Sentences with phrase «white knuckle ride»

Rather than the White Knuckle Ride of 2014, Congress and the President appear to be treating short selling home owners in 2015 to a White Christmas.

3 of us (myself included) used to drive like madmen, in and out of traffic, constantly at the speed limit, racing away from lights, getting frustrated trying to overtake tractors in the country roads, stressing, a real daily white knuckle ride.

Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game that features a ton of vehicles, weapons, upgrades, on - track bonuses and environments.

The film isn't a white knuckle ride, and the pacing can be slow at times, but this is one of those cases where that's sort of the point, and you certainly don't begrudge it.

Overall, it's a white knuckle ride from start to finish, and there won't be a dry eye in the house by the time the credits roll.

Strike Energy's share price has been on a white knuckle ride over the last few weeks as investors desperately try to work out if it is going to be the next large cap gas producer in Australia, or fail whilst daring to create a new technical frontier in the search for coal seam gas riches.

For a small country, Cymru as the locals call it, packs a heck of a lot in: spectacular land and seascapes, action and adventure from easy strolls to white knuckle rides, funky B&B s and fantastically tasty food and drink.

Not exact matches

It's a terrific, white knuckle, gorgeous, terrifying ride through space.

By FRED PEARCE In the trade, they call them white - knuckle rides.

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi - tech, «Real Steel» stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed - up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000 - pound, 8 - foot - tall steel robots took over the ring.

All in all, the story within The Jackal is much more focused on the chase, and Jones shows the pursuit of this (and the planning Willis undertakes for the job) effectively, making for a white - knuckled ride.

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future where the sport of boxing has gone high - tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed - up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000 - pound, 8 - foot - tall steel robots took over the ring.

San Andreas is one hell of a frantic, white knuckled fairground ride.

Thankfully, that ride has lost none of its white - knuckle power.

Trial is an excellent piece of a cinematic white - knuckle ride, all done within 15 minutes leaving you on the edge of your seat... and probably a bit confused in a good way.

Still, even when a friend rolled up his sleeve for me a few weeks later to reveal four fingertip - sized bruises he sustained from watching The Lion King with his girlfriend (she white - knuckled her way through the wildebeest stampede'til his arm went to sleep), I remained unconvinced that Disney's latest blockbuster cartoon, which had grossed over $ 200M by that point, was worth the price of a ticket, having been taken for a ride by the prestige surrounding the dreadful Beauty and the Beast.

So, straight from Mother Natureâ $ ™ s OMG collection, Â nailâ $ ™ d features spectacular terrain inspired by world famous locales such as Yosemite National Park and the Andes Mountains; however, reality has taken the day off to deliver 70 - degree slopes, massive air, bottomless chasms, giant spinning saw blades, crashing airplanes, platforms held aloft by helicopters, enormous rolling boulders, fire, white - knuckle rides and heart - stopping jumps into the unknown.

With intensity that builds to a fever pitch, Aliens is a true rollercoaster ride that only accelerates to white knuckle proportions right up until the cataclysmic ending.

It might not be a challenging, white - knuckle thrill ride, but there's a satisfaction in tying together a series of bends, not wasting any forward momentum, and being crisp, clear and well - timed with your inputs.

It's a four - mile, white - knuckle ride on which the slightest misjudgment could end in disaster.

Fitted with regular Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, as opposed to more extreme Pilot Cup trackday rubber, it has a rare level of delicacy and allows you to work up to and beyond the limits of mechanical grip without it being a white - knuckle ride.

It takes almost 18 seconds to cover a mile at 200 mph, and it's a white - knuckle ride from start to finish.

At speeds above 80 this car is a white knuckle death ride and will take every bit of your driving skills to keep control.

Expect a white - knuckle ride to very dark places.»

Active traders that had open positions or trades going against them were likely in for a white - knuckle ride as they were forced to wait and watch the market unfold.

At the same time, though, you also have to wonder how anyone with such a stock - heavy asset allocation felt when the market went on its recent white - knuckle rollercoaster ride.

If you can't handle a white - knuckle ride, you should build a portfolio that's less prone to dramatic swings.

We'll determine if you have what it takes to endure the white - knuckle roller coaster ride of the market.

In all honesty though, it's like one of those smooth duck rides that you pop your child on at the theme park whilst you're riding the latest hair - raising white knuckle roller - coaster.

The bicycle ride down kept me wide - eyed and white - knuckled.

Experience white - knuckle rides, fairy tale fantasies, awe - inspiring shows and incredible shopping malls all in one fun - filled holiday to Orlando.

From there it is all downhill where the wahoo factor is amplified by multiple berms, jumps, wooden features (Stickrock has to been ridden to be believed), rock slabs (look directly below the gondola to see the longest) and plenty of good ol' white - knuckle singletrack.

There are waterparks at Marmaris and Olu Deniz with plenty of white - knuckle rides, and kids will also enjoy the gulet (traditional Turkish boat) cruises between the islands.

As well as the famous Little Mermaid, a highlight of any visit must be the delightful Tivoli Gardens — blueprint for Disneyland — with its award - winning combination of scenic, themed gardens, traditional rollercosters, including the world's oldest, and the most modern «white - knuckle» rides.

Whilst here, thrillseekers can also enjoy a white - knuckle ride at one of the famous amusement parks on Coney Island.

Serious thrill seekers should head to the famous theme parks, especially to the white - knuckle rides of Dreamworld and Wet N Wild.

For the more adventurous, it would be a shame to be staying in a Derbyshire holiday cottages and not visit Alton Towers for some of the best white - knuckle rides in the world.

Nail'd officially holds the record for worlds fastest off - road racer, and it's certainly something to see it action as you fly at breakneck speeds around the track, but what should be a white - knuckle ride on your ATV or bike of choice feels more like a rollercoaster ride involving little skill but plenty of creative «Oh my giddy aunt» moments.

Based on the Dreamcast original — and featuring original music by The Offspring and Bad religion — Crazy Taxi is a white - knuckled ride from one fare to the next, as you blast wildly through the streets.

I don't know about everyone else, but for me 2017 has been a white knuckled rollercoaster ride.