Sentences with phrase «held against my face»

We've been making calls with the thing and holding it against your face not only makes your hand ache, but feels a little daunting, even if the call quality is perfectly fine.

Not exact matches

Faced with a seemingly unstoppable currency, the Swiss have been holding the franc to a floor against the euro since last fall.

«Isn't the simplest touch of a child's arm on the face more important, isn't the good meal, the brush against a thigh, a hand held during a movie, a swim in the sea, aren't those things of equal importance as the sands of time come rushing down on our heads burying ambition and love, good and evil, breath, blood, brains, waste, memory, alike in the oblivion?»

In spite of the war's terrible blow against the advance of the Kingdom and in the face of this new German scholarship, the social gospel held its grip on the gay «20's.

Instead of joining in a hue and cry against a churchman for engaging in this system in which every one of us is implicated, from which even the bishop's salary is derived, or hiding our Christian faces in shame because his hypocritical enemies hold him up as a «horrible example,» the clear call of Christ is that his followers should make a frontal attack upon the pagan system itself, and demand that our economic order shall give way to an economic order embodying the principles of the kingdom of God (July 17, 1929).

He has faced Premier League teams too including two games against Chelsea in the Europa League semi-finals the year the Blues won the competition, and holding Liverpool to a 1 - 1 draw at Anfield, but it another European game that he remembers the most.

Hard underhand shots to the face from Nurmagomedov, who is holding Iaquinta against the fence.

The task won't be easy against a Baltimore team that leads the AFC North, but the teams faced similar scenarios last year, when the playoff - bound Ravens were in San Diego to face a barely - holding - on Chargers team in Week 15.

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

Comparing Kondogbia to Sterling is laughable, Kondogbia won the u20 world cup, played at Sevilla in La Liga then went onto Monaco, for one so young he's done more than you know and it's not just against Arsenal, the Juventus game he held his own that was a tight 2 legged affair he wasn't overwhelmed by facing a midfield trio of Vidal, Pirlo and Pogba

I am not talking about the game Arsenal face in the Champions League this week, because not too many of us Arsenal fans are holding on to anything but the hope of a miracle and I don't think that any of us had much confidence that we would get through over two legs against Barcelona even before the home leg was played.

Next week Team Shlofrock faces another tough battle as they tip off against # 1 Lenny and the Jets team that will be looking to hold on to their top spot.

To have to constantly accept the over-exuberant tactic of «in their face» physicality against our players, without anyone ever being held fully accountable when it goes wrong (hiding behind a banner of «no professional footballer ever goes out to intentionally hurt another fellow pro»), is totally irresponsible, and is bordering on criminal in the real world!

In the second fixture Manchester City faced off against a newly rejuvenated Everton side as Ronald Koeman's side did good in first half denying any breakthrough for Guardiola's men after taking the lead but the Citizens despite being a man down fought back and found the back of the net in dying moment's of the match and managed to hold of the Toffees for a points each.

Advantages of Baby Bjorn: Spreads weight over at least both shoulders, holds baby still and snug against your chest, baby can face in or out.

I'm pretty impressed that he takes care of the first step himself, even when his nosebleed lasts so long that he's holding another wipe against his face as he patiently sets up the bucket with his free hand.

Try holding her against your chest, facing over your shoulder.

Three Burping Positions (1) In the traditional burping position, hold your baby facing you, against your chest, with his chin above your shoulder.

I hide the doll in the shirt and then hold it against my belly with neck opening facing down.

The pouch for holding baby is nicely cut, providing an inward or outward - facing baby with enough room to look around and wiggle without rubbing against her skin.

Besides the potty, you can also hold your baby in «classic position» (facing away from you in a supported squat position, your hands under their knees and thighs, resting against you) over a sink or toilet.

Hold your baby against your chest (his body facing yours), with his head on your shoulder.

When you hold her, press your cheek against hers as you put her to your shoulder, rather than holding her slightly apart from your face.

Hold your baby against your chest (her body facing yours), with her head on your shoulder.

The new leader (esp if Ed Miliband) will have a fantastic opportunity to portray the government as two - faced over the cuts in the coming months & years, & in doing so, holding the centre ground firm against any move to the right.

They need the Lib Dem vote to hold up against their rival but topple when facing them.

Ferreras - Copeland became the first Latina to hold office in Queens, but she faced immediate scandal in the Council thanks in part to the allegations of corruption and domestic violence against her former boss.

On April 24, Doran will face off against Republican county legislator Jake Ashby, with both looking to fill the empty assembly seat that was formerly held by Republican Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin.

But Lhota would face a much tougher fight against a Democrat were the election held today, according to the poll, losing by a margin of at least a 3 - 1 against any of the top three candidates: 62 - 17 to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 55 — 19 to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 57 — 17 to former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

HURIWA therefore called for the arrest and prosecution of the killer soldiers and police or else the governor would be held personally liable and dragged before the World's crimes court to face charges of crimes against humanity.

In Somerton and Frome, where the party's Commons spokesman David Heath faces a tough fight to hold on to his slim majority against Tory candidate Annunziata Rees - Mogg, Conservative leafleting also appears to be having an impact.

County Legislator Jay Schneiderman of Montauk will face off against Cornelius Kelly of Westhampton Beach, a Republican, this fall in his re-election bid for the Second District seat, one he has held since 2003.

Recent polling of Liberal Democrat marginals found that while the party faces losing dozens of seats to Labour, they could hold on to a surprising number of seats against the Conservatives.

With their parents potentially poised to face off against each other in the November election, Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton have put their friendship on hold.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Three gay and lesbian City Council candidates ---- one incumbent and two newcomers ---- are facing organized opposition in the September 10 Democratic primary from a religious right coalition that held rallies against marriage equality over a period of at least seven years.

Pataki and New York GOP Chairman Sandy Treadwell faced controversy after naming moderate Assemblyman Howard Mills the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate against Senator Chuck Schumer over conservative Michael Benjamin, who held significant advantages in both fund raising and organization.

The special election for State Senate to be held April 24 in a large part of Westchester County in the 37th District to see who will replace George Latimer (now county executive) has Republican Julie Killian facing off against Democrat Shelley Mayer.

«The brave citizens of those towns that have held out against forces that have been mercilessly targeting them would face a fearful vengeance if the world accepted such an arrangement.

QUEENS — An attorney and Woodside resident will face off against Assemblywoman Margaret Markey in the state primary on Tuesday, hoping to unseat the lawmaker from the post she's held for nearly two decades.

The Illinois state treasurer is facing off against Republican Rep. Mark Kirk for the seat now held by Democrat Roland Burris, who is not running for a full term this year.

He held a press conference savaging the mayor and his correction commissioner on the steps of City Hall after a correction officer was badly slashed in the face, and has pushed back hard against many of de Blasio's efforts to bring reforms to Rikers Island to overcome what Bharara deemed, in a separate investigation, a culture of violence by guards against inmates.

Giannoulias is facing off against Republican Rep. Mark Kirk for the Senate seat once held by Obama and now by Sen. Roland Burris, who is not running for a full term in office.

However, none of the charges U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has leveled against the two men pertain to campaign donations, though Mr. Silver stands accused of pressuring Glenwood into hiring a law firm that paid him legal fees while Mr. Skelos faces allegations that he used his position to obtain a sinecure for his son at a company Glenwood held stock in.

WILD crows can recognise individual human faces and hold a grudge for years against people who have treated them badly.

«The view has long been held that this trait evolved during the course of human evolution, when our ancestors were facing a prolonged period of warfare, as parochialism increases group cohesion and cooperation against opposing factions.

The Kavli Foundation recently held a conversation with the new laureates to learn what led them to study memory and cognition, the challenges they faced in getting the neuroscience community to accept findings that often went against the conventional wisdom of the time, and where they see cognitive neuroscience as a field headed.

How to: Sitting on the edge of a flat bench, hold a light - to - medium weight dumbbell in each hand so that your forearms are resting against your thighs and your palms are facing up.

Alternatively, you can hold the bar by placing your palms face up and the bar resting on your fingers against your shoulders.

Many years ago I used something from YSL that was similar to this, almost like the glow shots, had a gel / whipped texture with slight shimmer - I would get asked what foundation I was using by so many and I'd tell them... of course when you like something it goes away - When I saw this in the Chicago Social magazine I wanted to give it a try - Unfortunately YSL is the only place it's sold currently, so I had to go by swatches of YSL shades to guess what I should use - I got B40, I have olive skin - tone, with neutral undertones, in Armani Luminous Silk I am 5.25 - I could have gone to B30, but I like the glow it gives me - The only difference from this foundation to the one I mentioned I used years ago is there no shimmer in this formula - When tested on my hand against the Armani Luminous Silk, the YSL doesn't move as fluidly, however on my face it went on very easy over my Omorovizca Gold Rescue Cream, which is very heavy - I think with less moisture on my face it will look more matte, but I prefer a very dewy finish - It does cover up any imperfections, for me it's maybe an area that is a tad red, and so far as held up well - It's not like I am some outside laborer, I work inside behind a computer so it shouldn't start melting or anything... if so I'm concerned for my well being in general - It does give more coverage than Luminous Silk, so I think most will be happy with that, as well seems to adhere to the face pretty well - I can see this being a pretty big hit for Spring foundations and even the summer - I applied this morning with a brush and it took the lovely blast of 18 * while walking to my office, walked in looking dewy so cheers to All In One Glow for keeping me glowy as I pretend to enjoy working -

«One way to figure out your tone is, after washing your face to remove all impurities, to hold a yellow or red piece of paper, then a white, green, silver or blue piece of paper against your face, preferably in a well lit room with natural light,» says Miguel Angarita, senior colorist at mizu new york salon.