Sentences with phrase «to be dead on arrival»

Unfortunately, pressure from the drivers who deliver the stuff and the people who make it assured that the bill was dead on arrival in the legislature.

By the time you say that, it means that the proposal is dead on arrival.

The game was originally designed as a multiplayer only game, which could explain why the story premise is so odd, but unfortunately the online community for the game is dead on arrival.

Every idea deserves a chance to be explored, but sometimes, some concepts are dead on arrival.

Does that mean a territorial tax system is dead on arrival?

«Cases are dead on arrival under the deception theory,» he said.

If agreements are not short and concise you may very well be dead on arrival.

While I don't want to say the multiplayer is dead on arrival, I'm currently trying to get my first match still.

I remember many of you who are the same commenters who claimed the Switch was dead on arrival, yet it seems to be doing alright for itself.

The Switch would be dead on arrival which raises an interesting question.

There is none, because wind power without fossil fuels backing is dead on arrival.

The trouble is that without the ability to have this conversation, value pricing is dead on arrival.

If the answer was «yes,» the application was dead on arrival.

Seasoned observers noted that, whatever its merits or defects, Trump's budget was dead on arrival in Congress.

Veterinarian Caroline Flower said Snickers was dead on arrival at the Connecticut Veterinary Clinic in West Hartford, a 24 - hour emergency center where she was on duty Saturday night.

Bill's old resume used a traditional, chronological format that was dead on arrival for corporate employers.

The Obama Administration is actually taking a halfway sensible position on the climate aid fund (probably because they know the idea is dead on arrival on Capitol Hill) that any such fund will need to be paid for in part by developing nations themselves.

An entity of pure plot, Rowan North is dead on arrival on the page, and try as he might, Casey can not resurrect his character's corpse.

The steering in our front - drive model was dead on arrival: flimsy, slow turn - in, no semblance of an actual connection with the front wheels.

I was very concerned the McCain campaign was dead on arrival, meaning we stand for some good things but we might see him not incurring excitement in terms of winning.

We know last year's Cavaliers and Celtics were dead on arrival against the Warriors.

pushes back on the notion that President Trump's budget proposal is dead on arrival as the bill makes its way to Capitol Hill.

A few months ago, I wrote about how the high - priced device — Microsoft's attempt at a hybrid laptop - tablet — would be dead on arrival because it would do nothing exceptionally well.

Chris Mills of BGR argues that Microsoft's HomeHub, its answer to the Amazon Echo, will be dead on arrival once it launches.

But has the environment changed sufficiently that T - Mobile's acquisition of Sprint will not be dead on arrival in Washington?

The case for «Christian» gay marriage is Dead on Arrival.

Thirteen of the 31 stillbirths were born in hospital after transfer of the mother during labour, but at least 10 fetuses were dead on arrival in hospital.

In Trump's America, free trade agreements like TTIP were dead on arrival.

The Democratic chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators said Thursday legislation to support Republican County Executive Rob Astorino's planned lawsuit to stop or delay the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant is dead on arrival.

Cuomo and WFP officials are trying to work it out, even as much of the liberal agenda — especially campaign finance reform — appears to be dead on arrival now that Republicans are fully in control of the state Senate.

Efforts backed by Cuomo to create a «full time» Legislature that bans outside income and increases legislative salaries was dead on arrival in Albany.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The replacement plan to kill the Affordable Care Act is dead on arrival following last week's cancelled House vote.

The Consensus Commission proposal to create one large metropolitan government is dead on arrival, according to county lawmakers, but some of the 49 other proposals in the Consensus report could have legs.

A lawsuit seeking to halt the shutdown of a long controversial nuclear power plant located at Indian Point in Buchanan is dead on arrival after staunch opposition from Westchester County's Democratic lawmakers.

It is clear that with the roadblock mounted by the National Assembly, the fight against corruption is dead on arrival and a critical legislation that would strengthen the anti-corruption organs are crippled by the lawmakers and left unattended to.

The ace lawyer, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ignore the National Assembly as its proposed law is dead on arrival.

They, along with the rest of the Trump administration's latest budget request, may face a similar fate this year, perhaps even being dead on arrival in Congress given legislators» recent passage of a two - year budget deal funding the government through September 2019.

Let's set the stage by noting that, as a significant competitor to anthropogenic greenhouse forcing of recent climate change, the direct radiative forcing by solar irradiance variations is dead on arrival.

There's some mild romantic comedy elements underneath, but these developments are dead on arrival, as there's little in either Carrey or Zellweger's respective characters to suggest that they'd be remotely interested in one another, much less have potential for a long term relationship.

In essence, Alexander was dead on arrival, and it delivers what it promises, if not a tad more.

The Emoji Movie was dead on arrival in theaters in 2017, and remains among the more perplexing and hated movies of the year, despite the star power of Stewart and comedic actors T.J. Miller, James Corden, Maya Rudolph, Jennifer Coolidge and Steven Wright.

Not only is this «Fright Night» far short of the near - immortality of its inspiration, it's just a few pints shy of being dead on arrival.

The all - powerful superhero movies, meanwhile, are the only true pathway to worldwide stardom a la Cruise (whose own foray into a Marvel - style joint - franchise with The Mummy was dead on arrival).

This week, Kingsman will be doing battle with the new Tom Cruise vehicle, American Made, while the Flatliners remake will most likely be dead on arrival.

Aston Martin's EV partnership with financially troubled Chinese tech conglomerate LeEco is dead on arrival, but the British marque is going ahead with its first all - electric model.

Infiniti, your marketing and design teams are Dead On Arrival.

With an Atom Z5xx series CPU, this puppy is dead on arrival.