Sentences with phrase «on the strings in»

As a hitter Bell had distance, but mainly he strove to hit the ball into holes; he could hit a ball through the hole in a fence, or drag a bunt as if it were on a string in his hand.

Rather than frantically swinging a feathered toy on a string in your cat's face, for example, place it on the ground and move it slowly and then quickly, letting your cat hide somewhere to come out and pounce at the most unexpected moment, just like he would do in the wild.

Pulling on strings in the game usually leads to discoveries, while new transformations include a motorcycle, mole and airplane.

Anyone who has tried to learn the guitar will testify to the pain that results from trying to press down on the strings in order to make a sound.

Not exact matches

Andurand, who runs oil hedge fund Andurand Capital Management LLP, wrote in a string of tweets on Sunday that companies may be less willing to risk investment in long term oil projects because of low crude barrel prices and a predicted peak in electric vehicle demand.

Since the recession ended in mid-2009, the economy has been expanding at sub-par rates as a string of problems from higher gas prices to Europe's debt crisis have acted as a drag on the U.S. economy.

The analysts» warning on iPhone shipments is the latest in a string of reports suggesting Apple's having trouble at the top of the market with its iPhone X.

Stone, in an email to CNBC, called the lawsuit a «left - wing conspiracy» that «strings together events they find suspicious based on partisan worldview but has NO proof of hacking never mind anything else.»

The most recent example, of course, came on Tuesday, when Facebook announced a $ 2 billion acquisition of the virtual reality startup Oculus VR, but it's just the most recent in a string of Facebook's recent buyout offers, from it's failed $ 3 billion bid for Snapchat to its jaw - dropping $ 19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp.

Nike's vice president of footwear, Greg Thompson, has left the company, a company spokesman said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of executive departures at the sportswear maker.

For Ferrero, the acquisition is the latest in a string of deals doubling down on sugary snacks that's come as its rivals retreat.

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

Ryan's retirement announcement was preceded by a string of tweets from Trump, who touched on subjects including special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling and the response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria on Wednesday.

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor finally meet in the boxing ring on Saturday night in Las Vegas after months of pre-bout hype and a string of preening press conferences rife with insults and posturing.

Goldman Sachs (gs) CEO Lloyd Blankfein is the latest in a string of Wall Street titans to weigh in on Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that's getting increasing attention in the mainstream business world.

Storytelling has a clear and essential value in marketing — and no, it isn't simply meant to string customers along on some fantasy.

When the Russia investigation began picking up steam last summer, so did Trump's attacks on his hand - picked attorney general, whom he called «weak» and «beleaguered» in a string of tweets.

ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with «Waterloo» and had a sequin - spangled string of hits including «Dancing Queen» and «Take a Chance on Me» before splitting up in 1982.

The 40 - year - old Woods has not played on the PGA Tour since last fall as he deals with the latest in a string of injuries.

Trump on Monday railed against the recent string of attacks in Afghanistan, and ruled out any US discussions with the Taliban as part of the effort to seek peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgents.

You give an insurance company money in a lump sum or in payments over a period of years, then at retirement, the cash gets «annuitized,» or paid out in a string of payments based on your life expectancy.

New England Patriots third - string quarterback Jacoby Brissett reportedly tore a ligament in his right thumb during the second half against the Texans on Thursday night and may need surgery, Mike Petraglia of New England's WEEI reported Friday.

As Trump addressed the 186 graduates in his speech, he offered his thoughts on the recent string of controversies surrounding his administration.

Like every entrepreneur, I'm pulled in way too many directions, and I often feel like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple cities.

Meanwhile, with the NFL still muddling through a string of scandals and legal failures (and in a season that is on track to have more penalty flags than ever before), look for a rise in interest in alternative football options like the new China American Football league, in which NFL veteran - turned - ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski is a principal investor.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's hearing featured a string of critics who rebuked Bresch for raising the price of a product with life - or - death implications, especially one that needs to be replaced almost every year and in a therapeutic space where Mylan has more than 90 % market share.

It's one of those things where if you pull on the string, it could unravel in unexpected ways.

A dude in his 40s with a sparse goatee and a fondness for baseball jerseys, Lightspeed operates a string of solo girl websites, each focused on a particular performer.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $ 1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom.

Floor hands make a pipe connection on the drill string on the Orion Perseus drilling rig near Encinal in Webb County, Texas.

The IBM and Kaspersky reports on the increase in cryptocurrency mining malware detections come after a string of incidents during the past few months that involved virtual currency miners.

Before the recent string of production disruptions, which were caused by militant blockades on pipelines carrying crude from three fields to export terminals, Libya was pumping over 1 million barrels of oil daily, eyeing 1.2 million bpd in output by the end of the year.

Beyond finding that companies owned by Mr. Trump had debts of at least $ 650 million, The Times discovered that a substantial portion of his wealth is tied up in three passive partnerships that owe an additional $ 2 billion to a string of lenders, including those that hold the loan on the Avenue of the Americas building.

On the crash risk side, we're watching for any abrupt expansion in the number of stocks hitting new lows, particularly if it occurs on a string of consecutive down dayOn the crash risk side, we're watching for any abrupt expansion in the number of stocks hitting new lows, particularly if it occurs on a string of consecutive down dayon a string of consecutive down days.

So big mutual funds pulling activist strings are a way to aggregate and simplify control of corporations in a way that give some control rights back, ultimately, to the individuals who own the residual claims on corporate earnings.

This scandal is only the latest in a string of worrisome disclosures about the use of social media by third parties, from foreign governments and electoral candidates to law enforcement agencies, to spy on the activities of users — especially immigrant, Black and other vulnerable communities.

Finally, now is the perfect time to be patient in the market, especially considering the string of nice winning trades our Wagner Daily stock newsletter has had on the short side of the market over the past week.

The first oral arguments in the string of lawsuits filed against DOL's fiduciary rule were heard on Aug. 25 by Judge Randolph Moss, U.S. District judge for the District of Columbia, in the case brought by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

SAN FRANCISCO — In another sign of the turmoil sweeping Uber, the company's president of ride sharing has quit after less than a year on the job, following a string of scandals at the startup and CEO Travis Kalanick's promise to hire a new second - in - commanIn another sign of the turmoil sweeping Uber, the company's president of ride sharing has quit after less than a year on the job, following a string of scandals at the startup and CEO Travis Kalanick's promise to hire a new second - in - commanin - command.

The insurer Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

The stakes are also high for Republicans in Congress, where Republicans on Tuesday night watched their party peers in state and local races get ousted in a string of election defeats.

Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

Mary Jordan writes: «[Her] credentials included runway shows in Europe, a Camel cigarette billboard ad in Times Square and — in her biggest job at the time — a spot in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, which featured her on the beach in a string bikini, hugging a six - foot inflatable whale.

On a monthly basis, gold has established a string of higher lows since it bottomed in December 2015.

Monetary policy was seen as an adjunct to fiscal policy, but doubts remained about its potency; in «liquidity traps», for example, easing monetary policy could be like «pushing on a piece of string».

Without getting too bogged down in the technical details, mining Ether requires a computer to continuously run a cryptographic hash function, which is a way to reduce an arbitrarily large amount of data (in this case a block on the Ethereum blockchain) to a datum of a fixed size (a string of so many numbers and letters).

The recent string of seemingly endless moves higher in the major averages was interrupted, notably on the NASDAQ, which closed 45 points to the downside.

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

Ever hear the story about the monkeys in the room with the banana on the string?

Mr. Hawking wins easy battles against uneducated (in science) religious persons, but taking his statement on perspective, He is based on assumptions with serious underlying problems, basically everything from mathematics, to the incompatibility of quantum mechanics and relativity, and the lack of proof and evidence for string theories, he is launching a very aggressive statement, probably his last effort on life to counter the anthropomorphic ideas of God, and this is very common in all scientists.