Sentences with phrase «straining against»

Centrifugal juicers are high - speed machines that extract by shredding the fruit or vegetables with spinning blades, before straining it against metal mesh to separate seeds and pith from juice.

I get an apprehensive sideways glance, her belly straining against her unborn pups.

In his recent experience, Obrist went on to say, the improvised discipline of curating has been straining against its confinement to the art world, offering a model of communication and the articulation of knowledge that is increasingly attractive to scientists, architects, and novelists.

Yet, a face looks out from the uniform — and if it is masklike, it is only to affirm the existence of what is hidden; the individual straining against the forces (both natural and human) that would destroy it in an instant, and through which it must navigate some meaningful existence.

With nostrils floating in a sea of rubbery flesh, shirt buttons straining against a bloated paunch, the overall impression is one that makes me think back to Mr Ward and his production of Animal Farm in sixth grade where my drama teacher found it difficult to transform human children into convincing representations of authoritarian Orwellian livestock.

With nostrils floating in a sea of rubbery flesh, shirt buttons straining against a bloated paunch, the overall impression is one that makes me -LSB-...]

Once inside, move away from the entry gate, calm your dog before unsnapping the leash and have him wait for a release to go play so he isn't straining against his collar in a high state of arousal or barking when you let him go.

When I arrived at my client's home, Ellie met me at the door — jumping, nipping, and straining against her collar once her owner intervened.

Known for their slender long legs and majestic figure, and with muscles straining against their skin, the graceful Greyhound is a dog with a long history, dating back to at least ancient Egypt, as depicted in tomb drawings.

Most show the dog forging ahead of the family, straining against the leash.

It is the nature of wishes and their potential fulfillment to travel faster than anything shackled to earth, especially a rowboat straining against a current that all but groaned in its desire to blow into la pared de la muerte.

An Orthodox Jewish girl, straining against the confines of her family and her culture, faces off with a talking pig and a local witch in order to earn a sword — and respect.

They looked like ideas would if released suddenly from the page and given bodies — shocked at how blood actually felt as it ran through the veins, as it sent them wheeling into the west, wings raking, straining against the requirements of such a physical world.»

The E63's natural home is barrelling down an autobahn straining against its limiter - regardless of whether we're talking the standard 155mph limiter or the 186mph raised ceiling of the optional AMG Driver's package.

As we climb, engines straining against the gradient, hints of brightness tantalise through the cloud.

Blocky and straining against his own skin, Hans has been humiliated all his life, and the manner in which he makes his livelihood is a further humiliation in the eyes of his family.

On the contrary: in adapting André Aciman's 2007 novel, Guadagnino and screenwriter James Ivory have produced a film that simultaneously analyzes and dramatizes issues of sexuality, religious identity, and, once again, privilege — with enough well - read bourgeois lazing about in the sun to give Michael Haneke hives — and yet without straining against its clearly marked narrative boundaries as a coming - of - age romance, or exploding its form as an accessible, fundamentally pleasing upper - middlebrow entertainment.

When the hand is tensed, there will be little or no movement across this joint, but you will feel the muscles straining against the pull.

It may sound counterproductive but if you do this while you are straining against the bar, it will cause an emergency stretch reflex in your quads and give you an extra little kick out of the bottom of the movement.

Physique shows are won and lost because of the details in the competitors» backs, and nothing says strength like having that width and thickness straining against your shirt.

If learning and gentility are signs of civilization, perhaps our almost - big brains are straining against their residual atavism, struggling to expand.

Losing it — it's the sort of thing that would have made Old Coss say the right way isn't really worth it, made him stop straining against all the fear, stop trying to become someone better, someone that so many people will forever deny he can be.

With nostrils distended and heads straining against taut reins, horses try for brush speed as close - packed field pounds through turn and straightens out for stretch drive

Let yourself be all of the mother that you are — when you yell or get frustrated, when you ask forgiveness, when you feel your heart straining against your rib cage, all because of how he looks asleep in your arms, all because of the sound of childish voices laughing outside, all because of the quiet nights in the monastery of the baby's room, just rocking in a time outside of time, it's all real and it's all you and it's all okay.

When I think about the public application of ashes, I have to stretch and strain against the powerful prescriptions to be private, prescriptions which are made more complex by the deepening middle - class commitments to privacy and to the supreme value of personal freedom.

For Tottenham, they were dealt the huge blow this week with news that Harry Kane will miss out as he picked up a hamstring strain against Liverpool.

Wenger promised us he would rest Sanchez for the first month of the season, but with us being two goals behind to West Ham in our opening game, Le Prof then brought him on as substitute and he has since started nearly every single game, so it should really be little surprise that he finally suffered a groin strain against Man United in our last League game.

He was wearing only a tight T - shirt that strained against his 200 - pound frame.

Jazz: Rodney Hood did not play after suffering a mild left lower leg strain against the Timberwolves on Friday.

Obviously we are all worried about Alexis after his grin strain against Man United and I'm hoping that Wenger will rest him for this game.

Another healthy addition will be the return of Danny Welbeck, who got off to a great start to the season before sustaining a groin strain against Chelsea.

The Real Madrid forward picked up the muscle strain against Borussia Dortmund last Tuesday and has now been ruled out for the two crucial clashes against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland for Wales.

Welbeck picked up a groin strain against Chelsea and hopes to be fit for the match, whilst Coquelin has been out since the Bournemouth fixture which took place on the 9th of September.

Battelle researchers tested his fungal strains against neurotoxins and found one potent variety of psilocybin mushroom highly effective at breaking down VX nerve gas.

BEIJING — As the scalpel sliced into the towering celebrity, a throng of people strained against a belt stanchion to glimpse history in the making.

THE STRANGER»S muscles strained against his shirt as he hefted the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.

But scientists predict that the avian - flu virus could someday give rise to a fast - spreading strain against which people would have less immunity than they do to a typical winter flu.

Plant, root, and soil microbiome Potential for plant biocontrol activity of isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus stratosphericus strains against bacterial pathogens acting through both induced plant resistance and direct antagonism — Kaliannan Durairaj — FEMS Microbiology Letters

I wouldn't have the wife, I wouldn't have the kids, and I wouldn't be down in Rio feeling my muscles strain against heavy metal.

Its arty visual effects and powerfully volatile performances (by Mr. Nicholson, Anjelica Huston and David Morse) strained against the story being told.

But it strains against that template.

Once again, the three - cylinder engine strained against the brakes when I shifted to Drive.

Poets, however, have this weird tendency to flout dogma and strain against limitations.

Mei strains against the expectations of her traditional Chinese parents, especially after they disowned her brother for choosing love over familial duty.

From the outset, she strains against the confines of her existence.

The moisture - wicking cork grips will keep your hands and gloves drier even through wet - weather adventures, and the padded wrist straps won't strain against your skin if you need to free up your hands in case of a fall.

You may also find that keeping your dog in a well - humidified area and using a harness instead of a collar, especially for dogs that strain against a leash, will minimize the coughing.

Sometimes when the chihuahuas drinks too fast or strains against its leash, its palate becomes misaligned for awhile and it makes worrisome sounds similar to sneezing, honking or snorting.

It literally brought tears to my eyes as I strained against the «wind» battering my face to marvel at the sights below.

Our Alaskan huskies were ready to run, and they barked and yowled and strained against their ropes.