Sentence examples for thwarting time from inspiring English sources

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But at this stage of medical knowledge, you have about as much chance of thwarting time as you do in personally preventing an ice storm, so you can start your resolutions for the New Year right now by forgoing such books and saving about $24.95 (for a hardcover) apiece.

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8 P.M. (ABC Family) A CINDERELLA STORY: ONCE UPON A SONG (2011) Katie Lucy Halee) dreams of becoming a recording artist but is thwarted time and again by her cruel stepmother (Missi Pyle) and wicked stepsister (Megan Park).

Rather, the question is why the United States should oppose such a move, particularly given that its own attempts to revive Palestinian-Israeli negotiations have been thwarted time and again by Israel's refusal to stop building settlements.

The propensity to conceal, if only for a quiet life, is so powerful in all organisations that the watchdogs will be thwarted time and again unless news organisations are ready to spend time and money in the courts and the public remains persuaded that this is not a press fight for private profit, but everyone's fight.

Physicist Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge, for one, has conjectured that the laws of physics would always somehow thwart time travel.

My people have asked time and time again for someone to fix the problem, time and time again we have been told to wait; time and time again we have been told to fix it ourselves; time and time again our efforts have been ignored or thwarted, and time is not the consolation prize we have in mind.

Benedict has tried twice to simplify the Curia but been thwarted each time.

It made several attempts to cut through the ice over the next day but was thwarted each time.

NASA had tried three days in a row last month to launch the shuttle but was thwarted each time by stiff wind.

I was never really able to get into wizards and elves, neither of the "Lord of the Rings" nor the "Harry Potter" variety, and my attempts to read the first "Twilight" book were thwarted every time its abstinence agenda reared its ugly head.

Visiting goalkeeper Nicolas Caraux was in inspired form to thwart Celtic time and again as the champions proved profligate.

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