Sentences with phrase «of hanging onto»

In the past two years, Greenberg has made a point of hanging onto these «mistakes» so that he can reuse them in other projects.

A leash is your only hope of hanging onto him.

During a public hearing in Buffalo, a Democratic state senator had said the newly created seat — which will exist because the Republicans wish to maximize their odds of hanging onto their narrow majority — should be located in the part of the state where the biggest population growth has been.

The Hoffman campaign made its mark by running hard against the newly elected President Obama's health care proposals, gaining national attention and blowing a hole in the Republicans» hopes of hanging onto a seat in a heavily Republican district.

I've been reading up on makeup expiration dates lately and I am so guilty of hanging onto things too long; and I even USE these cosmetics years after...

Suffice it to say, losing Manolas at any point would be a tremendous blow, but to see him shipped off in the middle of the season, as far fetched as that might be, would be devastating to this club's chances of hanging onto second place.

Lille remain hopeful of hanging onto Eden Hazard during the January transfer window, amid speculation that Chelsea are closing in on a # 25million deal.

They don't have the «luxury» of hanging onto it, but dep down they are still really hurt.

NOTE: I've had my Nintendo Wii since I graduated college and I just kind of hung onto it for whatever reason.

Not exact matches

What do you think would happen if an investor approaches your company and asks which members of the executive team they should hang onto - and which ones they shouldn't.

But automation of the driving experience is key to Tesla's vision, and the department is having trouble hanging onto its leaders.

The proposed changes will also look to address the practice of «trademark squatting,» where people misuse the system by hanging onto a trademark they have no intention of using themselves, such as an internet domain name, to sell it at a later date for profit.

Malaysia was one of the last carriers to hang onto a «cheatline» — that classic nose - to - tail striping along the windows.

As much as I wanted to hang onto every item of so - called personal worth, I didn't need to pack half of it and ended up giving most of it to Goodwill upon arrival.

Since the economy went into free fall, prompting companies around the world to slash employees in a desperate bid to cut costs, the expectations of those who managed to hang onto their jobs has shot through the roof.

All are probably wrong, but it does kind of look like they are hanging onto something from the past that has little to no relevance today.

Here's the simple system many households use to hang onto more of their yen.

Even though the median household income in New York is slightly lower than in Hawaii and California, lower living expenses help residents hang onto more of their paychecks.

Plus, Florida is one of seven states with no income tax, which also helps residents hang onto more of their paycheck.

When the economy starts clogging up from lack of investment and the deficit start hanging onto to Harper, he will basically have to cut programs or raise taxes, which Canadians will not put up with - and his slim minority will be gone.

A high median household income and expenses that are lower than in many other East Coast states help Virginia residents hang onto at least 40 percent of their paychecks.

I've heard thousands of stories of business owners taking home next to nothing in tough times in order to ensure they could pay and hang onto their valued employees.

It's been one of the reasons I have hung onto the stock.

Finally, GM's quick repayment of the loans has whetted the appetite of some commentators (including DeCloet) for the ultimate repayment of the full government contribution. That would occur through the issuance of public equity by GM and Chrysler, creating a market for those stocks into which the government would presumably sell its shares. There is even some nefarious language in the rescue packages requiring the government to sell off its shares within specified, relatively aggressive timelines. The more I think about it, the less this makes sense — neither for the auto industry, nor for taxpayers. Why not hang onto the equity stake? If the companies recover and the equity gains market value, then the government will be able to claim that on its balance sheet (hence officially recouping the cost of its written - off contributions and creating a budgetary gain).

What enabled them not to hang onto the deeds of the evil regime under which they lived?

Some let go of Dad and hang onto Abba Father.

Where are they at this moment, the holdover moderates who have not yet been purged from their plush offices here but probably will be soon, who hang onto the security of Mammon and vow to speak out as soon as retirement age is reached?

You are just another bitter Christian hanging by your fingernails onto the shredded remnants of your silly book.

Have I hung onto what I know (a certain level of comfort) beyond a healthy point?

There is the jab about evolution where when creationism is mentioned it is cast in a negative «not truth» light with the exception of a minority that hang onto such antiquated religious thoughts That is not what the const - itution intended.

When he stepped through the door with the conclusion of the video at promptly 8:58 A.M., a shiver swept the room, It is one of the sensations one recognizes immediately at megachurches, one of the permutations of the secular manifested onto the religious — a nimbus of celebrity that hangs above those in power.

I fall in the giddy arc from adoration into loathing, clutching anything to hang onto the way we grasp the arm rests in the plane before the pilot pitches us into space, the spider web of metal quivering around us.

I didn't grow up on hymns like some others, I grew up at the kitchen table of grateful baby disciples humming happy - clappy choruses of the renewal movement, so I sing into the cavern of the bathtub with my hair bound up and my hands slippery with soap, hanging onto the last few baby dimples that remain in our house.

I had given away all of our old baby things from the first three tinies, only hanging onto the few keepsakes that survived the torrent of three - babies - in - four - years before the surprise of you.

Can we let @Moncada hang him / herself on the issues, instead of having to be diverted onto defending against ad hominems?

Am I hanging onto these rusty floral pins because they were part of my mom's craft stash?

It gives me the heebie jeebies to think that I might have to explain the birds and bees to my son... my little darling who still occasionally calls me Mommy, still wants to snuggle when we watch TV and still manages to hang onto a good amount of innocence in this Lady Gaga world.

In the Hungarian countryside, Paprika peppers are threaded onto strings and are hung from the walls, porches, and eaves of farmhouses, much like the chile ristras in the American Southwest.

I learned many, many years ago not to hang onto things emotionally, that it only sits in the back of your mind and festers and before you know it, your physical self begins to be affected.

It really highlights the tomatoes, and lets you hang onto that last bit of summer.

If you hang onto the recipe too tight you'll miss all of the beautiful signs along the way.

I'm happy to say I bought some mugs (I was drinking my coffee out of an empty coconut oil jar before... I know, ridiculous and hot to hang onto!).

I like how my senses are tied to the time of year; scent and taste seem to hang onto memory in a very specific way that photographs or recollection can not.

I hung onto it, despite not knowing what to use it for, until this past week when I put it and some mismatched glassware at the end of my driveway in a box marked «FREE» (I live in a quirky neighbourhood).

Once you get the hang of making the caramel and the final turnout of the tart onto a plate, tarte tatins are an unfussy and pleasing dessert — and in my case, they are irregular, uneven and all the more charming for that.

This flatbread resembles the classic nan baked by hanging the dough ball onto the walls of earthen tandoor ovens.

Once you get the hang of making the caramel and the final turnout of the tart onto a plate, tarte tatins are an unfussy and reasonably quick dessert to prepare in advance of dinner.

At the same time I do not think there is much point in Arsenal trying to hang onto him for the last year of his contract, but we do still have some say in what happens.

Some of the animals lope into sight with their runners tagging close behind, wearily hanging onto the tails to be tugged along.

They now have also dropped three straight games and are hanging onto the # 9 spot by the skin of their teeth in this week's Power Rankings.