Sentences with phrase «way out of a jam»

Marcus had worked his way out of jams bigger than this before; that's what made him Marcus.
He's a 70 - year - old pol who, if he sees no way out of his jam, will sing like a canary.
Espaillat was tailed by reporters on his way out of the jam - packed bar where his event was held, and finally he took several questions in Spanish in a chaotic scrum held in the middle of busy Dyckman Street, with cars honking and edging by reporters.
Fully aware that neither his life nor those of Carol and Fran will be worth five cents once Upshaw is murdered, Wally spends most of the evening trying to concoct a way out of his jam.
The accidental felons make the kind of stand most gals can only dream out, shooting and fast - talking their way out of jams like a distaff version of Butch and Sundance.
Midway through the film we watch him in a short amount of time work his way out of a jam with two different people, one with his words and one with his lips.
The Warner package — a well - appointed hardcover booklet — tries to buy its way out of this jam by bundling a CD with four selections from the soundtrack, three of them sung by Harris and one credited to Nero, even though his pieces were performed (uncredited) by Gene Merlino.4
To help you work your way out of this jam, let's take a look at how long cards and loans remain on credit reports, how long they continue to affect credit scores once paid off and closed, and lastly, what you can do to once again be able to obtain financing when you need it.
Fortunately, you've been offered a good way out of this jam by the credit card company, and I'm going to explain why I think you should take advantage of it, despite their requirement that you close the two cards you have with them.
Ultimately, you want to plan and pack for the ideal, best - case scenario and then purchase your way out of a jam when you have to.

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Yet this obscures the reality that, already by late 1914, all belligerents were stuck in a war that was supposed to have ended soon, according to optimists across Europe, but inconveniently had not, leaving the armies jammed in a conflict that generals and politicians could see no easy way out of.
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In this and moments like it, I find myself wishing I prized politeness less and had the interior freedom to kick out my friend and his mistress» or in some way to give the moral truth that has been jammed into a far corner of my conscience some purchase on reality, some public expression.
On my way to work, I spend a good amount of time in the car listening to podcasts and jamming out to favorite tunes.
I was so sure we'd win that I luged a silver carton cut out of the famous cup, that was as almost as large as me, all the way from Holloway to Wembley, on the jam packed public transport, through the crowds down Wembley Way and held it close on the full Wembley terraces, no mean feat I can tell ya as anyone who had visited that stadium back in the day who wasn't even yet in his teens could confiway from Holloway to Wembley, on the jam packed public transport, through the crowds down Wembley Way and held it close on the full Wembley terraces, no mean feat I can tell ya as anyone who had visited that stadium back in the day who wasn't even yet in his teens could confiWay and held it close on the full Wembley terraces, no mean feat I can tell ya as anyone who had visited that stadium back in the day who wasn't even yet in his teens could confirm.
Back in the days when both houses of the Legislature had leaders with a number of years under their belts — namely, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno — two - way deals to jam the governor were not out of the question.
My personal feeling, which I expressed in my chat with Carter, is that while it may be to the employer's advantage to reduce risk in this way, I still have trouble figuring out why I need to share my fear of traffic jams (see sidebar).
Traffic congestion has gotten way out of hand — and not just in developed countries anymore: Traffic jams and smog plague dozens of cities in China and in many other parts of the developing world.
According to Grima, scientists would need to figure out a way to prevent these traffic jams to cure the patient of the neurological disorder.
For my 1st charcuterie board, I was so pleased with the way it turned out and with all of the flavors... the cheese / meat selections were the perfect pairings and the fruit, jam, peppadews and nuts complimented them so nicely.
Apparently he found a way to get himself out of that jam, however, as both he and his taxi return in this trailer - caught up in a chaotic situation once more.
Eli and Jared are currently aboard Train Jam on their way out to GDC, but fret not: instead of a classic episode, Carter and Shaun are here to discuss this week's big games and news.
For me, Prisoners is part an engrossing family drama and part a chintzy, lurid thriller, jammed together in a way that lacks conciseness, focus, or ability to avoid collapsing under the sheer weight of the many cheap and cheesy plot contrivances that are far too out of their element to cap off a drama that builds up so well.
Frank goes out of his way to hang out with Sam by having a weekly jam session in his makeshift music studio.
Get a cute little red car out of a jam and on its way to win this speedy game.
It exhibited awesome power and sound while pulling out of the toughest of jams, including mowing down a sizeable tree that just so happened to find itself in the way.
+ Key Highlights # Cabin feels plush and neatly laid out # Generous knee room, leg room and average head room # Comfortable seats with good cushioning # Judicious use of leather, metallic accents and faux wood # Tilt & telescopic steering column # All windows with auto Power Up / Down and Jam protection # Cooled upper glove - box # 8 - way electrically adjustable driver seat # Smart entry with push start / stop # New optitron combimeter with illumination control # Automatic climate control with dual AC # Large 7 inch infotainment & navigation screen with capacitive switches # Multi-function steering with audio, telephony & MID controls # Reverse camera with sensors # Power back door with memory function and Jam Protection # Illuminated entry and follow - me - home headlights # Excellent noise insulation # Accessory socket in all rows # Sequential shift and paddle shifters for automatic variants # 200 L boot space with all 3 rows up # Approximately 1000 L cargo space with 2nd and 3rd row folded # Rear wiper & defogger with timer
Mechanically, there are no changes, meaning the 124 GT continues with FCA's 1.4 - litre four - cylinder turbocharged engine, kicking out the jams to the tune of 160 horsepower and 184 pound - feet of torque, motivating the GT to 62 mph in 6.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of 144 mph.
If I can sell 10,000 books at $ 3.99 a download, which I've been consistently able to do through Amazon, that strikes me as a better deal than being able to sell 3,000 books at $ 12 a paperback, particularly because my royalty rates are way higher on downloads and I can jam out two or more of those downloadable books a year.
The jam - packed print edition contains more than 100 pages of the world's most popular featured series and is an ideal way to check out what the digital WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP magazine offers.
I have some gems in my back pocket for getting out of jams like that (ways to cash out a stubborn GC that won't unloack with no fee, etc), but those came from years of cultivating not only the right product purchases — but also the right relationships with managers, and store clerks.
3) Star Alliance — having a good way of booking another alliance can help you out of a jam.
Other excellent local attractions include the Lycian Way Trail if hiking is your jam, or the Oludeniz Nature Reserve & Beach if you'd like to get out of the all - inclusive and reconnect with the more natural side of things.
Join a hosted tour guided by local gourmet connoisseurs as you taste your way around the region, trying Hunter Valley specialty cheeses, teas, jams, chocolate, gelato, boutique beer and wine, or set out on your own gourmet adventure by self driving and visiting an array of local producers who are always happy to welcome new visitors.
Squeezed out of yesterday's jam - packed Microsoft E3 conference, yet still ultra-awesome, is the news that Perfect Dark, the classic Nintendo 64 FPS, is on its way to Xbox LIVE.
But seriously, today's jam - packed with new titles, so let's get the news stuff out of the way first before we dive into all the new goodies:..
I» Blondie - «One Way or Another» Bob Dylan - «Tangled Up in Blue» Bon Jovi - «Livin» on a Prayer» Cheap Trick - «Hello There» Devo - «Uncontrollable Urge» Dinosaur Jr. - «Feel the Pain» Disturbed - «Down with the Sickness» Dream Theater - «Panic Attack» Duran Duran - «Hungry Like the Wolf» Elvis Costello - «Pump It Up» Fleetwood Mac - «Go Your Own Way» Foo Fighters - «Everlong» Guns N» Roses - «Shackler's Revenge» Interpol - «PDA» Jane's Addiction - «Mountain Song» Jethro Tull - «Aqualung» Jimmy Eat World - «The Middle» Joan Jett - «Bad Reputation» Journey - «Anyway You Want It» Judas Priest - «Painkiller» Kansas - «Carry On Wayward Son» L7 - «Pretend We're Dead» Lacuna Coil - «Our Truth» Linkin Park - «One Step Closer» Lit - «My Own Worst Enemy» Lush - «De-Luxe» Mastodon - «Colony of Birchmen» Megadeth - «Peace Sells» Metallica - «Battery» Mighty Mighty Bosstones - «Where'd You Go» Modest Mouse - «Float On» Motorhead - «Ace of Spades» Nirvana - «Drain You» Norman Greenbaum - «Spirit in the Sky» Panic at the Disco - «Nine in the Afternoon» Paramore - «That's What You Get» Pearl Jam - «Alive» Presidents of the USA - «Lump» Rage Against the Machine - «Testify» Ratt - «Round & Round» Red Hot Chili Peppers - «Give it Away» Rise Against - «Give it All» Rush - «The Trees» Silversun Pickups - «Lazy Eye» Smashing Pumpkins - «Today» Social Distortion - «I Was Wrong» Sonic Youth - «Teenage Riot» Soundgarden - «Spoonman» Squeeze - «Cool for Cats» Steely Dan - «Bodhitsattva» Steve Miller Band - «Rock»n Me» Survivor - «Eye of the Tiger» System of a Down - «Chop Suey» Talking Heads - «Psycho Killer» Tenacious D - «Master Exploder» Testament - «Souls of Black» The Donnas - «New Kid in School» The Go - Go's - «We Got the Beat» The Grateful Dead - «Alabama Getaway» The Guess Who - «American Woman» The Muffs - «Kids in America» The Offspring - «Come Out & Play (Keep «em Separated)» The Replacements - «Alex Chilton» The Who - «Pinball Wizard»
I discuss humanity's «capacity to surprise ourselves in positive ways,» which so far has gotten us out of a variety of jams; the ideological blog wars; the intended meaning of my Pace University title, «senior fellow for environmental understanding»; how a scallop's underwater dance inspired me to dive into science; and much more.
On the way to work today in Melbourne a big black automobile jumped into the green - paved bike lane for a quick escape left turn out of the traffic jam — I had to break pretty hard.
She isn't trying to jam her viewpoint down everyone's throat, unless it is a viewpoint that says, «Let's cool it for a while, let's agree to be positive when we inevitably disagree, let's be open with our data and methods instead of hiding them, let's agree that nobody is a lesser scientist if someone points out a weakness in a paper or blog entry — because that is the way science is supposed to work, nobody has everything right the first time.»
My success rate was admittedly mixed — the idea of law firms jamming cell phone transmissions was, in hindsight, a little odd — while my predictions in other areas were surprisingly accurate of the way things played out.
Greenfield wonders why other criminal defendants can't buy their way out of such jams.
Who's they're for: Those who want to jam out in their yard, but don't want unsightly speakers getting in the way of the natural aesthetic.
Using different challenge configurations, the player has to move other cars so the red car can make its way out of a traffic jam.
Who they're for: Those who want to jam out while breaking a sweat, but don't want wires getting in the way of those reps.
There was a farewell concert in Speers Point Park that none of my friends were allowed to attend because it was the HSC... so my mum took me and got a thrill out of being breath tested on the way in and being gawped at by Tim Finn as she stood jammed against the stage with her powder blue cardy and grey, immaculately coiffed blow - dry.
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