Sentences with phrase «scrabbling all»

After tens of thousands of years of scrabbling by, spreading around the planet, and developing tools of increasing sophistication, humans are in surge mode and have only just started to become aware that something profound is going on.

Another film has the OHO group manoeuvring a large truck tyre from one place to another, in a performance of stupendous effort, scrabbling against the inertia of a dumb object — that familiar comedic trope of the little man and the big machine.

Though the opportunity for isolation and solitude are intrinsic to the experience, what proves far more vital is the construct of community, of interaction between all types of people — not just the fellow artists who live down the road, but also the farmers and everyone else scrabbling to get by.

There's plenty of scrabbling around on hands - and - knees, searching for hidden exits, and the whole house is suitably maze - like, so you never feel comfortable.

From its uniquely dark art style to its intense soundscape, you can tell Senua's journey will be keeping your own mind scrabbling in the dark even after the console powers down.

For the story to be any good, Microsoft must now be scrabbling around furiously to cobble together some sort of a comeback in the hopes of not losing ground to their competitor ahead of conventions season.

I don't think there are any full reviews for the game yet (I don't think anyone got an advance copy so everyone's scrabbling to play through it now) so here's my early review of the first couple hours of the game.

As much as I've talked up the Kickstarter site, most of the people I've mentioned it to — even those in the perpetual cycle of scrabbling for arts funding — have been unaware of it or its potential.

On the right earcup you'll find a volume control wheel which spins a shade over 180 - degrees which is preferable to the in - line remote we often see that leaves you scrabbling madly to turn down the sound.

I think this is an issue that a lot of the game faces; when not engaging in turn - based combat or scrabbling around for supplies in a settlement, the caravan moves from one picturesque side of the screen to the other, flying their colourful banner and walking at a pace that would get anyone killed just from boredom.

Online can be a bit of a crazy caper, as the sheer number of players will often find you scrabbling your way around the track not only for a finishing position, but merely to keep your vehicle intact for as long as possible.

He jumps onto the sofa and goes into a manic rage (scrabbling at the sides and trying to pull the seat to pieces) If you try to get hold of him he turns and tries to bite.

Get down works well if your bunny is climbing on furniture, it can be an effective way of getting them off a surface without scrabbling away, scratching surfaces and knocking things over.

Pulling the trigger on a home purchase once was as straightforward as shopping for an affordable house, scrabbling together money for the down payment, securing financing at a reasonable interest rate and then closing.

The beauty of this feature is that you can sit with your tablet on your lap and control your TV without scrabbling around for the remote: it's a one - stop entertainment shop.

It's due to be officially released next Thursday at the IFA convention in Berlin, but that doesn't mean the world isn't still scrabbling about for little snippets of info, confirmations of spec, and pics taken in the wild of the forthcoming Froyo - loaded... Read more

At his right Jack Brown suddenly found purchase underfoot, his toes in the green leather boots stuffed with straw digging in, scrabbling in ash and ice and pebbles, and...

Then she had gone for the neck, scrabbling to push the bloodied fingertips up and under the cord.

Ausonio froze and Franciscovich went into a crouch, scrabbling backward and squinting, swinging the gun back and forth.

Inside your skull thoughts were scrabbling like rats.

He had one of those thermometer - style tire gauges with him and he was scrabbling around the hearse on his haunches, testing the tire pressures.

It allows the driver to hook into a turn on a wet road and accelerate without the wheels scrabbling for grip.

But there will be no scrabbling of the front wheels as the A45 tries valiantly to put its impressive power down, as Mercedes has given the A45 AMG four wheel drive, with power going to all four wheels through Mercedes» seven - speed dual - clutch auto «box, and it can split power equally between axles.

The basic principle is to deliver drive to the wheel with the greatest traction — particularly handy when you're powering up a tight mountain pass with tyres scrabbling for grip.

The electronics suite that includes hill descent control keeps things tidy in the rough, and you won't find the tyres scrabbling for grip at any point either.

It's rapid enough to have the low rolling resistance Michelin tyres regularly scrabbling for traction.

If we were at any circuit other than Siverstone there would be a fair chance that I'd have been buried deep into a tyre wall, but this being the home of the British Grand Prix means it's thankfully festooned with run - off areas and I used all of this one, before scrabbling back onto the track via a small rough patch of earth.

Look at what Pagani has accomplished in the nineteen years since he and his new bride arrived in Italy, living in a tent and scrabbling at odd jobs to survive, and you are a good person indeed if you are not just a little bit touched by Envy.

To counter further wheel - scrabbling, Nismo has equipped two - wheel drive, six - speed manual RS models with a limited - slip differential.

The car's scrabbling trajectory is impervious to broken pavement and roadside debris.

Mind you, the sensations you feel driving this car hard are only magnified with the top down — the air whooshing past, the engine wailing behind your ears, the squeaks and squeals of the nearby tires scrabbling for grip as your rocket into and out of turns.

We're less convinced about the company's promise it will offer a «dynamic, emotional experience» however — there still seems like a large degree of disconnection between what dynamic and emotional traits mean to people like us and what they mean to companies desperately scrabbling to remain relevant as tastes and trends change.

In the wet, the car stood still today on a hill with the front wheels scrabbling for grip.

Firstly, you would only hear «tyre squeal» if the vehicle is losing (or at least scrabbling for) grip during the braking period.

Seamless changes and torque and grip that leaves boy racers left scrabbling for grip at the lights.

This situation becomes all the more exaggerated for someone who does slip towards the edge, scrabbling to regain their footing.

They describe local schools as «scrabbling around for any form of cash like a desperate person checking down the side of their sofa for the odd pound coin or two».

«Tummy time» or scrabbling around the floor is emphasised for infants who are not yet walking with 3 hrs of daily activity for those who are.

The school reported on its work in the first and third editions of the LLEAP (Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy) dialogue series, and Cawsey says they were was still «scrabbling around» for little grants when the regional education director asked if Rooty Hill High wanted to host a Confucius Classroom.

Director: Ben Wheatley Cast: Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Michael Smiley, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Babou Ceesay Plot: An arms deal goes wrong, causing a bloody shoot - out, where everyone finds themselves scrabbling for their lives.

Not everybody's so lucky: Reeve Carney's Dorian is even more adrift this season, and Rory Kinnear's Caliban seems to be scrabbling for angst in the face of Vanessa's much bigger problems.

But every time things get too grand and epic, John Maclean reminds us that while the western landscapes are magnificent, the humans scrabbling for possession of them most definitely are not.

Little kids will hide under the seats at the sight of the Orcs (especially their scarred leader), the creepy Gollum (Andy Serkis) and the goblins, whose underground scrabbling is reminiscent of the 2005 British horror movie The Descent.

Here, they don't even have anywhere to run / / to / /, and the desperate scrabbling for some Donkey / Puss action results in something that's less of a brainwave than a mind - ripple: as the result of a misfired spell, they... swap... bodies!

Not in an active, scrabbling way, but subconsciously.

This prevents from scrabbling your thoughts during an interview.

I'm always scrabbling in the morning haha!

A decade of neglecting the National Institutes of Health budget has left a sector of science scrabbling to survive

WE HAVE all seen images of turtle hatchlings scrabbling down a beach to the sea.

From within a cardboard box of freeze - dried meals comes a scrabbling sound, and then the box topples over.