Sentences with phrase «push against the force»

This type of isometric is called, Overcoming because you are pushing against a force that is immovable.

If you force a dog into a sit position his natural response is to push against the force of your hand.

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As he told the Times, he does not mean for this to be a political statement against Trump, but rather he wants to push back against the «dark forces that have been awakened» by the election.

There is a push afoot to force banks to hold higher levels of capital against their loans and other assets, in the belief that more capital makes a bank less likely to fail.

LONDON, April 11 Renewed caution among investors dented Britain's top share index on Wednesday as Western forces discussed possible military action against Syria, although strong results from Tesco pushed its shares higher.

The startup has pushed back against the IRS in federal court, ultimately forcing the tax agency to narrow its information request.

Accelerated outflows might force China's central bank to push the yuan to appreciate more strongly against foreign currencies, to encourage Chinese investors to keep their money in the country.

Pushing back against religion is an attempt to eliminate the dividing forces.

In recent years, evangelicals have pushed for greater «conscience protections» for Christians, hoping to keep believers from being forced to go against their beliefs on marriage and sexuality at their workplaces.

He can push through a crowd, there's no law against that but there are laws about harming people or forcing your way into areas you don't have permission to be in.

There were numerous occasions against Everton when Vardy sprinted 20 yards to block the ball down the line from the full - back, or force the centre - back to move the ball quickly, pushing him into an error.

He is the driving force behind Spurs» push for Champions League football next season and he was at his dazzling best once again at the weekend against Newcastle.

These valves have an extremely important role to play inside the legs, since they have to constantly fight against the force of gravity to push the blood back towards the heart.

That is a great deal of force pushing back against your body.

Positional asphyxia can occur due to the prominence of the occiput (back of the head), as well as the overall lack of neck muscle strength, which forces the head to slouch forward pushing the infant's chin down against his / her chest.6 This body position causes the windpipe to narrow or close.

In other words, it's great to teach kids where food comes from, but is it really enough to help guide them into making good food decisions on a lifelong basis, when there are so many societal forces pushing against that outcome?

Despite research showing the benefit of upright positions in labour and birth, most women in the UK still give birth in the semi-reclined position, pushing their baby out against the forces of gravity.

Positional asphyxia can occur due to the prominence of the occiput (back of the head), as well as the overall lack of neck muscle strength, which forces the head to slouch forward pushing the infant's chin down against his / her chest.

Against this backdrop, May appears the least - worst option — a reluctant Remainer who sees it as her duty to push through Brexit, while being forced to listen to her colleagues on how to do it.

The outpouring of praise follows the crash of a trial balloon floated by Cuomo supporters in April to try to push Hochul into the congressional race against Republican Chris Collins, and forcing out announced Democratic candidate Nate McMurrary, Grand Island town supervisor.

«As a movement we will continue to push back against attempts to undermine and diminish workers» rights, to extend trade unions» reach into workplaces and to continue to ensure that unions remain a strong, progressive force in civil society.»

Unions have been urged to embrace rather than «push back against the forces of globalisation» by attempting to regulate multi-national companies.

With the Assembly Democrats squarely against the changes, the wild card could be the extent to which the Senate, controlled by a coalition of Republicans and the eight Independent Democratic Conference members, would during the 2018 legislative session join a push to force a delay or a revisiting of the rule changes.

She was forced to grant the US full independence but after that did everything she could to retain at least some influence against the push for self - rule from various parts of the empire.

In response to reports that Theresa May could try to push a motion through the House of Commons on joining military action against Bashar al - Assad if she wins the election, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has said such a move would «risk open conflict between our armed forces and those of Russia and Iran.»

New York state officials have pushed back against Collins, noting that his amendment could force the state to raise income taxes.

Shulkin has since said he was forced out for pushing back against efforts to privatize veterans services.

Republican lawmakers in the New York state Senate are pushing back against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to force counties to look for ways to share services and pool their costs.

Eliot Spitzer's running mate for governor, state Sen. David Paterson, pushed for more than a decade to make it legal for suspects to use physical force against cops trying to...

The force of the acoustic wave pushes against the object and thus prevents it from falling due to gravity.

Sixty - six computer - controlled rods filled with transmission fluid can each push with a force of 250 pounds against the mirror.

The women's health movement — a political force emerging in the 1960s that initially focused on reproductive rights — pushed against the assumption that the results of male - only studies applied equally to women.

Colloid solutions can appear solid against strong downward forces, but weak against lateral forces that push sideways.

The water molecules push back against the sand, raising the water pressure so it's strong enough to force the grains out of contact with one another, while the shaking allows grains to readily move.

As they push against the cell wall, they force the helix to rotate.

Using an onboard source of energy (such as a battery, ultracapacitor, solar panel or any combination thereof), the electrodes will send an electrical current into the plasma, causing the plasma to push against the neutral (noncharged) air surrounding the craft, theoretically generating enough force for liftoff and movement in different directions (depending on where on the craft's surface you direct the electrical current).

At Earth's surface, the atmosphere pushes against every 6.5 square centimeters (1 square inch) with 65.4 newtons (14.7 pounds) of force.

«Bunions form as the big toe pushes against the second toe and forces the great toe joint to stick out,» explains Jacqueline Sutera, DPM, a New York City - based podiatrist.

This is where you can no longer push the weight up in a concentric motion, but you are still able to lower the weight and exert an upward force against the weight.

When the thighs push your body backwards against the bench, this results in force transfer upwards to the bar.

Resist the force of the knee on the arm by pressing your right hand into the floor and pushing your upper arm back against the knee.

Yielding Isometrics are exercises where you push or pull against a movable force.

He might use overcoming isometrics even — which means pulling or pushing against a completely immovable force.

Blood pressure is the measure of the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries.

Fifteen minutes later you feel like the star of the latest Marvel flick, ready to push, pull, and squat against the forces of evil.

Pushing your body against gravity forces your body to burn all the extra calories making you fit.

They will then ask the patient to push against them at about 20 % of their maximum force This contraction is held for 10 seconds.

High blood pressure occurs when the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries is consistently too high.

The Internet is changing everything: providing voice to the voiceless, undercutting power - yet also creating new means of control as forces push back against authority.

Director Danny Boyle is no stranger to characters who see themselves as separate or outside of the flow, and the titular Jobs is a force pushing himself upstream against the current of other people's limitations, as written by Aaron Sorkin.