Sentences with phrase «airy fairy»

That said he is trying to say that one does not have to use reason to make a prediction, and that some airy fairy predictions can be right.

Governments and policy makers have an interest in making sure things go right, so it is not airy fairy to presume that the present condition will continue, even if real growth slows.

Sheet music and songsheets for OHP are also supplied Cast Princess Siesta, Boy servant (Robert) Queen, King, Countryman, Countryman's Daughter Countryman's Wife, Countryman's Son (He turns into a Prince) Fairy Nuff, Airy Fairy, Fairy Liquid, Tooth Fairy, Wicked Fairy, Henry (Wicked fairy's bodyguard) Magic Frog, Cook, Prince Kip of Insomnia Vicar Narrator, Usher Singers Non-speaking parts: Spider 1, Spider 2 Optional extras: servants, ghost (s), mouse, beetle, woodlouse, ladybird, moth, bedbug, stray cat, acrobats, extra «bad fairies», party guests Audio List (supplied as mp3's) 01 Welcome song (Vocals) 02 English Country Garden (Vocals) 03 Lavender Blue (Vocals) 04 Lucky Lucky Me (Vocals) 05 You Can Count on Me (Vocals) 06 Something is Amiss (Vocals) 06 Something is Amiss (Vocals) 07 Everything is Going Well (Vocals) 08 Magic Lullaby (Vocals) 09 Overgrown (Music) 10 Wedding Waltz (Vocals) 11 Acrobats (Music) 12 Here Comes the Bride (Music) 13 Curtain Calls (Music) plus 13 backing tracks to sing along to

- but mainly arty, designy, photography, architecture etc etc - a visually creative mindset (without the airy fairy flatulence) lover of language (s), likes to...

The details contained within that airy fairy, ethereal confection of a top contrasting wonderfully against that tailored high waisted pant.

This dress is the ultimate outfit of an airy fairy princess.

If you are thinking — oh no not another airy fairy new age idea — and I am sitting here wearing the essential cardigan and sandals that seem to go with the territory of such people.

This isn't as airy fairy as it sounds.

I know that sounds very «right on» and a bit «airy fairy».

A controversial area for Blunkett was civil liberties, and he described civil libertarianism as «airy fairy».

Last week, the prime minister dismissed Davis and Huppert's fears as «airy fairy» and made a veiled threat to the Guardian to show more «social responsibility,» over their stories.

I didn't expect to write an intro including the words «la - di - dah» and «airy fairy» from that summit, but the PM tends to loosen up a bit on trips.

There are plenty of names that have been used to describe these types of people; naive, airy fairy, head up in the clouds — those kinds of things; it may all sound innocent and not the worst thing in the world, but if you have no clue what it is you're doing wrong and constantly need people to tell you and give you a shove in the right direction, how are you going to be as a parent?

We have seen the light feathery airy fairy tale esk looks from all the top designers in the fashion world, like Fendi and Marc Jacobs.

These may sound like slightly airy fairy (if quite pleasant) suggestions, but science shows that adding small does of joy to your life can have big impacts not only on your mood but also on your productivity.

Not exact matches

Caring about people's feelings doesn't make managers airy - fairy pushovers; rather, such leaders recognize their job is to help people excel.

Not in an airy - fairy sort of way, but by being technical and precise.

Rather than airy - fairy promises and feel - good anecdotes, he offers solid basic advice for the everyman and everywoman.

Governments talk about this stuff in airy - fairy terms, like we're investing in innovation, and no one knows what that means.

The labels to ignore are things like «farm fresh», «natural», those airy - fairy labels.

John Polkinghorne, Cambridge University particle physicist and Anglican priest, proclaimed: «Theology is not some airy - fairy form of metaphysical speculation.»

Let your little one feel like he or she is soaring through the air on a baby - friendly hang glider with the HABA Airy - Fairy Baby Swing!

In a recent post at the Telegraph entitled Airy - fairy Lib Dems must face life outside the goldfish bowl Isabel Hardman uses a revealing metaphor.

«This isn't airy - fairy philosophy — these are real experiments,» he says.

And that's why I want to share it with you, not for the workout or the ego boost or the airy - fairy talk of love and light.

I've been doing it for 12 years, and at the risk of sounding airy - fairy, it's made me a better person.

Synonyms include bunk, airy - fairy, New Agey, insane, vapid, dodgy, sketchy.

When I use the word «balance» I don't mean it in some airy - fairy, new - age kinda way.

This may sound a bit airy - fairy, but it actually can work to control stress and enhance recovery, and since biofeedback has been shown in research to also lower cortisol levels, this can be a valuable recovery tracking and recovery enhancing tool.

«The really important thing is the content standards are addressed in each lesson so it doesn't become a bit of an «airy - fairy project» — the standards are really important and the teachers will work together on those projects.»

Christodoulou presents a pedagogical compromise between grey - drone - creating rote memorisation, and airy - fairy group work.

This is all airy - fairy, with cause - and - effect impossible to pin down.

Now, lest the above seem airy - fairy, here are my biases at present as I try to separate the transitory from the permanent:

Both of us, if truth be known would prefer to either flip somewhere or do a holiday rental but the bottom line of this project is not to be airy - fairy but to make money and Mr BC being the cold hard businessman he is who only does something if it makes money will in the end go for whatever option will do that...

The biggest offenders are Agnès and her fairy Airy (original name!).

Their gathering however is not an airy - fairy one, for it creates a trans - stylistic vision over shared similar artistic concerns.

Turns out, they use them because they work — yes, they even work on our non-skeezy, artistic, airy - fairy sales pages.

You can not rely on some airy - fairy fantasy of personal ethics to police either an industry, a profession or individuals.

You're too nice a guy — too much of an airy - fairy, nature - boy - flake, instinctive Taoist — for that, BBD.

The whole point, Jim, is that the people with the problem should do the cost - benefit analysis and the planning because it's their money that's at stake (which has the extraordinarily beneficial effect of concentrating the mind on the nitty - gritty rather than the airy - fairy).

What «deniers» deny is that airy - fairy tale «dangerous» carbon dioxide sing - along piece for true believers.

He went on to insult nations that took on much tougher targets by accusing them of making «airy - fairy promises that in the end never come to... anything».

I also buy Orin Kerr's point that professors often don't have enough of a feel for the sweet spot between airy - fairy dreaming and just brass - tacks doctrine.

«Levinson and Perry avoid the airy - fairy, none of that 50,000 - foot - view stuff you're used to reading in career books.

Retro cool Masculine mid-century-style furniture will also neutralise an airy - fairy scheme.