Sentences with phrase «weeks in a raft»

When his plane goes down during a rescue mission, he and two colleagues are the only survivors, lasting almost seven weeks in a raft surrounded by sharks — until they are picked up by the Japanese and tossed into a prison camp.

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A raft of other U.S. economic data also boosted Wall Street, which has traded in tandem with oil for weeks.

Attentions this week turn to a raft of Central bank policy meetings with the Australian Reserve Bank, Canadian Central Bank, Bank of England and European Central Bank all due to release policy updates while Friday's Non-Farm Payroll report will be crucial in providing direction and governing expectations leading into the Fed's March 17 - 18 assembly.

But the way it has pushed through a raft of measures in recent weeks has heightened foreign investors» concerns about China's commitment to market reforms and its ability to handle financial instability.

BEIJING A raft of Chinese data over coming weeks is expected to show the world's second - biggest economy cooled slightly in March from the first two months of the year, with the main risk to the outlook now centered on an escalating Sino-U.S. trade spat.

In the first week they'll stay in a small village in the heart of the Basque mountains, where they will train on the local club's pitch, go rafting, hiking, and even do some co-training sessions with local club's first teaIn the first week they'll stay in a small village in the heart of the Basque mountains, where they will train on the local club's pitch, go rafting, hiking, and even do some co-training sessions with local club's first teain a small village in the heart of the Basque mountains, where they will train on the local club's pitch, go rafting, hiking, and even do some co-training sessions with local club's first teain the heart of the Basque mountains, where they will train on the local club's pitch, go rafting, hiking, and even do some co-training sessions with local club's first team.

The real activity in coming weeks may be in who exit's the club — or it would be if City could get rid of a raft of unwanted players.

With a raft of attacking players proving hard to get rid of, it seems that the remaining weeks of August could still see quite a few players transferring in and out of the club, until Mancini is happy with the squad at his disposal.

All businesses in New York City that employ at least 15 people may soon be required to conduct training to prevent sexual harassment, a proposal that is part of a raft of legislation being considered next week by the City Council to address workplace conduct.

Cuomo has announced his intention to run for re-election again in 2018, a plan that may face complications after a federal grand jury indicted a raft of his closest former aides and donors on corruption charges last week.

The state's budget is due on April 1, and the issue of sexual harassment seems likely to command significant attention in the coming weeks, as legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, have promised a raft of new measures to address the problem.

In previous arrests, Governor Cuomo would weigh in with a raft of ethics changes within a couple of weekIn previous arrests, Governor Cuomo would weigh in with a raft of ethics changes within a couple of weekin with a raft of ethics changes within a couple of weeks.

The statistics emerged ahead of a raft of controversial changes to the benefits system which will come into force this week - including the «bedroom tax» which sees council and social housing tenants facing reductions to their benefits if they have empty rooms in their homes.

Ministers will hit back in the row over welfare this week by publishing a raft of figures which they say show that tough measures - or the threat of them - are already «changing behaviour» by seeing people drop their claims.

Through my supervisor?s contacts, I got onto a 3 - week rafting trip through the Grand Canyon, shooting rapids on a 4 - meter rubber raft, sleeping rough in the wilderness.

In July 2007, she took a two - week rafting trip in Alaska.After 15 years of battling fibromyalgia with medication and exercise, Lisa Simpson still had cramping, spasms, and pain all over her bodIn July 2007, she took a two - week rafting trip in Alaska.After 15 years of battling fibromyalgia with medication and exercise, Lisa Simpson still had cramping, spasms, and pain all over her bodin Alaska.After 15 years of battling fibromyalgia with medication and exercise, Lisa Simpson still had cramping, spasms, and pain all over her body.

His rigorous conditioning and perseverance as a track star, as well as his childhood of being bullied and ridiculed by his peers for being Italian, gave him the fortitude to go the distance during his days in World War II as an Air Force bombardier whose plane is shot down, forcing him and fellow soldiers to have to survive in a life raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for weeks.

A warm day in the sun, a day on the lake or at the beach, river - rafting, a movie marathon, a week of dinners with...

Jacks Thomas, director of the London Book Fair, said: «Following a tremendous debut year for London Book & Screen Week, we are thrilled to be bringing the special event series back in 2016 with a raft of exciting additions and a refreshed approach.

Favorite Adventure Trip A 2 - week rafting trip through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from the North Slope of the Brooks Range to the Arctic Ocean in Northeast Alaska.

This week she blogs about sea kayaking in British Columbia; next week, rafting on Idaho's Salmon River.

By Marie Savage - Special to Wild Isle Magazine Summer 2004 I was just back from a week - long white - water rafting / camping trip on the Snake River in Idaho when a friend called in a panic.

Burnaby's counsel Gregory McDade, of Ratcliff & Co., issued the shocking threat in a raft of regulatory filings earlier this week aimed at disrupting the National Energy Board's review of the project.

Other eye - catching announcements last week included plans to create more opportunities for salaried part - time judges in the higher courts as part of a raft of judicial reforms confirmed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation paper, Controlling Costs in Defamation Proceedings, published last week, proposes a raft of measures designed to tackle the high legal costs incurred in defamation and other publication - related proceedings.

In our intro section, Jonathan Vanian and I discuss all (or a bunch anyway) of this week's Kubernetes news — where Mirantis was latest into the pool, working with Google to bring the cluster management framework to OpenStack clouds, joining HP and a raft of other tech vendors endorsing the open - source framework.

In recent weeks, Facebook has been making a raft of changes to its data - sharing and privacy policies as it works to rebuild trust among users and regulators.

You can now get Assistant on plenty of Android devices, and Google just improved the platform with a raft of new features in recent weeks.

Peers will then perform their last rites on the Nuclear Safeguards Bill - with what will probably be a perfunctory third reading - before dealing with the raft of Northern Ireland legislation which had been rushed through the Commons in the previous week, including bills on the budget and on assembly members» pay.

In an order to Coincheck, which lost $ 530 million to hackers last week, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan has demanded a full explanation of what went wrong, along with a raft of upgrades for «prevention of similar events in the future.&raquIn an order to Coincheck, which lost $ 530 million to hackers last week, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan has demanded a full explanation of what went wrong, along with a raft of upgrades for «prevention of similar events in the future.&raquin the future.»

Gold Tax Cut But Tracking Stepped Up As multiple resources reported last week, Indian authorities are in the process of bringing in a raft of measures aimed at facilitating better monitoring of the precious metal with the country's borders.

Since MBSR's inception, studies of this eight - week training program have shown a raft of positive effects: significant increases in participants» attention and emotion regulation, activity in brain regions associated with positive emotions, quality of life, and reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression.