Sentences with phrase «tenacious hold»

His tenacious hold on life was partly begotten by the conviction that his life must have accrued some value over time.

Styled accordingly, the sporty model sits mid-way between the Macan S and Turbo variants, offering a five - second 0 - 100 km / h time and a tenacious hold on corners.

At the press launch the weather threw everything it could at the S3 with not even sleet or a bit of snow unsettling the model's tenacious hold on the tarmac.

Kip's father Dick, who coaches the Weber State Wildcats, takes an equally tenacious hold on sweet rewards, the latest of which is an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament for the winner of Weber's Big Sky conference.

And like Sartre, Camus, Russell and other cosmic pessimists before him, Klemke seems unaware of the tenacious hold that the dualistic way of organizing the world may have over his consciousness.

The idea that a family can be a source of self - fulfillment has a tenacious hold among the ideals that Americans hold dear.

Perhaps because Cicero happened to translate that particular dialogue for his aristocratic Roman public and thereby unintentionally made it one of the few texts from Plato available to the Latin West in the early Middle Ages, this image of God as Artificer proved to have a tenacious hold on the medieval imagination.

While they are being uprooted in many quarters of modern thought the premises of scientific materialism and reductionist empiricism still have a tenacious hold on our consciousness.

I do think thought that our summer priorities MUST be a world class goal keeper, central defender and, if possible, a tenacious holding midfielder.

Not exact matches

He never let principle stand in the way of reason, but was also tenacious in pursuit of his firmly held beliefs.

Still at Nantes, where he is a key part of the overachieving side, who won't be able to keep hold of the tenacious midfielder much longer.

Barcelona have Iniesta (fast) Keita (fast and tenacious tackler), and Busquets knows how to bomb forward to pull the opposing holding mid to him for either messi / xavi / iniesta to penetrate the final third.

Ferrari's tenacious style of interviewing represents how effective journalistic scrutiny can be in holding parties to account when they make spending promises.

A determined Caroline Wozniacki held firm to shake off a tenacious challenge from Simona Halep, edging a classic Australian Open final 7 - 6 (2) 3 - 6 6 - 4 on Saturday.

Simulations by Nora de Leeuw of University College London and colleagues suggest that the dust grains from which Earth formed had such a tenacious grip on water that they could have held onto the molecules despite the high temperatures.

Fixing nitrogen means breaking a tenacious triple bond that holds nitrogen atoms in pairs in the atmosphere and joining a single nitrogen to a molecule that is easier for living things to use.

It can be viewed as tenacious or creepy, so if you don't get a response, hold back from bombarding someone in Insta in multiple DMs.

January 13, 2012 marked the first annual Hilarity for Charity Variety Show, held at Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles.The event raised $ 300,000 and included performances by Judd Apatow, Aziz Ansari, Paul D., Bruno Mars, Patton Oswalt and Tenacious D.

He makes a new friend, albeit begrudgingly, in Elliot (Kutcher, A Lot Like Love), a high - spirited deer trying to escape the firing end of a shotgun held by tenacious game hunter named Shaw (Sinise, The Forgotten).

Other positive aspects of the XJ - S are tenacious but agreeable road - holding and handling and its 2 - ton weight, which in less well - engineered land yachts would win no prizes.

A municipality that is experiencing a problem with pit bull attacks needs to consider for itself the best course of action to protect its citizens, especially those most likely to be unable to defend themselves from the tenacious and sustained attack of a pit bull, who will likely bite, hold, and tear at its victim despite efforts to stop it.

Held at the Byzantine - era Palazzo Malipiero — ground zero for a randy eighteenth - century teen named Giacomo Casanova — the buffet attracted enough boldface personalities to do any tenacious aristocrat proud.

With an experienced, tenacious lawyer from this firm putting pressure on the insurer and building a strong case on your behalf, the attorney can effectively assist you in recovering financial compensation that will help you reach toward a brighter, more secure future while holding the responsible party liable for their actions.

We are holding an assessment centre on 18 - 19 April 2018 to meet with motivated, tenacious individuals who are looking to pursue a career in the following roles:

Engaging, persuasive and tenacious Educational Consultant and successful retired Principal, holding two Master's Degrees, and superior track record of achieving award winning school conversions into highly competitive scholastic and learning centers that foster student interest and greater scholastic achievements and dramatically increase graduation rates.