Sentences with phrase «like leap days»

Leap seconds are also like leap days, says Judah Levine, a physicist in charge of time services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, in that «once they're inserted, they're forgotten.»

Not exact matches

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

This could happen only if the guilty person were by nature endowed with extraordinary stupidity, and presumably by shouting in antistrophic and antiphonal song every time someone persuaded him that now was the beginning of a new era and a new epoch, had howled his head so empty of its original quantum satis of common sense as to have attained a state of ineffable bliss in what might be called the howling madness of the higher lunacy, recognizable by such symptoms as convulsive shouting; a constant reiteration of the words «era,» «epoch,» «era and epoch,» «epoch and era,» «the System»; an irrational exaltation of the spirits as if each day were not merely a quadrennial leap - year day, but one of those extraordinary days that come only once in a thousand years; the concept all the while like an acrobatic clown in the current circus season, every moment performing these everlasting dog - tricks of flopping over and over, until it flops over the man himself.

Left side will be awkward though but maybe that could have a starting player come in soon... Not forgetting Gibbs, I do like him when fit and match sharp but that happens like a leap year, 1 day in every 4 years XD

Needing just four days to finalise a deal for ex-Mainz tactical obsessive Thomas Tuchel to take over as Dortmund head coach from soon - to - depart Jurgen Klopp, it looks on the face of it that the Ruhr club's directorate leapt out of the blocks like an Olympic to sprinter to find a successor.

Although Porter provided the highlight on day two from a British perspective there were other top performances across the board from the likes of France's Benjamin Compaoré who leapt a PB and African all - comers» record of 17.48 m to win the triple jump ahead of Godfrey Mokoena with a South African record of 17.35 m.

Lots of things can cause intermittent, occasional early rising: illness, teething, developmental leaps, growth spurts, life transitions (like the birth of a new sibling, or moving to a new house), potty training, transitioning from crib to big kid bed... all of these can result in a few days or weeks of early - morning wake - up calls.

Instead, this is about looking, feeling and performing like a million bucks — being able to leap out of bed in the morning, jump and click your heels together, and tackle the day; being able to not just see your grandkids hit a home run but actually be out on the baseball field throwing the ball around with them; being able to have sex, climb mountains, do triathlons, lift weights and experience life's adventures in your 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond.

50 - foot waterfalls, limestone walls, and stalactites make you feel like you are leaps away from modern day Austin.

By day, the dapper Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his gang treat a bank robbery like a ballet, leaping over counters, pouring cash into bags and jumping into gleaming black Fords.

The various elements often seem to clash: Golden Age musical and the»30s - or»60s - style left - wing labor drama, the young cast careening and leaping to songs like «Seize the Day» while the writers try to fill a broad canvas with social detail.

Granted, there's still quite a bit to like about «Days of Future Past,» but it feels more like a step backward than the creative leap forward that Matthew Vaughn's prequel pointed towards.

Coming off Saturday Night Live, a string of actors have strived to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray, who can effortlessly leap from quirky comedies like Groundhog Day to tender dramas like Lost In Translationor Broken Flowers.

I will never forget the day we met you barreled across the floor like a little silver rocket and leaped into my arms like Superman then proceeded to lick my face until I was laughing too hard to breathe, it seemed.

Dilli I will never forget the day we met you barreled across the floor like a little silver rocket and leaped into my arms like Superman then proceeded to lick...

With tongue most firmly in cheek, it looks like this could be a refreshing leap back to simple days of blasting everything in sight, with some modern twists.

It's almost like the developers knew that this light puzzling was relaxing because whenever you end a character's day you need to witness the crash all over again before leaping back to a frustrated, despondent Carl.