Sentences with phrase «pestering by»

Rover initially begs off, but constant pestering by her imaginary (and male) alter ego (played by Butler) sends her to the island to try and help.

Missouri, pestered by a ruggedman - to - man defense, shot only 34.6 %, its worst performance of the entireseason.

If you don't want to be pestered by questions about your insurance policy while you are in the middle of pushing out your baby, make sure you have all of that paperwork in order beforehand.

If you don't want to be bombarding Congress with random emails (they get more than enough as it is), try posting a petition or some other alert that doesn't immediately send a message to a target — people will feel like they've done something, you'll get new names, and you won't be bothering that legislative staffer whose just a bit hacked off at being pestered by your messages.

«We had been pestered by clinicians saying, «What does the mouse say about human hair growth?»»

The two singles are then pestered by various characters, each acting as a human representative of a popular dating site, trying to help them find a date.

Hello, you have come to the right place if you are tired of being pestered by creepy deadbeat guys who have nothing better to say than «durr ur sexi..»

An example was that l was pestered and pestered and pestered by one young lady to chat with her so l gave in and sent a chat request, a half credit for 5 minutes.

Members are also given exciting perks that enable them to chat without being disturbed and pestered by advertisements.

Pestered by his manager, Levy finally met directors Paul and Chris Weitz.

Celebrities who worry about being pestered by fans could take a page from Richard Gere and walk around holding a cup in front of them.

Seven hours into the battle, Nissan's trio of drivers began picking off LMP2 cars pestered by severe longevity issues.

On hand is the awesome Audi R8 V10 being pestered by a (UK market only) buzzing Honda Type R Mugen.

Now, despite the fact that I've worked for Ford for about 5 months now so I had a lot more time to study the car without being pestered by car salesmen.

Kept getting pestered by them until recently to publish through them again, their costs being over 2X those through New Generation, who I go through now.

Endlessly pestered by the children, she had reluctantly left the cool of the veranda.

No more you will be pestered by the recommendations and ads as you switch on your kindle fire!

That guides my marketing, because I know that many people feel pestered by those who market to them, including those who once they have their foot in the door, now want the whole relationship.

Make sure the pup has a spot to call his own, someplace he can go where he will not be pestered by children, other pets, or visitors.

If you're hoping to traverse rugged mountain trails, relax on near empty beaches, meander mangrove forests and sea - caves by kayak, be pestered by monkeys rather than touts and doze off to the sound of waves instead of beach parties, these islands are for you.

One of my favourite things about the beaches of El Nido compared to others in Asia is the fact you can lie on them without being pestered by anyone trying to sell you anything.

I was never particularly pestered by insects in the Galápagos, at any time of the year, but it can happen.

I don't want to be pestered by touts trying to sell me cold drinks, jewelry or massages.

He is being pestered by the Safety Patrol, a group of three children, but they go away if Link gives them some bombs.

There are currently two main modes available which are great big battles / skirmishes which are large 40 - 60 to 30 - 40 players in combat to take or hold objectives and a horde like mode where as a team of five you have to complete certain objectives while being pestered by tyranids.

Now that President Obama and other heads of state have left Paris after a round of announcements and events, thousands of diplomats and functionaries — pestered by lobbyists, campaigners and journalists — are getting on with the grunt work of the 21st Conference of the Parties, which is aiming to improve on the ineffectual 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change and replace a problematic subsequent agreement, the Kyoto Protocol.

Pestered by a persistent toddler perhaps.

A great personal injury lawyer represents victims who have been injured because of medical malpractice, falls in a public location, being pestered by collection companies, being rejected benefits, or vehicle accidents.

Not exact matches

By Emma Rumney and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters)- The chief executive of British bank TSB, Paul Pester, will not get a bonus linked to the bank's botched computer system...

excerpt: «After being pestered for years by shareholder activists, Exxon has agreed to produce a public document on its «carbon asset risk.»

The religion has made it that an otherwise good person, living their life, surrounding themselves with loving friends and families and doing charitable things can still be considered «bad» by religion because they aren't following dogmatic law asking them to alienate and pester other people.

He sang Dylan to his wife Diane at the karaoke bar, treasured his time doing prison ministry, and adored his children by pestering them at home and bragging about them in emails.

Altogether too often prayer is regarded as a kind of gadget by which we can secure what we wish from God; it is, alas, a matter of «pestering the Deity with our petitions,» to use a biting phrase of Dean Inge's.

Doctor Martinus said a great deal about witchcraft, about asthma and hobgoblins, how once his mother was pestered so terribly by her neighbor, a witch, that she had to be exceedingly friendly and kind to her in order to appease her.

Add almond flour and oat flour (you can make oat flour from rolled oats by simply blending them in a food processor or grinding them in a mortle and pester), cacao powder, baking powder and salt and pulse until everything is mixed.

Ronny Gottschlich, managing director, Lidl UK, said: «We know how difficult it can be to say no to pester power, so by removing sweets and chocolates from our tills we can make it easier for parents to reward children in healthier ways.»

In the cutthroat world of F1 teams will do pretty much anything to gain even the tiniest advantage over each other, whether it's by pestering stewards for a rival to get a penalty, or voting for rule changes which benefit themselves over the greater good.

Both male and female members told a meeting they were pestered or groped by party figures, while others claimed there remained a «cultural problem» with sexism.

Chris Huhne is being ridiculed by wardens and pestered for cash by his fellow inmates at Wandsworth prison, a newspaper has claimed.

«Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and the Co-Op bowed to pressure after a three - year «pestering» campaign by figures including the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.»

Ken Agyapong, Assin Central MP, has suggested that Movenpiina is one of 800 companies owned by NPP members that have been pestering the BOST MD for contracts ever since Akufo - Addo became President.

The event, which donated a portion of proceeds to the Hetrick - Martin Institute, was organized to recognize the advocates and fighters, queer, trans, cis, and straight, who have built and continue to build this community by creating healthcare spaces, battling in the courts and the streets, writing poems, and pestering officials.

As a response, Reggie attempts to console his caretaker by telling her that his family's driver has some sort of tie to the mob, and if she needs some help with her pestering ex, the driver could, as they say, «take care» of him.

Yet they are being pestered on the flight by a certain Nathaniel Bone, part stalker - fan, part parasitic hack who wants Joe to cooperate with a warts - and - all biography he is planning to write.

TSB chief executive Paul Pester running a workshop hosted by TSB at St Luke's CE Primary School in Formby.

TSB chief executive Paul Pester during a workshop hosted by TSB at St Luke's CE Primary School in Formby.

This second point was particularly troublesome, because those things — like sending teams out to do monitoring visits or pestering districts to send in reports — were required by federal laws.

Wear Clean Underwear: Business Wisdom from Mom by management consultant Rhonda Abrams posits that the codes by which the ideal mother pestered us to live by (things like «share» and «eat your...

Wear Clean Underwear: Business Wisdom from Mom by management consultant Rhonda Abrams posits that the codes by which the ideal mother pestered us to live by (things like «share» and «eat your vegetables or you don't get dessert») have humanistic and beneficial application in the workplace.

And for some reason, she was willing to risk sullying her reputation by being pestered with questions by yours truly.