Sentences with phrase «with chinks»

So that's where the climate bill stands now — and even with those chinks in its armor, and polluting companies getting a bit of an easier deal than we'd like — we still very much need it to pass.

Not exact matches

Reports emerged earlier this week that Mackay had sent a number of offensive text messages during his time with the Welsh side, including one which referred to owner Vincent Tan as a «chink».

Other comments from Whelan have brought an angry response from the Chinese community, with the Guardian also reporting that Whelan justified some of Mackay's alleged texts by saying «if any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying.»

First and foremost a return to the Champions League has to be prioritised, which can only be done with a top four finish or by winning the Europa League competition (as Manchester United did last year), but our current form, ignoring he midweek loss for our B side, I wouldn't rule us out pushing on to challenging for second place in the table, possibly even first once Manchester City finally start to show chinks in their armour.

With only two blotches on their league record this season, away to Liverpool in January and at home in the Manchester derby last weekend, it is City's domestic cup scares that are most instructive when assessing the chinks in their armour.

Usually with relegation there comes a chink of optimism, fight and belief that one day you will be back.

The left side is Arsenal's chink in their armour, with Gibbs nowhere near the usually erractic Clichy when it comes to defense; with Arshavin or Bendtner ahead on the left, Dempsey will be making hay with his forward runs on the right wing, delivering crosses to the strikers.

Already struggling with postpartum depression, this little chink in the foundation of my parenting led to me believing that I was not fit to be a mother.

The teen soldier was the alleged victim of racial taunts, including being called «gook,» «chink,» and «dragon lady,» and subjected to daily physical abuse by fellow soldiers, who pelted him with rocks and ordered him to give instructions in Chinese, advocates said at last week's hearing.

Mike Hein, consummate politician Spend an hour talking with Mike Hein and just try to find a chink in his

A man in his 20s walks past, his hood up and the gold chains around his neck chinking with his excess swagger.

On every profile, you can see the number of It seems there's a chink in the armour when it comes to Bella Thorne's romance with Mod Sun - after she furiously discovered he was on a dating app.

He also unfortunately burdens it with the follies that have plagued his previous efforts when it comes to storytelling, with the 135 - minute film becoming an utter chore to get through in its second half due to the director's poor pacing, unnecessary structural chinks, and some faults in depicting the passage of time.

Craftily written by Peter Morgan (who also wrote the current The Last King of Scotland), the bulk of the film consists of careful tête - à - têtes between Blair and his Queen; he becomes ever more enthralled with her, while she discovers a chink in her armor.

We did find the chink in Doom Generation's armor, though — mocking it together with our dragon - style kung fu wit.

Gates Foundation and other philanthropists should also look at building stronger ties with grassroots activists, a major chink in the armor of the school reform movement (especially among the Beltway crowd).

Well, perhaps the one chink in his armour and glimmer of hope for his rivals is his ability to race wheel to wheel with others.

The D5 model Matt is driving has an all new 2.0 litre diesel with 222 hp mated to an automatic transmission he says is one of the few chinks in the the XC90's armor.

The car looks handsome and is paired with motors that offer great drivability, but the NVH package is the real chink in its armour, along with the missing gadgets which should be present in a million rupees car.

The only real chink in its armour right now is the lack of an automatic transmission, but that will soon be addressed with the introduction of CVT equipped petrol variant.

While you are right to examine Chase's legal responsibilities to you as a customer under your agreement with them, keep in mind that their entire legal department, as well as their business unit, has already vetted the ins and outs of this move and it is of very low likelihood that there is a significant vulnerability, chink or hole in their legal position regarding these new account policies and adjustments.

The front porch, defined by a chinked enclave, greets guests graciously with a log bench and barnwood door.

Log shacks were chinked against the cold with thick moss and roofed with rough split shakes.

As it's grip on the industry gets tighter day by day, we see chinks in the armour of what now appears to an emperor concerned with the preservation of self above all else.

You could make them fall over by tilting the conveyor, or open up chinks of light by pressing the buttons — to which they responded with little dance moves.

For the majority, a chink in the self - sufficiency of the community poses little threat to the ability of the members of the community to practice their religion (or it constitutes a test of just how coherent and significant their religious views are); for the dissent, this religious community must be seen as holistic with the result that all aspects of life are infused by religious beliefs and practices.

Would she have had the same success with these or any other chinks in her game?

It's not the latest from Qualcomm and it's a chink in the armour if we were being picky, but it's still a flagship - grade phone - especially when pared with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of storage.

I have great respect for candidates that reveal a chink in their armor while managing to avoid hoisting any scarlet flags with their answers.

Therapists who are attuned to these «chinks» may be able to leverage them into opportunities for helping the child's relationship with the targeted parent evolve beyond one of utter rejection and hostility.

When it came time for the homeowners to restore the kitchen in this circa 1856 cabin, they decided to finish out the kitchen with shiplap wood painted a rich neutral (Manchester Tan by Benjamin Moore) rather than trying to match the 150 - year - old chinked log walls.