Sentences with phrase «put out of commission»

Many of us have experienced the horror of dropping our precious device in just the right way, or have gotten caught in the rain without an umbrella, or perhaps fumbled the phone into a... water - filled bowl... or fallen victim to some other reasonable mishap that put it out of commission.

You can't predict when you'll be injured or become ill, so you can't predict how long such a disability will put you out of commission.

This will put it out of commission for the rest of the quest.

You can knock the shadows down with a good whack to the head but in order to put them out of commission for good, you must land the killing blow while they are still on the ground.

Synopsis: FBI profiler Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood) was hot on the trail of «The Code Killer» when a heart attack put him out of commission.

Bad dates and breakups can put you out of commission for a time, but once you're ready to get back in the saddle, you'll want to feel good about yourself before you get going.

I got a terrible cold which put me out of commission about 10 days.

I was always in fear that the dark cloud of depression might put me out of commission, sometimes for days.

That's a serious pain, and it can put out of commission for months — or for good.

«The worst part of a big night out is that it can put you out of commission for a day or two when it comes to exercise, and that lost time can delay your post-holiday reset,» says Frances Largeman - Roth, RDN, nutrition expert and author of Eating in Color.

Bayley was supposed to be the challenger to Alexa Bliss» title, but a (legitimate) shoulder injury put her out of commission for SummerSlam.

He's real, and according to Revelation 12:7 - 12 that creep has a short period of time before he's put out of commission.

Robo - advisors and passive strategies were supposed to put them out of commission.

It's a stunning turnaround for them, considering robo - advisers and passive strategies were supposed to put them out of commission.

The towers are a bit of a pain in the ass to navigate through, but putting them out of commission isn't all that difficult.

For the user that wants a phone that is as powerful as the Galaxy S6, but doesn't want to worry about even light drops putting it out of commission, the Active iteration is a prime choice, and these users is probably aware of, and wouldn't mind, the ruggedized looks of the Galaxy S6 Active either.

An injury that puts you out of commission for awhile.

Not exact matches

Call it a lesson learned for the Indian navy, which managed to put the country's first nuclear - missile submarine, the $ 2.9 billion INS Arihant, out of commission in the most boneheaded way possible.

Stephanie Sanders, who recently wrote an eloquent op - ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about her experiences, used to be a successful cosmetics salesperson earning $ 16.25 an hour plus commission until the recession put her out of work.

Many contended that the rules would drive up costs for companies and consumers, put commissioned brokers out of business and deprive less - wealthy investors of access to advice.

In his view, this automatically puts Delta IV Heavy, Europe's Ariane 5 and others out of commission.

In early March, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has reportedly issued a number of subpoenas to entities suspected of breaking the law, put out a warning that many cryptos qualify as securities and that platforms that trade them must therefore register with the agency.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: «Can the politicians not put at the front of their minds the needs of the United Kingdom to come out with a functional, working system for Brexit, and agree that certain things that, as it were, «off the political table» and will be decided separately in an expert commission, or commission of senior politicians led by someone that is trusted in the political world?»

«Can the politicians not put at the front of their minds the needs of the United Kingdom to come out with a functional, working system for Brexit, and agree that certain things that, as it were, «off the political table» and will be decided separately in an expert commission, or commission of senior politicians led by someone that is trusted in the political world?»

Those miles put a hefty toll on the fleet, and if a vehicle goes out of commission it can lead to delayed or missed deliveries — an unacceptable outcome for customers that depend on access to fresh proteins.

The drain cover pierced a hole right through the floor, coming worryingly close to the driver's seat and putting the car out of commission for the entire meeting.

(1) Baby Milk Action is lodging an official complaint about misinformation put out by the European Commission in trying to influence the votes of MEPs.

He just put out this statement: «Paul Tucker has made a request to attend a hearing with the Treasury select committee as soon as possible following the publication of settlement agreements by Barclays with the Financial Services Authority, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and The United States Department of Justice in relation to the attempted manipulation of LIBOR and EURIBOR.

In general, the PVT ranking of the presidential candidates based on their share of the votes is largely similar to what was put out by the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission has set out to trace the ultimate source of the millions Banks put into Leave.EU and Better for the Country, the company STM founded.

Sadly, some people can't seem to put partisan instincts to one side — as this report commissioned by the Yes campaign just before Christmas showed - you may also like to read this blog from the very same author who, a year ago, wisely said: «At a time of economic crisis, when people are calling for clear leadership and direction, it would be foolish to abolish a [voting] system that carries out these functions.»

«That best thing to do is take it out of the hands of the governor and the Legislature and put it in the hands of an independent commission.»

Mr. Schlagbeck however pointed out that Nigeria's leading role in entrenching democracy in Africa has also put a huge burden on the Commission which he described as the engine room of Nigeria's democracy in its preparation for forth coming elections.

Within hours of the statement from the governor's office, upstate Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi put out a press release applauding the Public Service Commission's decision to «formally investigate Spectrum,» which the assemblyman has accused of inflating its cable bills.

After Cuomo's office asked some commission members to put out statements defending the operation of the panel, Bharara sent a letter warning that such actions potentially be considered witness tampering.

Although a mechanical failure recently put the telescope out of commission (SN: 6/15/13, p. 10), Kepler's census of planets orbiting roughly 170,000 stars is enabling astronomers to predict how common planets...

«The problem with the commission is that they put out quite nice press releases, but they are not always able to follow up,» says Bart Destrooper of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, who led a petition campaign calling for reform of the Framework program.

Although a mechanical failure recently put the telescope out of commission (SN: 6/15/13, p. 10), Kepler's census of planets orbiting roughly 170,000 stars is enabling astronomers to predict how common planets similar to Earth are across the galaxy.

That suggests an expansion of the network of lead pipes that brought water to individual buildings — but only until the 5th century C.E., when economic collapse and other troubles put the region's aqueduct out of commission.

In Britain, much of the research commissioned by government departments is already put out to tender and, under the directive will also be open to bids from European organisations.

On September 19, nine days after champagne flowed in the LHC control room, a faulty electrical connection between two magnets caused a helium leak that put the whole device out of commission.

When Congress put the Federal Power Commission in charge of all wholesale interstate electricity sales in 1935, Texas opted out and stayed out.

This book picked me up and put me on the right path after surgery and out being of commission for 4 months.

About two months ago we had one of the cables on the unit break and put us temporarily out of commission.

The blizzard that hit our area a week ago put me somewhat out of commission for taking outfit posts but we got lucky with 50 degree weather this past Sunday.

This puts the old Alien box set completely out of commission.

Although State Superintendent Glenda Ritz has stopped short of saying whether Indiana should stick with the new, nationally - crafted academic standards, she's said repeatedly the state has a serious remediation problem and needs to take a closer look at its math standards.The report her office put out reviewing the new standards includes stats from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

His firm produced its first IQS in 1987, and in recent years has come under some criticism that it weighs poorly designed interior features such as ACEN systems over defects that potentially can put a new vehicle out of commission.

In our last outing at GingerMan at the close of last year's season, our 2015 Subaru WRX quickly overheated its stock brake pads and boiled its brake fluid, putting the car out of commission after only a few laps.

In other words, to put things back where they were before the Naderites inside the commission got out of control again.