Sentences with phrase «pouring buckets of water»

My paper was published in Rick Hess» book With the Best of Intentions, and it concluded that trying to reshape public education through the sheer financial force of philanthropic dollars was futile — like pouring buckets of water into the sea.

Or do you think that pouring a bucket of water into the ocean would shift sea levels outside of normal historical parameters?

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The metal was melted and then poured into a bucket of water to set.

He sat out 132 days for consorting with bookmakers, another month for carrying a firearm and being insubordinate to Tiger management, and seven days for pouring a bucket of ice water over two sportswriters.

KingGT@27, apparently Jeinny Lizarazo's idea of punishment is to have Arsenal fans pour buckets of cold water over her.

Worst case scenario, you can store your milk for a couple days in an ice bucket full of ice from the dispenser, but it is a hassle to keep refilling the ice and pouring out the old water.

Lisa — I think smaller kids can most definitely get involved with activities like collecting eggs, pouring feed into feeders or filling buckets of water.

If you're using a bucket of water for mopping or cleaning, pour out the water as soon as you're finished.

In time, the blob of cold air becomes denser then the air around it and pours down out of the sky like water from a bucket.

This had the effect of pouring a bucket of ice water on sleepy viruses to keep them awake once they reach the nucleus.

I wish I'd kept track of how much we used, but it was dozens of buckets and they had us «splash and mash,» by pouring water and packing it down with our feet.

ANYA: I see Thomasin as this beautiful flame that has a bucket of ice - cold water poured on it again, and again, and again.

Much like pouring California's precious water resources into a leaky bucket, this costly cycle of recruitment and attrition creates a shameful waste of human talent.

Thus given that such surveys are overly optimistic, a recent UK survey pours bucket loads of ice - cold water on the economic attractiveness of ebook subscription services for publishers.

A favorite of the kids is Castaway Cove, the pirate themed water park area which features a large pirate ship, water cannons, slides, a wading pool and a 200 - gallon bucket that pours down every few minutes.

The other major sculpture is one of Hansen's so - called «fountains» — elaborately jerry - rigged contraptions featuring buckets, hoses and light fixtures, which pour and recycle supplies of water.

I pour 2 buckets of water in, some of it spills over so that we end up with only 1 buckets worth of new water in the bath.

If I pour 1.5 gallons of water into a bucket I have poured more than half a gallon of water into the bucket.

Mr. Siddall's opinion seems less surprising if you consider that, since being hired in 2014 to run CMHC, he has been tasked with pouring buckets of ice water on housing markets in B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Southern Ontario that refuse to cool down amid historically low interest rates.

And, if it has not been used for some time, start by testing out the pump with a few buckets of water being poured into the sump pit.

Pour a few buckets of water into the sump pit to make sure the pump will activate.

If your home has a sump pump, make sure it operates properly by pouring a few buckets of water into the sump pit.