Sentences with phrase «such wrenching»

But on such a wrenching day as this --» I'm ready to secede from Earth, a US colleague messages me — it's reassuring that our first feature of the day was about the directors of a dozen nations» publishing trade fairs meeting in Guadalajara to share their experiences and expectations.

It's written beautifully, but the characters live (or are killed by) such wrenching tragedies that the nearly 500 pages can be a lot to stomach.

The climate treaty being hammered out this month at The Hague may be doomed to failure, as numerous observers say the United States simply won't ratify any treaty that requires such wrenching reductions in carbon emissions, and if the United States bails out, the protocol is in very deep trouble.

But to expect perfect creatures to emerge unscathed from such wrenching decisions is simply implausible.

If sin is so deep and serious, if repentance of sin as well as of sins requires such a wrench in the self and such a break with society, then how can the Gospel be good news?

After determining that no one is home, we try to find a neighbor with a large wrench so we can turn the water off at the street, or I run home to find such a wrench.

My baby was the focus of my life at the time, and it was such a wrench to discard such an effective, healthy, and almost «mystical» bond between us.»

We sold up, rehoused the cats (that was such a wrench, we loved those cats) and moved onto a boat.

Not exact matches

Developers such as Vancouver's Bentall clan and Ellis - Don, the London, Ont. - based construction giant founded by Don Smith, underwent wrenching fights as control either passed from one generation to the next.

As such, it forced wrenching strategic changes on Volkswagen and others who had focused until 2015 on defending the dominance of their existing conventional engines.

One of its printers produced a wrench for astronauts at the International Space Station, the first such tool to be printed — and an advancement that could open the doors for what's known as deep space travel, or longer trips from the Earth, such as Mars.

Such selectivity undermines the necessary connections between rights, wrenching «favored» rights out of context and weakening «disfavored» rights.

Such bromides may be his idea of timeless «spiritual truths,» but I don't think this approach reveals much about Shakespeare, especially as his evidence consists solely of passages wrenched out of context, and therefore rendered quite meaningless.

National Socialism especially, as the Hungarian Catholic philosopher Aurel Kolnai wrote in 1950, sought to negate «Christian civilization as such,» scripting a dark epiphany in which man «wrenched himself free from Christianity and construed the automatic workings of his fallen nature into a mirage of self «made heaven.»

it's such a default move that every untrained person goes to in a grappling - people instinctively lock up a headlock and try to wrench the other person over their hip.

It includes items such as bolts, nuts, and nails, plus favorite tools like wrenches, hammers, and screwdrivers.

I admire you so much for going through such an incredibly heart - wrenching time in your life and having the courage to share it with the world and make a positive impact.

Invasive plant removal — use loppers and weed wrenches to remove shrubs and vine such as buckthorn and bittersweet, as well as hand removal of plants like garlic mustard and goutweed

Ok, maybe it's the postpartum stew of hormones wreaking havoc on our emotions, but sometimes, just looking at my newborn's little face would trigger a crying outburst previously reserved for such heart - wrenching events as getting dumped or having my favorite ice cream flavor discontinued.

Now, a new analysis using the same sort of computer software that engineers employ to analyze bridges and aircraft parts suggests that Kolponomos may have collected its shelly prey in a unique way: They might have used their teeth and formidable neck muscles to clamp down on clams, mussels, and other mollusks and then wrench them directly off the rocks to which they were attached, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (Modern marine mammals that consume such prey either slurp them right out of the shell, as walruses do, or pry them from the rocks using their forelimbs and then eat them, as otters do.)

The results, described in a paper published online today in Science, are «very simple agents that can self - organize, can collaborate» to create any 2D shape, such as a star or a wrench.

They include the central government's commitment to replace heavily polluting coal - fired power plants, which are blamed for wrenching air conditions in China's cities, with non-emitting resources such as wind, solar and hydropower.

So far there are few if any wholly satisfactory explanations as to how such an extremely elongated solid object could naturally form, let alone endure the forces of a natural high - speed ejection from a star system — a process thought to involve a wrenching encounter with a giant planet.

Rather than wrenches, nuts and bolts, the drawers in the chemical industry's «toolbox» contain commonly used processes, such as ways to make carbon compounds or oxidation - reduction reactions.

This is important, because our bodies have billions of good bacteria that provide protection from such gut wrenching disease organisms like Clostridium difficile.

As previously mentioned, such activities include swinging a bat or club, tennis, or using tools like a screwdriver, wrench and shovel.

Such a heart wrenching and moving post.

It's such a lonely and gut wrenching feeling when you see happy couples together while shopping, or out in a park enjoying their lives together, and you have nobody special in your life.

She appeared in a number of series, including the popular crime drama Cracker and such costume extravaganzas as Jane Eyre and Emma.Morton became known to an international film audience in 1997, when she won wide acclaim for her wrenching, fearless portrayal of a young woman driven to promiscuous behavior by the death of her mother in Carine Adler's Under the Skin.

Naomie Harris, who gets to have fun after putting in such raw, wrenching work in 2016's «Moonlight,» shows her lighter side as Dr. Kate Caldwell, even though her character comes with a sad backstory involving her ailing brother.

This gives way to some of the movie's most wrenching scenes, such as in a scene finding a mother hugging her child through prison - like bars (ringed in cheesy fake flowers, in at attempt to soften the harshness).

Documentarian turned fiction director Jennifer Fox now follows one such struggle, her own: The Tale is a personal memoir that deepens into a gut - wrenching true story of sexual abuse (after more than 30 years of the filmmaker's own self - denial).

That Nolan wrenches grace notes out of such fleeting bits of horror is a testament to his intermittent skills as an image - maker.

This time round his alter - ego Wade Wilson finds himself on the cusp of parenthood, only to have the chance tragically wrenched away during the film's unexpected opening scenes (a surprise neatly reflected in the James Bond - style titles sequence featuring credits such as: «Written By: the real villains of this film» and «Starring: someone who clearly doesn't like sharing the limelight»).

Whether or not it is designed as an allegory of modern Russia, no film in recent memory has examined the growing emptiness of human relationships with such expressive force as Andrey Zvyagintsev's («Leviathan») Loveless, a heart wrenching drama about a couple on the brink of divorce whose emotional neglect of their son leads to devastating...

Though it wasn't designed as such, the NC - 17 is still considered a mark of shame to many, but Blue Valentine's fearless candor and extreme emotional intensity should be a source of pride for everyone involved in this remarkable, utterly wrenching film.

Although none of their films ultimately made my Top 10, The Big Sick among those from Amazon, and Mudbound and Our Souls at Night (featuring a wonderful reteaming of Jane Fonda and Robert Redford) among those from Netflix, would be worthy in any other year when I didn't have to make such gut - wrenching distinctions.

And Jordan — Coogler's muse between this, Creed, and Fruitvale Station — plays the character with such moving, occasionally gut - wrenching commitment, as in a scene in which he visits his deceased father on the ancestral plane, that it nearly mitigates the goofiness of his moniker and the superficiality of the film in toto.

In America's wrenching argument over how and why we have so many mass shootings, such as the ones at Newtown, Conn. and Aurora, Colo., many have pointed the finger at video game makers to demand they take a good hard look at what they sell and its effect on impressionable young minds.

The sale will include extras such as a valve cover and cam gasket set, coilover wrenches, an unmounted external oil cooler and the factory downpipes mentioned above.

Narrow, front - runner drag wheels are included, as are Demon - branded track tools such as the hydraulic floor jack and cordless impact wrench with charger.

It is timeless, and such a beautiful, heart - wrenching, uplifting story.

Lawsuit judgements, bankruptcies, divorces, and other life events can throw a huge wrench in the savings account if it is attachable to such actions.

Before proceeding further, we should note that, since the financial crisis exploded into public consciousness, in September, with the exception of Treasury bonds and other debt explicitly guaranteed by the Treasury such as GNMAs, all sectors of the fixed - income markets have experienced gut - wrenching declines.

Saying good bye to such a great friend can prove to be heart wrenching.

The Coalition reminds us of the cruel existence of puppy - mill dogs and the emotional driving force generated by such candid and heart - wrenching admissions as that of a breeder (who asked not to be identified) in a 2006 interview with Channel 4 Action News regarding dogs placed on consignment at Ohio dog auctions:

Due to shipping and handling errors, there may be instances where some parts are missing, such as the Allen wrench that is needed for assembly.

This is why I decided to take on such a difficult and heart wrenching topic.

Several fan - favorites are included, such as «Frog's Theme,» which highlights a playful bassoon melody, «Corridors of Time,» featuring glass - like vibraphones, bells, and piano to represent the fragility of the Queen Zeal and the kingdom as a whole, and «The Girl Who Stole the Stars,» sporting heart - wrenching metal - core guitars giving voice to expressive melodies and roaring choruses.

Whilst other series such as Mass Effect provided both choices and relationships, nothing has come close to the heart - wrenching decisions you have to make in Telltale's world.