slipping

Yesterday, after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper, Scott flipped it playfully at me: this led to an all-out war.

And, slipping out of Gaston's grasp, Marguerite sat him on her right, me on her left, and then said to Nanine.

The next thing she knew, she was slipping in and out of consciousness. She saw her husband sitting on the steps, his head in his hands.

Slipping into the gap between your thoughts, allows you to be available to existence, to really "feel" it out.

This denial is not of the intellect but is an actual slipping out of the pattern of that morality which is immoral.

Killing a man while he slept , slipping a rope around his neck that choked the life out of him .

We shall see whether or not someone may articulate that, here, I am slipping outside, or am trying to turn away from it.

You have a society where "personal responsibility" does not seem to be a priority (we are slipping in that direction as well).

"Keep your promise. " The voice was slipping away, as if the volume was being turned down on a radio.

When the body has too tilted in danger of slipping when the front brake had a death grip. # Wear eye protection.

He called, "Au revoir, Mother, " and, slipping her hand between the bars, she gave him a small, slow wave with it.

The dark is faltering and its once-mighty stranglehold on your world is slipping.

I said it was in danger of slipping and I think that's what is happening at the moment and it has to be contained.

The company, which had long been an opponent of electrification, changed its stance earlier this year in light of slipping global sales.

Trying to be a hero, I dropped my backpack and ran up to help her, but ended up slipping and landing on her leg.

He saw her, from corner of his eyes, slipping along the side of the cave toward the fire, and now Robert Jordan watched Pablo's face.

His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control.

The last thing he saw was the frighten and fearful face of the soldier and the cigar slipping out his fingers.

'I hear, 'So-and-so's job performance seems to be slipping, or they don't seem to be working on critical projects, so can we let them go? ''

Investors were also unnerved by signs that the European economy seems to be slipping closer to recession.

A woman in New York is recovering after slipping in a bathroom and ending up with a coat hook in her face.

He had money, and he might have been slipping someone a little squeeze every week to take it easy on him.

Bosworth did not speak to reporters at the airport, slipping out a side door and into an embassy car waiting on the tarmac.

The dolphins managed to swallow some of the plastic skids used to prevent slipping around the outside of their aquarium in Fushun.

If he really did not know, it would suggest that the Chinese Communist party's grip over the People's Liberation Army is slipping.

But copper has been getting beaten up for a while, slipping into a bear market more than a week ago.

The general does not rule out the possibility of terrorist leaders including Fazalullah slipping out of the area.

But the worst thing of all was that his religion like the outer world, seemed to be slipping away from him as the days went by.

But actually preventing someone slipping into the undercarriage depends on checks and procedures that are not always present, Shanks warns.

This would not be the first time American intellectuals have been troubled by the sense of greatness slipping away.

Now he had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day.

Who hasn't enjoyed the feeling of slipping on an old comfortable pair of trusted jeans on a lazy Saturday morning?

We've got to rebuild this economy and the sense of security that middle class has felt slipping away for years.

The dark ones seetheir plans for control over Mother Earth slipping away from them, as you are continuing your journey towards awakening.

Australia was one of the few rich countries to weather the global downturn without slipping into recession in 2009.

China's status as a coal exporter is slipping away, and with it another layer of the country's energy security blanket.

Toyota's upscale Lexus brand is set for a design shake-up as it battles to revive stodgy sales and a slipping image among young car buyers.

Stung by slipping market share in the U. S. , the company is now going into overdrive.

But his premiership seems to be slipping uncontrollably downhill.

The slipping of the government's control is hastened by what seems to be a rapidly deteriorating economy.

They put ashes on the track, to stop the wheels from slipping. It was a very cold day, but as usual Henry had no windscreen.

Interestingly, the appeal of studying education seems to be slipping.

I entered Homs on a smugglers' route, which I promised not to reveal, climbing over walls in the dark and slipping into muddy trenches.

Unlike gold it is far too bulky to be of use for slipping a couple of bars into a case and making a dash for the border.

As sales rose in June, median prices of new homes continued to fall, slipping to $206, 200, from $232, 100 a year ago.

I'd been into science fiction, fantasy, and comic books since I was very young, so slipping into an imaginary world came easy to me.

Her ex-husband seemed to be slipping away into one of his hopeless moods.

He takes another quick look at the sword, but I can see it slipping out of his grasp. He's already thinking of something else.

At the moment , the clutch must act as a coupling device and transmit all engine power to the transmission , without slipping .

It was just like stepping, slipping, through a heavy curtain into another place and another world.

The company's image already had been slipping in Germany as management sold money-losing businesses and slashed jobs.

One of the reasons that I got into this campaign was a sense that the American dream feels like it's slipping away for so many people.

Sometimes, in a case of dynamic DS the vertebral slipping cannot be seen on the standard supine radiographs or MRI.

Mr Fogg had not time to stop the brave fellow, who, opening a door unperceived by the Indians, succeeded in slipping under the car.

He had brought a fleece-lined parka and pulled it tightly around him, slipping the hood over his head.

GEOMEMBRANES. MEASUREMENT OF THE GEOMEMBRANE LINING SYSTEMS SLIPPING ANGLE BY MEANS OF AN INCLINED PLANE TEST.

But like a dieter who devours a whole box of cookies in a moment of weakness, I found my resolve slipping occasionally.

They provide security when the things we depend upon seem to be slipping out from under us.

"The user experience fell behind a little bit, " Meg Whitman, Ebay chief executive, confessed of her company's slipping growth rate.

So when you hear her slipping into her old habits, pull her to the side and remind her how to lead and be nice about it.

A picture posted on the Metropark's Facebook page showed guests slipping notes into a tip box for the hotel staff.

It occurred to my uncle that trams slipping on rails and ferries sailing across the strait where seagulls flew would be needed badly.

The invention relates to a system for slipping, hauling and assembling caissons in harbor engineering and a construction method thereof.

Most experts believe that the odds of a such a back door slipping in are nil.

Soft anti-slip protection in the bottom prevents the child from slipping.

He took great delight in slipping one over the guards.

Mr Isdell decided to pump an additional $400m into marketing as evidence grew that the power of the Coca-Cola brand was slipping.

She said she's read reports of classroom teachers who see textspeak slipping into students' formal written work.

I also asked you to stop slipping earmarks into committee reports that never even come to a vote.

Farley: Well, you know, ratings have been slipping.

This figure also illustrates how the lateral displacement results reduced for the existence of the micro-slipping forces.

Katherine threw her arms backward, slithering out of her lab coat and slipping free.

Over the next two hours, there were other signs the well was slipping out of control.

Simply suggest that world governance is slipping away from the G20, G7, G8 or other bodies in which Europeans may hog up to half the seats.

Meanwhile, the greatness of the United States, which so many have taken for granted for so long, is steadily slipping away.

Precise in-built roller. Non - slipping. Easy to install.

"We were slipping in to the recession and this was going to be a tough, expensive movie, " said Harries.

If he seemed interested but hesitant, she could have clarified the message by slipping into something more comfortable.

Carpets in the office should be tacked down and slip-resistant, particularly in wet weather, to prevent any slipping or tripping accidents.

This was soon followed by another to stop standards of English slipping: young Singaporeans tend to speak slangy "Singlish" .

They repeated claims that Britain was objectively slipping down the list of China's trading partners, losing out to Germany and France.

If you are starting to feel your age it might be because your memory is slipping at the most inopportune times.

Slipping off his shoes, to ease his swollen feet, he sat down at the table with his books.

This is due to the ball slightly slipping out of the socket causing a minor degree of joint incongruency.

We've got to find ways to drum up new business. Our sales have been slipping recently.

If you set the bar too high and you already feel as if you're slipping, don't berate yourself.

The Macmillan night nurse woke Mum early one morning with the news that my dad was slipping in and out of consciousness.

He said there were strong indications that Col. Gadhafi's hold on power was fast slipping.

As I stared out the rain-spattered window of a New York City bus, I saw that the years were slipping by.

Keep love in the air by slipping them a note in their lunch pail, giving them a location to meet for a secret rendezvous.

When you step on the accelerator, the engine races as it would with a slipping clutch or a failing automatic transmission.

I was starting to feel like my whole world was falling apart-kind of slipping into a depression.

One survivor reported slipping into the water, turning around, and discovering the ship had disappeared.

And I was about the age of some of the folks here. And my grades were slipping. I hadn't started my college applications.

The U. S. sub-prime mortgage crisis, together with fears that the economy is slipping into recession, is taking its toll on global markets.

In the light of geomechanics theory the formation mechanisms of bedding slipping structures and related structures are analyzed.

By forgoing some of the superior growth on offer in Asia, however, those lower down the ranks could find themselves slipping further.

We've assembled a variety of metrics to help determine whether you're getting ahead, holding steady, or slipping further than most.

He gave his sock a hitch when he fell it slipping down.

Caution: DO not get any trace of oil or grease on the friction-disk facings. Even small traces may cause clutch grabbing or slipping.

But a very, very astute man, who, yes, is slipping into Alzheimer's but whose long-term memory is so brilliant and beautiful.

This fault was mainly due to tray for rubbing the wheel too dirty or worn, rubbed out of paper, slipping into the paper.

You think that the biggest threat to your health when taking a shower comes from slipping on a bar of soap? Well, guess again.

In any event power is likely to start slipping away from her.

All I know, time was just slipping away, and I watched it count to the end of the day.

The arginine transporter manages to avoid ejection by slipping through the membrane of the cell in between the pumps.

THE practice of slipping baksheesh into a well-placed palm is not a novel one.

This doesn't seem ideal to me as I would rather not be slipping in the first place and then waiting for the system to react.

His third was to add rubbery dots that keep the pencils from slipping out of sweaty little hands.

Nobody ever got to the top without slipping up.

Slipping out of the village in the dark, I headed for Ji'an.

The colonel's calm veneer was slipping, and the naked fear began to become apparent on his face.

It enables the Outlander GT Prototype to turn tighter, transfer power to slipping wheels, and add stability during cornering.

First, the West has a security interest in preventing the region from slipping into a maelstrom of conflict.

And in a rare moment of candour from a sitting president, Mr Obama acknowledged the public's faith in him was slipping.

The combination of a weakening labour market, slipping house prices, tighter credit and higher fuel costs will weigh on domestic spending.

Tonight, the momentum against the Gadhafi regime has reached a tipping point. Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant.

I felt as if the ground were slipping beneath my feet.

Families grew more concerned about their personal finances and the risk of slipping back into a recession.

The bottom line is that there is ample reason to worry about slipping into a depression.

America's traditional allies in Europe -- Britain, France, Italy, even Germany -- are slipping down the economic ranks.

They had been fortunate where the pirates were concerned, slipping down Dagger Lake by night, unseen and unmolested.

And frankly, I think it has been unfortunate that this possible deal has been slipping away.

After five years of SPLM rule, too many health and social indicators are slipping backwards.

Super-gripping top and bottom surfaces help prevent safety seats from slipping and sliding for a more secure feel.

Without them, the festival was in danger of slipping behind its rival in Toronto in terms of international profile.

The climber clawed at the cliff surface as he felt himself slipping.

The bigger worry in the gold and silver markets should be the slipping dollar as it sags against the world's leading currency.

71 min: A rare sortie forward for Spurs ends when Defoe chooses the wrong option: slipping the ball to Evans rather than a team-mate.

We could paraphrase v. 7 - 'When I finally felt my life slipping away, I cried out for your help.

Slipping into the warm water, they wait patiently, bobbing their heads on the look-out for fish.

In 2006, after another bout of recalls, the company promised a "customer first" strategy to restore its slipping reputation.

To erect a ladder, have one person "foot" it to prevent slipping. Another option is to lash the bottom of the ladder to some secure object.

Valentino's easy elegance makes you believe that slipping into another world or lifestyle is as simple as doing up a zip.

In a potentially positive sign, the S&P managed to break above its 20-day moving average after slipping below it earlier in the week.

You sit up there, so white and old, with all the angels about You and the stars slipping by.

Due to the van taxi back to the aircraft are often leads to many flights stopping slipping and waiting.

Groups that promote American competitiveness have long warned that the United States is slipping in all areas of science.

For one thing, Japan is in danger of slipping back into deflation as the price of imported commodities falls.

But if it comes under further downward pressure, it could end up slipping into recession.

If the object is vertical and smooth, and there is danger of the rope slipping, take an extra wrap around the object.

This would involve slipping a few radioactive carbon atoms into molecules of the drugs in question.

When I said, 'My foot is slipping, ' your love, O Lord , supported me.

Over a period of time the motor is required to make up the friction losses and the losses in the clutches when they are slipping.

Work second sleeve in the same way, but do not place sts on spare needles after slipping sts to waste yarn.

The situation was slipping out of her control.

I refused to innovate throughout the weekend; I did only things I had done before, like slipping out of sessions early to down a manhattan.

A slipping belt can have a significant effect on the system operation as the compressor will not rotate at the desired speed.

He's not slipping out by saying he's invoking, in the name of community, some universal principles of justice.

The structure, the working principle and its application in dry machining of hydrostatic slipping were introduced.

This indicates that they are not assigned, and can act as a trigger to the Project Manager that some work is slipping through the cracks.

Building works - Roof covering made of slipping or grooved clay tiles - Part 1 : technical specifications.

A good excuse to escape the "concerning" chatter, which in fact only remind me of the slipping of youth.

"Run! " commanded Mrs. Arable, taking the pig from Fern and slipping a doughnut into her hand. Avery grabbed his gun and another doughnut.

I thanked the gardener again, slipping a few coins into his hand, and I went round to the address he had given me.

BUILDING WORKS. PRIVATE CONTRACTS. ROOF COVERING MADE OF SLIPPING OR GROOVED CLAY TILES. PART 2 : SPECIAL CLAUSES.

is used, place a towel in the bottom to stabilize the child and avoid slipping.

Does it not run the risk of slipping into a variety of ethical humanism?

August winds lifted him up so he could inspect it more closely, before slipping gracefully into the chair beside his childhood friend.

Some survive by slipping the tax collector a few Congolese francs to look the other way.

The stairstep, however, should cause back-slipping molecules between adjacent electrodes to circulate in a loop, creating a local eddy.

Lieutenants are bad news, as I found to my cost when I tried slipping past one In a guard's uniform.

The side slipping airplane gives rise to a side force on the vertical tail.

In most offices, slipping the Christmas nativity play or a teacher meeting into a busy day is routine.

Crupper: a leather strap looped under a horse's tail and attached to a harness or saddle to keep it from slipping forward.

While I happily surrendered the driver's seat back to him that morning, slipping back to our old roles wasn't proving to be as simple.

feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium.

Both ends of the bracket are provided with end covers and anti-off bolts and nuts to prevent the arranged TV slipping off the bracket.

She was slipping in and out of consciousness in front of us, that's when I dialled 999.

Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat .

Local fishermen and cattle farmers are forbidden to sell their products, and exports of the produce that it is legal to sell are slipping.

Position yourself as an advisor on schedule matters, and avoid slipping into the role of adversary.

Perhaps you will feel your life is slipping away, but nobody will tell you --- when everything is over, death indeed arrives.

The mode of slipping along the eastern Liupanshan piedmont fault zone is analyzed through both macroscopic and microscopic investigations.

President Barack Obama said Libya is "slipping from the grasp of a tyrant" and urged Gadhafi to relinquish power to prevent more bloodshed.

But for me it was like holding sand in your hand, you just can't stop it slipping through your fingers.

Julia remained where she was, slipping the mace into her pants pocket and browsing the magazine.

A metal frame with a spike or spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent slipping, especially on ice.

all dimensional design parameters of mounting holes in slipping shoe can be obtained in one calculation process.

Global warming is slipping down the agenda and being replaced by the credit squeeze and immigration.

I wrote because when I was writing, I didn't have to watch my disabled partner, slipping into a haze of drugs and depression.

The government's mammoth task is to keep Tajikistan away from slipping into a stone age.

The sun was slipping down through the trees and it was time to go home.

Concern was expressed about the slowing U. S. economy and the danger of it slipping back into recession.

Early tension fracture, middle shear strike slipping or normal overturning occurred during the movement.

But what happens if you have clambered up a few rungs, joined the new middle class and now face the prospect of slipping back into poverty?

If the slipping clutch is not felt to slip, turn the pressure screw all the way up again and hook the locking bail into the second notch.

Hon Hai's profits have been slipping recently thanks to higher wages and moving operations to inland China, says Bloomberg.

a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.

Most economists think the world risks slipping back to its imbalanced ways.

He dismounted with difficulty, because his knee was stiff, and, slipping the reins over his arm, stumped toward her.

But I don't think we have to worry about slipping back into recession just yet.

Please do not kick yourself for slipping on the rules, it happens, let it go.

Every morning we wake up to find time slipping through our fingers.

All you're doing is defining two variables at the top of the program and then slipping into HTML mode.

Cafeterias, lunchrooms and toilet areas provide increased opportunities for slipping. Special care is required in these areas.

With its long, unshapely bulk it prevented the Sikh driver from slipping by it.

Some of the hacks simply targeted individuals, slipping the initial malware onto their machines through P2P networks.

Pure childhood rolls on glass-blade shining with the innocence, and slipping through birds, insects and plants faded away fresh and freedom.

So a few years ago, I started slipping my classes short writing assignments alongside the required papers.

On slipping away cool spirit, start to climb from his spine.

He's also a listener, and that helped BMW navigate the financial crisis without slipping into the red.

The continent is slipping into a new nationalism.

The temperature in the press is kept constant during the whole operation, to avoid uncontrolled slipping.

Still, we are slipping, especially for those starting out at the bottom.

Obama had hoped that he would have a bill to sign by next month but that timetable is slipping, with weeks of congressional wrangling ahead.

Yet it has a way of slipping through your fingers like quicksand.

It is only when the clutch disc is slipping against the flywheel that wearing occurs.

At worst, forecasts from some economists suggest the world's third largest economy is in danger of slipping back into recession.

While we were slipping drilling line, they were measuring drill pipes.

The Turkish lira is slipping against the dollar, GDP is expected to shrink this year and unemployment is rising.

slipping notes under a woman's hospital bracelet.

Hurstwood rose and took the money, slipping on his overcoat and getting his hat.

Surely poor results will add to the conjecture that the US economy is slipping off of the path to recovery.

Japan is now the eighth-biggest market for Mercedes-Benz, slipping from sixth place three years ago.

"I'm going to kill myself, " the gunman announced, slipping the barrel of the rifle beneath his chin.

It is easy to visualize the plates slipping in the direction of the applied force until they bear against the bolt.

Was the title slipping from Germany's grasp? Tommy Haas didn't thing so. He broke back immediately to level the score.

It could also save Adobe from slipping into irrelevance as mobile devices increasingly take over functions from desktop browsers.

Jim climbed slowly up the creaking steps, his courage slipping away at every step.

The new electroplating weak-holding diamond bits can well solve the slipping problem when drilling extra-hard and strong-abrasive rocks.

The most daring phase of the M. K. -Ultra program involved slipping unwitting American citizens LSD in real life situations.

It helps to enhance the grip and avoid slipping from the instrument. It provides complete protection to your palms.

Right now that title is very much up for grabs as exports have been slipping especially those to the United States.

They are unable to prevent a small number of defective parts slipping through.

But for all the tighter controls imposed by the North Koreans and Chinese, there are still ways of slipping through the cracks.

Comparing with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of high safety and no slipping of the steel wires.

Whether to lead the peace process to a comprehensive conclusion, whether to revive Constituent Assembly which is slipping into coma?

Don't resist, it's so gentle, like slipping into a warm bath.

Air slipping along the fuselage moves slower, so the engines ingest less oxygen and burn less fuel.

Are these few days slipping into sleep then suddenly awaking in tears.

He grabbed some dirt, watching it slipping from the gaps of his fingers.

I don't know where it came from. . . but its just this gut-wrenching fear of slipping up and doing something horrible.

Slipping the key into the lock and turning it, he found himself inside a splendid palace of solid crystal.

Steel column is fixed to special jig, slipping below the installation position by chain block and lifting by pulley block and windlass.

US markets also joined in, starting the day strongly, before slipping back to close largely flat but ending a long streak of losses.

Slipping past the frontier towns , they were scalping and killing whole families .

HSBC is not a mediocre firm in crisis. It is a great one slipping towards mediocrity.

The relationship between the three elements is a casual one, slipping past each other, sliding towards the sea.

Failing to address such questions will result into people slipping back to their usual way of working when the pressure rises.

Blackberry wine has a robust, fruity flavour and bouquet, while slipping down a little too easily.

She's slipping out of the backyard of my heart this morning . . .

It was looking like everyone was slipping on the pitch, so the goal came at a good time.

It helps keep you from slipping back into an emotional state that may bring out some response that you would rather not experience.

So we meet Bush the party animal: drinking, flirting, slipping from one job to the next.

All of which suggests that Mr Noda is slipping back into some of the old ways of the party he opposes, the LDP.

Some of the decades following 1949 are slipping into the "Old Shanghai" category.

I felt myself slipping out of touch with my six children.

But the overall timetable is slipping. There is no consensus on who should supervise the largest financial firms.

We stand in silence, and there is an illusion of slipping back in time.