Sentences with phrase «little leg up»

Even before the credit was created in 1992, wind promoters were claiming that the wind industry just needed a little leg up and then it would be low - cost and self - sufficient.

I just have this delirious notion that if I could just get that little leg up from the trad world, I'd work like heck to fan those merger little flames on my own, with social media and great writing, and perhaps, eventually, get a little fire rolling over here... lol Dreamer... nothing but a Dreamer... lol

What if you want a little leg up when it comes to building the body you've always wanted?

In a more heterogeneous environment some genes will be better for one type of habitat (high - quality food) and other genes will give the animals a little leg up in the second habitat (low - quality food), thus upping the appeal of swapping some genes via sex.

Help teach your kids some core math skills using simple crafting ideas, and give them a little leg up with skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.

This is a great feature especially for smaller babies who feel more comfortable stretching their cute little legs up.

You know when your newborn holds their little legs up in the air like a frog ready to pounce?

Not exact matches

You might find that you actually CAN get your leg a little straighter and you CAN press your heels up higher to finish.

When I visited Amanda in Hyderabad back in 2006, I had my «poverty tourist» moments — being shocked by the slums, throwing up all the time, taking an absurd amount of photographs, crying like a baby when the rickshaw driver ripped us off — but Amanda never looked down her nose at me or chided my efforts, even though a few weeks before she had held a dying little girl in her arms and a few weeks later she would severely burn her leg on a motorbike.

My oven has heating coils on the bottom, held up by little legs to elevate it from the floor.

Long gone is that big toddler boy that I had for a while and in his place is a gangly little boy who seems to be made up of long arms and legs.

I love a good bootie, which I can get a lot of use out of in San Francisco while walking the hills and still getting a little lift with a heel to dress up my many pairs of leggings.

«We have a little bit of a leg up because we've been around since 1893, so we've been doing this for 120 years,» President and CEO Harold S. Edwards says.

It only came as they ramped up the pressure through desperation late on that Lukaku managed to get one back, but it was too little too late from the home side who were very poor on the night and arguably deserved to be knocked out over the two legs.

Six feet one, 195 pounds and built a little like a long - legged Yogi Berra, he gets so high up on his toes when he crouches that on each foot only one front spike and a corner of another is in the dirt.

You don't get up early in the morning anymore coz you're a little bit old mate... lol I'm just pulling your leg here hahaha... but seriously though, 60 years an Arsenal supporter?

Arsenal fans would have preferred it if Liverpool could have at least taken their EFL cup semi-final to extra-time, so as to sap a little more strength from the legs of the Southampton players, because it is the Saints up next for the Gunners.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

While Arsenal fans were plunged into the depths of despair yesterday after the ill fated 14 minute flight to face Norwich City, with our star man Alexis Sanchez picking up the hamstring injury, Laurent Koscielny limping off with a painful hip problem and Arsene Wenger revealing that Cazorla had finished the game on «one leg», it is now looking a little bit brighter.

Arshavin; great little player with excellent final pass, but he is lazy Santos; techniqualy gifted, decent stand tackle, but lack fitness Podolski; great finisher, direct and powerful, but lacks the energy and link up to play in the new formation this season Squalaci; was a good player in his day at Lyon but lost his legs by the time he got here.

I will probably ease up a little bit over the next couple of days and have fresh legs for Saturday.»

The England star told us afterwards that his team - mates had pulled his leg a little on his strike - a key goal to put us 3 - 1 up just before half - time on our way to a commanding 4 - 1 win at Wembley.

This second - leg will play right into their hands, with Chelsea having little option but to set - up in an offensive manner, meaning United should find space easy to come by at Old Trafford as the Blues go in search of that calming opening goal which would restore parity to the tie.

king eric, it was the only way to sum it up, a bad game is a bad game but when your not playin well at least put yourself about, does denilson need an air raid siren to go off to get his little legs moving

Plus, with very little time to shave your legs, get dressed up in a cute outfit, or do your hair and makeup, you probably don't feel all that put - together.

Its arm pouches let them move their little arms up and down, but not out, and its leg pouch is small and stretchy.

An efficient «exercise» for your baby to help her poop is to lay her down on her back, lift her legs up and shake then a little bit.

While other 16 week babies might be starting to grab at their feet, lift up onto forearms in Tummy Time or even roll, your little one might still be working on the 2 month milestones of holding his head in the middle of his body, smiling and making smoother movements with his arms and legs.

Then little one ways up wet around the legs an hour later and you can't figure out how this happened.

Your little one is likely curled up, with bent knees, arms and legs crossed and chin touching his or her chest.

This scream wasn't just a hungry scream though, his face would go the colour of beetroot and his little legs would keep springing up towards his tummy.

She weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and arrived healthy and full of beans, little arms and legs moving about like mad after being squashed up inside my belly.

There is an adjustable foot rest that goes up and down providing your little rider with more room to stretch his little legs.

He began walking at 11 1/2 months and when he's tired his little legs can't hold him up for long.

In this photo, I'm sitting with my legs propped up underneath my daughter to give a little extra support (those babies get heavy after a while).

I don't need to worry about Alex getting caught up in his cot though as babybundle, the company behind the UK's favourite maternity pillow, Widgey, have created a perfect solution to keeping your little one's arms and legs in their cot whilst eliminating the risks of suffocation and strangulation that are associated with cot bumpers.

As soon as those little legs are up and walking, get them used to the household routine by teaching them a few job skills.

Removing them from the bouncer is as simple as picking them up with the same issue of difficulty when little legs do not cooperate.

For years, many thousands of parents across the lands have been trying to take a cute photograph of their little princess with her legs sticking out of holes in the bottom of a pumpkin and her body from the chest up poking out so you can see her sweet little cherub smile.

my little girl is just a little over 6 months, she can sit up on her own, we helped her learn that by putting her up with pillows around her for support, we put her on the floor every day for a half hour to an hour to help her with crawling she can get her back legs up she just cant get them moving together, she eats everything she can get her hands on but shes been going back and forth on her teeth, she drools and chews on her hands but hasn't gotten any broken in yet.

In the matter of the wrong colored popsicle, after an accepting hug and some tears shed, you might see your child take a deep breath, collect him or herself a bit, and then move those little legs quickly over to the freezer to grab an orange popsicle, somehow now seemingly oblivious to the fact that the thing still isn't green like they'd been so torn up about just a second ago.

The position is either up or down and when it's down the extender gives additional support to little legs.

Basically, just hold you little one in your arms, sit down on the ball with your legs apart, to give you better balance, and bounce gently up and down on the ball.

Spending time in different positions works different muscle groups and helps baby prepare for important milestones coming up like holding up her head, rolling over and pulling her little legs into the air.

It's a great feature to have if you want to support your little ones legs and pop them up whilst they are snoozing on the move.

A little robe keeps them cozy, soaks up the extra water, and keeps the sun off of little arms, legs, and other exposed skin.

If you want to cover up your stomach and legs a little more try the shorts.

When an infant's legs are flexed and straddled, the instinctive position that his little body assumes when picked up, the head of his femur (bone of the thigh) fills out the hip socket (acetabulum).

Great back up for tired little legs.

I love that I can put is completely flat and lift the leg rest up so my little one can take a long nap in a bed like environment.