Sentences with phrase «shot in the arm when»

The company also got a big shot in the arm when its name appeared in a report documenting how the Obama administration started turning the tide with the problem - plagued launch of the Healthcare.gov website last year.

You always need a little shot in the arm when you're feeling comfortable.

Last week, Occupy L.A. got a shot in the arm when it received the backing of the California Teachers Association, the Golden State's enormous union for educators.

In about 2008 it got a shot in the arm when Nick re-skinned the game with some new art.

The platform should get a nice shot in the arm when the BlackBerry Runtime is upgraded to support Android Jelly Bean apps, a development that the company recently announced would come with version 10.2 later this year.

We think he was brought on to give Century 21 a shot in the arm when it was acquired.

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Guns have been strictly controlled in the United Kingdom for the past few decades, spurred in large part by the 1996 Dunblane massacre, when 15 children and their teacher were killed by a local man who walked into a school in the Scottish city armed with four hand guns and began shooting.

The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon when a man armed with what authorities say was an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle attacked Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.

There's been a lot of coverage about crowdfunding and though it isn't new, it got a nice shot in the arm in 2012 when Congress passed the JOBS Act.

According to Estes Church in Tennessee, which supported her ministry, Ms Roberts was driving to a petrol station when armed gunmen drove in front of her to stop her car, before opening her car door and shooting her dead.

As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the site will employ some 40 people when it opens and local politicians have described the multi-million dollar investment as a, «shot in the arm» for the region.

So when fans are up - in - arms ready to shoot - the - bum - to - the - sun, I tend to skip reading their comments, as they are of little value to me.

Onuoha also missed a chance to restore his team's lead in injury time when he scuffed his shot straight into the arms of keeper Adam Smith after being teed up by Massimo Luongo.

«When your baby is getting a shot, hold her in your arms to comfort her; if possible, breastfeed her to reduce the pain she experiences.

Over the past two years, when the economy was totally stagnant, and when our economy has needed a quick and fast - acting shot in the arm, we have advocated a temporary VAT cut — alongside infrastructure spending, action on youth unemployment and targeted tax measures for business as part of our five point plan for growth.

Troy police leaders contend that Thevenin was technically armed — using his vehicle as the weapon — and that French was justified in shooting when he was allegedly pinned by the vehicle.

This is the moment a motorcyclist survived a hijacking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when an armed robber shot him in the leg after threatening to kill him for his motorbike.

The latest gun violence first erupted at 3:45 a.m. Monday, when an 18 - year - old male was fatally shot in the chest, and a 72 - year - old woman was struck in the arm, on Flatbush Ave. near Empire Blvd., police said.

The shootings occurred when police responded to a 911 call that a man dressed in black and armed with what appeared to be an assault - style rifle was walking near a shopping plaza about a mile from police headquarters.

The Nigerian Army yesterday advised residents of the Federal Capital territory not to panic on Friday, January 15th 2016 when they hear gun shots being fired by the armed forces saying it is gun salute in honour of fallen heroes on the occasion of armed forces Remembrance Day ceremonies.

The Nigerian Army yesterday advised residents of the Federal Capital territory not to panic on Friday, January 15th 2016 when they hear gun shots being fired by the armed forces saying it is gun salute in honour of fallen heroes on the occasion of armed forces -LSB-...]

In Dan - Anacha town, Gassol LGA, it was gathered that one person was shot and killed in his house, while four others were seriously wounded when armed men attacked Nangulu villagIn Dan - Anacha town, Gassol LGA, it was gathered that one person was shot and killed in his house, while four others were seriously wounded when armed men attacked Nangulu villagin his house, while four others were seriously wounded when armed men attacked Nangulu village.

Members of the All Progressive Congress were holding a meeting in a hotel along Old Otukpo road when the armed men reportedly stormed the venue and started shooting sporadically.

General Constable (G / Const) Francis Osei Amankwa, stationed at Wassa Juabu in the Western Region, was shot and killed when eight armed robbers attacked a taxi cab he and five others were travelling in on the Sefwi Bekwai - Asankragwa road after close of duty.

BRONX — The Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment project, which promised to be an economic shot in the arm for the area before it was dropped over wages, is expected to get a new shot at coming to fruition when Mayor Michael Bloomberg gives his State of the City address Thursday.

The journalist disclosed that General Buratai had cautioned his team not to shoot but to plead even when the protesters were shouting and brandishing arms like Knives, catapult and clubs, in most provocative manner against the military convoy.

A second study showed that training in realistic environments, including practiced encounters with armed - opponent actors in buildings and streets, improved their shooting accuracy under stress Similarly, trials with 66 of the officers revealed that those who trained weekly on their own in a combat sport such as karate or kickboxing performed better under high - anxiety fights than those with no additional training, although both groups suffered performance decreases when conditions shifted from low to high anxiety.

The hole opened last week when tech billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Listen initiative, a 10 - year, $ 100 - million shot in the arm for SETI, operated through Milner's Breakthrough Prize Foundation.

Almost any guy would tell you that it's a real shot in his arm, when a woman shows blatant signs of being interested in him.

In the movie 8 Mile, Eminem rapped about how his «palms were sweaty, knees weak» and his arms were heavy when facing his «one shot.»

It's an action - comedy hybrid with violence and gore that will no doubt make squeamish viewers wince, beginning when Annie accidentally shoots Max in the arm, then turns to YouTube to educate herself on how to extract the bullet.

► A man shoots another man repeatedly and he falls over a landing and snaps his neck when he hits the floor below (we see the twisted body with a lot of blood pooling on the floor); a man is shot in the head and we see blood splatter on the walls around him, another man is shot in the arm and a man is shot repeatedly against a wall splattered with blood.

When followed up with a shot from her arm cannon, countering typically result in a one - hit - kill.

VENTURA PONS By Gerard Dapena When democracy returned to Spain, cultural life received a shot in the arm.

But truthfully, it really didn't matter who was brought along for this latest action - adventure, as master arms dealer and ex-Expendable Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson) and his team can't shoot worth a shit even when armed with attack helicopters, tanks, RPGs and having Barney's elite squad trapped in a crumbling building rigged with explosives with no escape routes.

In the police car, we see her, hands to her mouth, in an ambiguous gesture of what could be anticipation or apprehension; but Affleck is smart enough to recognize that any shot of Amanda's face when she is taken from the arms of Francine Doyle (Kippy Goldfarb) or delivered into those of Helene McCready would introduce interpretation into the shoIn the police car, we see her, hands to her mouth, in an ambiguous gesture of what could be anticipation or apprehension; but Affleck is smart enough to recognize that any shot of Amanda's face when she is taken from the arms of Francine Doyle (Kippy Goldfarb) or delivered into those of Helene McCready would introduce interpretation into the shoin an ambiguous gesture of what could be anticipation or apprehension; but Affleck is smart enough to recognize that any shot of Amanda's face when she is taken from the arms of Francine Doyle (Kippy Goldfarb) or delivered into those of Helene McCready would introduce interpretation into the shot.

After several years of on - again, off - again development, Alita: Battle Angel got a much - needed shot in the arm last year when Robert Rodriguez signed on to direct.

When The Bourne Identity arrived in 2002, its protagonist was like a shot of benzodiazepine in the arm following the pun - spewing tomfoolery of James Bond and similar spies, but, actually, Jason Bourne is a pretty throwback character.

Diesel was able to buy the property rights in exchange for agreeing to do a cameo for Universal's third in the Fast & Furious series (back when the series needed a shot in the arm), and he fashioned the Riddick screenplay with original writer - director David Twohy.

Judged on its own, without Criterion's stamp of approval, the cult that's gathered around Equinox since its 1967 bow as The Equinox would be seen as lowbrow Philistines, but slot this baby in as # 338 in a collection of films that, for the most part, wouldn't trip many controversy meters in regards to the «masterpiece» criteria and suddenly an entire school of film criticism — the school that actually has enough faith in film to describe sublimity outside of the irreproachable canon, and enough faith in itself to remark upon it when it's uncovered — is given a shot in the arm.

Bound by duty and honor to wear the Union blue, a Southern - born West Point officer fights his own desires and the need to protect the woman he abandoned, he disobeys his orders to find her, as the Army of the Potomac marches toward her family's home near Richmond.She has the guts and willpower to protect her home from the hated Yankee aggressors, but when that traitor to the South appears at her door, she's torn between wanting to shoot him and to be held in his arms again.

When a boisterous group of fishermen arrive from Oregon to give the local economy a shot in the arm, Holly is immediately driven to distraction by handsome ex-baseball player River O'Leary.

K9 Jardo was a six - year - old Belgian Malinois of the Boise Police Department in Idaho when he was shot in the line of duty while confronting an armed suspect.

Community efforts on behalf of free - roaming and feral cats got a shot in the arm on November 9 when the NYCFCI and the ASPCA teamed up to present an important learning opportunity at the ASPCA's midtown offices — a workshop entitled Neighbor Relations & Public Outreach for TNR / Feral Cats.

Released last night, it's a top - down shoot - o - brawler where you can blast fools» in the face or even stealth - kill them, but that seems a waste when you can also rip off their arm and use it to beat other baddies to death.

Bishop is armed with a pistol that is capable of stronger charged shots for example, Saija wields a katana that can return bullets to their senders, Boss carries a pump action shotgun that must be pumped when the barrel is empty, and Elder has a bow and arrow at hand, which mechanically works in the way that you would expect such a weapon to work.

Even back when it was a strange magazine reeking of the 1980s, it never quite knew what it wanted to be (even last year's relaunch wasn't quite the shot in the arm the brand needed).

It certainly raised a few eyebrows when it was first revealed at E3 and is exactly the shot in the arm The Crew needs to keep the game fresh.

«Particularly when it gets a little shot in the arm with some promotion or some price activity, sales are quite phenomenal.

Seeing those enemy animations when you shot them in the arm or leg brought back a ton of memories.