Sentences with phrase «under withering»

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has come under withering scrutiny after the revelation last week that deputy Scot Peterson, the school's assigned security officer, was nearby when the shooting began but did not go into the building to confront the suspect during the attack.

Every time I go there now, I wonder if this will be the time that I fall under the withering gaze of the Imperial Leviathan to our south.

Climate science and climate scientists aren't the only ones who have come under some withering scrutiny over the past 12 months.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a technique to remove natural gas and oil from shale formations, has been under withering assault from environmental groups for much of the last decade.

While many climate scientists have come under the withering fire of skeptics, some of the toughest fights have centered around Mann and his research — largely because of a single study that demonstrated that modern climate change is unprecedented in at least the past millenium of Earth's history.

Under withering pressure from environmentalists and industrialists, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to decide whether his state will following neighboring Pennsylvania in developing its portion of the Marcellus shale.

I recently won an award for it, so I'm not cowering under withering glances anymore.

The House proposal has already come under withering criticism from public school advocates.

Some of that is political cover from the soon - departing education secretary who has come under withering criticism from Common Core opponents across the political spectrum.

Maitland's boldest move comes halfway through, during Claire's darkest moment under that withering noonday sun, when he pulls back the curtain on his animation - archival collage technique to introduce the real faces of his interviewees, and the weight of a history that's never entirely past.

The Campaign for One New York has raised $ 4.36 million and spent $ 4.01 million since it was created, but came under withering criticism for its fundraising from real estate industry officials and groups who wanted specific action from City Hall.

It is far harder to ignore reforms under the withering glare of focused public attention.

The embattled New York City corrections chief Joseph Ponte is stepping down under withering criticism from officials, sources tell NY1.

Dustin Hoffman, already under withering fire for allegations of past sexual harassment, was accused of nightly groping an actress who co-starred with him in Death of a Salesman in 1983 - 84.

MANHATTAN — A failed candidate for Brooklyn District Attorney has tossed his hat into the ring as a write - in candidate against Manhattan DA Cy Vance, who has come under withering fire this week for declining to prosecute disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Under withering questioning from Percoco's attorney Barry Bohrer, Howe on Wednesday claimed that Cuomo's staff often asked the lobbyist to shift to private email to discuss state business.

While the number of full - time employees at HUD declined under his watch, Mr. Cuomo also added hundreds of high - paid positions as part of his «Community Builders» program, which came under withering criticism from HUD's veteran field staffs, federal auditors, and Republican lawmakers in Washington.

The Guardian: Vatican bank's former president accused of negligence The ousted head of the Vatican bank came under a withering counter-attack at the weekend as his former top official accused him of negligence and leaked documents were published casting doubt on his mental health.

It's also the creation of Republicans who have controlled state government since 2011 and has been under withering criticism by legislative Democrats almost since its inception.

Martin Shkreli, a boastful pharmaceutical executive who came under withering criticism for price gouging vital drugs, denied securities fraud charges on Thursday following an early morning arrest, and was freed on a $ 5 million bond.

Under withering pressure from likely future premier Jason Kenney, she has been spitting venom at Horgan.

Drugmakers have come under withering criticism for soaring prices in the U.S., including by Trump, though he has yet to act on a promise to contain them.

The forelegs, when viewed from the side, are located directly under the withers and are straight and vertical to the ground.

Viewed from the side, the elbow should be directly under the withers.

Viewed from the side, the elbows should be directly under the withers, and the front legs should be perpendicular to the ground and well under the body.

Not exact matches

[24] «The New Testament contains a host of images of apostasy, including a plant taking root among the rocks but withering under the hot sun of testing (Mark 4:5 — 6, 17 par.)

He was a magician, and the Sabbath was big business, but his withered hand was preventing him from pulling a rabbit out of a hat, and the Herodians demanded this trick under penalty of torture and death.

If you are in the midst of suffering, if you find your faith withering, if you are questioning whether God is at work — or even present — as you wait for something in your life to become beautiful, this book will be a welcome reminder that God never stops his redemptive work... and that there is a time for everything under heaven.

Yes, when late autumn comes, even the flower can speak the wisdom of the years and say with truthfulness, «All has its time, there is «a time to be born and a time to die»; there is a time to jest lightheartedly in the spring breeze, and a time to break under the autumn storm; there is a time to burst forth into blossom, beside the running water, beloved by the stream, and a time to wither and be forgotten; a time to be sought out for one's beauty, and a time to be unnoticed in one's wretchedness; there is a time to be nursed with care, and a time to be cast out with contempt; there is a time to delight in the warmth of the morning sun and a time to perish in the night's cold.

But as community began to wither under the impact of industrialism and urbanism, a new mode of therapy emerged (notably Freudian) whose aim was to make the individual strong, autonomous, less dependent on others.

It was very sunny that day - a perfect day for BBQ (that's what we had) and we were all withering under the summer heat till Michèle brought out this lovely and cold delicious looking bowl full of fresh veggies and some sort of wheat in it.

Much to SoupAddict's happy surprise, however, Martha's guests included real chefs instead of Hollywood celebrities bumbling their way through a soufflé while awkwardly promoting their latest piece of fluff under Martha's withering gaze.

At that moment New York withered under a blast of 13 ° temperature, Chicago suffered under a 6 ° reading and it was 15 ° - below in International Falls, Minn. and Lebanon, N.H.. On the lake beyond Tropical's tote board white swans and sea gulls cruised about or beat the air and sailed a few hundred yards and sidled in for another freeload of tender shoots.

And we've seen a bipartisan process buckle under the weight of these withering forces, even as we have produced a proposal that is by all accounts a common - sense, reasonable, non-ideological approach to target the root problems that led to the turmoil in our financial sector.

The «no» vote represents a willingness to sit idle while our democracy withers under the weight of a vicious cycle of continued corruption.

Trump cast the presidential race as a sort of athletic contest, insisting he has a history of performing under pressure while Hillary Clinton, his near - certain Democratic opponent, withers under that sort of scrutiny.

Ms. Gerwig's work here is fragile, delicate, subject to bruising; something that could wither under too much attention.

Fame is what comes under its very silly withering glance, and the vagaries that inevitably come with fame.

The infant schools, a movement that quickly spread and then just as quickly disappeared before the Civil War, withered under the now - familiar criticism that academic training before the age of six or seven could inflict «serious and lasting injury» on «both the body and the mind,» as physician Amariah Brigham wrote in 1833.

When he leaves in June, Superintendent McKell Withers will have had 40 years of experience in public education under his belt.

The DSG gearbox works extremely well, giving a decent impression of a conventional automatic under gentle use while seamlessly swapping between its seven ratios, but offering near - instant changes when driven a bit more keenly — or when over-ridden with wither the push - pull gear selector or (optional) steering wheel paddles.

Will Yurine blossom under their tutelage, or will the gardening club wither and die...?

It was a time between two worlds, as their rural roots withered under the tidal wave of urban change.

From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand - and maybe even explain - his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father.

Measurements made across the back at the point of the withers, the hound standing In a natural position with its feet well under it.

Ideally, when measured from the top of the withers to the point of the shoulder to the elbow, the shoulder blade and upper arm are of apparent equal length, forming an angle of nearly 90 degrees; this sets the front legs well under the body and places the elbows directly beneath the tips of the shoulder blades.

Size Height - Females under 16 ″ at withers; Males under 17 ″ at withers Weight - There is no particular weight for the class

The adult male German Wirehair is between 24 and 26 inches at the withers, with females being smaller but not under 22 inches in height.

These are important contacts to have, as many of these extraordinary creatures will wither away under inadequate care.

Human warming and a climate change induced blocking pattern have withered California under record drought conditions for the better part of three years now.