Sentences with phrase «spanner in the works»
However, Amaechi appears to have thrown spanner in the works when recently he announced that the Federal Government had scrapped the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Delta State, which groundbreaking ex-President Jonathan performed May 10, 2014.
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The UK's tax havens have featured in countless corruption and money laundering cases — ending their corporate secrecy will throw a huge spanner in the works of corrupt dictators, tax evaders and organised criminals.
Benteke not being keen on the move is not the only spanner in the works for this potential move, but Adebayor's colossal # 100,000 - per - week wages could be a problem for Villa, but Spurs reportedly could pay a percentage of his salary should the striker move to another club later this summer.
But there's a massive spanner in the works with another power: inhibiting SHBG activity.
In many ways, they're easier to predict than the frequently confounding technical categories, but that's no reason to get complacent — as we saw last year with then - unexpected wins for Tilda Swinton and Marion Cotillard, BAFTA is more than capable of throwing a significant spanner in the works in the top races.
But two forced substitutions would throw a large spanner in the works as Luke Shaw and more worryingly, their best center - back Eric Bailly were taken off after the 22 - year old suffered an ankle injury in the second half.
... but I say the Commonwealth has the capacity to be a huge spanner in the works because, while it's possible that the time may come, contrary to the view I've taken earlier, to hive off issues for determination by litigation and making a consent determination in relation to the balance of the matter if that looks appropriate, that can't be done if the Commonwealth doesn't decide that it wants to do something and take some action to doing that something.
The only spanner in the works would be if you have to avoid nuts, because two of the three layers are made from them.
We can certainly do without «celebs «throwing Thier personal spanner in the works at a crucial time like this.
Atletico are still believed to want the player and the prospect of bringing Costa in to sit out from the game for half a season has not been ruled out, but with Costa itching to secure a place in Spain's World Cup squad next summer, the new revelation has thrown a huge spanner in the works.
«Lower oil prices are a serious spanner in the works for the Canadian economy,» said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.
You then need to incorporate all your other attacks into your strategy and to throw another gaming spanner in the works, you also have to deal with grappling and submissions.
The only really spanner in the works comes in the form of the final boss encounter.
Although Arsene Wenger was very complimentary about Arsenal's opponents in the last but one Premier League of the season, praising the North - East club for their recent great escapes from relegation, the Frenchman is also planning to put a massive red and white spanner in their works tomorrow evening.
I'm sure Arsene Wenger deliberately throws spanners in the works so he can avoid spending the money but is seen to be trying.
The England international apparently has no interest in a move to the Premieer League champions however, which could put a real spanner in the works for Arsene Wenger.
The international break does throw a little spanner in the works and no doubt Liverpool will raise their game.
Blackpool have been known to throw the odd spanner in the works, however Fulham are so well organised at Craven Cottage under Mark Hughes that I see only one winner.
And if there are any such machinations in the offing, then the Lib Dem leader may have just thrown a slight spanner in the works...
And the emergence of comedian Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement as a major political force puts a further spanner in the works, as Grillo has promised never to work with other parties in a coalition.»
Unpredictable weather and seasonal work with silage and hay throw an extra spanner in the works for...
The first spanner in the works came when director Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor famously fell out after Boyle cast Leonardo DiCaprio in «The Beach».
Surely a desperate spanner in the works to distract from the current chaos of Brexit.
Although you can trade CFDs all over the world, where you're based and the market you're trading in can throw an expensive spanner in the works.
Disney Infinity 3.0 steers the series back on track after last year's small spanner in the works.
A good analogy is that of a cold spanner in the works of the AMOC machine.
However, NUMSA then threw a new spanner in the works with its legal action, claiming the renewable deals would push up electricity prices and reduce demand for coal power, threatening 30,000 jobs in the fossil generation industry.
We moved on to the exterior colours she was considering — cream and blue — and I threw a total spanner in the works.
For instance I like dresses a lot, but the shape of my male body often throws spanner in the works: I'm tall, slender, angular, broad - shouldered for a woman and unfortunately I miss waist.
You then need to incorporate all your other attacks into your strategy and to throw another gaming spanner in the works, you also have to deal with grappling and submissions.
Around town the only spanner in the works was the high, slot - like rear window, which made parallel parking tricky; nothing that the optional (# 350) parking sensors wouldn't fix, though.
A hamstring injury suffered in training could throw a spanner in the works, however.
An Indonesian court has thrown a spanner in the works for U.S. prosecutors.
Some say that Obama's support of gay marriage will be the spanner in the works of his reelection campaign:
Very exciting news, but it definitely threw a spanner in the works where my palate was concerned.
What better timing for Mourinho to put a spanner in the works and try to put Ozil off ahead of the big game, and annoy Arsene at the same time?
However, he has thrown a spanner in the works in terms of United's hopes of signing him, casting doubt over whether or not he would be keen to move to England.
Although nobody could have imagined Ozil n Sanchez planned to put a spanner in the works.
Mislintat is the one that made this possible, in this window, it's a difficult window so without him I'd expect a spanner in the works.
However, it seems Juventus have now thrown a spanner in the works as director Beppe Marotta has refused to rule out moves for both players as the Italian giants look to swoop and take advantage of the fact that the pair will be available for nothing in the summer.
Xhaka came in and threw a spanner in the works almost immediately, his games are not only bad they are match throwing bad, like someone has taken a bung.
The Halo is also going to push the weight of the cars up as well, which could potentially throw another spanner in the works for the development of the powertrains.
Elneny looked like a decent player when he first arrived at the club, No prizes for guessing who put the spanner in his works.?