Sentences with phrase «slow slog of»

But one of the illusions most common to writers — an illusion that may make the long slow slog of writing possible, for many people — is that an enormous audience is out there waiting for the wisdom and delight that I alone can provide, and that the Publishing System is a giant obstacle to my reaching those people.

Not exact matches

But my point is that link building, as a term, is evocative of a slow, repetitive grind, of slogging up a hill, of a lack of scale, and that's an ideology I, as an SEO (not a link builder), can't stick with.

Rockets have a chance if they make the games slow, ugly, halfcourt slogs, execute us to death, and hit a high % of threes, but if the games really open up (and Steph is healthy) I think the Warriors have a chance to absolutely bury them.

Having already missed a big chunk of 2008 with neck and back injuries, AndyRoddick withdrew in Shanghai after spraining his right ankle during practice.Roger Federer slogged through his matches last week, slowed noticeably by backtrouble as he bowed out in the quarterfinals.

I'm old and cranky and I've always hated jogging, and clearly there are a lot of people who really enjoy slogging up hills at an incredibly slow pace with their features locked into a grimace of agony (sorry, sorry, I'll do better.)

No more of the «burn» for an hour, slogging (slow + jogging) for an hour, or mindlessly going nowhere on an elliptical or treadmill.

For others, it's a slow and painful slog through hundreds of «nos.»

We went into the experience expecting a pulse - pounding shooter with fancy cut scenes and lots of drama (no surprise, since we play more FPS on consoles than RPGs), and instead found a slower - moving and tough (but immensely rewarding) slog through a beautiful fantasy world populated by imaginative monsters and more weapons than we know what to do with.

The Flash continues its painfully slow slog to the end of this uneven season with another lackluster episode.

It's a long, slow slog through almost every dysfunctional family cliche in the hallowed reels of Hollywood history.

GTAV was a shock to me because the reviews led me to believe it would be a massive improvement over IV and the PS3 version I have was another slow clunky slog of a GTA game saved by a huge amount of content.

He concluded that it was a good thing to see small improvement in the second year of Common Core testing, but that it's going to be a «hard, slow slog» to get the majority of students to the proficient level with only about a third hitting that threshold now.

My week - long observed average of 16.1 MPG was heavily bolstered by a long highway slog; a mix concentrating more on stop - and - go commuting or slow surface roads will drop that figure even lower, which isn't great but probably expected given that stop - start functionality and cylinder deactivation are as yet unavailable on the QX80.

For while writing is one of the most rewarding pursuits in the world, publishing can be a long, slow, painful slog toward the pit of despair, and you can quickly find yourself in the soul sucking land of Major Disappointment.

I can now update with Calibre (thank you for that tip) but I am in the middle of a book and when I go back to it I am having to slog through the slow page turner 200 times to get to the page I was on.

I don't need L - canceling, or V - canceling or any of that jazz that might confuse casual players.I just don't want a slow slog fest.

«When you're going to new technology, every day is a slog, progress is slow and it really takes a different kind of attitude and mentality to get through that kind of push and it's not right for everybody.»

We went into the experience expecting a pulse - pounding shooter with fancy cut scenes and lots of drama (no surprise, since we play more FPS on consoles than RPGs), and instead found a slower - moving and tough (but immensely rewarding) slog through a beautiful fantasy world populated by imaginative monsters and more weapons than we know what to do with.

It's a funny game — forgoing the fast - paced action and competition of most Game Boy offerings, it's a long, slow slog toward the Indigo Plateau and the final rivals you must defeat.

The slow - down isn't enough to make the game unplayable during combat, but it definitely makes it a bit more of a slog to work through.

Given the game's themes, «what a slog» sounds about right, and whether I can or should attribute my fatigue to the levelling system alone is indeed a fair point Shaun, but I can't deny that the grind and glacially slow sense of progress killed Darkest Dungeon for me.

This is what counts as progress in the two - decadelong slow slog toward finding a common (but differentiated) worldwide path toward limiting emissions of greenhouse gases and limiting vulnerability to the impacts of human - driven climate change.

The long, slow slog towards equality for same - sex couples continues — with a victory, this time, in the European Court of Justice regarding status for employment benefits.

Be persistent and seek out communities of accountability, courage, and support to keep you going through the slog of the often painfully slow search process.

This kind of transformative moment can make the slow, painful slog of therapy feel worthwhile, and it's a welcome counterbalance to the frustrations of a difficult, underpaid, underappreciated vocation.