Sentences with phrase «niggling away»

A review of your posts here (and elsewhere — you & I have met at the Globe & Mail) suggests a more subtle campaign of niggling away one drip at a time, constantly claiming to have an equal grip on the science as Ian actually does have, but demonstrating in the content of your posts that you do not.

I'm niggling away at the Pielke - Holdren kerfuffle and will open the budget by extracting a comment I worked out for DotEarth when Revkin did his all too predictable waffle in support of his friend and favorite hedgers, in this case Martin Hoerling.

The athlete may not have known the exact time of injury which could have been niggling away for a while as they train through it.

Dammit, now I'm the guy niggling away at the details of a blog comment.

Not exact matches

I had a niggling thought that wouldn't go away about making pumpkin cinnamon rolls.

Flamini didn't offer the back four enough protection, and only really served to give away needless niggling fouls.

Benzema has a slight Thigh injury / niggle & trained away from the main group with Modric.

After six seasons at the north London club the talented striker has become a hero with Gunners fans but has regularly been linked with moves away from the club and once again last term suffered niggling injuries that greatly hampered the club's title aspirations.

But since then a litany of niggling injuries has restricted him to 28 appearances from a possible 101 for Liverpool and kept him away from the international scene for over 18 months.

Sure, knowing you dumped an ex-partner who kind of turned out to be a bit of a catch can niggle at you, but is there really anything quite as bad as The One Who Got Away when that One is a dress?

I haven't been blown away by a Danny Boyle film since Trainspotting to be honest (although I haven't seen Sunshine yet), but this looks like something I'll enjoy even if it has flaws or niggles.

I'm still cynical, and even though the day was entertaining and The Assembly turned out to be a solid example of what VR could be, there is still a niggling feeling in the back of my mind that is warning me away from the platform.

Still chipping away at Dragon Fantasy, which is nostalgic of old sensibilities, but I keep tallying things that bring me down about it (movement input delay after screen transitions, no scaling, no sorting, no de-equip, no dialogue item transference confirmation (very minor niggle there), leftover iOS scrollbar, and music that 1) resets after exiting battle and 2) loops awkwardly, either from length (the Cove!)

Yet GoldenEye 007 could have gotten away without using that namesake as, against all perceptions upon initial reveal, this re-imaging is strong enough to stand on its own and, aside from a few online limitations and control niggles, it is easily one of Wii's best shooters.

The niggles are yet another thing that takes away from the atmosphere of the game.

They're niggles that nibble away at the game's immersion.