Sentences with phrase «standing guard over»

We love this darling photo from Gooseberry Prints, depicting a doting dog standing guard over his precious friend.

His tidy, well - organized space is punctuated by objects that offer clues to his mind at work: a bulletin board filled with a patchwork of pictures of the flags of Africa and a pair of plaster casts, one of a white classical Greek statue and the other of an ebony Egyptian mummy case, standing guard over his assistants» desks.

It is walls, at once standing guard over the grass and protecting those within.

No more waiting around at mealtime, standing guard over your smaller pet's food, and shooing away your larger pet.

While other types of working farm dogs are tasked with standing guard over livestock, herding dogs are given the responsibly of rounding up flocks and herds.

The engineer immediately called emergency services, who arrived to find Lilly standing guard over Christine, who had collapsed alongside the train tracks while walking home from a friend's house.

But now I was suddenly confronted with the truth — or at least something closer to it than I ever thought I'd get: three white soldiers in front of a train car, standing guard over six black prisoners.

Standing guard over the additionality concept and generally vouching for the credibility of any given project — the key to any shred of environmental credibility as far as reducing greenhouse gas emissions goes — are standard - setters like the Climate Action Reserve from California or the Voluntary Carbon Standard from Washington, D.C..

who else was going to stand guard over this small one and hang on for dear life, who else but her mother?

At that moment Michael shall appear, Michael the great captain, who stands guard over your fellow - countrymen; and there will be a time of distress such as has never been since they became a nation till that moment.

An Ishida IX - GA 65100 X-Ray Inspection System stands guard over the final product and links into Maître Prunille's data systems to ensure traceability.

Watchful Crip, one of three whooping cranes in captivity, stands guard over two eggs laid by mate at New Orleans zoo.

Parasitic wasps may use a newly discovered virus to force ladybugs to stand guard over the wasps» cocoons.

During one recent feeding, Alam and several guests watched through four small holes as a lone Himalayan griffon (G. himalayensis), distinguished by its brown back and hulking size, stood guard over the remains of a 2 - day - old carcass.

IRE - 1 stands guard over the ER, triggering alerts when these synthesized proteins are misfolded and thus allowing cells to take corrective measurements.

The lonely soldier who stands guard over the country singer his mother saved from a fire.

They include her overprotective husband (Allan Garfield), a young soldier who stands guard over her hospital room, and a drifter whose presence doesn't become clear until the final act.

It also includes heroes, of course — Mrs. Henry, Ruby's first grade teacher; the Foremans and Gabrielles, who endured threats and taunts for keeping their children in school; U.S. District Judge J. Skelly Wright, who continuously blocked the efforts of the segregationists; and the neighbors who stood guard over the Bridges» house at night.

On the battlefield, she stood guard over fallen...

Two Imperial Stormtroopers stood guard over the pair.

It is unknown when this breed originated, but it was developed as a working companion for the Great Pyrenees; it would herd flocks of sheep while the Great Pyrenees stood guard over them.

This involves clear cutting trees and the use of explosives to loosen the rocks and soil that stand guard over the bentonite.

Finally, no need to stand guard over your smaller pet's food or place food bowls on the counter.

She stands guard over the ducklings against other cats and even dogs.

«I have to stand guard over whoever is getting a special food and fend off other cats or keep the patient there to eat her own food,» says Weber.

They would not let a poacher take the dead game, and would stand guard over it until the Master came and got it.

Developed by 19th - century English gamekeepers to stand guard over country estates and typically weighing between 110 to 130 pounds, they give any intruder second thoughts.

For the last 65 years, the lighthouse on Anacapa Island has stood guard over Pacific mariners, beaming a charitable warning twice a minute for passing ships to steer clear of its knife - like cliffs.

The landmark, which is in the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí, is the Rocamaura mountain, which appears to stand guard over the pretty tourist town.

Action 78: An American soldier carrying a bayonet stands guard over Iraqi prisoners, Gulf War, March 11 1991 (diptych), 2010

A site - specific wall piece stands guard over the entrance and exit of the show.

All those trees stood guard over ribbons of brooks and streams, providing shelter for the fish and frogs and salamanders.

VERY difficult house to sell, and a very difficult personal situation that they appreciated I stood guard over, for them, protecting their privacy completely.

This little fella might not sweep your floors and clean your house (we've watched too much Snow White) but it will stand guard over your house keys.

This litter stands guard over a fleet of midcentury Santas, which Abby says she almost always finds hiding out in the attic at estate sales.

Not exact matches

Over the Victoria Day weekend Canadians lost another vital national institution that quietly stood on guard for the nation's 4 million lakes.

If by some fluke I do find myself heaven - bound on May 21 in a puff of smoke while my ailing mother and father are left down here with no one to care for them as the Horsemen ride over the hill shootin'their 6 - guns, I'm gonna demand a return flight so I can stand guard in front of their house with my NFR - approved lariat, ready for some ropin».

After Alabama just missed out on the NCAA tournament last season, the Crimson Tide hope five - star guard Collin Sexton can push them over the top and up the SEC standings.

Any cut would most obviously affect those currently in the inner sanctum who can expect top jobs, which may surprise some of the party's backbenchers who felt the Tory leadership protected their own so - called Notting Hill set while being happy to hang out to dry old guard backbenchers such as Anthony Steen, who stood down over the expenses scandal.

Belgian television showed black - clad counterterrorism police with Belgian shepherds standing guard in Molenbeek as dusk fell over Brussels.

FILE - In this June 10, 2015 file photo, a prison employee stands guard on a tower at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., where two killers escaped using power tools over the weekend.

A U.S. government guard stands watch over gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment seized in 2003 from a ship bound for Libya.

«I am a true son of Snowy Mountains Watching over solitude, persisting Through all temporal stages Crowded among hardened waves of boulders I stand guard here.»

[28] This stands in sharp contrast to a philosophy of character education like Wynne's, which decrees that «it is specious to talk about student choices» and offers students no real power except for when we give «some students authority over other students (for example, hall guard, class monitor).»

The symbolism of standing guard to prevent senseless damage to books is not lost on those of us who are reminded almost daily that our right to read is being threatened, either intentionally or not, by an abundance of entertaining electronic media, funding cuts to libraries and schools, even moronic, extremist book banning in our public education institutions by those who wield arbitrary power over curricula.

Does he stand over and guard his food bowl or special toys?

* Weatherproof the roof * Install a solid, non slip floor * Enclose most sides * Use the strongest metal grids for the open sides * Insect proof all open sides, roof and walls where any bugs can enter * Preferably the size of the enclosure should be big enough for you to stand inside * The access door should open inwards * The access door should start at your knee height (bottom of wall should be solid - guards against buns accidentally getting out & predators seeing buns from ground level) * Ensure there is no access from under the floor of the enclosure (stops foxes scaring bunnies from underneath) * Use strong locking device on door that can not be knocked open * Provide safe house inside the enclosure so buns can run inside and can not be accessed easily if a dog / fox or person breaks in * Provide clean towels to snuggle in * Provide large litter tray filled with oaten hay * Provide large ceramic water bowl (sometimes two) * A blind or cover over the open section at night will ensure that your buns will feel safe & predators will not be able to see in & scare your bunnies when you are not around Whatever you provide for your bunnies living outside, ensure it is the safest and most secure from predators, insects & extreme weather.

Spectacled hawkfish, standing guard with their brilliant marks around their eyes and the neon damsel fish, fish of such an iridescent blue that is rarely seen in nature, antheas and blue - green chromis all hover over the reef.

- based on the first two films - New York City is attacked by the nefarious chitauri warriors - civilians are pinned beneath wreckage - Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow have to rescue them by destroying wrecked cars and other debris - these civilians are guarded by chitauri - Captain America can not only walk through flames, but he can now extinguish them with his shield - characters can also team up for special combo attacks - these moves are context - sensitive - stand on a marked area and wait for your teammate (or A.I. buddy) to walk over and press a button - Captain America uses his shield as a platform for Black Widow, and she bounces into the air and sprays bullets down - Thor rings Captain America's shield like a bell, destroying objects and enemies nearby - Captain America can reflect Iron Man's energy attack to destroy airborne chitauri - more than 100 all - new characters in the game - all - new New York City hub

You'll be battling for control of Gateway city which is made up of six randomly chosen hexagonal districts that surround a central district, but standing in your way are other players, the city guards tasked with keeping order and even invading monsters whose sole goal is to trash stuff, thus not only do you want to score the most Infamy points by the end of the game but you also need to stop the city from getting overrun by the monster hordes otherwise it's game over for everyone, bringing a sort of semi-cooperative element into the experience.