Labour and in places even won us seats.

It's not all hard graft, she says — last year she joined her colleagues on a skiing trip in which they all took to the pistes dressed as Star Wars characters.

So much of what Britain has achieved through hard graft since 2010 could be destroyed.

The linking figures in the two lists of male and female richest artists are Gerhard Richter and Paula Rego: both demonstrate the power and integrity of sheer hard graft and technical skill.

the reality is they won because they had a game plan (counter away and sit back at home and they executed it correctly classic European tactic never fails) for away from home and we didn't take them seriously enough at home, and they defended for there lives at home and we couldn't find the decisive goal to finish them off this is very typical c / l trend nowadays how many of the modern teams like athletico madird and the like get through with a game plan and hard graft at the back.

Juventus should be looking to sign a central midfielder that combines hard graft, energy and a high technical level.

We go behind the scenes of F1 and look at the technology, innovation and plain hard graft that goes into each second on the track.

@Twig But if the rest of the team put in the same hard graft in 60 as Joel does, we would be able to kill off matches easily...

The way I look at it is that he may be a supersub, but if you win the title you get a medal as much as the poor player that puts in 90 minutes hard graft every week.

«It was pretty much men who were in work and it was dominated by a huge amount of manual hard graft labour.

There is no two ways about it, having the right tools to help you fillet, slice and carve or chip and chop your way through cooking daily family meals, makes the difference between hard graft and having quite a lot of fun as you speed through the prep work.

When you do start to enjoy it, then hey, it suddenly doesn't feel like such hard graft.

After five years of hard graft earning her MD and another five years working all of God's hours as a Pediatrician, she decided it was time for a change and returned to her first love, writing.

The crowdfunding element for mere mortals such as myself is definitely hard graft and requires both dedication and a bit of a brass neck — particularly if it's your first book and the first time you have shown anyone you know something you have written.

But if you prefer a combination of leather and felt, the following hard graft's Tilt Kindle Fire case may be able to draw your more attention.

The grand artists of the Edwardian age had moulded their figures and then paid stonemasons to do the dusty hard graft: Hepworth, Moore and the brilliant Henri Gaudier - Brzeska (killed in the first world war) did their own carving and learned the secrets of stone, the way it can break and open and release magic forms.

Once more we witness those who act abominable bringing the profession into disrepute; yet those slogging with hard graft are side lined to perpetual paralegalling.

Independent bookshops might not have the dominance, the pulling power, the footprint, or the branding of bigger bookshops, but these remarkable shops make it all up in hard graft, expertise and imagination.»

But as this feature is not available on PC and the game doesn't appear to have been rebalanced, it's left to players to rinse and repeat by trying different tactics and earning upgrades through hard graft.

First, sheer hard graft.

Tonight we had out Executive and I remember why I love M & M. All I promise them is months and months of hard graft but we all sense that this is our time and that we will gain council seats and that the parliamentary seat is within our grasp.

«He's a really hard worker, he has a great partner in Janette (Manrara), and he'll know he has to put some hard graft in!

Simply chuck all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and let the machine do all the hard graft.

BS, Ozil has never shown a glimmer of hard graft.

He must of blocked out the height factor, forgotten the hard graft.

I think he means that we seem to sign similar types of players, good going forward but no height or commitment for the hard graft.

people overlook the hard graft and shift the guy puts in match in match out, plus he offers us a goal scoring threat... buy aside from that am in complete agreement with that list

Burnley drew their final home game of the season against Stoke City, perhaps summing up their campaign with lots of hard graft but little cutting edge.

But amid all the hard graft and defensive solidarity, the match may well be decided by one of two maverick strikers from Manchester, namely Wayne Rooney and Mario Balotelli.

But for the hard graft Giroud has put in for us since he came, he should be given better recognition.

Hard graft, defensive solidity for majority of the game, and a sprinkling of quality to tip the scales in our favour.

«Discipline will take you further than a player who is more talented but who will not put in the hard graft required at the highest level.»

Shadow Commons Leader Angela Eagle plans to travel the country to speak to people who did the «hard graft» in the election campaign.

That's our liberal challenge, that's our inspiration: providing people the chance to be the best they can be through opportunity and hard graft.

And equally there is no denying that progress towards rebuilding our fortunes will require hard graft and unity of purpose from all parts of the Scottish party.

One experienced campaigner in her team says: «She knows that hard graft is often the thing that gets results and she's in it for the long haul.»

All the authors nominated for their work deserve credit for combining the hard graft, dedication and raw talent that are needed to produce a book of merit.

In a speech to senior business figures, the frontrunner in the Labour leadership fight will claim to be on the side of those who «put in the hours, the sweat and the hard graft».

Don't take my word for it - perhaps the argument is best put by another woman MP who won her seat on hard graft and guts: Nadine Dorries, Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire.

But it is a costly process and a lot of hard graft, so never sign up for one because you can't think of anything else to do with your life.

Scans of the brains of child musicians before and after musical training have yielded compelling evidence that proficiency and skill relies on hard graft, not innate genius.

Assuming you've got your facts straight, the hard graft of thinking from first principles should now be over.