Sentences with phrase «on weak footing»

That signals that progress in these lawsuits isn't going to hinge on the science so much as an untested legal theory, and that's where the plaintiffs are on weak footing, according to Boutrous.

Weekly Market Analysis Market Summary Asia Asian markets put in a mixed performance last week, with several holidays muting volumes across the region, and markets ending on a weak footing.

Aines played much better than Bellerin and on his weaker foot.

As a professional football player that train day in day out, do you even work on your weaker foot to get it at a dependable level?

This paid off right at the start of the second half as the Spaniard combined well with Filipe, and the Brazilian returned the favor so Saúl could score Atlético's second with a calm finish on his weaker foot.

The England international received the ball, cut back on his weaker foot and smashed the it past Belgian goalie Courtois.

Adnan Januzaj then gave the manager something to think about scoring two fine goals, including one from outside the box on his weaker foot.

The first was beautifully taken on his weaker foot; the second was a contender for goal of the month, if not one of United's goals of the season.

Not exact matches

He once stepped on and continued to stand on the toes of my right foot as he handed me a report I had written, while asking, «Do you think this is kind of weak?»

Euro zone officials have long debated setting up a deposit insurance scheme but Germany opposes this, fearing that German taxpayers would be asked to foot the bill for bailing out weaker banks on the currency bloc's periphery.

Eventually, the victim would become so weak, they could no longer lift themselves up on their feet to take a breath, and they would die from asphyxiation.

I felt extremely weak during the afternoon, probably because I had worked out and done a 9 hour shift on my feet when I should have been resting!

* We purchase a top quality striker, Benzema, Higuain, Lacazette (choose your pic) * We give Theo a full season to prove himself up front and hopefully he can stay fit and improve with his hold up play, his movement off the ball and finishing has improved immensely (His finish in the FA Cup final wasn't as easy as he made it look... with his weaker foot) and we then sign Reus to play on the right.

Barca began at a high - tempo with Iniesta firing wide from 20 yards and then Messi screwed an angled shot with his weaker right foot past the post from the edge of the six - yard box before two minutes were even on the clock.

It happened really quick and it was on my weaker right foot but I should have done better,» he said.

Kane latched onto the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired emphatically into the corner with his weaker foot.

And there Brojen stayed, high and dry, marooned fiat on his stomach, totally exhausted, too weak to move a hand or foot.

The real point about Ozil is that he is slow and weak on his feets, get pushed easily.In Spain which is less physical, he could go away with it, Germany is physical so can compensate for him but Arsenal is a technical team with weah physicalspecimen, that why he is so exposed.

I am fed up of starting every season on the back foot, because Wenger refuses to strengthen weak areas.

Ozil appears to have so much time on the ball it seems like slow motion — wouldn't be surprised if he is conducting a quick mental calculation to work out what he should do next to maximise the probability of a goal — shoot with his weaker foot or pass to someone in a better position — last two games he chose the latter with goals resulting from both decisions.

However it ran into the path of Lucas, who confidently took the shot on early from just inside the box with his weaker foot, catching out the goalkeeper who couldn't prevent the ball nestling in the bottom corner of the net.

Left - footers Maguire, O'Hanlon, and Wilson provide the balance on the left - hand side, whilst the right - footed players in Liverpool's midfield can often be seen using their weaker foot.

Picked out by a pass into feet, he quickly realises that Barcelona have numbers to his left and shifts the ball on to his weaker right foot to buy himself an extra split - second of time.

Not afraid to take the cross on on his weaker foot — take heed Lamela.

The former Torino man is lacking offensively, especially when playing on the left as he is right footed and unable to provide quality deliveries with his weaker foot.

It allows for cutting inside and a better chance on shooting rather than crossing with the weaker foot, the left foot.

Without any good news to report, May will very likely head back to Britain on even weaker footing than she already finds herself.

The exchanges at PMQs today saw a painfully weak performance by Ed Miliband, with an assured David Cameron thinking on his feet to throw in a couple of good one - liners at his opposite number's expense.

Hang on, you might say: gravity is strong enough to keep my feet on the ground, and no space agency firing craft into orbit would ever describe gravity as weak.

In August, physicists at the University of Tennessee announced that the force that holds 1950 DA together is the same force that allows the fine hair on a gecko's feet to stick to vertical surfaces: namely, weak electric attraction between individual molecules, called van der Waals» forces.

The Tokay gecko scurries across ceilings with the help of tiny hair on its feet, which generate weak intermolecular forces that add up to a secure foothold.

You'll usually notice that the wrist on the side where the foot is elevated is weaker (you can also perform this experiment with a dynamometer test).

Alternatively, get to a wall and put either your hands or your feet against it, whatever is more beneficial to work on your weak link.

Some people have a lot of difficulty standing on the soft side of the Bosu ball because of flat feet, really weak ankles, or other lower body postural problems or injuries.

Although the step - up can still place impact on your knee joint, moving slowly and precisely and placing your foot gently on the platform will reduce some of this impact and can be more tolerable if you have weak, arthritic or injured knees.

That is a definite plus because I'm constantly on the go and walking around somewhere and I have so little time for weak ankles and cramped feet.

Relationships are kept alive and on equal footing by partners allowing themselves to be weak and vulnerable in front of the other; Day - Lewis» mock - naïve movements and goading expression upon realizing he's been forced to do so suggest that this is something that he's only just found out he always wanted.

At 15,771 feet above sea level, you can easily become weak at the knees and the latest cabriolet from Mercedes - Benz has that same effect on us.

Again, the weaker C - Class is equally light on its foot and shows no strain.

+ The Not - So - Good 1) Weak horn & head - lights 2) Single Cabin lamp; no light in glove - box or foot - wells 3) New Optitron Combimeter displays only basic information (misses out on average fuel economy, cruising range, etc.) 4) Rear windows don't roll down completely 5) Power window & Central locking switches are not back - lit 6) No dead pedal

It trashes the concept of the SDR of the IMF, it is the Euro on an even weaker footing.

Sadly, the news from our veterinarian was not good: Christian struggled to walk and grew weaker, despite our best attempts to get him back on his feet.

The thing about «even footing», twice now Sony has had the «weaker» console and both times high quality titles have shown up more on their systems, especially in the latter part of their lives.

In a unique feature for platformers at the time, you can actually choose to get out of the tank and fight on foot, though this is usually the quickest way to get your ass handed to you, since your gun sucks and you're extra weak in the overworld.

After both manufacturing the equipment and developing projects, Ausra decided to focus just on equipment earlier this year in an attempt to find its footing in the weak market.

An outside dog area with two 8 foot sections missing and patched with thin wire mesh such as chicken wire fails to satisfy the requirements of «other device so that it can not stray beyond the premises on which it is secured», though it could satisfy a weaker and non-existent law only requiring that the device «might tend to hinder escape».

Sitting square in the domain of the Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime, the Meizu M3s is on somewhat weaker footing.

Certainly, there are people who do this — walk on a painful foot for weeks because they don't want to appear «weak» or spend money on a doctor's visit — but after weeks of walking on an injured foot, things are typically no better (and often worse) for having neglected it for so long.

Ran to both gates on either side of the house — padlocked tight and the fence is 7 feet high — 22 inches taller than me and a challenge for my weak arms.

But NAR notes in the report the foot traffic index has improved steadily from the «weak spring market» and is now getting «on par with last year.»