It was brutally effective, the tennis equivalent of shock and awe.
The "brass hats" were there to inflict the Victorian equivalent of "shock and awe" whenever the "natives" grew restive.
Now, although both parties say they are committed to more gradual approaches, an agreement is required to avoid the fiscal equivalent of shock therapy.
The financial equivalent of reckless "Shock and Awe" has been "Sub and Prime".
"Call the fashion police!" When Lindsay Lohan's controversial appointment as artistic adviser of the French label was announced last month, Mounir Moufarrige, the new chief executive of Ungaro, said his intention was to give the aging brand the equivalent of "electric shock treatment".
Western consumers will probably divert a fair chunk of their savings on petrol into spending on other goods.Add in the effect of low interest rates and the fiscal packages and the economies are getting the equivalent of electric shock therapy.
To calculate volatility spillovers, we simulate a shock equivalent to a 1% increase in the conditional volatility of price returns in the international market and evaluate its effect on the conditional volatility of price returns in the domestic market.
When a charged particle does that in a dielectric material, the electromagnetic equivalent of a shock wave, known as Cherenkov radiation, is emitted.
And beyond any good, old-fashioned lessons like, "Dolls are fucking creepy, you weirdo," and, "Anyone that bangs outside of marriage is a sinner and must be smited," I can't remember what exactly I've gained from them – except the feeling that jump scares must be the cinematic equivalent of repeat shock therapy.
And beyond any good, old-fashioned lessons like "Dolls are fucking creepy, you weirdo," and, "Anyone who bangs outside of marriage is a sinner and must be smited," I can't remember what exactly I've gained from them except the feeling that jump scares must be the cinematic equivalent of repeat shock therapy.
Melody Makers Richard Williams summed up the surprise many felt at Harrison's apparent transformation: All Things Must Pass, he said, provided "the rock equivalent of the shock felt by pre-war moviegoers when Garbo first opened her mouth in a talkie: Garbo talks!
