Sentence examples for by jerks from inspiring English sources

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So the work is proceeding by jerks.

Punctuated equilibrium, for example, has been called "evolution by jerks".

Mr Gould's opponents referred to punctuated-equilibrium theory as evolution by jerks.

It's Hard Being Liked by Jerks was an intellectual exercise, says Daniel.

When given a real choice, people usually don't want to be ruled by jerks.

He said that the Nobel Prize was typically won by "jerks".

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He gets expression by jerking his jaw, swinging it from side to side.

Later, he lowered himself, jerk by jerk, into a modified split, then sprang back into a standing position, using nothing, it seemed, but his bent left ankle.

Which, I would hazard a guess, is a direct consequence of the restrictions imposed on one's legs by jerk fans' favourite trousers: skinny jeans.

A renewed experiment in 1986 revived the tradition and discovered that 15 men sufficed to move a medium-sized statue over the ground in upright position by jerking it ahead with a system of ropes.

One tried to open the bonnet (hood) by jerking the winged ornament known as the Spirit of Ecstacy, which responded by gliding into a trap door atop the grille.

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