Sentences with phrase «only muddy»

Any GOP expression of interest in carbon taxes at this time can only muddy the election - year battle lines between what may loosely be called the pro - tax / anti-energy party and anti - tax / pro-energy party.

No beach, no surf, only a muddy bay.

It will only muddy your message.

The Atlanta verdicts can only muddy our already complicated relationship with testing.

There's a lot here to unpack, but as scenes, characters and plot turns emerge they only muddy the waters of the story more.

If our flesh is not holy, it is only a muddy vesture of decay and ultimately must be detested.

Gaffney said the Islamic Circle's Sharia campaign would «only muddy the definition of Sharia further.»

religion has no place in politics, it only muddies the waters.

Adding demographic factors only muddies the picture, he argues.

Indeed, Oda's rambling, disjointed presentation only muddied the waters further.

Statistical significance is the elephant in the room in this discussion, and bandying words like «meaningful» and «significant» only muddies the waters.

This only muddies the message we are trying to say.

As it stands, having to guess at its purpose or intent only muddies the water, in my humble opinion.

Partisan politics only muddies the water of the clear truth that wrong is always wrong.

Not exact matches

Still, even if it only has a short - term impact on prices it might muddy the water and make it a little hard to interpret the impact of copper price changes, but the price of other hard commodities, including iron ore, can help clarify the role of Chinese demand.

Along the way, though, you get a little more information and it not only broadens your perspective, but also muddies the water.

The question of whether God has a nature has an impressive metaphysical pedigree, and the only way around it is to pass through the muddy swamp of divine simplicity, which ends mired in the abyss of negative theology.

Don't let news people muddy the water, it only obscures the truth.

Taken in isolation they only serve to muddy the waters.6 Even in Process and Reality the transformation of God into an actual entity is not wholly complete, and to that extent there is some truth in the assertion that «what little influence Whitehead's God has on the actual world... he has as a principle, not as a being or person, and insofar as God is a personal being, he is without any effect on the actual world.

While some parents don't mind kids coming home muddy, it would be counterproductive to send a child home only to be chastised for bringing in mud from the garden.

I only had black lentils on hand, and so mine has a lovely black broth obscuring everything — it looks muddy, but tastes delicious.

Now if I could only have confidence that my two littles will be happy about me muddying up their beloved potatoes with lentils.

«Then the matter of a war came along and the boys left the football field for the battlefield only [to] return and find what they fought for [had been] taken from them by people who slept between clean sheets while the boys made themselves cozy in a muddy foxhole.»

with this situation, which is undoubtedly Wenger created, the waters are so muddy now I'm not sure things can return to normal... no matter what is said through official club channels, this is clearly their fault... when they rolled the dice with the whole Sanchez negative media spin to protect Wenger, when he didn't start Sanchez against Liverpool last season, (how ironic) they sunk to a new low... it's become too easy to deceive, just think of all the manufactured lies that have come from the mouths of Wenger and Gazidis since we've arrived at the Emirates... the only reason we allowed them to happen for so long is that we hoped it would eventually lead to something of some consequence and all would be forgiven... well I don't forgive them and I certainly won't forget anytime soon... the worst part is the lies are oftentimes so juvenile that you can only conclude that the club must think that we're a bunch of intellectually challenged 10 year olds....

On a dead, muddy field before 75,000, Celtic, playing without four of the 11 who won the European Cup, were still generally too mobile and inventive in the first half for a Rangers» side that was ponderously physical in defense and had only Willie Johnston to suggest penetration in attack.

«Only after redistricting put him in a tough battle for re-election, did Gibson start to muddy the waters by voting for a different budget proposal.

By making a speech on the subject, only vague references to which will be caught by the average Brit, he further muddies the water on a relatively straightforward issue.

Far from resolving the allegations surrounding the UK prime minister's principal media adviser, they have only served to muddy the waters further... There remains a need for a deeper inquiry.

Since sediment carried by Bayou Lafourche 1,200 to 600 years ago only contained about 20 percent sand, but an abundance of mud, the researchers suggest that land building can be maximized by gearing muddy diversions toward vegetated areas rather than to capture sandy deposits along the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

In Ivory Coast and Ghana, internal movement of people of various ethnic origins and immigration from poorer, neighboring Burkina Faso have not only created tensions between richer and poorer people but also muddied property rights.

They may ask you to add salt, heat the water, throw the solution out if it becomes muddy and start over, run the unit for short periods of time only and other requirements.

It is a glaring oversight that only serves to muddy the issues, which is totally counter to what this site is all about!

Although, I feel this is the only shade I feel little muddy when I apply but none the less I love this and also use on my crease.

Above: yes, we wear clogs in The Netherlands, but only at farms and muddy, slushy gardens.

I've worn them not only to work but all around Europe — tromping over cobblestones and also through muddy lawns.

But on the other, it may be the only option for many people who live in the «muddier» parts of the country.

Nevertheless, it appears that Canadian men were more partial to the idea than their female counterparts: 71 % of men think that the idea of dancing in muddy fields and sleeping in tents is romantic, while only 58 % of Canadian women agree.

Call us what you like but muddy matches is the only place in wales where you will find tens of thousands of genuine rural singles, single farmers, equestrian singles and good old fashioned country lovers who, like you, are interested in meeting some new like - minded people for dating, friendship or shared interests.

It was shelved for an epic amount of time (only Kenneth Lonergan would probably find it «brief») while the studio worked out financing issues and, for a spell at least, it was a candidate for muddy post-production 3D conversion or, at the very worst, a hasty direct - to - video release (a fate that will befall it in many countries overseas).

I was bit a disappointed that not only does the game never really bring clarity to the ending of the original Dead Rising, it muddies the water even further for the franchise with its own murky ending.

The Dolby Digital 1.0 English - language dub is not only technically inferior but reflects a weaker mix, with more audible noise, muddier Foley, and the music - and - effects track pushed below the dialogue in the mix.

And not only does this sentiment ring true, it's this mild inscrutableness that muddies this often compelling, occasionally sublime, but ultimately uneven family drama about energy, connections (missed or otherwise) and healing.

Not only do these muddy - looking elisions still integrate poorly, they also make selecting the new DTS mix a give - and - take proposition.

The final scenes of Images might appear to put the last pieces in the puzzle, but in fact, upon reflection, serve only to muddy further the ambiguous likeness of Cathryn that the film has been painting.

Having only ever seen muddy, public - domain versions of the film, the 4K digital restoration on Criterion's Blu - ray completely rewrote my memories of it; the crystalline VistaVision images are a revelation I'd compare with seeing the 70 mm restorations of Lawrence of Arabia and Vertigo, even at the reduced size of a TV screen.

During that stretch, the only nominees that could be classified as «comedies» have been The Grand Budapest Hotel, American Hustle, and The Descendants, each of which also has some other element — be it fantastical whimsy, criminal intrigue, or adult drama — that muddies their genre.

Only a few short hours before the red carpet turns a muddy purple under the heels of Sydney's sodden socialites (it has really rained this week), SCREEN - SPACE takes a last minute stab at who will take home an AACTA Award at tonight's Oz industry gala event, to be hosted by AACTA ambassador Cate Blanchett (pictured, below; at the 2014 event) and actress Deborah Mailman...

Owners not doing any trailering, carrying a car - top carrier, or driving on rough or muddy roads would only need to have the fluids inspected at 30,000 miles, which could save a significant amount of money.

When the going got rugged, our long - termer was the only vehicle in the group that ultimately had to be abandoned on a muddy trail in Utah.

The only dynamic gripe recently is the slightly muddy throttle response, which can be perked up by selecting Dynamic mode via the centre console's drive select switch.