Sentence examples for ticks from inspiring English sources

Isla ticks all the boxes and I believe he was one of the reasons for Chile's memorable campaign in Brazil.

Risk-averse studios will be pondering the degree to which Radcliffe ticks the "guys want to be him, women want to be with him" boxes, usually accepted as prerequisites for A-list stardom among male film actors.

Add into the mix fun and varied restaurants and nightlife, plus a decent arts scene, and this unfairly maligned city ticks all the boxes for an indulgent quick break, as well as being widely accessible for a large proportion of the population.

f6e65e9a-4e9d-4e6e-b7c0-cbfd09c1496a Low in cholesterol, high in iron and protein, leaner than beef, pork or lamb: goat ticks all the modern dietary boxes.

But Warsi's critics do a hatchet job on her: she was an inexperienced political lightweight, one who had failed to win winnable Dewsbury in 2005, failed to get another nomination before 2010 despite being on Cameron's A list, as a self-made, working class, northern, female Asian Muslim – that ticks a lot of boxes.

Mertesacker ticks the boxes for fan worship, being stylish, wholehearted and, in the words of an Arsenal fans' song, a 'big, fucking German'.

Cabrera once came home so covered with ticks that he washed himself with a shampoo for dogs.

But their ability to slow down the process as the clock ticks down to the imminent sunset of the current Patriot Act authority suggests their tactics have achieved much of what they set out to do.

Health workers chalked ticks on the houses of accepting families, and the letter R on the walls of those who refused.

No phone, feelfab.org, one-week breaks from £995pp full board, flights extra ID608942 FURTHER AFIELD Yoga Magic, a mile or so from the coast in northern Goa, ticks all the boxes for a restful and rejuvenating break.

The nearest airport is Pisa, served by Easyjet (easyjet.com) from Gatwick, Luton and Bristol 12. DORSET As peaceful retreats for two go, The Orchard, set deep in rural Dorset near Sturminster Newton, ticks all the boxes.