Sentences with phrase «not white knuckling»

The film isn't a white knuckle ride, and the pacing can be slow at times, but this is one of those cases where that's sort of the point, and you certainly don't begrudge it.

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Although he was no stranger to white knuckling through vomit and the shakes, he didn't know he gamed for mortal stakes.

He's wobbly, but not white - knuckling the rail the way I am, so I consider this a victory.

The incompetent, white - knuckle feeling of the first six weeks isn't so strong, because you know you've done it before and can do it again.

So you feel like there's this parent you * could * be, but that doesn't connect with the frustrated, white - knuckling parent you often * are * with a kid that age.

The ones that are drowning are not wearing signs that say «I'm drowning» so you'll have to look at the edges to see the signs of white - knuckling.

The Christian Science Monitor has noted that Tea Party activists «have been called neo-Klansmen and knuckle - dragging hillbillies», adding that «demonizing tea party activists tends to energize the Democrats» left - of - center base» and that «polls suggest that tea party activists are not only more mainstream than many critics suggest», [178] but that a majority of them are women, not angry white men.

If you find yourself clenching the floor with your toes, white - knuckled, there's a good chance you are using too much brawn and not enough brain.

Health & fitness is not an elusive task reserved for the ostensible elite or the people with white knuckled spartan resolve who resign being miserable.

This is probably the best game for the gamecube so far, but it's definitely geared more towards the «cereberal» gamer; this game is not all about white - knuckle action and shooting.

Overall, it's a white knuckle ride from start to finish, and there won't be a dry eye in the house by the time the credits roll.

What we can say is that Better Watch Out generates white - knuckle suspense and pitch black humour while dishing out plot shocks galore that even hardened horror hounds won't see coming.»

But when the story barely hangs together, it doesn't matter how white - knuckle the car chases.

Speaking of low expectations and not meeting them, The Bye Bye Man has such a terminally silly title that only a white - knuckle gauntlet of terror could really transcend it.

Petersen, who also made the Harrison Ford thriller «Air Force One,» is the man for the job, all right, even if «The Perfect Storm» doesn't match the overwhelming, white - knuckle terror of Junger's book.

Worst - case scenario: Viewers don't pick up on or appreciate the film's darker themes, and merely enjoy it as a magnificent exercise in sustained white - knuckle tension, featuring top - notch work from its three leads (especially Blunt, who's terrific in a tricky role that's intentionally diminished over the course of the film).

White knuckle past the point of bursting a blood vessel, the basic premise of Don't Breathe flips the home invasion formula on its head, decapitates it and ravages its lifeless corpse.

The Hunting Ground It's difficult not to have a white - knuckled reaction to Kirby Dick's The Hunting Ground, which looks to break the silence and prompt a long - overdue dialog around sexual assaults on American campuses.

What's not so easily replicated, however, is Saulnier's electrifying blend of black comedy and white - knuckle suspense.

With Don't Breathe, Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez intends to not only deliver, but to permanently paint his viewers» knuckles white.

«Force Majeure»: A panicked split - second decision on a family's getaway demands lengthy discussions of all the things they can't really get away from; Ruben Östlund's white - knuckle comedy of manners and marriage plays out in wickedly crisp shades of winter.

But evidence suggests that the traditional principal pool is already stretched thin, and many of these leaders who are successful in schools that are already good wouldn't fare well in the white - knuckled process of leading a turnaround.

When I went there I'd just been driving on a simulator but when you go there, and not even talking about rain or mixed conditions, when you go and try and put a lap in, I was white - knuckle, I mean, I was throwing down.

It might not be a challenging, white - knuckle thrill ride, but there's a satisfaction in tying together a series of bends, not wasting any forward momentum, and being crisp, clear and well - timed with your inputs.

These colors aren't just cool - looking — they come with cool appellations like Redline, Blood Orange, Maximum Steel, White Knuckle, Contusion Blue, and our personal favorite, Destroyer Grey.

No white knuckles, no sweat on the brow, but certainly not state - of - the - art either.

The white - knuckle lap wouldn't be for the faint of heart.

I got the van wound up to about seventy miles an hour and tightened my hands on the wheel until my knuckles showed white and just stared at the road ahead, like I didn't want to see what was behind me.

If your query letter isn't melting through the slush pile, or if you can't get a query you're proud to send, stop white - knuckling it and get the help you need.

He and other industry professionals of the old publishing paradigm are still holding onto that gate with both hands (and white knuckles)-- but readers like mine (who, granted, aren't into LIT - tra - chure, but just want to escape into a good read that gets them to think and maybe even changes their outlook on life) aren't particularly flooding to read the books that were deemed acceptable reading material by the old - fashioned gatekeepers who tend to be looking for this year's bestseller to put out in multiple re-iterations in 2 - 3 years.

If you can't handle a white - knuckle ride, you should build a portfolio that's less prone to dramatic swings.

Holding clippers clenched in a white - knuckled grip as though ready to do battle with the dog's coat is not a recipe for success.

Serious thrill seekers should head to the famous theme parks, especially to the white - knuckle rides of Dreamworld and Wet N Wild.

For the more adventurous, it would be a shame to be staying in a Derbyshire holiday cottages and not visit Alton Towers for some of the best white - knuckle rides in the world.

Don't get me wrong, DS had it's moments but overall it wasn't edge - of - your - seat, white knuckle terror.

It promised a certain white - knuckle intensity that the console couldn't quite deliver on with any consistency, and it might have made a pretty convincing argument if you didn't pay much attention to, say, Gradius III.

Sure they may not last very long, and they may not have the replayability you find in other titles, but there's no denying these games succeed in one area, and that's providing you with a white - knuckle FPS experience.

«We shot the «White Knuckles» video in 2D and 3D at the same time, but until now, there hasn't been much opportunity for people to see the 3D version,» said Trish Sie, the video's Grammy - winning director.

I don't know about everyone else, but for me 2017 has been a white knuckled rollercoaster ride.

The trade off for feeling slightly less rewarding is a strange perseverance of super hero immortality, a feat earned not through white knuckle precision and reflex training but a miraculous ability to survive scenarios that, five minutes ago, seemed impossible.

While insurance companies seem to be in the business of disproving the traumatic nature of serious accidents, that doesn't mean that you should ignore post-traumatic stress symptoms or that you should simply try to white - knuckle your way through.

The process doesn't have to be a white - knuckle experience if you allow Danville Driving School to train your teen.

I guess the only advice I can offer is if you think you have a problem with substance abuse is don't try to «white knuckle» it, meaning don't just try to quit cold turkey without any help.

But when people can't get through dinner without responding to their phone's pings, or they avoid vacations for fear of being somewhere without cell reception, or they so restlessly check their Facebook and Twitter feeds that they walk blindly into traffic — it may be a sign that the white - knuckled grip people have on their phones is actually the phones» grip on them.