Sentences with phrase «helped hold the line»

He plays the ball in the center of his stance — normally his feet are about eight inches apart — which puts overspin on the ball and helps it hold its line.

«RBG»: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, has served on the Supreme Court for 25 years, helping hold the line on women's rights and, during the few years she was the court's only female member, offering scorching rebuttals.

Where the decision to divorce is ultimately made, Mr. Kramer is someone who provides support, speaks directly, and helps hold the line so the divorce process can move forward in a productive and timely manner.

Your letters helped us hold the line on two critical issues — preserving the divide between banking and commerce and fair reform of the real estate settlement services regulations.

Not exact matches

Beyond holding parties and town halls, Medgate has several procedures in place to help front - line managers connect with their charges.

In the budget, Morneau opted to hold the line on corporate taxes in Canada, choosing to help businesses in other ways, including with spending to help women - led businesses grow, innovation and diversification of trade.

«It can be a washing line, it can help you fix your hammock if the string breaks, it can be a belt «round your trousers — or your pants as you'd say — it can be laces, it can hold something while you hang it over the fire, all different uses.»

It is the first defendant to settle and agreed to help the plaintiffs with their case against the remaining defendants, which are American Airlines Group (aal), Delta Air Lines (dal) and United Continental Holdings (ual).

To help hurricane relief and recovery, and to make a donation that will be matched [1] by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., please visit http://www.ncl.com/hope-starts-here.

My one word for 2015 is Hold Fast, based on Hebrews 10:23, but just a few lines down from my pet focus right now are these words: «Let's see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshipping together as some do but spurring each other on...»

All that big pagentry is something I remember Jesus holding as important... I hear he loved hanging out in elaborate buildings and admiring the millions paid to paint the ceilings and line the walls with gold... while the poor sat in the streets begging for help..

Then Dad would help me carve the face, letting me hold the knife and showing me how to carefully cut each angle and line, all the while entertaining me with a steady string of his Halloween teacher - jokes.

Scoop in desired cookie - sized amounts onto parchment or silicon baking mat lined cookie sheets, pressing dough together with your fingers to help the macaroons hold their shape.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: NCLH) Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan announced the news at a company - wide event, with the help of a very special guest — the legendary Jimmy Buffett who performed

Ever beware of holding above the strength of your line, and as far as possible do not let the fish come out on your line's end straight from you, but keep him always under the rod and hold him always straight; so that your line may sustain and bear his leaps and plunges with the help of your crop, and of your hand.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

We did add to the D - line, which should shorten up the time other teams have to hold the ball and help out the secondary.

Typical of a corner of his caliber, more telling than his line score (three tackles) was the fact that he helped hold Patriots slot receiver Danny Amendola catchless.

Lining up on the left of a midfield three that also featured Victor Wanyama holding the middle ground and Mousa Dembele over on the right, charged with aiding Kyle Walker as well as helping to dominate the centre of the pitch, Winks performed a similar role just ahead of Danny Rose, who caused chaos bombing on from left - back.

Seriously, a press makes everything taste better, helps hold the sandwich together (via melted cheese), feels fancy (grill lines!)

Straight line - it helps to hold your baby really close to you, with their whole body facing towards you and their back and head in a straight line.

Security cameras have been installed now... and our fulfillment line is designed to not fail based on the actions of a single individual... the phone system helps us hold people accountable... we've doubled the size of our customer service team... and our social media team... and our marketing team... but the learning process to get here has involved multiple and, at times, massive public failures.

Most materials in the diaper are held together with the use of a hot melt adhesive which is applied in spray form or multi lines, an elastic hot melt is also used to help with pad integrity when the diaper is wet.

This hormone helps strengthen the uterine lining that supports a growing baby and also assists the placenta in taking hold.

We need to hold the line on property taxes, continue helping Superstorm Sandy victims get back in their homes, work to increase aid to our local public schools, and fight the scourge of opioid abuse that has plagued Long Island.

«Todd is a true public servant who grew up here in Nassau County and knows the issues that matter most to our communities, from helping Superstorm Sandy victims rebuild to holding the line on taxes for middle - class families.

The banker bashing will be a crowd - pleaser, and holding back information of the truly eyewatering spending cuts down the line will help the government cast the Tories as wild - eyed slashers of public spending: Freddy Kruegers in Eton tails.

Lobbyist Richard Runes, who represented the real - estate firm that helped former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver line his pockets testified that Glenwood Management's entanglement with the ex-Albany powerhouse was like «holding a tiger by the tail.»

After Harvey and Irma, residents of Texas and Florida are waiting weeks for FEMA inspections and hours on hold when calling the agency's help line.

We held the line, in a very tough environment, in order to provide a comprehensive health insurance program that protects working families across the state, and pay increases that help working families keep up with the rising cost of living,» CSEA President Danny Donohue said.

The all - around grab line increases safety and there's even a gear pouch to help you hold everything you need.

Besides being lightweight, compact and beautiful, this reel is specially designed to hold more line and has a power launch lip to help you cast it further.

Fetal fibronectin is a glue - like protein that helps hold the fetal sac to the uterine lining, and the presence of it before week 35 of gestation may indicate a higher risk of preterm birth.

At the grounding line, the ice detaches from the bedrock and juts out into the water as a kind of floating ledge, or ice shelf, which helps to stabilize the glacier and hold back the flow of ice behind it.

Scientists taking a close look at how a dangerous food - borne bacterium invades the gut have identified a new culprit — a molecule that normally helps hold the intestinal lining and other sheets of...

Scientists taking a close look at how a dangerous food - borne bacterium invades the gut have identified a new culprit, a molecule that normally helps hold the intestinal lining and other sheets of epithelial cells together.

Helping others, holding a door, buying a surprise coffee for someone behind me in line (I call it random acts of caffeine), or letting someone merge into an intersection can be uplifting.

Unlike bacteria that cause illness, probiotic bacteria help keep the lining of the gut healthy by holding foreign invaders at bay, by boosting immune health, and by keeping the lining of your gut healthy.

Almond oil can help your skin hold in moisture, thus reducing the look of fine lines.

Holding a straight edge up to the bottom of your eyebrows before you apply any product to them can help you see any gaps within your hairs more clearly and fill them in with brow product to create a sharply shaped line.

Not only is it a super cute design, it's easily transportable, can hold hot or cold liquids, and has a double - walled plastic lining to help regulate temps.

They added the water bottle Wiseau holds — and tosses — to help him remember the line, but that only made things worse: Wiseau injured himself on the first take that involved the water bottle.

This sturdy organizer holds the activity flipbook and helps keep the Reading Rods in line.

«We engineered the front end to pitch down just slightly on turn - in, to help the car feel like it's rotating around the turn as you hold your line,» explained development engineer Stan Hortinela.

So there's no one better to ask what the CUPRA brand stands for today, or what we can expect from the forthcoming Leon CUPRA R, traditionally a model that evo holds in high regard and which helps define the entire CUPRA line - up.

Federal - Mogul Holdings Corp. has debuted a line of Wagner premium replacement brake pads that help consumers stop up to 50 feet sooner when driving light trucks, sport utility vehicles and crossovers.

There's also a drift mode — a bit like Ferrari's Side Slip Control system in the 488 GTB — that helps you pull, and hold, drifts but will bring you back into line if you run out of talent.

A relatively light curb weight also helps the Mazda turn in with authority and hold the line without too much body roll, and the CX - 5 is certainly more effective in the corners than any of its similarly - priced classmates.

That certainly helps with off - the - line power and allowing the six - speed automatic to up - shift sooner and hold gears longer.

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