Sentences with phrase «wracking as»

As nerve - wracking as that may sound, I feel sure that our boy is our boy, and I am determined to not let my anxiety flail wildly around about that.

It can be nerve wracking as it is to interview for a job, but if you are an introvert it can be even more scary.

Nerve - wracking as it may be, it usually only takes one or two conversations to find out whether it's possible or not — and you can do most of your background research online, by looking up salaries for other workers at your level, in your field and in your geographical area.

If you're confused as to why a loan would be given to you based on your car, don't be; there's a simple stipulation that is completely manageable and not as nerve - wracking as people make it out to be when qualifying for a title loan.

There are few things in life as potentially exciting and nerve wracking as getting that first job out of college.

Premiering a film at South by Southwest may be a huge accomplishment, but it's just as nerve - wracking as it is exciting.

Being a single parent who is diving back into the dating world can be even more nerve - wracking as there are different new factors involved.

The transition from online messaging to an offline meeting is not as nerve - wracking as it may seem, in fact it's simply an opportunity to test your relationship chemistry.

When it's something that hasn't been done before, it can feel a little nerve - wracking as we don't know how we are going to sound and also how it will be received.

It's as nerve - wracking as it sounds, but worth it for eventual winner: they'll go home with a $ 50,000 prize, a collaboration with the Swedish retailer that goes in - store worldwide, and a catwalk show during Stockholm Fashion Week.

As nerve - wracking as the c - section was and not knowing what to expect of his health once he was out, we were elated to hear those first loud cries and then to see his beautiful body through the clear drape.

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«Being exposed at the beach can be nerve - wracking for anyone, but especially when your body is already treated constantly as a spectacle by cis people,» said one beachgoer.

German airline Lufthansa signed on as the first customer of the CSeries — although only after some last - minute, nerve - wracking negotiations.

Eric Brammer, 30, an information technology specialist from Roanoke, Virginia, who describes himself as Democrat, said he expects tensions to continue over Russia's support of the government of President Bashar Assad in civil war - wracked Syria, where the U.S., Britain and France last week launched missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities.

Other practitioners of the pop - expert model include Canadian academic Thomas Homer - Dixon, who predicted the world was about to be wracked by cross-border wars fought over basic resources such as water.

The week's developments have also revealed the IMF as an institution wracked by internal conflict over how best to handle its largest ever debtor.

History is full of communities that were wracked with bitter philosophical divisions as to what the good life meant, and everybody but Aristotle seems to have understood that even when we agree on what goods exist, we may not agree on which ones take precedence when they conflict.

Haeckel's universe is as unified as Adams's is disunified, and Haeckel is as confident about his place in his universe (and his location in a process that will ultimately solve all riddles) as Adams is wracked with doubts.

Before I realized how preoccupied I was with crafting my image and operating as my own «brand manager,» I became wracked with overthinking and a sense of inferiority that wouldn't quit.

This requires no such nerve - wracking processes; it is literally as easy as boiling water for the first hour or so, and then you'll keep an eye on it and stir it regularly until it is just a slip of its original volume, intense magnification of the original taste, and oh so gooey on a crepe (filled with fresh banana and mango, here), on ice cream or on a spoon.

I started using some bElemis products which I was assured wheat free etc started using it and within a day woke up to night cramps wracked my brain if eaten anything and then googled the product as ingredients not listed on bottle... sure enough wheat germ oil!!

For one, these brussels are pan-fried instead of roasted, which was nerve - wracking because I wasn't sure if they would cook as well.

We will have to wait and see whether the Arsenal and England defender Kieran Gibbs is selected by his national manager Roy Hodgson for the friendly game against France at Wembley tonight, which is bound to be an odd and emotionally charged encounter after the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris, but with England wracked by injury problems and having to play a very young team, as well as the limp performance put in by Ryan Bertrand at left back against Spain, I will be surprised if Gibbs does not start.

It might not have been as exciting as some of the recent transfer windows but I would certainly prefer it this way than having a nerve wracking wait in the last few days.

There you have it, it is going to be nerve wracking for a while but Ox is due to return also on Sunday against Norwich and this can give us some breathing space as well.

But as nerve wracking and painful as they were, the near misses should have taught the Gunners not to take Saturday's semi-final opponents Reading lightly.

Given the first - team opportunities that have been handed to players such as Marcus Rashford, Varela and Borthwick - Jackson this season, hopes are high the latest batch of champions will not only be able to follow in the fine traditions of wracking up league title wins but also breakthrough into the senior team soon.

The end of the club football season in Europe's biggest leagues means that this break isn't nearly as nerve - wracking or annoying as the mid-season iterations, and if you're like me, you hardly even noticed.

This game is going to be nerve - wracking for both sides, as they both need the three points desperately.

As you see your angry, defiant son suddenly melt into his father and bury his face in his daddy's neck with body - wracking sobs, your own anger melts away.

This was not the case at all when I had Leo, as a first time mum I found breastfeeding in public really nerve wracking to begin with and would go to great lengths to try and be as discrete as possible.

The worst part about this toy: The incredibly nerve - wracking clacking noise the alligators make as your toddler torments you with one more go around the living room.

It's nerve - wracking, but I keep reminding myself, as I did with my son four years ago, the odds are still overwhelmingly in favor of normal and healthy.

Buying an infant car seat is going to be one of the most nerve - wracking things that you do as a parent.

There's typically a lot of crying involved as well, which can make the experience much more nerve - wracking for him.

Feeding a baby with diarrhea can be nerve - wracking, as you may worry about irritating his gut and worsening his symptoms.

Attorney Wendy Long as been wracking up GOP chair endorsements, but is still well shy of 25 percent.

DiNapoli seemed to go much further when he announced the divestment in June 2009, as Iran was wracked by protests and a violent government clampdown.

In it, the projection of compassionate conservatism, or appeals to the grandchildren of Essex Man, or debates about the nature and extent of modernisation, will be useless - as antique as the certainties of Edwardian England must have seemed in the depression - wracked 1930s.

Lopez Rivera's group, the F.A.L.N. staged scores of violent attacks in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence including fatal bombings in New York City, and the issue continues to smolder as Puerto Rico is wracked by a deep financial crisis.

But FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said the party «had changed for the better» since Jeremy Corbyn's spectacular election as leader in September this year.

Peter Cutler, a former Cuomo spokesman who is also named in a federal subpoena, replied, «Todd told me, saying it was pretty nerve - wracking — as I'm sure we can all understand,» he wrote.

«The video tape was damning in its apparent suggestion as to what happened,» Mr. Cuomo said, attributing the protests that wracked the city last night to the video and disappointment in the legally required secrecy of the grand jury proceedings.

In a recent survey, Scott described the presidential election as «nerve - wracking» and expressed concerns about her future career options.

The deadly mob violence that wracked England this past week has abated, as police came out in force and used surveillance images to track down and arrest some 1,900 alleged rioters.

As a freelancer you frequently have to pitch your ideas to editors, which Carrington describes as being «quite nerve - wracking when you start off.&raquAs a freelancer you frequently have to pitch your ideas to editors, which Carrington describes as being «quite nerve - wracking when you start off.&raquas being «quite nerve - wracking when you start off.»

A few nerve - wracking hours will follow for scientists and controllers on the ground, as the spacecraft's heaters warm up its systems, its startrackers get a fix, it turns its solar arrays towards the sun, and, finally, points its communications antenna toward Earth.

«The results of our study suggest that efforts to mitigate local perturbation such as nutrient enrichment in the Baltic Sea could pay off in the future, because it might help key species such as the bladder wrack to better cope with the effects of climate change and to maintain their ecosystem services.»

I wrack my brain as to how, why, what led to me getting into this predicament?

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