Sentences with phrase «in desperate attempts»

Just like oh so many lame reboots and revivals that turned classic games in Call of Duty / Gears of War clones in desperate attempts to sell to the young adult / teen market.

This means that the body, in its desperate attempts to be able to meet the demands of training, begins to sacrifice its health.

And, if you're one of the millions of people who feel like you haven't quite discovered your purpose yet, it can be incredibly frustrating to see some people off creating the lives of their dreams while the rest of us change jobs, relationships, and locations in desperate attempts to finally figure out what we're here to do.

In a desperate attempts to find a solution you may end up taking everyone's advice, trying everything and feeling like nothing is working.

Over the past several years, their government raised the value - added tax and imposed numerous new fees in desperate attempts to address serious fiscal shortfalls that have brought the country to the brink of ruin.

These wasps are actually on our side: a bug army deployed in a desperate attempt to save our dying trees.

«In my desperate attempt to treasure my short time with him, I designed and developed a way that I could create an online memory - keeping tribute page for him with his photos, videos, music, life story and pretty much any detail that would allow me to always remember him and his life legacy, Rodriguez writes.

«When entrepreneurs lose cash flow, they give up leverage and negotiating power and risk losing too much ownership in a desperate attempt to raise funding,» says Wunderlich, who is also a partner at private - equity group DCA Capital Partners.

We might be reduced to doing it the old - fashioned way: standing on the curb and waving our arms in a desperate attempt to attract a driver's attention, like some feral primate without a smartphone.

Peabody's problems have only expanded so far in 2015: Forecasting greater losses than originally anticipated, the company reduced its dividend, laid off workers and even cut the salaries of its top executives temporarily in a desperate attempt to keep the company afloat.

But many desperate people also buy lottery tickets as a matter of hope, in a desperate attempt to get themselves out of poverty.

WASHINGTON — Fervently proclaiming that he was actually the one responsible for the scandal involving the adult film actress, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reportedly stated Thursday, in a desperate attempt to serve as President Trump's fall guy, that he was the one who slept with Stormy Daniels.

And this spring, the premier and her ministers have been appearing across the province with random acts of funding in a desperate attempt to get rid of bad headlines slamming their education record,» said Fleming.

Why do we spend so much time bouncing around from job to job, organization to organization — all in a desperate attempt to escape the very thing that makes these athletes legendary?

The shop started to go under and, in a desperate attempt to pull it back, I borrowed # 25,000 from my sister.

It is interesting that confronted with truth canadian atheist, commie, pansy types resort to identi ty theft in their desperate attempt to shoot the messenger.

You brought up «statism» in a desperate attempt to avoid owning up to the reality that governments with an official policy of state atheism are the worst killers in history.

Pretty simple they didn't know it and you have just decided it descrbes the big bang in a desperate attempt ro reconcile the two.

There's a big difference between noticing compatible people and busting out the black book to start running down the list of single guys you know in a desperate attempt to pair us up with someone.

Using the definition of «religion» that some theists appear to be using in their desperate attempt to equate atheism with religion, one could call all sorts of things a «religion» — like Capitalism for example.

The only mistake Obama made with Obamacare is that he overcompromised in a desperate attempt to get the Republicans onboard.

This is another example of simple - minded people distorting the truth in ANY way they can in a desperate attempt to prove their own fallacious theories.

In a desperate attempt to undo what they have wrought, government leaders now promise a full eighteen months of parental leave, thus attempting to save their society by smuggling through the hack door what they so ruthlessly shoved out the front: mothers at home.

In a desperate attempt to keep up with the times, Billboard decided to introduce an algorithm to its popularity contest that allows YouTube video plays to count toward being the number - one song in the country, and guess what: «Harlem Shake» is now our nation's number - one song.

In a desperate attempt to bridge choice and faith, many who choose to «interrupt» their pregnancies (the common phrase in these cases) embrace the idea of the transmigration of souls, expecting that the terminated fetus will return in a subsequent pregnancy, wearing a new, improved body.

If they denounce their intellectual adversaries in the harshest of terms, can we not see in this a desperate attempt to beat back the enemy that lurks within — within, that is, Kurzweil and Leibowitz themselves?

But when, in his worldly strivings he sets out like a madman in a desperate attempt to despise himself, and in the face of this is brazen about it and lauds himself for his infamy, then one can undertake no disputing with him.

Apparently, the weasel had struck the eagle in a desperate attempt for food.

It's really very simple, and it's a non-issue that is being spouted as an «assault» in a desperate attempt to skew voters to the GOP side of the election.

In a desperate attempt he got Coquelin back into the team after Flamini and Arteta both went out.

Before the start of the series, in a desperate attempt to develop some special strategy to stop Orr and his goal - scoring sidekick, Esposito, Philadelphia Coach Fred Shero had spent long hours analyzing films of his team's repeated losses to the Bruins as well as clips of the Russian national team's checking tactics against Team Canada.

Then, in 64th minute, a ball is lofted gently over the Lazio defense toward the far goal post in a desperate attempt to create something out of nothing.

Meanwhile, Trump is on the ropes and will likely pull out all the stops in a desperate attempt to get back in the game.

There is still time for teams to get their business done, to respond to an early injury, or to panic and splurge millions of pounds all over the place in a desperate attempt to fix everything in a couple of weeks.

With five minutes to go the Spuds have had 16 attempts to Arsenal's 3 and Wenger bring on another striker in Welbeck, replacing Xhaka, in a desperate attempt to get another shot but we look like we are wasting everyone's time.

A disappointing 1 - 1 draw followed, and in a desperate attempt to retain his and his team's credibility, MacLeod blamed their poor form on the fact that the hotel swimming pool had no water in it; meaning his star studded had nowhere to chill out and take their minds off the football.

For much of the winter, we've lived in fear that Liverpool would rob Roma once more, pairing Alisson with his former teammate Mohamed Salah in a desperate attempt to unseat Manchester City in the «world's greatest league.»

Over the past few months, Debuchy, who has won 69 % of his attempted tackles in the Premier League this season, has made no secret of his desire to leave the club in a desperate attempt to force his way into the France squad for Euro 2016.

Trev Downey clasps his Mo Salah hot water bottle to his freezing Irish chest and gets into the weeds with Jan Molby, as the lads tackle the Champions League draw and the frankly insane holiday fixture congestion in a desperate attempt to avoid the main topic of the day - the disappointing derby against Everton.

He finally did this against Aston Villa in April with his introduction met with ironic cheers from Chelsea fans who chanted «give the ball to Pato» at every opportunity in a desperate attempt to get some value for money.

If he wasn't forcing Jordan Pickford to scramble across his goalmouth in a desperate attempt to alleviate the danger, he was threading the ball through the eye of a needle for one of his team - mates to exploit.

Signed because Mourinho didn't favour him in his Chelsea side, Moyes used the winter transfer window to buy Mata in a desperate attempt to appease the fans after a truly abysmal summer and a poor start to the club's Premier League defence.

Stoke had strikers Crouch, Berahino and Jese on the pitch in a desperate attempt to grab a winner and there was a warning sign they were susceptible at the other end when Theo Walcott nearly finished from Tosun's pass.

The Mirror claims that the French tactician has spoken directly with Zinedine Zidane in a desperate attempt to broker a deal...

The game will more than likely take the form of attack vs defence, with Roy Hodgson's side setting up as a double decker bus in a desperate attempt to avoid another relegation scrap.

Man United have launched a # 95m bid to land Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale in a desperate attempt to land a marquee signing this summer

She would fill her bed with crap (books, pillows, anything she could find to fill half of it) in a desperate attempt to feel less alone at night.

We bought this in a desperate attempt to get our 3 yr old son interested in potty training since he wouldn't sit on a regular potty or toilet for more than a few seconds.

Lil Helper DID NOT send me these products free of charge to facilitate a review... after having to change the sheets on my son's bed in the middle of the night, every night for weeks on end, I purchased these products at full price in a desperate attempt to gain back precious minutes of sleep in the middle of the night.

«In a desperate attempt to keep the pants hanging in my closet, I plugged a description into Pinterest's search bar, and... I saw the platform begin to change.»