Sentences with phrase «struggle as you attempt»

The next few days are a real struggle as you attempt to make sense of all the gestures, facial expressions, and how the local people respond to you as you seek help.

So, a thread that persists throughout 2014 is trusting Natasha with some of dad's secrets and struggles as he attempts to better himself.

And, Paterson has almost certainly helped himself with ads that began running in early November touting his accomplishments and framing his struggles as an attempt to always do what was right by the state.

And when we reach adulthood, we may continue to struggle as we attempt to re-experience close, past friendships.

It'll document your struggles as you attempt to hoist the overloaded pack into the overhead bin, maneuver it into crowded subway cars, and drag it up the three long flights to your shared room at a hostel (perhaps while quietly cursing your inability to pack light).

Not exact matches

Even as BLAW struggled, Doctoroff was preparing a second, equally ambitious attempt to replicate the terminal's success.

«Shakespeare this ain't, and Gears 3 struggles at times with its forced attempts at heart - string pluckery, but I can forgive it as much; gore - starved guns adorned with toothy chainsaws easily atone for any cheesiness suffered along the way... the Gears 3 story continues with what amounts to a blood - drenched tale of woe, suffering, loss and absolution, cathartica that stands out in harsh relief when framed by the»80s era Schwarzenegger - ness of most of the dialogue.

Williams said he has attempted to collect information about the highest - paid public employees in the past but has struggled to obtain the salaries of coaches at public universities as well as other higher - education administrators.

Fed policymakers have been struggling in their attempt to push rock - bottom interest rates closer to normal as the recovery from the Great Recession matures.

To compound this problem, mall owners are now starting to mail in the keys to financially troubled malls: More mall landlords are choosing to walk away from struggling properties, leaving creditors in the lurch and posing a threat to the values of nearby real estate... [as] some of the largest U.S. landlords are calculating it is more advantageous to hand over ownership to lenders than to attempt to restructure debts on properties with darkening outlooks (LINK).

Key reasons for last year's sluggishness was a plunge in oil prices and other commodities prices, that added to the struggles of China as it attempts to transition its economy away from manufacturing exports to developing its services industry.

Drawing on recently discovered materials from the archives of Communist intelligence services, Weigel describes the forty - year history of their attempts to discredit Karol Woytyla and the Church in what Woytyla himself described as a «great struggle between good and evil... a great struggle between Mary and Satan.»

In many respects Bonhoeffer's main contribution in South Africa has been his challenge to those of us there who are socially privileged and academically trained, as he was, and therefore numbered among an elite minority — even if we have sought to be in solidarity with those who struggled for liberation and attempted to identify with the victims of apartheid.

I have felt the struggle and the uncertainty as I have attempted to organize my thoughts.

As for the survival of the fittest, contemporary liberals have attempted to separate Darwin from Social Darwinism, but Darwin's own words advocating severe struggle show us quite clearly that he was the first Social Darwinist.

«A higher religion imposes a conflict, a division, torment and struggle within the individual... we escape from this strain by attempting to revert to an identity of religion and culture which prevailed at a more primitive stage; as when we indulge in alcohol as an anodyne, we consciously seek unconsciousness» (Notes, p. 68) Typically, Eliot did not attempt to lessen the strain; rather, he saw the church as the «salt of the earth,» affecting society at its deepest levels.

As a gay Christian, I know firsthand how very difficult it is to struggle with your faith, attempting to become a part of the fellowship of Christ, while still dealing every day with your sexual desires and orientation.

DAUGHTERS OF SARAH is our attempt to share our discoveries, our struggles, and our growth as Christian women.

In The Bible Tells Me So, Peter Enns attempts to present an approach to Scripture which allows for us to accept that it has historical and scientific errors and that it contradicts itself at various places, and yet still retain the Bible as an important witness to the theological and spiritual struggles which were faced by our forefathers in the faith, and more importantly, as a historical document about the life of Jesus and how the death and resurrection of Jesus resulted in the transformation of the first century mediterranean world.

Mark Maron turns some excellent scenes as director Sylvia struggling to keep his job while attempting to convince the bosses that there's a better way of storytelling than scraping the very bottom of the barrel for the lowest common denominator.

The Struggle: This collection of cartoons illustrates the opposition LGBTQ people face as they attempt to be authentic and to experience equality in their lives.

The first period witnessed to the struggle of the Church for its survival as an institution against government's attempts to gain control over it.

Mourinho is known for his tactical media outbursts as an attempt to take attention or pressure away from his team whenever they struggle, the recent increase in Jose tantrums comes when Boulahrouz is getting more games with Terry out.

Ole Miss struggled in the first half from beyond the arc, hitting four of 13 long - range attempts as Georgia pushed to a 39 - 31 halftime margin.

I don't think so and I reckon that the Manchester clubs could struggle again next season as they attempt to rebuild, while Chelsea will not have it so easy from us I'm sure, but I doubt that Liverpool will start so poorly and we will need to be at it from the start.

WEAKNESSES: Adequate height / length, but lean - framed with a slender, unimpressive build... marginal play strength and allows physical defensive backs to slow his route and disrupt the timing... struggles to gain body position downfield... lacks the body power to force his way through tackle attempts... tends to get alligator arms on in - breaking routes as footsteps hurt his concentration... underpowered blocker... body isn't constructed for routine punishment — hampered by a left ankle injury (Nov. 2017) down the stretch... production dropped in 2017 without John Ross drawing attention on the other side of the formation.

Modric has been in exceptional form since Redknapp rejuvenated a moribund season for Tottenham after struggling to adapt to the hurly - burly of the Premier League early on and he will be missed as Tottenham attempt to haul themselves back out of the relegation zone.

The 26 year - old has struggled with a number of attempts to return from a knee issue on a number of occasions, and while I don't believe he is able to recover as quick as some others, hopefully he can be back in the line - up sooner rather than later.

In an attempt to get the best out of his highest - earning player, Choi Yong - soo shifted Rooney around, playing him in central midfield, No. 10 and as a striker but he struggled in each role.

Yet Arsenal struggled to create as many clear - cut chances as they would have wanted to, with just six of their 14 attempts on target.

Kieran McKenna's men enjoyed all the ball in the closing stages as they looked to nick a point from the tiring 10 men of Liverpool but, a long - distance Ethan Galbraith attempt aside, struggled to create clear chances.

After watching him attempt to ping a cross through the very real and present physical torso of another player — as if he were either unaware that his marker was standing right beside him or unable to stop himself once he had begun to wind his leg back to take a swing — and then effectively tackle himself out of possession as his touch turned into a tangle of feet and ball, it's clear that Rooney continues to struggle to get the basics right.

There was some protest, a lame attempt at tears, but the struggle wasn't there as it had been before.

As a sleep consultant, I often receive questions from parents asking what to do when they face nightmares and night terrors, and I see parents struggle with the consequences of some of their attempts to «make it better» for their child.

Holly also understands firsthand the struggle that new parents experience as they attempt to solve their babies sleep issues.

While it may be difficult to watch him struggle — as he attempts to put his shoes on, for example — try not to step in.

In my attempts to ease her into it and reduce early power struggles, I told her she could wear underwear, as long as she remembered she needed to use the potty.

I attempted to wean twice during the first six months, but as much as I struggled to continue to pump, I also found it difficult to stop.

At a recent play date where Annabelle insisted on bringing her helium - inflated balloon, I foresaw the balloon triggering a tantrum or perhaps a power struggle with another child and then I observed the accuracy of my intuition when Annabelle pushed her playmate down as the child attempted to touch the balloon.

With new technologies, increased resources and greater understanding now more available than ever for tackling malnutrition, practice on the ground is still struggling to show results as it attempts to keep up with the pace.

As I document in my book, Fighting for Breath, a population's attempt to secure care is both a physical and a social struggle to maintain integrity and to ensure family and neighbourly support.

But unfortunately this morning's release is nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to use Republican State Committee as a proxy for Congressman Turner's struggling campaign to reach conservative voters.

Waronker, who took over as schools chief on June 2, contended in that letter that his attempts to turn around the struggling district have been undermined by the board's three - member majority.

An even more improbable struggle began with the internet rumour that Andrew Strauss, who resigned as England's cricket captain on Wednesday, might become an MP - and even attempt to achieve this career swerve in the looming Corby by - election.

Although the law deliberately cuts the School Board out of decision - making for struggling schools placed in receivership, the board could attempt to undercut Cash as he exercises those powers.

Craig Bryan treats military personnel who struggle with thoughts of ending their own lives, as well as those who've survived an actual suicide attempt.

Dieting usually brings me hunger, stress and frustration; painful struggles of willpower as I attempt to avoid entire categories of delicious food; and, in the end, dejection and a junk food binge because I can't stand to say «no» any longer.

Buried deep underneath the folds of the cerebral cortex, neural stem cells in the hippocampus continue to generate new neurons, inciting a struggle between new and old as the new attempts to gain a foothold in memory - forming center of the brain.

While this book is at times dated — research in yoga was very new when he was exploring it — it holds up as a fascinating example of what inner struggles humans deal with while attempting to move into higher states of consciousness.

I was struggling with it big time (I ended up going for a cropped cardigan instead, which was all right, though the sleeves were only 3/4 length as well, which I thought looked a little funny with my long sleeve shirt), but the way you have it styled looks a LOT better than what I was attempting.