Sentences with phrase «of desperate move»

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Warehouse workers got so desperate to move shipments they would sometimes slice open a crate that was supposed to contain, say, a dozen boxes of paper towels but only had 10, stuff in two more boxes, tape it shut and send it to a store that way.

The broadcast failed to set any records — apart from just being the first of its kind — and feels as much like a desperate move by Yahoo (YHOO) to remain relevant as it does a ground - breaking vision of what TV could become.

It likely was desperate move to gain attention of shoppers.

The opposition parties have panned the move as a reckless and desperate attempt to shore up votes ahead of the spring election.

Smartphones allow farmers and textile workers in the developing world to start small businesses and move out of desperate poverty.

At first this moved me to anger but over time that has moved to sympathy and love... atheists are a people lost within themselves and this anger seems to be the desperate flailings of a people trying to find something to fill the hole in their soul where God should be.

The hopelessly entangled lawyer, desperate to rid himself of «this man, or, rather, ghost» without violence, finally moves to another building.

To her credit she knows, better than most, that the American dream has moved, in these last decades of the 20th century, into a desperate search for the sacred and mystical.

I realize that when I move from ministry site to seminary, I move from a desperate place to a place professing to care, but which has created a world of work — books, papers and presentations — which does not allow it to connect in any meaningful way with that other world.

Yoder challenges the philosophical moves we have learned so thoroughly from Troeltsch through the Niebuhrs, and so we are desperate to make him but another example of what it means to be a sectarian.

Anyway, now I'm not so sure about the whole «sheep needing a shepherd thing» and whether we as Christians are in such desperate need of a leader to dictate our every move.

Religion has been loosing ground to science for hundreds of years now, and so with information moving freely at the speed of light i suspect religious leaders around the world are feeling a little overwhelmed and desperate now.

Ever since the motu proprio was published -(interesting, incidentally, how everyone now speaks of THE motu proprio, as if there had only ever been one of them)- and it was clear that the bishops hostile to it were not going to be allowed to get in its way, the battle moved to the next set of trenches: those dug by the increasingly desperate proponents of «the spirit of Vatican II», who had so far seemed generally quiescent in defeat, but who had in fact been looking for a casus belli all along.

By the grace of God, I'm not desperate to move on before we're quite ready.

Since I moved back to Ohio from Tennessee during the coldest temperatures of the year, I've been in desperate need of comforting soup to warm me up from the inside.

With such frustration, Debuchy demanded a move away at least on loan in January, because he was desperate to make the Euro 2016 French national squad, of which he did not.

A sensible suggestion from the Dane as United have now moved to within a point of fourth - placed Manchester City and will be desperate to qualify for the Champions League next season.

United don't exactly look in desperate need of a new striker, but could perhaps do with an upgrade on Romelu Lukaku, who has largely failed to live up to expectations since his summer move from Everton.

I suppose the Monreal situation is not desperate yet as he has a couple of years left on his current deal and as long as he is not pushing for a move away we are okay.

It doesn't really matter — if we keep putting on such a spineless display as we put on against West Brom (AS7 excluded, the kind of player who we are in desperate need of, with the attitude we desperately need and should be moving heaven and earth to retain), the opposition could turn up on crutches, and we'd still lose.

The French source have revealed that Pogba is open to a move away from Turin, with Conte — who snared the midfielder from Old Trafford in 2012 — understood to be desperate to make the Frenchman the key figure in the heart of the park, regardless of the price tag.

cech is the one tired of warming the bench desperate for a move to a London club.

England hopeful Ings is believed to be in Spain this week, discussing a potential move to Real Sociedad, while Liverpool are thought to be at the front of the queue to sign Milner, who is desperate for more first - team football.

it was end of the season and we have lost everything we could till then so it changing to 3 at d back was just desperate move of the desperate old man....

Three reasons to believe in Darius Miles: He's only 22; his third team, Portland, is desperate to rebuild with young talent; and the Trail Blazers have one of the NBA's top development coaches in assistant John Loyer, who can teach Miles the moves he needs to establish himself as a small forward.

It seems to be a pretty desperate move from Arsenal now in truth, as they know that they must respond to avoid falling into a crisis in the sense that two of their best players could leave to join direct rivals, while supporters would be up in arms over the situation.

For now, the more immediate focus will be on this weekend's showdown with Tottenham, as Mourinho will be desperate to avoid another league setback as rivals Man City continue to stretch their lead and move away at the top of the standings.

We are in desperate need of a quality solid centre back so if the Ox wants a move to Liverpool then swap him for Sahko.

There have been some strange headlines lately like «Arsenal stars «sick» of Alexis Sanchez and want him sold during January transfer window «and «ALEXIS DESPERATE TO LEAVE ARSENAL IN JANUARY & WANTS MAN CITY MOVE >.

Theo Walcott may have scored 20 goals for Arsenal last season, but in this campaign he can't buy a League game from Arsene Wenger and the rumours are that the 28 year old is desperate to move in January to seek first team football to try and get a good enough run to impress the England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the World Cup Finals in Russia this summer.

Combined with the fact that there are fears over Danny Rose moving to Manchester City in a deal worth # 50m this summer, Spurs could be in the market for a new left - back and if Shaw is available, then the whole situation could make sense as it would see them make money and bring in a player in desperate need of a confidence boost to get back to being the top player many believed he would become.

According to Marca, both players could now consider a move elsewhere as they harbour ambitions of playing regular football, with Deulofeu in particular desperate to secure his place in the Spain squad for the World Cup in Russia next summer.

If true, that puts Arsenal in a very difficult position as they will be desperate to keep one of the more prized assets, although they're certainly in a strong financial position moving forward with Bellerin tied to a long - term contract and so it will cost Barca a significant price to re-sign him.

Liverpool are desperate for a striker at the moment, with Rickie Lambert and Mario Balotelli failing to fill the gaps left by the departure of Luis Suarez and the injury to Daniel Sturridge, and recent weeks have seen them linked to a move for West Ham striker Sakho.

Jurgen Klopp surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich in 2012/13 and then again saw the German giants romp to the championship in 2013/14 and now the Westfalenstadion side amazingly find themselves in the relegation zone after a truly shocking start to the campaign that may well leave Hummels desperate of a move next month.

He doesn't move so much as he explodes into a kind of desperate epileptic action: down the glove, out the arm, over the stick, up the glove — all in such rapid succession that it is difficult to watch him.»

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Diego Costa is expected to move on, and in that situation, the Premier League champions will be absolutely desperate to bring in another striker as they will need additional firepower ahead of next season with their return to the Champions League also in mind.

The Dutch international is still recovering from a serious knee injury but if he is able to prove his fitness by the end of the year, United could make a move for him in the January transfer window with manager Louis van Gaal desperate to strengthen his midfield.

This could be because the Reds have already spoken to Shaqiri's representatives in the summer when an Anfield move was mooted, but the proactive approach of their Serie A rivals in wooing Shaqiri will certainly be of concern to Reds fans desperate to see some top class talent arrive at the club during the winter window.

A really overrated player who seems to bottle it in the big games, Paris Saint - Germain striker Edinson Cavani has been linked many times with a big - money move to Manchester United, with his club seemingly desperate to get rid of him.

While it will be out of their control by next summer, Arsenal would of course prefer Sanchez to move abroad rather than join a direct Premier League rival and so this would suit them too even though they will undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of the 28 - year - old.

The 18 - year - old has established himself as a key part of the Rossoneri's plans moving forward, and Vincenzo Montella will be desperate to avoid losing him this summer.

Liverpool's interest also makes sense due to the recent departure of Philippe Coutinho, while City don't exactly look in desperate need of more quality in that department, though it's little surprise Pep Guardiola might want to sign a similar player to Alexis Sanchez after being linked with him in the past before he ultimately moved to Manchester United in January.

It is pretty rare these days for players to hand in transfer requests as they tend to lose a lot of money in loyalty bonuses and the like, so Moutinho really must be desperate to move as soon as possible.

According to a surprise claim by Don Balon, Conte's desperate search for a new striker saw him ask Giroud about the possibility of moving to Stamford Bridge.

The importance of this fixture to both sides can not be over-estimated with this being one of the oldest rivalries in English football, but this season, with the Lilywhites already 4 points ahead of Arsenal in the League table, the Gunners can't afford to let their rivals open up a bigger gap, while Arsene Wenger's side will be desperate to move back into contention for a Top Four finish by taking all 3 points.

why wait till the end of the window when most players have already moved and teams can overcharge you because they know you do nt have much time and youre more desperate to buy.

Sanches was left out of the Bayern squad at the weekend due to transfer discussions, and so it would be a huge move if Liverpool are able to land his signature before Thursday as Jurgen Klopp has seemingly been desperate to bolster his midfield all summer.

Spurs are desperate to sign another striker and want the 26 - year - old to make a move to the white half of north London.