Sentences with phrase «aloofness in»

Viewers are not allowed any of the usual aloofness in their relationship to the artwork, as they literally walk through an airbrushed terrain.

His agitated and volatile energy functioned as a counterweight to Brando's high - viscosity aloofness in The Wild One (53), but Marvin eventually learned to incorporate the latter's brooding into his own staccato restlessness, resulting in many a show - stopping study of the Soulful Man of Steel.

While it is definitely worth the time and effort to visit, the aloofness in feeling when the action is most critical can only be seen as a failure on a fundamental storytelling level.

Not exact matches

Guy Kawasaki addresses emotional contagion in his book Enchantment: «Smiling sends a very clear message about your state of mind, not smiling creates an opening for many interpretations, including grumpiness, aloofness, and anger.»

When it becomes a bigger issue, as in work not being turned in on time or aloofness during meetings, take people in for a one - on - one.

In Lindsey's case, it was tempered by a kind of anthropological aloofness; in Wilkinson's, less so.&raquIn Lindsey's case, it was tempered by a kind of anthropological aloofness; in Wilkinson's, less so.&raquin Wilkinson's, less so.»

Primitive ideas of dreadful unapproachableness in deity had been left behind; the concept of divine sanctity had been sublimated into terms of transcendent purity; and instead of «holiness» meaning aloofness, it could itself characterize a humble and contrite heart.

«1 Byzantium was obsessed by God's inscrutable aloofness, but medieval Western Catholicism found God's presence immanent in all things.

It is a grievous misinterpretation to suppose that God's reality dawned on men, like the Old Testament prophets, in mystical aloofness from the social needs and social movements of their time.

Just in case a reader may be confused by my apparent aloofness, I am voting for Romney against Obama for all the intelligent reasons that are put forward on Postmodern Conservative — such as this.

Our selfish isolationism, our refusal to participate in the effort to build a world order of peace and justice through the League of Nations, our aloofness from the World court, our scuttling of the London Economic Conference, our interference with the free flow of goods by high tariffs, our Oriental Exclusion Act, our arming of Japan for her war upon China, are a few of the counts in the indictment which the God and Father of all mankind must bring against us.

This relation of the Christian teaching to life (in contrast with a scientific aloofness from life), or this ethical side of Christianity, is essentially the edifying, and the form in which it is presented, however strict it may be, is altogether different, qualitatively different, from that sort of learning which is «indifferent,» the lofty heroism of which is from a Christian point of view so far from being heroism that from a Christian point of view it is an inhuman sort of curiosity.

True to its Byzantine tradition, Russian Christianity gave prominence to monasticism, but, somewhat differently from the Byzantine monasticism with its aloofness from the world, due in part to the initiative of Theodosius many Russian monasteries served the sick and the poor, and the monks were guides and confessors to the rank and file of the laity.

Of course all this is incidental in respect of the larger matter that no British Christian leader really understands the aloofness of the United States in an hour when the world is staggering under an almost unbearable burden, and when the matter is put in this fashion the memory that Britain adopted just such an attitude of aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our position.

The coldness of an intellectual approach unaccompanied by affection is matched by the febrile extravagance of unreasoning sentiment; the aloofness of uncommitted understanding has its counterpart in the possessiveness of unintelligent loyalty.

Coming on the heels of Elinor Tatum's warning in The Amsterdam News that Cuomo is risking losing the black vote come November with his aloofness and coupled with the Paladino campaign's relentless hammering of the AG for ducking debates and the criticism on national TV from his old rival, Eliot Spitzer, this has got to be weighing heavily on Cuomo.

In particular, UKIP has remained popular among those who are disillusioned with the aloofness of the political elite.

One columnist, suggesting that Harper was motivated by a desire to avoid the mistakes of the Windsors after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, wrote that Harper «pre-empted condemnation of his aloofness... by ordering a state funeral in order to satisfy the teddy - bear grief of a nation».

But elected on the platform of change or what a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, called «Any option But Jonathan» platform, Buhari, two years and eight months in office, has eroded his brand; ineptitude, ignorance, clannishness, nepotism, distraction, aloofness and confusion have tarnished even his reputation for integrity.

The snag is that in quantum mechanics, time retains its Newtonian aloofness, providing the stage against which matter dances but never being affected by its presence.

In the last few years, I've discovered that sometimes fear looks like procrastination, perfectionism, or a kind of aloofness.

As he wrote in his bestselling book Man's Search for Meaning, «It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make - up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds...»

A combination of self - confidence and aloofness is what works like a miracle in this type of relationships.

Women opt in for such sites because of the aloofness they offer.

Sometimes it feels like a tease with its frustrating aloofness, along with its head - scratching narrative detours, including a sequence in which the main character slowly eats and chokes on a slice of cake in a restaurant without further explanation.

The cold aloofness Hough brings doesn't seem to be entirely her fault, but it nevertheless enhances a lack of character identity, as it's unclear if Ariel is supposed to be lost and sympathetic, or a contemptible, spoiled slut whose boots were made for comin» off (she's been distraught and promiscuous ever since her brother died in that first - reel accident).

That said, there is a certain aloofness that settles in, mostly due to there not being anyone to really root for, and despite the quality cast and crew, there isn't the level of involvement you'd prefer to see in a rather longish film.

Despite the safety of his new occupation, and his newfound proximity to his wife, Molly (January Jones), and children, Thomas is beginning to exhibit signs of PTSD, most explicitly in his drinking, aloofness, and inability to sleep.

It shows no desire to entice you in, but that aloofness, and some moments so dazzlingly strange that they startle you into alertness, make it as seductive as it is repellent.

But as he puffs his way through the orgiastic carnage of «High - Rise» — we swear he lights up in pretty much every scene — Hiddleston manages to lend cigarette smoking an air of insouciant aloofness that's rarely been seen since the days of Bogart.

On collegiate turf, doltish Michael would be no competition for Laney's feelings against the quick - witted Troy, whose aloofness is easily romanticized, but in the «real world» (ever too bounce - lit by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to seem a shock to the system), Michael's stable career and emotional availability even the score.

He belongs to the hardboiled, get - the - job - done leading men of action films past, but even in this time of increasingly progressive heroes remains incredibly popular for his steely, charisma - not - necessary aloofness - so popular in fact that the franchise was resurrected after Jeremy Renner nadir The Bourne Legacy for a fifth film some 14 years after the original just to bring the real Bourne back.

As supremely silly as they are, the Twilight movies are made watchable by Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan, whose combination of fidgetiness and aloofness puts me in mind of James Dean's Cal Trask and Jim Stark.

There is also a bit of aloofness to the story for long periods, despite the humor and very in - your - face violence.

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski along with director Pawel Pawlikowski have such a strong eye for the world they have created, shooting the scenes in the convent with a different language than the scenes in the outside world, drumming up themes of isolation, discomfort and aloofness with nothing more than the camera lens.

Playing what is in many ways the Bibi Andersson role from Persona is no small feat, and while Stewart still generally operates within her well - worn wheelhouse of low energy aloofness, it has never worked better than it does here.

Jackie Kennedy, in turn, had mesmerizing style, an uncanny combination of erudition, charm, and aloofness that was unique and authentic to her.

It is difficult enough to teach and conduct union activity under the above outlined circumstances, but what has made the situation more challenging is the silence, aloofness, and non-response of the UFT leadership in addressing these matters.

To enhance steering feel it has speed sensitive assistance that quickly firms up once on the move but at parking speeds it is easy to twirl taking the chore out of parking duties There always is a gentlemanly characteristic to how the RS 4 responds despite its towering ability, more like a slight aloofness when one is at the helm despite wringing the RS 4 to within an inch of its life on a race track like we did in Milan.

CON: In some lines, this aloofness has developed into a touch of aggression.

Feline aloofness is the indifferent behavior of an animal which does not live in strictly hierarchical communities and has not needed to develop canine - style social behavior.

It is important to socialize them with other animals, and be frequently introduced to people in the public of every ethnicity, sex, and size as to decrease their aloofness and skepticism of strangers.

Then they grow into adults, and can still be cute, but such a pet's newfound independence and growing aloofness may feel bittersweet to its human kin, begging the question: How might a kitten lover keep young cats in their lives — without ever worrying about them growing up?

However, Coop Fund mobilizes conceptualism's detached anti-aesthetic to signal the organization's aloofness from style in favor of a dedication to institutional transparency and democratic participation.

This aloofness is something Mr Stella relishes, claiming to have no interest in contemporary trends and dismissing Jeff Koons (to name one prominent target) as an artist for people with more money than taste.

In contrast to Darboven, his identity as an artist is largely based on a performance of aloofness regarding labor.

Their historical value is especially great, for, regardless of his personal aloofness and his liberal views, everyone of any importance in Tsarist Russia sat for Serov, yet not one of the resulting paintings has anything of the official portrait about it; each is a sincere and illuminating document.

Becomes a bit of a bully though in leaving weight and volume behind, it slims down to practically nothing but a hard dot and under its own momentum rises from the ground at great speeds and travels through the empty volumeless atmosphere bashing into other molecules which have likewise shed their plump attractiveness — getting thoroughly mixed up in their aloofness they lose all sense of up and down.

So, it's not just tenure or aloofness from the professional that stands in the way of innovation.

Or in conflict driven by distance, and an aloofness, which can be caused by depression.