Sentences with phrase «in tug»

that's funny... I started to go to Eastbrook yesterday but got caught up running errands and grocery store so didn't make it but if I had seen that wall lamp we might have got in a tug of war over it!

Very often, the monotony of daily living, which is a fact of life, includes the demanding management of unfinished business from the first marriage, for example, when a new husband stumbles in his perhaps unsought role of stepfather to his second wife's children, or when a mother finds herself in a tug of war between her children from the first failed marriage and the expectations of her new husband.

I have not been perfect in doing this, and I think my daughter suffered as a result of being caught in a tug - of - war for many years.

I no longer have to feel like we are in a tug of war or that I am being asked to become another person.

These processes, often automated through software, have many job seekers in a tug of war when writing a resume.

Two jacked up mega trucks chained together, go full throttle in opposite directions in a tug - of - war to predict who will win the Lombardi Trophy in Minneapolis.

And of course, investors will always be engaged in a tug of war with management because one side wants all the information to be public and the other would prefer not to share anything at all.

These sensors are produced by Synaptics and the company seems to be in a tug of war with Xiaomi due to short supply.

One is to engage in a tug of war to try and reclaim government.

In the tug of war over whether organic farming is really better than conventional chemical - laden farming, a new study in the online peer - reviewed journal PLoS One comes out solidly in support of the benefits of organic.

He does not engage in a tug - of - war with the machine, like Wade Guyton, whose means of creating paintings centers on forcing a canvas past ink jets.

Where the ritual of hair braiding might be associated with the gesture of gentle care, in Tug of War, the strands of intertwined chains allude to repressive control, and the trajectory of oppression throughout history.

That's complimented by the fantastic new War mode, a trio of maps that has teams competing in a tug - of - war over evolving objectives.

For new players, here's the rundown of what to expect in Nidhogg 2's gameplay: two players are pit in a tug - of - war style match where each player must run into the other's end of the arena to win.

«One and Done» (30 points): Score the winning point in a game of Keepaway against Legendary A.I.'s «Pull Hard, Pull Deep» (20 points): Win and never trail in a Tug of War game

Meant for larger dogs, this oddly - shaped toy is designed for the ultimate in tug - of - war.

Aggression - prone dogs should not be rough housed with, wrestled with or engaged in tug of war.

Like the Outward Hound, the ZippyPaws monkeys can also be used in toss and fetch play activities while the banana can be played with in a tug with your pup.

In the tug - of - war between better interest rates and liquidity, a CD ladder can give you the best of both worlds.

In the tug - of - war between RRSPs and TFSAs, the former is the reigning champion, since it's where Canadians have most of their personal nest eggs.

I will take a look at your hub and be sure to vote - congrats on being in the tug - of - war!

I am in the Tug of War hub contest for just this weekend.

In the tug of war between atoms and bits, how much does it take to sway you one way or another?

The announcement is the latest development in a tug - of - war between publishers and libraries, who have argued over the degree of access to e-books that library patrons should be allowed.

The two car makers from Germany, BMW and Audi are in a tug of war for the top slot in the luxury car segment in India.

-- Like you, we've often wondered which vehicle would win in a tug of war: a Land Rover Defender, or a diesel Ram truck.

The Legislature has been in a tug of war over how the administration adjusts the aid formula under the School Funding Reform Act, as permitted under the law.

Doug and Richard like each other, but that doesn't stop them from engaging in a tug - of - war over who will get the promotion.

Evans and Downey Jr. engaged in a tug - of - war (or is it love?)

Kathy has a moral right to her family home, needlessly taken away through governmental negligence, while the Berhani family has the legal right, and caught in the tug - of - war is the would - be boyfriend, Lester, who sides with the moral rights as a man, but neglects his authority and responsibility to uphold the legal rights.

Soon, the two engage in a tug - of - war that may cost Ben his marriage.

In your pursuit to a leaner you there are a few foods that may help give you a slight edge in the tug of war of weight gain and fat loss.

Glucagon from the pancreas also plays a part here to help elevate blood sugar, but for athletes who are training hard and for the average person under often considerable daily stress, they're constantly in a tug - of - war between their pancreas (releasing insulin) and their adrenal glands (releasing cortisol), to stabilize their blood sugar.

It's kinda like in a tug of war, I pull and then you pull back harder, and that's what happens with our pancreas and insulin and cortisol when we're too carb - sensitive.

On the down side, caregivers described being caught in a tug - of - war between their devices and their children.

Actors formed teams and competed in a tug of war.

Scientists hope they might help corals regain their footing in the tug - of - war with algae.

Casey's research shows how the adolescent brain is locked in a tug - of - war between the logical pull of the prefrontal cortex and the impulsive pull of the ventral striatum.

And this variability seemed to predict which way the monkey was going to move its eyes, so that the two sides of the brain seemed to be in a tug - of - war.

It's a force to be reckoned with — enough to rip a close - passing star in half, sending the near half plunging into the hole, while the other half, like a sudden winner in a tug of war, goes careering backward.

The experiment relies on measuring changes in the tug of gravity as the two satellites orbit the Earth.

In the tug of war, aerosols don't necessarily counter the impacts of climate change on sea ice (or the planet as a whole for that matter).

Each of these new adaptations is like a tug in the tug - of - war between parents.

They contend that upsets in the tug - of - war between imprinted genes in the brain could help explain the origins of some mental illnesses, including autism and schizophrenia.

Either the mother and daughter succeed in stretching the tether to its breaking point, or they give up in the tug - of - war and revert to being a single cell with two nuclei.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner delivered an end - of - the - year surprise Tuesday in her tug of war with the Common Council over the city's planning process.

Cuomo's visit — at the request of tenant activists — upped the ante in the tug - of - war with City Hall and NYCHA over accelerating needed repairs.

«Upstate New York, in a tug of war through the budget, is losing what I believe is a significant subsidy and a significant program,» Cuomo said in mid-March.

At the Sand Flats State Forest in the Tug Hill, people were racing to get new saplings into the ground.

Top advisors to President Donald Trump are in a tug of war over whether to sign an accord that would address climate change as he publicly delayed during his trip to Europe whether he would sign it.