Sentences with phrase «like time bombs»

All of these dozen problems are like time bombs with fuses just a few decades long, because world societies are already on a non-sustainable course, and our trajectories for each of these problems will run out in a few decades if we don't change our course.

A vaccine such as this in the real world would work like a time bomb — a mosquito would pick up the antibodies only after infecting an individual with malaria.

I am feeling like a time bomb.

At every turn, Schmidt seethes with his own self - importance, and Sarsgaard keeps the character wound up like a time bomb.

It's just like time bomb waiting to explode where you don't know when it's gonna crash your money.

Already pre-ordered, the Elite controller sits there like a timed bomb ready to explode in my wallet but I don't care.

«It's like a time bomb ticking.

Not exact matches

North Korea's hidden artillery pieces have managed to deter outside invaders for decades, but with Kim scrambling to perfect his fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles and top US officials viewing Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions like a ticking time bomb, the use of the US's most advanced aircraft in exercises signals the US is serious about the possibility of war.

For most digital publishers, it's almost like a ticking time bomb every time a new reader hits their site.

ModCloth effectively treated the debt like growth equity, rather than recognizing the time bomb it could become.

Sam Poser, an analyst with Susquehanna Financial Group, raised concerns Tuesday about continued high levels of inventory, which he said in a report «appear out of control» and «looks like a ticking time bomb to us.»

Personally, I think they're just as crazy to die as the not - so - smart bombs — but at the same time I know they rely on the fact most Americans are too civilized to do what we all would * like * to.

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population and it has experienced productive and peaceful times in the decade since the Bali Bombings, actively committed to redressing a long history of human rights abuse and repairing once - frayed bonds with modern neighbors like Australia and New Zealand.

Describing what it's been like to be a Christian in the past year in Egypt, Archbishop Angealos said: «It's in a very painful time, it's the first time in our contemporary history we've seen bombings of churches - we've had three churches bombed in this last year, we've had churches attacked, people killed by gunfire attacks on worshipers as they were leaving, Christians attacked just for being christian, in their homes, in their shops and on the street.

Why have the fragmentary works of this young German theologian acted like a delayed time bomb in America and come into their own so recently?

But that sauce sounds like a total flavour bomb and such a great idea to make the wonton cups ahead of time.

UH fans mocked FSU's Tomahawk Chop, this Nole got flipped like a tire, the Coogs were bombing sweet trick plays, and FSU's QB situation included a freshman coming out just to get smacked three times in a row.

But Wilshere does, and Flamini is a ticking time bomb, Ramsey is reliable in attack but he's not a DM, we need proven quality that will keep teams like Norwich and West Brom from overrunning our midfield

Sue if Sanchez he went to City then EPL would of been one horse race like in Germany and France so out of the two i rather he went to United because there is always a possibility Mourinho will throw a wobbly and mess with Sanchez's head or the whole team, IMO the man is a ticking time bomb

With sanchez upfront was perfect time for carzola to be put on the left wing because sanchez likes to run in behind, he does nt play for wingers to bomb down the line and bomb balls into the box.

I don't really know anything about anime, but every time I watch Ace Sanders here (and I've watched this, like, 40 times, easy), I think about one of those anime scenes where the guy with the dinosaur hair has his arm explode and turn into an even bigger arm that's actually a nuclear bomb and there's all this FLASHING and SQUEALING going on and a factory turns into a robot that knows how to turn its arms into nuclear bombs and the backgrounds are all just PINK SPEED LINES and nothing makes any sense and everyone's SCREAMING.

he is very dangerous going forward in that new role... any time he bombs forward like that, chances of scoring increases...... Is there a better crosser of the ball at Arsenal than Ox?

Like that time we got to see the eight - time PGA Tour winner pull off a C - tallboy shotgun after bombing out of the 2016 Masters.

During Coquelin's absence I remember him letting Willian run through our midfield which in turn got Per sent off even though Per didn't help with his tackle on Costa, missing a sitter with his karate move which could have earned us precious points at this stage, bombing forward like he's a second striker, making reckless challenges time after time and was lucky not to see red in our last league game, and the list goes on.

Here's where a player like Cazorla would drop off and occupy space at the top of the box but Arsenal's CMs all just bomb into the box all the time.

The rest of the time, you blog as usual — I just have to remember not to drop the f - bombs (like I do that so often!).

We're in the home stretch at this point and I feel like a ticking time bomb ready to set off at any given time.

I know what it is like to experience a pregnancy which feels a little like a ticking time bomb with regards to when baby will be born and how things will be after the birth.

The last few times I tried nursing he regarded them as a curiosity — something to grab and poke rather than baby - bird dive - bomb at, like all those months before.

Like, every single time they get in the tub — «can we do a bath bomb this time?!!!».

Asher felt more like a happy baby most of the time, and less like a ticking time bomb.

It's a little hard to hear, but you can just catch Lopez dropping the f - bomb multiple times and yelling at Lasher: «Don't (expletive) lie to me... don't lie to politicians... I don't think Shelly would like that.

And people can call that spin if they like but the reality is that I think the public would spend a lot of time quite bewildered about why the government takes certain decisions on certain issues unless you have someone out there saying «this is why we're doing this» on issues as complicated as whether to bomb Syria or not.»

The case for HS2 has now descended into nothing but rhetoric with everything being chucked at the idea that it must be a good idea, because those three words «high speed rail» sound so much like they should be a good idea, or at least that's what Cameron thought when he picked up the time - bomb Lord Adonis left ticking in the Department for Transport.

We would like to see the food and fitness industries working together and with government to defuse the obesity time bomb,» he added.

«It's like a ticking time bomb, and that is an extraordinary statement.»

But Mr. Bharara's prosecutors won major convictions against terrorists like Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son - in - law of Osama bin Laden and one of his spokesmen; Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantánamo detainee to be tried in the civilian system; and Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani immigrant who in 2010 tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square.

When a white dwarf's mass hits a critical value, 1.38 times the mass of the sun, it explodes like a giant thermonuclear bomb.

Debates continue about whether individual life spans and the problems associated with aging are programmed into our bodies, like ticking time bombs we carry from birth.

Last summer, a panel of 38 researchers headed by vom Saal published a report in Reproductive Toxicology warning that BPA (much like the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol, or DES) is a potential chemical time bomb that may lead to multiple problems, including a higher risk of cancer, especially if exposure occurs in the womb or an infant's early life and on an unrelenting daily basis.

«We found that these cells were like little time bombs, hiding from the chemotherapy and then later initiating tumor growth,» Memarzadeh said.

Living with someone or being in close proximity with coworkers during cold and flu season can feel like a ticking time bomb wondering who is going to get sick next.

After 3 - 4 weeks, you can can add mini treats like a fat bomb a day: ketodietapp.com/Blog/Filter or other treats 1 - 3 times a week: ketodietapp.com/Blog/Filter When it comes to carbs, this level is different for everyone.

As much as I love creamy pasta dishes like bechamel - rich lasagna, macaroni and cheese, and baked pastas, that combination of ultra-rich dairy and pasta is a ticking tummy time bomb, so I try to avoid it unless it's really, truly worth it.

The Paleo / high fat & protien / low carb diet is now being proven unhealthy and dangerous like a ticking time bomb.

While the stem cells only comprise about 5 percent of a cancerous tumor, they act like a ticking time bomb.

Low carb certainly sounds like it was therapeutic for Matthias and his horrifically unique case, but even for more fortunate individuals it can be life threatening setting a time - bomb.

But it totally feels like a ticking time bomb.

Totally hear you on the injury thing — I feel like at ticking bomb most of the time.

At times it plays like a hybrid of the ticking - bomb thrills from [«24»] and the moral thorniness that undergirds HBO's excellent crime series The Wire.