Sentences with phrase «was dead on arrival at»

«Many reiterated the fact that Magu's case was dead on arrival at the Senate and there was no way we could have ignored the report and clear him.»

The little boy tried to get out of the way, but he was too late; he was dead on arrival at University Hospital.

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At prices like that, it's not a stretch to say that the Pro will be dead on arrival.

The company's stock dropped 8 % (which is still three percentage points more than the BlackBerry's market share) in early November after analysts at Pacific Coast Securities said the BlackBerry 10 would be dead on arrival.

Basic economics strongly suggests the proposed combination should be dead on arrival, at least if the nation's antitrust law still stands for competition and lower prices for consumers.

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.

Willie M. Jackson was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Center.

KABA was pronounced dead on arrival at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was rushed after he fell sick early Saturday, November 18.

Legislation aimed at repealing mayoral control of the city's school system was dead on arrival in the Republican - led state Senate.

At the time there were claims that his plans were DOA — dead on arrival — and they subsequently disappeared into the Whitehall long grass.

The two, a police officer with the Nkawkaw District, and a driver of GCB, were pronounced dead on arrival at the Atibie Government Hospital.

«The millionaires tax — which probably isn't even alive on arrival, being dead at the beginning — we need many more suggestions than we've heard.»

Both were taken to near - by St. Barnabas and pronounced dead on arrival at about 4 p.m. Despite the «No Swimming» signs, the spot is popular with young people looking to cool off.

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.

On arrival at the scene, the only victim, who sustained severe head injury was rushed to the University Medical and Health Centre, where he was pronounced dead.

It was gathered that the assistant superintendent of corps was shot dead at his residence in Ugbor on arrival from work on Monday evening.

While mayoral control is locked in intense political jockeying and electoral reforms are mostly dead on arrival due to opposition from the Republican - controlled state Senate, the de Blasio administration is somewhat optimistic about getting at least some of what it wants on the other three items: design - build, M / WBE contracting, and speed cameras.

Her husband, Simon Monjack, dialed 911 at 8:00 am but they could not revive her and was pronounced dead on arrival.

After trying his hand at the period piece, only to offer up the dead - on - arrival Young Goethe In Love, it's probably fitting that Philipp Stölzl returns to a more action - oriented setting.

Given that Apatow's audiences tend to run on the immature side, it's a safe bet to assume that many of the references will be lost on a sizable portion of the potential ticket buyers, who will probably think the filmmakers are just geniuses at being weird, such as a silly acid trip where Dewey meets The Beatles, including an animated sequence a la Yellow Submarine, that is dead on arrival.

That wouldn't be a problem if the bits actually paid off, but all the gags in the film either start well then sputter at the end (e.g. the opening Exorcist - inspired sequence, which for all its eventual shortcomings is still the most effective in the film; an overlong takeoff on a Nike commercial) or are dead on arrival (a forced Weakest Link reference).

Reporters nonetheless have pronounced the budget «dead on arrival,» as Congress is reluctant to increase spending at a time when the country is running a large fiscal deficit.

GOP leadership was quick to call the budget blueprint «dead on arrival» when the administration unveiled it last month, and chairman of the appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Roy Blunt, R - Mo., followed suit at the start of the hearing.

Pakula, who directed films such as All The President's Men and Presumed Innocent, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.

I had spent about a half hour in the headquarters of Cambridge Analytica before I realized why my arrival at the tech firm — in a low - rise office building lodged inconspicuously on a dead - end service alley behind the Japanese Embassy, a block from Piccadilly — had been greeted so warmly.

Bixby may be dead (or at least seriously injured) on arrival, but Samsung will surely continue to refine and perfect its AI system with regular updates, so it's something that will likely get better over time.