Sentences with phrase «stumbling out of the blocks»

With Olympic Stadium in a full roar, Jamaica's Usain Bolt won his heat in 10.09 seconds, a slow time for him, but he stumbled out of the blocks and then completely shut it down over the final 30 meters.

After Penn State won its first national championship, in 1982, the Nittany Lions stumbled out of the blocks the next season by losing their first three games en route to a 7 -4-1 record.

Thumb me down all you want, but if Wenger doesn't add to the Chech signing and we stumble out of the blocks, there should be no acceptable excuse and time to look in another direction.

The men's race — not a Diamond League event here — was won by Jamaica's Nesta Carter in 10.09 as his compatriot Yohan Blake stumbled out of the blocks and could only recover enough to clock 10.21 for second.

The Jamaican sprint star ran the second - fastest 100m so far this year despite stumbling out of the blocks

With middling reviews, a lack of content, a poorly communicated DLC plan, and slow negative build - up of media attention; to say Destiny stumbled out of the blocks would be underestimating things.

Microsoft believes the Xbox One stumbled out of the blocks because it focused too much on DRM issues and positioning the system as a home entertainment hub.

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Learning the ins and outs of workplace culture can oftentimes prove to be a new hire's biggest stumbling block.

God will be glorified when we get our biases and stumbling blocks out of the way of the Gospel.

(It is worth pointing out, as Koerner does, that a depicted crucifix is itself an image of a negation, simultaneously an icon and an iconoclasm, an image of God that violates all expectations about God, «a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the gentiles.»)

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

Personally I understand the core of the Jewish personality that is rooted in pride and still lashing out at Christ who history proved would be a stumbling block to them just as he said.

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I never set out to be a stumbling block, and I don't really want to be one... but I guess when enough people tell you that you are something, you sort of grow into the role.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if I must be a stumbling block, let me be the kind that moves — out of the way when I might hurt, in the way when I might help, and down new and uncharted paths when it's time to learn something new.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks I faced as I developed recipes for the challenge was to figure out a way to cook fast, yet flavorful and filling dishes.

Player wages seem to be a stumbling block regarding deadwood selling — just drop a couple mil of the asking price and frickin move em on out!

Not many people would argue about a Chelsea win spelling the end of our title challenge as it would put them 12 points ahead of us and get one of their potential stumbling blocks out of the way and give them a massive boost of confidence.

Cos we support the team and want every stumbling block (yep, that's you arsene) out of its way.

His 100K a week wages are a stumbling block, if we can't get a buyer for him permanently let's loan him out again and pay half his wages of 50K

Had Arsenal lost to Wigan on Saturday and gone out of the FA Cup, the season wouldn't have just hit a stumbling block, it would have full - on fallen off a cliff and hit rock bottom.

Susan also works extensively with teens and their parents, guiding them to reconnect with one another, move out of depression, resistance and the many other stumbling blocks of adolescence, and get back on track emotionally, academically and in their relationships.

From her physician's labor support over the phone while waiting for the home birth midwife to arrive, to seeking out back - up care for her homebirths with physicians who had never heard of midwifery, to hearing the thoughts of feelings of both midwives and physicians on the subject of homebirth, Sheryl believes the differences are not stumbling blocks; rather, they are the catalysts for necessary change.

The coalition's plans to legalise gay marriage could hit a stumbling block in the Lords, a poll of peers out today suggests.

The voting evidence suggests it is the logical one although I guess electoral reform will be the stumbling block - http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mpsee.php Still, it would give Labour the chance to demonstrate that the Lib Dems are essentially a party of the centre - right in a way that we are not, to renew our policies, and to reach out to those genuinely progressive MPs who have, by some mischance, ended up in the Lib Dems.

As the Trump administration tries to push his agenda, one of its biggest stumbling blocks is turning out to be the White House's own press office.

But supplying energy to the nanobots so that they can carry out these tasks is one of the stumbling blocks in developing the technology.

«That was kind've one of the stumbling blocks when we very first came out, people were saying: «Well who are you, and why are you charging these admin fees?»

With all of these influences on show, it could be a mess of a series, but it actually ends up working out quite well, despite a number of stumbling blocks.

From Snipe's impression of a block of granite to Parker Posey, in a series of increasingly scary hair - dos, giving a stumbling, zoned - out performance that could easily be interpreted as a cry for help.

Leaving aside the logistical and culinary challenges of getting food and family to the table at the same time, each day, it turns out that conversation is often our biggest stumbling block.

Researchers claim the drop - out rate in key subjects could provide another stumbling block for the government's pledge to get 90 per cent of pupils entering the EBacc.

That question muttered by many a frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked by a provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of high school or college.

Vinnie is determined to support her friend no matter what, but when Vinnie stumbles across more dead mob guys, not even her ex-boyfriend, State Trooper Marcus Richmond, nor her friend, FBI Agent Aaron Grant, can keep her out of the hot seat with the Block Island authorities.

But that's often our biggest stumbling block, is figuring out what we need and why we're doing this and what we want out of it rather than what the rest of the world is needing or, you know, how we can meet those needs and make some money from it and make a living at it.

The final stumbling block where issues can arise and where the home seller may decide to back out of the sale is during the home inspection phase.

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Before you make the decision to adopt a cat, one of the major stumbling blocks you may face is figuring out whether you're in an ideal financial situation to become a pet owner.

It turned out one of the major stumbling blocks to many of my suggestions were the dogs» owners.

Essentially, Lewis» goal at ARC is to remove the stumbling blocks for animal advocacy and effectively keep dogs and cats out of shelters and in their homes, helping each rescue organization or shelter to be as effective as possible and helping at - risk pet owners keep their pets.

Parents across the country no doubt spat out gallons of tea in shocked reaction to their children seeing what can not be unseen, with many reaffirming that the Internet still has a way to go in regards to blocking minors from inadvertently stumbling upon unwholesome content.

Strange one this: a well - trodden stumbling block for even highly experienced writers, and the last thing to come out of many a draft.

Her painting Screens embraces the plasticity of paint, encouraging it to stain, bleed, stumble, and block out shapes, hinting at an interior space or a still life amidst the mark making, but never quite revealing its secrets.

The country's ambitious energy transition, the Energiewende, has hit a stumbling block in the past two years, much of it stemming from the decision to phase out its nuclear plants.

The technology is ready, and the lawyer who starts harnessing AI today will have the smartest machine on the block a year from now when others are stumbling out of the gate.

Alan Lenczner's article «The Fix» and Justice David Brown's Law Society of Upper Canada paper «Sacred Cows and Stumbling Blocks: Whither Civil Procedure Reform» set out in clear language some of the existing problems.

My role became much smoother as any legal stumbling blocks could easily be smoothed out by focusing on the commercial realities of the deal.

Being open source has turned out to be the greatest selling point of Android, but it has also become a huge stumbling block when it comes to updating the software.

Your biggest stumbling block is probably an out - of - date resume that doesn't match the job.

Another stumbling block was the addition of carve - outs on how the visas were allocated.