КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «SITTING TARGET»
Поиск случаев использования слова
sitting target в следующих библиографических источниках. Книги, относящиеся к слову
sitting target, и краткие выдержки из этих книг для получения представления о контексте использования этого слова в литературе на английский языке.
Harry Lomant is on the run.
Now Lee has to think fast and do the right thing. He suddenly finds himself with a vital job to do in a frantic race against time. At only fourteen, Lee is sure of only one thing: he can’t be a sitting target. Not now they are after him.
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On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
As more hurricanes develop in the Atlantic and make landfall, Miami is a sitting
target for future major hurricanes, for which Andrew was only a precursor. The
Gulf Coast may once again be overwhelmed by a massive hurricane; that
possibility ...
Ronald Daniels, Donald Kettl, Howard Kunreuther, 2006
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... mainly for sitting in. sitting target nc (usu fig) someone or something that is in
an obvious position to be attacked : it they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.
be sitting pretty (inf) to be in a very good position : These problems don 't worry
you ...
sitting pretty see pretty. a sitting target someone or something that is in an
obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target. [As a
sitting duck above.] sit up 1 to remain awake, not going to bed: / sat up until 3 a.m.
...
... less than once every three years. In 2005, four occurred in a single season. a.
sitting. target. Hurricane strength Categories In 1969, engineer Herbert Saffir and
Robert. Hurricanes develop over warm water and generate 21 2: A Sitting Target.
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Chambers concise dictionary
[12c] sitting duck or sitting target > n an easy target or victim. sitting room > n a
room, especially in a private house, for relaxing in, entertaining visitors, etc.
sitting tenant > n, Brit a tenant occupying a property, especially when it changes ...
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Point of Aim, Point of Impact
I had a sitting target versus a moving target. I knew the sitting target was a sure
thing. If I shot at the one up above the bank while he was walking and weaving
his way through the brush, I could miss. Then I would have two running targets.
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British Battleships 1919-1945
After knocking the old coastal defence battleship Indiana to bits, he made moves
to get Ostfriesland allocated as a sitting target to be destroyed by aircraft. Trials
started on 20 July 1921 when the ship was attacked with 2301b bombs, but of 33
...
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Housing Benefit Hill and Other Places: Collected Columns, ...
The manager told the girl not to say anything. She did what she was told,
checking through all of the items. "That's £10.20," she said. "Have you got the 20p
?" She was laughing pleasantly at him as he fished in 230 Sitting Target.
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «SITTING TARGET»
Здесь показано, как национальная и международная пресса использует термин
sitting target в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.
Nepal Digs Out After the Quake
Gorkha was a sitting target. Most of the houses in this mountainous district northwest of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, were made of little more than stone or bricks ... «TIME, Май 15»
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson a sitting target for elitist Guardianistas
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson a sitting target for elitist Guardianistas. by: Brendan O'Neill; From: The Australian; March 14, 2015 12:00AM. Increase Text Size ... «The Australian, Мар 15»
Jerusalem's bus drivers are sitting targets
Like a sitting target he can only guess who will decide to attack him, curse him, spit on him, beat and injure him. He knows which neighborhoods are habitually ... «Haaretz, Дек 14»
Taxes galore loom for Scotch makers, researchers warn
Scotland's £5bn whisky industry is a “sitting target” for higher taxes in an independent Scotland, researchers have warned, because the spirit cannot be made ... «Financial Times, Фев 14»
Sitting target: How long periods of inactivity slash years off your life
Rather, both are exercise researchers looking into the link between sitting down and premature death. What they have found is clearly disturbing enough for ... «South China Morning Post, Авг 13»
'He was a sitting target': Mother of Canadian Muslim convert says …
'He was a sitting target': Mother of Canadian Muslim convert says son recruited into Syrian conflict from Calgary mosque ... «National Post, Июн 13»
Sitting target: Liverpool tell Carroll to go this week or get used to the …
Liverpool will sit down with Andy Carroll and spell out their point blank refusal to be rushed into a panic deal on the final day of the transfer window. That means ... «Mirror.co.uk, Авг 12»
Royal Wedding is a sitting target for terrorists
I hate to sound a sour note on what otherwise promises to be a truly joyful occasion for Prince William and Kate Middleton and the entire country, but for those ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Апр 11»
Sitting target: Snake attacks from toilet bowl
A Taiwanese man became a sitting target for a snake, which bit his penis as he sat on the toilet at his rural home, local media reported on Monday. "As soon as ... «Reuters, Май 09»
