Sentences with phrase «of cold water on»

A flashback of the events surrounding September 11, 2001, throws a splash of cold water on Burleson's argument.

A new paper by renowned Swedish sea level expert Prof. Axel Mörmer published in the International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences dumps lots of cold water on the premise that today's sea level rise is caused by man and is unusual.

Pat Michaels sums it up: Such results throw a bit of cold water on alarmist ideas that rising temperatures will lead to ever - accelerating ice loss from Greenland and accelerating sea level rise.

You will start noticing and appreciating the things which you'd usually not pay attention to, like sunsets and the taste of cold water on a hot sunny day.

Instead, spray or pour a copious amount of cold water on them.

Logan producer Simon Kinberg has thrown a bucket of cold water on hopes for a Deadpool - Wolverine crossover film with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

Honestly, i don't think it's that taxing on my system to process a bit of cold water on a hot summer day.

But then, just as whoever you're talking to starts to get excited for you, you dump a bucket of cold water on the discussion by explaining how all of your ideas are impossible.

However, returning to Portugal in March 1996 was, he remembers, «like a bucket of cold water on my head.»

No sooner did the UPMC study issue, however, then came a second study by the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest researchers [4]- this one of an older group of 9 - to 12 - year - old football players - which found that reducing the number of head hits in practice did not lead to higher force impacts during games, precisely as they had predicted would be the case if the amount of contact was reduced during practice, and pouring a significant amountg of cold water on the UPMC study.

A shower before bed with a blast of cold water on my head right at the end is the only thing that works reliably.

Phil Mickelson had the most discouraging week of the field's stars, failing to crack 70 in any of his rounds en route to a T - 55 finish and pouring a bit of cold water on his fans» Masters hopes in the process.

To seal the edges, rub a small amount of cold water on each dough seam.

Maybe it will be a man who doesn't «attend» church at all, but who goes out to the «least of these» in his city on a regular basis to the homeless and hand out cups of cold water on hot days and warm jackets and hot soup on cold days.

It's a splash of cold water on the face that says, «Get a grip, man!

They can live in some of the coldest waters on Earth, near the North Pole and off the coast of Antarctica.

Soon, the mathematics of the UCSB researchers will help reveal that given differences in ocean temperature, for example, in an especially a real world example of the Earth rotating on its axis with warm water at the bottom of an ocean of colder water on the top, that the cold water will sink.

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Back sitting on the hotel patio down the block from MDC's Yorkville offices, Nadal has ordered a very cold bottle of sparkling water and is quoting famed NFL coach Bill Parcells.

That's not to say that water is not abundant there - but it's so cold on Titan (with a surface temperature of -180 ℃) that water behaves like rock and sand.

But it has given the sleepy nonprofit world a brief, bracing splash of cold water — and brought home the idea that social media and fun, easy - to - do challenges can have a big impact on social causes.

The long - awaited decision, citing the possibility of fraud and market manipulation, rejected a proposal to create an exchange traded fund (ETF) for bitcoin, and threw cold water on hopes institutional investors would use the ETF to stock up on the currency.

My cold water test was actually brought on by a conversation I had with Business Insider's senior director of commerce, Breton Fischetti.

It made sense that people would buy it to communicate, and Apple got lucky that it became a big gaming device,» says Pachter, throwing cold water on the possibility of Apple repeating history.

CNN reporter Evan Pérez threw cold water on Scaramucci's claim that leaks of his disclosure information were a felony, saying «financial disclosure forms are filed with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and are not classified.»

It was «one of those let's jump before there's water in the pool» kind of decisions, Chen admits, but despite some last - minute cold feet, he got on the plane.

Like many, he believes that the energy industry is on the cusp of the kind of change not seen since the internal combustion engine poured cold water on the steam era.

This is the essence of cold showers, you feel the cold water falling on you but you don't suffer by it because you've learned to accept it entirely as it is.

You can spend your days doing any kind of water sport... fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, or just lazing on the beach in the sun with a cold cerveza or margarita — just $ 1 at Happy Hour — and a couple of shrimp tacos for a dollar each.

Since returning home, where the shower gets warm faster, I switched to standing in the shower first, then turning on the water and getting about ten seconds of cold.

The Natural Resources Defense Council is tracking a series of industry announcements that are «pouring cold water on the argument that tar sands development...

Watt, a former congressman from North Carolina and long - time member of the House Financial Services Committee, threw cold water on the idea that Fannie and Freddie would begin using alternative credit scoring models at any point in the next two years.

The details of the Chinese and Canadian markets may differ, but the dangers are the same: if officials are unable to pour cold water on smoldering housing costs, they will become a political flashpoint for the struggling poor and young people frustrated about not being able to own a home.

I honestly think it is some of my best work so make it a point to, at least, check it out even if you aren't sure if you're actually going to turn on the cold water.

I'd be just as likely to take you on a walk up the mountainside near our house, under the canopy of the trees, so you could listen to the water running in the dozens of creeks dancing down waterfalls of stones, the water bright and cold and clear, heading for the Fraser River, moving towards the fullness of complete ocean.

There is no template, one - size - fits - all plan that works for what we think of as «giving a cup of cold water» to our friends on the street.

By heating the massive stones of the sanctuary and then pouring cold water on them, the Romans reduced the whole place to rubble, thus punishing the Jews for rebelling against Roman authority.

So, instead of stewing in my apartment, I decided to take a drive to the Stonehaven Wharf and sit by the water on this cold, rainy July day and try to pacify my mind by reading the works of Timothy Keller and C.S. Lewis.

Within that functional world - village, we find now existing genocidal war (Indochina), cold war, nuclear weapons threats, conventional weapons threats, colonialism and neo-colonialism, wildly unbalanced use of resources so that a major part of the world population starves or verges on starvation while a minor part consumes lavishly, racism, ignorance, a defilement of the environment through pollution of air, water and soil, and reckless wastage of irreplaceable resources.

For a while, righteous indignation made the losing of his religion rather fun, as it always does; but as summer wore on into fall and the water began its slow progress to winter's cold, he became merely sour - angry at the universe, but even more angry at himself for having let it turn him into a grouch.

Calculations indicate that in several ways it is quite an Earth - like planet: its radius is 1.2 to 2.5 times that of Earth; its mass is 3.1 to 4.3 times greater; and, crucially, its orbit lies within its star's «Goldilocks zone», which means its surface temperature is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water - and therefore potentially life - to exist on its surface.

Buddhist ascetics splash cold water over themselves at the end of their 100 - day austere Buddhism training to pray for peace in the world at Nose Myokenzan Betsuin temple in Tokyo on February 15, 2013 on the anniversary of Buddha's death.

He read the Lives of the Fathers and wondered at the austerities of the desert hermits: «I used to imagine such a saint, who would live in the desert, and abstain from food and drink and live on a few vegetables and roots and cold water.»

With a large metal spoon, stir in the oil and the cold water until the flour is all absorbed (or mix on low speed with the paddle attachment), If you are mixing by hand, repeatedly dip one of your hands or the metal spoon into cold water and use it, much like a dough hook, to work the dough vigorously into a smooth mass while rotating the bowl in a circular motion with the other hand.

Rinse scallops with cold water and remove any of the side muscles (the little extra flap found on the side of the scallops) that are present.

Once it reaches this temperature remove from the heat, place a cover on the saucepan and place into a bowl of cold water.

And I'm sure one of the cats will trip me on my way to the door while begging for fresh, cold water, even though there's 4 bowls of it on the floor right now.

You can run hot soapy water in the blender on high for a minute or you can also let cold water soak in it so the yuca sort of hardens and can be removed.

If you find that the dough is on the drier side, add 1 - 2 tbsp of ice cold water and gently incorporate it into the dough using your fingers and try forming the dough ball again.

the texture of the tooth pick from cold water is what you will get on your strawberry when you dip it.

I usually don't follow much of a ratio: I pour flour (s) in a big bowl, add whatever liquid I have around (non dairy milk, water, cold broth, maybe a little bit apple cider, or some beer too, which gives lightness to the crêpes), some flax gel (1 Tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 TBSP warm water), some salt or maybe a little sugar, sometimes spices like curcuma and black pepper, or tandoori spice powder etc, stir until the consistency pleases me, adding more liquid if necessary, let it sit for a few hours on my counter, and voilà.