Sentence examples for a prod from from inspiring English sources

It's ironic, she says, that they again needed a prod from abroad to make this possible.

The automatic in the test car was somewhat fussy, demanding a prod from the driver to complete its shifts.

If consumers were really better off with more efficient cars or appliances, they would buy them without a prod from government.

Where do we go from here?" With a prod from Mr. Nygaard came the response: we charge right into the driving Allegro, the main section of the movement, in which all the possible resolutions are grappled with.

Indeed, a prod from the European Court may be just what a reform-minded chief needs to get him to shake up his department.The question, says Alec Burnside, a partner with Linklaters & Alliance, another law firm, is how to build proper checks and balances into the current institutional framework.

This will be tough, presaging a vicious fight if any of the proposals do reach the floor of Congress.The commission may get a prod from a 20-member task force organised by the Bipartisan Policy Centre and headed by Pete Domenici, a former Republican senator, and Alice Rivlin, a former budget director for Bill Clinton who also serves on Mr Obama's panel.

The royal anthem, rather than the national one, is played before every screening at the cinema and failure to stand up for it results in a sharp prod from an usher.

As we know by now, "The Bachelor" has the power to make or break a contestant's character with an edit, a cleverly placed voiceover, or a well-timed prod from a producer; and if that worked in Jubilee's favor this time, it only makes it all the more possible that other times, it works explicitly against black contestants.

It can even be said that, with a strong prod from government, the American auto industry has turned a corner — moved from a domestic into an international market, and developed, through the experience, a new and more socially conscious management.

But, when left-armer Rehman ripped one past a lazy prod from Trott and into the off stump, it sparked a collapse that saw the tourists lose four wickets for 41 runs.

Blaszczykowski is played into the area by a clever prod from Murawski.