Sentences with phrase «kept their head down with»

They got to know people, kept their head down with constituency case work and attended local events.

The old philosophy about keeping your head down with your nose to the grindstone doesn't work — it leads only to the painful removal of your nose.

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But allies acknowledged Kelly's receding power and said he's trying to keep his head down and focus on policy, such as the plan to mobilize the National Guard along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Just stick with the playbook and keep your head down, and things will be fine, right?

Many businesspeople prefer to keep their heads down — half the country may not agree with your views.

Fears of a still jittery job market have convinced a lot of people to keep their heads down, put up with whatever their managers ask of them and continue to be able to pay their mortgages, especially if they live in pricey Silicon Valley.

With friends getting fired left and right between 2001 - 2003, the best way to cope with a downturn was to keep my head down and be the best employee possiWith friends getting fired left and right between 2001 - 2003, the best way to cope with a downturn was to keep my head down and be the best employee possiwith a downturn was to keep my head down and be the best employee possible.

Wearing a prison jumpsuit, he kept his head down and didn't appear to make eye contact with the judge or others in the courtroom, though he responded briefly to someone on the defense team.

With so much negative publicity at the moment, perhaps they thought it best to keep their heads down until the storm passes; but is that the way of the Gospel?

Was not analyzing the Manchester ss and don't really care much there but from a footballing point of view and from the words of MR wenger I understand the logic I do nt read what the media thinks neither My comment above addresses the issues we face in comparison to the two previous seasons adding in our re enforcements The 22 million question «Are the Arsenal capable of achieving 85 point come next May???» I believed we were strong last year and said it here that the team was strong and together and used the very words that MR wenger used cohesion but as the season unfolded the cracks showed up at the very beginning when we lost to west ham and it got worse as we lost pole position and every thing around us came tumbling down by February last season here comes another important question did they know and understand what happened do they know what to do this term to avoid the very same faith well we wait and see Irregardless of what happens I will support Arsenal and will keep analyzing every match my way until May so Good luck Arsenal with your endeavors and hope you do well against Liverpool keep the fight on keep the heads up and give them a good beating

I know some people would disagree with me but he hasnt really done bad, he just needs to keep his head down and avoid distractions but if we are to sell him, it should be a foreign club (s) and # 30 mil is not enough.

I would like the next manager to be the type of guy who forces them or inspires them to always play with passion for 90 minutes, who teaches them it is never acceptable to drop their head when things don't go their way and to keep playing even if they are 3 - 0 down so as not to be slaughtered 8 - 0.

Speaking at a press conference, the enforcer refused to get carried away with his first England call - up as he will be in the focus of media, who will look to take advantage of any flaws in his game, he said: «Everyone feels pressure in some way, but for me it's just about keeping my head down and staying focused.

Clint Dempsey for one has saved their bacon by scoring four of Fulham's last six league goals at a time when forwards are non-existent at the club, while goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and defender Brede Hangeland have kept Fulham in so many games this season, a worry seeing as clubs have been linked with the pair of them recently and without them you could rightly have concerns about the direction at which the club would be heading, which in al probability would be down.

His contract runs out at the end of the season and with the World Cup coming up in the summer, the player knows he must keep his head down and work hard or risk losing his place in the Denmark World Cup squad — if they reach the finals.

We know the league we're in; we've got to keep our heads down, dig in and get on with it.

Whilst keeping your head in line with your spine and facing down at the floor, lift alternate legs about 6 inches above the floor, returning to the starting position each time before resuming with the other leg.

Here's what you do: lay baby down in his bed where he going to sleep (swaddled or with the blankets), very gently put one of your hands on his arms to keep them still and put the other hand on the top of his head (not the face).

The introduction of performance - related pay (the upper pay scale) was highly controversial when it was introduced in 2000, with many teachers fearing that it would only benefit head teachers and management, while keeping pay for classroom teachers down.

Privately senior Tories were relieved that criticisms were confined to figures with a history of speaking out on Europe, while most MPs kept their heads down.

The rest of the executive chamber was formally informed at a 6 P.M. general staff meeting, said one official who was present, where Richard Baum, the governor's top aide, made no mention of a resignation and urged his colleagues to keep their heads down and continue as best they could with the day - to - day work of state government.

It might be that he is keeping his head down as he is being attacked from all sides at the moment, but agree aligning with the Tories would be the kiss of death.

-- with Brexit, but kept his head down.

• Remain in lunge position • Lower medicine ball down behind the head • Ensure elbows and upper arms are kept back in alignment with the side of the head • Extend medicine ball back to original position directly above the head • Return to start position, feet together, medicine ball extended directly above the head • Repeat entire exercise with alternate leg

Stand with both feet wider than hips (like a sumo wrestler would stand), and squat down deep into your heels, keeping your back straight and head up.

How to fix it: Keep your eyes looking down at the floor or mat so your head and neck are in alignment with the rest of your body.

With head up and shoulders back, inhale and push hips back (keep weight on heels), lowering torso as you slide weights down thighs.

They were told not to take too much space — to keep their arms crossed, head down, not to communicate with each other.

Hold a strong plank with your body - core engaged, back NOT arching or sagging - keep your head in neutral (don't look down) and jump your feet out and in twice.

As you inhale, reach both arms up above your head with the palms facing inwards (keeping your shoulders back and down).

Continue to look down, keeping your head and gaze in line with your foot to help align the axis of the torso over the right leg.

How to do it: Lie face down on a mat with your legs together and then raise yourself on to your forearms and balls of your feet (hands and forearms will be flat on the floor with you elbows directly under your shoulders), keep a straight line from your head to heels and your abs tight, you need to stay looking down in order to keep the spine in neutral position.

Ensure you look down at the bench to keep your head in line with your spine.

With your fingers spread, press down through the pads of your palm (keep the root of your index finger down) and lift your shoulder heads up away from the floor, drawing your shoulder blades onto your upper back.

Lie face down on the floor and then lift yourself on to your forearms and toes (hands and forearms will be flat on the floor with you elbows directly under your shoulders), keeping a straight line from your head to heels, you need to stay looking down in order to keep the spine in neutral position.

MOVEMENT (ACTION): With your head facing forward and still, pull the center of the rope attachment towards the center of your face, keeping your palms down and elbows up.

To do the exercise, simply lie down with your back flat on the floor and both knees bent then straighten out your right leg, use both of your hands to grab a hold of the leg at the ankle and then keeping your hips pressed against the floor gently pull the leg towards your head until you feel some tension in the hamstring.

Your gaze will be down as you keep your head in line with the curve of the spine.

Instead, push your shoulders back and down, keeping your head in line with your spine.

and things to keep in mind while wearing a hat along with your scarf make sure to keep few things in mind: i.e. to tie a low bun that your hair but is not an obstacle while you pull your hat down, to buy a wider and bigger size of hat as you will be wrapping a scarf around your head, prefer buying thin scrap so that give your hat enough space to adjust around your head.

You can see in the distance my horses who are very uninterested and unimpressed with my photography skills as they keep their heads down grazing the grass the whole time!

Keeping your head upside down, secure a ponytail at your crown with an elastic band.

Head agrees that it feels quite snug pressed into this squishy down pillow but still can't keep from swirling with words and pictures.

If you want to find someone to curl up on the couch with and yell at refs for messing up that last call - or at least to yell at you to keep it down in there - you've got to head to the right dating site.

As with all things Anderson, the emotions are large but mostly kept buttoned down under snark, swagger, and fast - moving chatter that will probably go over kids» heads.

We've also got a timed exclusivity period with them, so we've just been keeping our heads down.

Just prior to the screening Anderson gathered before a few hundred fans at The Apple Store a few blocks from Lincoln Center for a Q&A in their Meet The Filmmaker series (moderated by our own editor - in - chief Rodrigo Perez) before heading down to Alice Tully Hall to introduce the screening, this time joined by Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anjelica Huston along with his brother Eric Chase Anderson, who provided all of Ritchie's artwork in the film.The Q&A, moderated by Anderson collaborators Noah Baumbach and Antonio Monda (who had a bit part in «The Life Aquatic»), was loose, lively and rather candid, with Murray keeping his fellow cast and the audience in frequent hysterics.

If you explore in a dust cloud, you will not only have to keep track of your health and thirst, oxygen will also keep ticking down and while it can be recovered with a little Kuban crystal, the requirements for it will keep going up forcing you to quickly head to your next objective.

Head right and use Y to snag the exploding fruit, drop down with the flow of the path (don't jump upwards) and blow the wall, then keep heading right — you can't miss Meat Boy's cage right there.

The adoption of a secondary air system in the cylinder heads means that only one catalyser per bank is necessary which keeps back - pressure down yet ensures compliance with the very strict Euro5 and LEV2 emissions standards.