Sentences with phrase «on camel back»

For 14 months, they traveled on camel back, starting in China in June 1996 and ending up in Canakkale / Turkey in April 1997.

Both have camels represented, and one literally has humans riding on a camel back.

But it is best not to put so many straws on the camels back to begin with.

Not exact matches

OAS «will be one more handful of straw on the back of the camel that's going to be carrying a much, much heavier load, mainly because of health - care spending,» says William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, a thinktank on the opposite end of the political spectrum from the CCPA.

On the other hand, if you need to work long hours at your current full - time job, you commute 60 miles round - trip, and you have two - year - old triplets, piling a part - time business on top of all those commitments could be the straw that breaks the camel's bacOn the other hand, if you need to work long hours at your current full - time job, you commute 60 miles round - trip, and you have two - year - old triplets, piling a part - time business on top of all those commitments could be the straw that breaks the camel's bacon top of all those commitments could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

While it's certainly unfortunate that it took mishandling user data on a large scale to do so, the incident has become the straw that broke the Facebook camel's back when it comes to privacy — and that appears to be catalyzing change.

So it moves in baby steps, wondering if the next straw will break some camel's back where lending has been going on terms that were too favorable.

But according to the traditional biblical chronology, the patriarchs were schlepping around Canaan on camels over a millennium earlier, all the way back in 2100 BCE

Occupied Camels All gratitude to David Bentley Hart for his spirited meditation on Matthew 19:24 («The Back Page,» February).

Founded on Christian principles, that's why we celebrate Christmas, sorry go back to your camels.

The video of the fall was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday by user pbalacrosse.The camel is seen being led through the church in the video when it appears to become startled, stops moving and pulls back.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

As always, his camel spin was so correct, so flat, that you could have balanced a tray of wine glasses on the small of his back and not spilled a drop.

... Nah... more like Quasimodo with an extra camel on his back!

The straw that broke the camel's back for a lot of sportbooks was Indy blowing out Philly in the 8 pm — and the MNF game «landing on the number» which means teasers on both sides hit.

An interview with talksport later that day seemed to be the straw that broke the camel's back as Davies revealed that continuing on would be difficult:

If you are buying on budget, this could be the straw that breaks the camel's back as most mums have found.

The last straw to break the camel's back was the recent gruesome lynching and murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama on the 29th of May 2017.

Staff are stretched enough as it is in their duties and to add more on top of them could be deemed to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

«It was the straw that broke the camel's back,» says Angel Hsu of Yale University, an expert on pollution in China.

SOME scientists stand on the shoulders of giants to see further, but for others, hopping onto the back of a camel does the job just fine.

«The mechanical jockey is light in weight and receives orders from the instructor via a remote control system fixed on the back of the camel,» the statement says.

His traps were like two huge camel humps side by side on the back of his neck and he wasn't «fat» or «overweight» no, he was just fucking huge.

They may make a decision to change their diet on day X in reaction to news or information Y, but I'm guessing that there were probably many experiences prior to day X which made the person open to information Y («the straw that broke the camel's back») when it came along.

Once cut to size the salt blocks are tied into bundles and loaded on to camels for the two - day journey back to the town of Berhale stopping overnight at the village of Ahmed Ela.

I will be posting more looks on how to style your camel coats as time goes on so please keep coming right back.

As you might have guessed, camel is a colour that resembles the fine hair on a camel's back.

It also has a hump on its back (like a camel) where it had stored fat to survive the harsh winter months.Scientists say its the second best preserved ever found and the first mammoth to be found in Russia since 1901 The mammoth was named Jenya ~ (Zhenya) the nickname of the boy who found it.Scientists hope to obtain some of its DNA for possible cloning projects.

he camel's back) involved seeking the making good on some poor work for not one but several problems they caused when I had my car in for service.

So it moves in baby steps, wondering if the next straw will break some camel's back where lending has been going on terms that were too favorable.

You don't have to worry about that $ 100 in groceries because you are confident that if an emergency hits, that $ 100 won't be the straw that broke the camel's back because you have reserves to draw on.

I don't know but keep putting more straw on the back of that camel.

The straw that broke the camels back is that I left a phone message Monday, spoke with his assistant on Wednesday, and I still do not have any input on my issues.

Instead we awoke grumpy and hating anything with four legs, so when offered the choice to ride back or jump aboard the camel cart we opted for the latter, assured by Kamer that most travelers choose the comfier option on the return leg.

With a total number of 26 national parks and 29 national reserves Kenya is rightly known as the home of the safaris, which visitors can easily discover either by balloon, on foot or on the back of camels.

Tip: Consider camel trekking or horse back riding on the ranch of Diabat and beach of Essaouira, can be added to your day trip

See the area on the back of a camel or in a hot air balloon for once - in - a-lifetime experience in the Northern Territory.

Host of the TV series Word Travels, broadcast on National Geographic Adventure and Travel Channel UK across over 100 countries and 21 languages, I've had some pretty amazing adventures as a solo female around the world — from hiking with mountain gorillas in Uganda, to touring radioactive Chernobyl, camel trekking through the Middle East, to devouring live slugs and deep - fried bugs in jungles and back alleys across the globe.

Walk around the base with an Aboriginal guide, take a helicopter flight or motorcycle tour, or see it from the back of a camel on an early morning or sunset safari.

The nearby Sinai Desert offers everything from Bedouin adventures on camel - back to 4x4 safaris or quad biking over the sand dunes.

Experience a 12 day trek through the Simpson Desert on the back of a camel.

You will cross the desert on the back of a camel, visit old homesteads, sleep under the stars and see amazing scenery on this unique adventure.

First stop on your desert rendezvous is a traditional camel farm to see herds of the magnificent hump - backed herbivores.

Commence your journey from Deira and explore the extensive deserts behind the wheels of a 4x4 or on the back of camel with the family.

A BMI flight from Moscow to London was returned to Domodedevo Airport on Friday after a passenger got drunk (on a 7 am flight, mind you) started pulling eyeglasses off the faces of some passengers and, in the straw that broke the camel's back apparently, began performing some sort of erotic dance on the plane.

This excursion on the back of a camel is the best (and most memorable) way for holidaymakers to experience Fuerteventura Island's stunning coastline and traditional harbour.

Ride Quad Bikes across the sand dunes, climb on the back of a camel to experience the landscape like...

«Being able to enjoy the world of Assassin's Creed Origins through the air with the eagle or in auto - walk mode on the camel's back is brilliant.

Players control a little blue camel - like guy as he moves back and forth on a seesaw.

Players travel on foot, horseback, camel - back or boat to explore freely in a vast open world environment with plenty of side quests and chances to unlock new weapons and equipment.