Sentences with phrase «was the last straw from»

The meltdown over the yogurt was the last straw from a day of feeling let down.

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All were based on allegations that ultimately went unproven, but the damage was permanent, and the termination letter he received from board members cited the legal expenses associated with defending him as the last straw.

«It was the last straw,» said Tracy, who plans to relocate away from the state once she retires in three years.

Luther's patron and protector, Frederick, was really keen on relics: the Wittenberg church had more than 19,000 of them, displayed along the nine aisles, including vials of milk from the virgin Mary, straw from Jesus» manger, bread from the last supper, a branch of the burning bush from which God spoke to Moses (thankfully no longer alight) and a strand of Jesus» beard.

The last straw was when the parish council precluded any children from attending Sunday mass as that is a quiet time and that children should only come to mass on Saturday nights.

«The last straw was Saturday morning, when I came in from a date, and he asked me, «Doesn't your St. Paul say something about not joining your body with a prostitute?»

Calls to ban the use of single - use plastic straws have been gathering momentum: with the UK government last week announcing plans to ban them from sale and other drinks giants such as Bacardi and Diageo also pledging to eliminate their use across their businesses.

The last straw for the 21 - year old signed for # 25 million from Roma a few years ago was being left out of the side for the Champions League clash with Man City.

Wilshere has tried to keep it to himself and let the frustration show, but the recent comments from Jamie Redknapp seem to have been the last straw.

The last straw for Manchester City was when the striker and his manager hit the headlines in January after a brawl following a stern tackle from Balotelli on City's Scott Sinclair.

The half - time substitution suffered in the defeat to Arsenal on Sunday could have been the last straw and an exit from the club could very well be edging closer, but with a vast amount of foreigners in the Manchester City squad, Pellegrini will know how important keeping the England international is.

His perceived stubbornness and arrogance has left everyone in limbo, and with growing rumours that Alexis Sanchez has decided to leave for pastures new after missing out on Champions League football proved to be the final straw for a player who has cut a disconsolate figure in recent weeks, the fallout from a hugely disappointing campaign could have lasting consequences.

after missing out on Champions League football proved to be the final straw for a player who has cut a disconsolate figure in recent weeks, the fallout from a hugely disappointing campaign could have lasting consequences.

Apart from his lack of consistency and his inability to stay fit for an extended period of time, I believe the new formation is the last straw when it comes to Theo's future in an Arsenal shirt.

Since their return from injury i have tried to give Welbeck and Wilshire the benefit of the doubt when others have slagged them off for some pretty average displays.Regrettably I am now of the opinion that they will never reach the standards required to make a meaningful contribution towards the revival of Arsenal and along with 3/4 others in the current squad they should be moved on.Their performances against Stoke was the last straw as far as I am concerned.It will be interesting to see if Gareth Southgate shares my views and does not include them in his World Cup squad.

The straw arena was built from the ground up using some 4,500 bales of hay, with 300 fans flocking to the inaugural tournament staged between local football teams last weekend.

There are wood chips, last year's leaves, straw, pine needles, black plastic, and even leftover wool bits from shearing the sheep.

This last one was the straw that broke THIS camel's back, as it indicated a willingness to take control — and choice — over what I ate away from me.

Josh Levy may call this argument a straw man, but I've been hearing variants of it from quite a few people over the last four or five years, and it's always made me nervous.

When the White House announced the US would withdraw from the Paris Accord, that was the last straw.

Purple Straw is the only heirloom wheat to have been cultivated continually in the South from the Colonial Period into the last quarter of the 20th century.

It looks like the super popular straw bag trend from last year is continuing into this year, and I'm not the least bit mad about it!

palm print romper / platform wedge (mine are from Sole Society last year & couldn't find them) but here are similar styles HERE, HERE, HERE / THIS straw hat OR this oversized straw hat

The one with the anchor is a straw J.Crew tote with an anchor pin, the other straw bag is from J. McLaughlin this season, and the last bag is from Tory Burch

The last straw is to pass out from too much liquor.

One legacy of his years at church is a pervading sense that the world may end soon, and when he insists that his new girlfriend drive him away from Sydney in her father's car because he anticipates nuclear war as a result of the Cuban Missle Crisis, it is the last straw in their relationship.

He was seen last year in «Straw Dogs» and «Cowboys & Aliens,» and on the way, he's got a small role in the troubled «G.I. Joe: Retaliation,» as well a more substantial part, as congressman Wells Hutchins, a key ally of the title character, in Steven Spielberg «s «Lincoln» — a job that should let him make a break from the thugs and villains he usually playss got a small role in the troubled «G.I. Joe: Retaliation,» as well a more substantial part, as congressman Wells Hutchins, a key ally of the title character, in Steven Spielberg «s «Lincoln» — a job that should let him make a break from the thugs and villains he usually plays.

The home - invasion thriller is an American standard that doesn't lack for classic variations, from Sam Peckinpah's moralistic masterpiece Straw Dogs (1971) to Wes Craven's stealth Ingmar Bergman remake Last House on the Left (1972) to David Fincher's Panic Room (2002), which put a high - tech gloss on an archetypal scenario.

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Our Phone Number was taken down due to getting calls at different hours of the day & night INCLUDING a few calls from solicitors, a non-reputable puppy selling magazine, online sites that want us to advertise with them, a pet food company offering deals to sell their food and the last straw was a call from a puppy broker abroad!!!! NO THANKS!!!

A big advantage of products made from straw and aspen is that they have strong, natural odor - control properties, making them last much longer between cleanings.

Another example, and one of the more frustrating one is later on in the game you are set with defending a base, don't worry I don't put spoilers in my reviews, from hordes of enemies trying to destroy certain objects that you need to defend, and it is one of the worst missions in the game simply because the game mechanics kept fighting against me with everything it got, but after quite some time, and numerous retries I finally managed to complete the first 4 or 5 parts of the mission, and the game had me then racing up a mountain chasing a plane which I then had to try and get onto, which again, is fine, but when the game freezes up on me and blue screens and puts me back to the dashboard, only to have me reboot the game and starting that mission all over again, that was almost the last straw for me.

However, when I get my hands on one, I am relentless and guzzle it up, usually to the point that my wife has to tell me to stop making disgusting sounds as I suck the straw like an addict trying to get just one last tiny hit from his crack pipe.

In his diary, Anselm Kiefer notes: «this heavy lead bandage that can no longer be detached from the paint skin, these festering sores welling out from the still boiling lead when the pigment beneath it is not bone dry, the little straws on a field that I painted years ago and that appear as charred leavings on the solidified lead — all this reminds me of the Baudelaire poems I reread last year.»

In his diary — which will partly be published in the catalogue accompanying the exhibition and gives prime access to the artist's creative process — Kiefer notes: «This heavy lead bandage that can no longer be detached from the paint skin, these festering sores welling out from the still boiling lead when the pigment beneath it is not bone dry, the little straws on a field that I painted years ago and that appear as charred leavings on the solidified lead — all this reminds me of the Baudelaire poems I reread last year in Portugal.»

It seemed to be the last straw, too, for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in New York, when in 1999 he withdrew funding from a museum planning to display Ofili's work.

not that it was any better before our universities developed the arbitoral system of the peer review that precluded people such as» outsiders» from interfering in their cosy relationship with the governments of the world, but it was the last straw in that book as well.

It looks like the bumbling, uncooperative congressional testimony was the last straw — BP CEO Tony Hayward has just been sacked from the cleanup operations in the Gulf.

Where an employee claims that such an offer amounts to a last straw and resigns they will be prevented from relying on the contents of the letter unless it can be shown that there is some unambiguous impropriety; but the mere sending of such a letter can not possibly amount to this.

Maybe you heard from your child's teacher, used your last straw, or perhaps you are concerned about something going on with your child.

However, it may be that the explosive partner A has been building up pressure from perceived wounds over time by B, and has reached a proverbial last straw.