Sentences with phrase «of knocking them back»

In the mean time, I sent it to some more publishers in both Australia and New Zealand, I had one other publisher interested and a lot of knock backs.

The British people have a history of knocking back outspoken monarchs.

So it's not surprising, though very disappointing, that we've had a bit of a knock back in these mid-term elections a couple of days ago.»

Not exact matches

LONDON / ZURICH, May 3 - Roche has won a reprieve an expected deluge of cheaper versions of its biotech cancer drugs as U.S. regulators knocked back a biosimilar form of rituximab from Swiss rival Novartis.

Knocking back three to five cups in a day produced a 15 percent reduced risk of death, although oddly if people drank more than five cups, they reduced their risk by only 12 percent.

Steel prices have climbed on the back of rising demand and capacity cuts in China, coupled with a spate of anti-dumping measures that knocked Chinese steel exports from record levels of 2015.

A study in June by Wakefield Research found that 43 percent of people said they watched TV while «working» from home, and roughly a quarter each admitted to taking a nap or knocking back a drink on the clock.

«Thin Mint - y Gate,» as Harquail calls it, has GSUSA loyalists indignant — «Knock - offs are destroying one of our nation's greatest non-profits» — and capitalists fighting back — «Wal - Mart saw a market for the cookies.

As anticipated, Mazor pulled back the next day and knocked us out of the remaining shares with a gain of +57.6 % (from original buy entry of $ 39.30):

Subsequently, ProShares UltraShort Financial ETF ($ SKF) pulled back and hit our adjusted stop price, which knocked us out of the swing trade with a decent gain as well.

And then a unmarried Jewish girl got knocked - up by a ghost and delivered a man god who was crucified, died, then came back 3 days later as a mellowed out zombie with words of love and encouragement?

The post-confessional taste of forgiveness is in fact as immediate and undeniable as sausages, eggs, and bacon knocked back with a strong cup of tea.

Thank goodness they will be returned to the fringes of society from whence they came, knocked fiercely off their pedestal of false moral righteousness (a.k.a. bigotry) and back into their holes.

They will probably end up going under and destroying their business just because they wanted to punish employees through their religious beliefs — Management needs a good swift smack to the back of the head — hopefully that will knock some sense into things.

The current GOP needs to be knocked back into the reality of what a democracy actually is.

Through the actions of its legislature and the relevant regulatory agencies, Illinois sets numerous conditions on that use: myopic people have to wear glasses or contact lenses while driving; people with retinitis pigmentosa are forbidden from driving at night; teenagers must reach a certain age and demonstrate certain skills before they obtain driver's licenses; people with a habit of driving after knocking back a dozen Budweisers lose their licenses.

He was a man after God's own heart BEFORE he repented, being an adulterer and a murderer, since the God of the Bible is the most vicious wicked murderer imaginable, and I don't recall him being married to Mary when he went behind Joseph's back and knocked her up... but, at least he repented for the evil he'd done, something God would never do.

But this moment is fleeting and so I want to remember how it feels to sing old Anne Murray songs into the cavern of the bathtub while you knock baby toys off the ledge and obediently sit back down into the little well of water when I say «bum down, Mags!»

«To coal and iron mines, to freight trains, to fishing fleets in December, to dishwashing, clothes - washing, and window - washing, to road - building and tunnel - making, to foundries and stoke - holes, and to the frames of skyscrapers, would our gilded youths be drafted off, according to their choice, to get the childishness knocked out of them, and to come back into society with healthier sympathies and more sober ideas.

But horseradish as a food can trace its roots back at least 3,000 years, when some adventurous eater first bit off a piece of the pungent root and was knocked backward by the blow to his head.

The cardamom, ginger and cinnamon taste lovely together and are all natural aphrodisiacs, though you may have to knock a few of these back before you start feeling those sexy vibes.

But, then I'm knocked back down to earth and because I am only human, temptation takes over my body and sometimes I just want some freaking cream cheese, or a jar of peanut butter, or a Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

hmm... I wish this had been posted a few weeks back, I made a sugary nutella knock off and of course, couldn't eat it.

But instead of martini lunches that signaled the end of the day or at least a very creative afternoon, millennials have taken a more moderate approach to drinking in their professional lives, with a few beers at lunch versus knocking back the harder stuff.

After discovering the wonder of cashew buttercream a few posts back, I applied it here as well — and yep — it knocked it out of the park.

David Jones had already knocked back a bid from rival Myer before South Africa's Woolworths unexpectedly swooped with a cash deal that has the support of the board.

Some of it has really made me scratch my head, and some of it has really knocked me back.

While the Serbs are known to knock back more rakija (Serbian schnapps) than vino, rakija became their drink of choice only following the phylloxera epidemic in the 1800s.

Heat the pan with plenty of coconut oil, knock the oven knob back to medium heat, pour a tbsp of pancake mixture and continue to cook on medium heat for both sides.

Knocking the cake out of the pan and peeling back the parchment is almost my favourite part of making this cake.

After coming down with a cold that knocked me out pretty good for a couple of days (I rarely get sick but it was bound to happen since EVERYONE I seemed to come in contact with was sick), I was able to get back into my regular workout routine.

This is a variation of the Apple Peanut Butter Delights I posted awhile back, but these have a scrumptious apple pie flavor that'll knock your apple pie - loving socks off.

You know what, if my 75 - year old grandmother can knock back four of these and wake up the next day like nothing happened, you'll be all right!

Our chances of doing it have been handed a double boost this week as the Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris and their first choice centre back Toby Alderweireld picked up knocks during their Champions League win over Real Madrid.

From what u saw in the last 5 mins of the psg game, sanchez was struggling badly clutching his back etc surely he won't be 100 % and to throw him bk in the strikers position to get more knocks from the centre backs is criminal you ask me

And few years back when we got constantly knocked out of the FA Cup early, we still had no chance at the title.

Bayley is Sasha's good side that always comes out when she's on the verge of success, but thinking back to NXT, Sasha remembers that being good did get her nowhere so she just knocks out her good side again (we see it as her punching Bayley).

That injury list has really knocked us back and it has also triggered a lot of anger and frustration among the Arsenal faithful.

Wilshere has become more and more pivotal to their play this season but Arsene Wenger has plenty of his own problems to deal with, as Mesut Ozil has not recovered from his illness and we still have not got Theo Walcott or Kieran Gibbs back from their recent knocks.

The Gunners were much better after the break and it looked like we could hit back but once again we were knocked back and Zagreb scored against the run of play, this time from a corner and you have to ask questions about our defending.

It had all kicked off when Tevez kicked the ball out of play rather than knock it back to Petr Cech, and culminated in Drogba slapping Vidic and getting himself sent off.

The luxury of an Undefeated Season means that Team Robinson can sit back and relax this coming Sunday and wait while 4 Teams get knocked out of the Playoffs before they even need to take the court again..

Because he knew he would be able to get by Havenstein, he wasn't shocked by the moment and he was able to calmly reach out, knock the ball out of Goff's hand, pick it up, and run it back 21 yards for a touchdown.

Seeding could diminish Davis» case, but that argument becomes weaker when you realize the Pelicans are just 1.5 games back of the Spurs for the three seed and are knocking on the door for home court advantage.

They came out swinging (and shooting) and really knocked Team Saltzman back a bit in the first half of this one..

A 92nd minute corner gave us the chance to steal all three points, and that we did, although there will be talk of Laurent Koscielny's final touch being with his hand... An Alexis Sanchez cross was whipped in, for Theo to knock toward the back - post, where Oxlade - Chamberlain and Laurent managed to scuffle the ball into the net, and with no time for Burnley to try and level proceedings.

Alderweireld can play at either centre or right back and having won back to back domestic titles he may feel he has achieved as much as he can with his Amsterdam side and having been knocked out of the Champions League a move in January is a distinct possibility.

The same day that TMZ released video of Rice knocking his wife unconscious, the Ravens terminated the running back's contract.

The decision is the result of several turns in a prolonged drama, from Rice's arrest on assault charges in February, to the release of video depicting the running back as a he knocked out his then - fiancee with a punch, to reports that the Baltimore Ravens and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell misled media and the public about what they knew regarding the case.

Lynch stayed on his back «for a couple of minutes,» partly because he wanted to bask in the moment, and partly because his teammates had knocked the wind out of him.