Sentences with phrase «alacrity at»

The «taxpayer - first» Hein administration can move with amazing alacrity at times, especially in its dealings with the legislature.

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When I look at the truly horrendous numbers from United Parcel today, when I read once again about how McDonald's knows it has problems and will address them with alacrity, I can't help but wonder: when will someone finally be held accountable for this kind of subpar performance?»

HORSE RACING — JEWEL»S REWARD, fiery Maine Chance bay colt with eye on Derby roses, responded with alacrity when stung by whip in stretch, pulled away from Noureddin to win $ 59,500 Wood Memorial at Jamaica (see below) by half length after surviving foul claim by runner - up.

She responds with coquettish alacrity to his advances, accepting a dinner invitation with her «hungry boy» and readily adopting the recently vacated position of in - house muse as he fusses over her slender figure and marvels at what she considers her flat - chested imperfections.

I'm going to say that most, if not all, of this is because of Sorkin, who has produced this marvel of a screenplay that moves at approximately the speed of light; dialogue flies out of Jesse Eisenberg's mouth with extreme alacrity, wit, and pomposity at all times there is a camera on him.

Jackson wraps up the strands of Tolkien's complicated story with alacrity, and despite its length, the film only starts feeling as long at the end — or, more correctly, ends.

It changes up with alacrity and each gear engages crisply if you change at the correct moment, but ignore the prompts from the head - up display and wait right to the redline, and you'll be left waiting for the next gear as the engine stumbles into a soft - limiter.

At least the extra length and weight haven't dimmed the driving experience which, for such a large and heavy car with a new emphasis on keeping the boss in the back happy, is capable of unlikely feats of acceleration and A-to-B alacrity when called upon.

The forthcoming Focus RS and Volkswagen's Golf R both have gobs more power and torque, albeit at a slightly higher starting price, but then so does the cheaper Focus ST.. The JCW has size on its side, though, and the resulting power to weight ratio makes for a city car that can squirt out of bends and away from stoplights with as much alacrity as far more powerful sports cars — up to a certain speed.

BMW has also gone to great lengths to make this engine feel like a naturally aspirated engine and it picks up without hesitation even at low engine speeds, revving up to 7500prm with alacrity.

Doesn't the fact that «T» can stand there in the shower room at our gym, confidently toweling off his tiny unit, while «O» is at home changing their spark plugs with alacrity, indicate that it is only a short stroll down a slippery slope before he is completely happy being the «girl» in their relationship, from which it is only a slight fey hop down the same slope before «T» is happily married to another man, perhaps my car mechanic, a handsome Portugese fellow I shall refer to as «J?»

This alacrity lies at the core of his art, and it is what makes him so powerful an artist.

When ARTnews offered me the chance to participate in and write about my experiences in a two - week drawing «marathon» at the New York Studio School, I accepted with alacrity (hey, two weeks out of the office!)

And because Verizon is suggesting that for some folks, this is the only internet connection they're likely to need and, so, can cancel their cable or DSL, chances of Rogers, our only 3G source at the moment, bringing this in with any alacrity approach zero.