Sentences with phrase «thorn in one's side»

To Miliband's right, as always, sat Ed Balls, whose official role of Thorn In The Side Of The Government is now almost so established it deserves its own salary.

Sunderland have enjoyed an excellent record over Newcastle in the last couple of years, with Adam Johnson a constant thorn in the side for the Magpies.

Hazard was a constant thorn in the side of fellow countrymen Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.

One of the best cars in General Motors» 1991 lineup may prove to be a major thorn in the side of competitors: Buick's Regal Limited Sedan.

No political figure in New York has been a bigger thorn in the side of Nixon's mayor, of course, than Andrew Cuomo.

As the most popular paid streaming service in the world (Pandora has more total users at 80 million, but only 4 million paying subscribers), Spotify has every reason to celebrate a booming 2015 — though the glaring holdouts from Swift and Adele are undoubtedly thorns in its side in terms of potential revenue losses and bad PR.

The real thorn in the side of the K900's sporting pretensions is the suspension.

In his relatively brief parliamentary career, he has proved a persistent thorn in the side of the Conservative leadership.

NASAA is emerging as a serious thorn in the side of crowdfunders around the country.

Southampton has been a painful thorn in the side of Arsenal recently, expecting a very difficult contest today even though the south coast squad has been off the boil as of late.

He points to activist investors as a particular thorn in the side of management, forcing it to focus on quarter - to - quarter earnings and giving up board seats instead of investing in research and development.

Bills: In years past, bills were a mindless time suck for me, a regular thorn in my side.

Tomorrow you may be the new thorn in their side, when you tell them they can't stay up late on a school night.

Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. is continuing to play his role of chief amigo defender and general thorn in the side of Senate Democratic leadership to the hilt, issuing a statement last night calling for an investigation of the man with the «self - righteous cowboy act who went after Hiram Monserrate.»

Mr. Avella, an outspoken legislator from eastern Queens, was a perpetual thorn in the side of Mr. Vallone, accusing him of being a «coward» after his petitions were challenged and repeatedly clashing with him during a televised debate.

Likewise Blears, an increasingly public thorn in the side of the prime minister on issue after issue.

Eye contact is one of those things that's a great deal of fun when you know what you're doing, but a real thorn in your side when you're still working on Some of us make too much of it, but most of us aren't making enough.

The main thorn in my side is the price.

Sakho is a loss to West Ham, of course, but in Carroll they have a player that seems to thrive against us and who on his day could be a massive thorn in our side again.

TK is a natural born thorn in the side.

The striker Riki was a real thorn in the side throughout, and he gave Depor a deserved lead before half time, beating Lopez at the near post.

Littlewood until now led the Orange Book pressure group Liberal Vision, a classical liberal thorn in the side of social democrats within the LibDems.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime thorn in the side of the NYPD, will deliver remarks Wednesday in Queens at a funeral for Officer Randolph Holder, who was gunned down last week in the line of duty.

Schneiderman remains a prominent thorn in the side of Trump and his office has challenged the administration on a variety of regulatory matters ranging from environmental policy to immigration since the president first took office in 2017.

As for why evolution wouldn't have long ago snuffed out this genetic thorn in the side of fertility, Cherr suspects the mutation may also confer some yet - unknown advantage, the way the sickle - cell gene provides malaria protection along with the risk of a deadly blood disease.

Studies and evidence do not seem to sway him, but climate change remains a stubborn thorn in his side.

Just when you think it's safe to go back to some semblance of normalcy after the holidays, along comes that next thorn in your side, Valentine's Day.

Even imprisoned, the Marquis is able to write, publish, and be an all - around thorn in the side to many French.

Following Allen around for the day is Chelsea Brown (Dawson, The Captive), a reporter for the New York Times, a newspaper that has, in the past, been a critical thorn in his side.

No one has been a greater thorn in the side of the teachers unions than Geoffrey Canada has.

Other thorns in its side include the GLK350 Mercedes - Benz and the BMW X3.

Breed - specific legislation, the catch - all term for the laws, guidelines and recommendations for selective dog ownership, is a prickly thorn in the side of the amiable pet lover.

This young urinater must be a developing male adolescent — a potential thorn in the side of social harmony.

A couple months ago I realized that one of my best financial strengths was becoming a huge thorn in my side, and wallet!

And as that population grows, it'll become both the source of your strength and the pokiest thorn in your side.

The following interview with Gore Vidal — who died on July 31, 2012, and who was a consistent thorn in the side of America's plutocrats and their politicians — took place in 1985.

Congress is a perennial thorn in the side of those pressuring the US to take action on climate change.

The banksters have even killed the occasional thorn in their side — including, probably, two US presidents, Lincoln and Garfield

The thorn in the flesh is therefore really a reinsurance thorn in the side of North American reinsurers, which is only likely to be salved, or removed, if the US / EU Solvency II equivalence negotiations get off the ground, and a settlement can be found.

It's a given: Intermittent FMLA leave is a giant thorn in the side of HR people everywhere.

If you've recently had a major home repair bill or paid property taxes, it's likely a considerable thorn in your side.

Oh, if only I had this kind of inspiration years ago, I would not have had to live with the «harvest gold thorn in my side» for so long.

Still, patent trolls remain a major thorn in the side for tech companies, as evidenced by a $ 625 million verdict a Texas jury awarded against Apple last month.

This is a big thorn in the side for several other life insurance companies we've reviewed, but Columbus holds steadfast on their push for a more modern operation.