Sentences with phrase «not on a sinking ship»

Unlike my ex-boyfriends and the couples that Julie Schwartz Gottman and John M. Gottman describe in 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, my boyfriend and I were not on a sinking ship watching one another drown.

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If you blow a hole above the waterline (where the ship won't take on water and possibly sink), you can patch the hole, learn from the experience, and sail on.

Did you ever hear the story of a fancy ship that ran into an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank as a result, killing more than half of the people on board because there were not enough lifeboats?

Leonardo da Vinci suppressed his plans for a submarine: «This I do not divulge on account of the evil nature of men who would practice assassinations at the bottom of the sea by breaking ships in their lowest parts and sinking them.»

I would much rather spend my days on a sinking ship with those who love me, knowing that no matter what the future holds, I tried my hardest to lift people up and not slam them down.

He should have seen that it doesn't pay to compromise with the world, for when the ship sinks, it takes everyone who is on board.

A ship that was hailed as the unsinkable ship, «a ship that even God couldn't sink,» according to one headline, sank on its maiden voyage.

I don't care for your opinion or any other Ayton fanboys on this board who only want him to be a «generational talent» to rescue the Suns» sinking ship.

Yup, The ship is sinking yet pugwash Wenger is sitting in the crows nest hanging on for dear life.

Neil - I am convinced of what you have written.There is no way at all the Agent of ANY top player would NOT ASK THE QUESTION REGARDING THE MANAGER.The whole of world football knows we are declining rapidly.The Agent is there for his client and would have no doubt demanded assurances the sinking ship that has been Wengers fault will soon be Captained by someone that will sail her into steady and calmer waters.Ivan Gazidis is no fool.He would have expected these questions and would have needed to convince him change WILL happen.Wengers demise is there for all to see.The arrogance of this man will be his own undoing.Gazidis has a tough job on his hands but by getting Aubameyang to sign was the first sign of the change that was inevitable.His Agent was obviously convinced.Now we need to trust Gazidis to implement the drastic overhaul that will be required.

I'm certain he was forced to stay last summer for one more year on the understanding that we had to win something, we haven't and we wont so I guess Fabregas will jump what is becoming a sinking ship under Le Whinge.

«Sheldon Silver and his legislative cronies are not leaders, they are Kamikaze pilots intent on sinking with the ship.»

The ship isn't sinking and your heart will go on, says psychologist Meredith Fuller.

Brice can't nail the tone consistently enough, the overarching tale leans too heavily on giddy expectation, and the female characters are not given enough chance to evolve, but that hardly sinks this ship.

Although she was thrust into the role (her husband died), she didn't want the ship to sink on her watch.

This statement makes as much sense as saying, «We can't save all the passengers on the sinking ship so we might as well let everyone drown.»

Converting to e-book format just to save money at the printer is not a marketing program; it's a lifeboat on a sinking ship.

The owners at the time, an almost century - old family enterprise, knew they had a sinking ship on their hands if they didn't catch up to what the rest of the digital publishing industry was doing, namely making the switch to digital subscriptions and app - based news opportunities like Press Reader or Zinio.

Not sure what I think of the main character and narrator Grace, we are filled in on her back story, except to say that I felt she was definitely an opportunist, but above all she is a survivor, not only of the ship sinking and subsequent trial, but in life itseNot sure what I think of the main character and narrator Grace, we are filled in on her back story, except to say that I felt she was definitely an opportunist, but above all she is a survivor, not only of the ship sinking and subsequent trial, but in life itsenot only of the ship sinking and subsequent trial, but in life itself.

I'm certainly not advocating diving straight into stocks, sectors & markets you know nothing about, but clinging rigidly to your comfort zone may be just as / if not more dangerous for your health — being the best sailor on a ship ain't much use if it's sinking fast in the middle of the Atlantic... Stocks change, valuations change, markets change, economies change — to avoid risk, and to seek opportunity, you need to change also... The more flexible & varied your investment approach — in terms of perspective & analysis — the more you'll stack the deck in your favour.

The Pura Vida Princess had 150 life jackets on board for the 99 tourists and 10 crew members but the floatation devices were not distributed until after the vessel began to sink, and safety instructions were not given before the ship embarked from Playa Herradura, according to a statement from Casa Presidencial.

It certainly would be a fun idea and who wouldn't want to come across a ship graveyard on the sea floor marking where guilds have clashed and sunk fleets?

I didn't find fighting a giant puffer fish using multi-ball style explosives spawning from the depths of a sunken ship to offensive, but trying to get the upper hand on Petey Piranha, who simply eats your ball and spits it between your flippers at a range you can't avoid, just isn't fun.

Although not solely a tourist ship, the Argentine Navy supply ship Bahia Paraiso carrying up to 82 paying tourists ran aground and sank off of Palmer Station on Jan 28, 1989.

It is even stranger that a suggested response to their inaction, as if we weren't all on the same sinking ship, is to beat them in the race to the bottom.

They do not serve oerdourves on the deck of a sinking ship, forget clean energy.

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If you get in a good firing position, you can tear into an enemy ship very quickly, maybe even sink it if its crew isn't on the ball.