Sentences with word «aplomb»

Regarded by many as the best modern defender, the 45 - year - old could play at centre - back and at left - back with aplomb in equal measure.

Regardless of what side you elect to back with your wagering dollars or if you approached the series handicap with aplomb of a seasoned veteran or bet purely on gut feel, the star studded finals sets up to be the perfect way to wrap a NBA playoffs that has largely lacked drama this entire spring.

Big binders clamp down to get you out of trouble, and the FX handles with aplomb in most situations short of an actual racetrack.

Barcelona hosts many festivals all year round, and Catholic festivals are celebrated with great aplomb so if you are visiting in January then Epiphany means a spectacular procession with floats and music.

Notable cars to not reach reserve included a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, a model commonly referred to as not only one of the best - looking Ferraris but also the last of the true dual - purpose sports / racing cars that could be driven with equal aplomb in both competition and on the daily commute to the office.

It mattered little when an incisive move cut through the visitors and was finished with aplomb by Mane — a fitting way to bring up Anfield's 300th Premier League victory.

The dough was a little harder to work with and didn't rise with as much aplomb as my usual wheat - based flour doughs but nevertheless the resulting Spelt bread rose well enough and was delicious.

That is not only because Mr. Marshall's beautiful and biting figurative paintings have been picturing black life in America with such aplomb for so long.

The film has a purposefully slow pace, as Garland slowly reveals layers of narrative and character information that forces us to rethink what we have already seen (a technique he used with even more aplomb in Ex Machina).

Unfolding like a classic Seventies disaster flick, San Andreas serves up a smorgasbord ofreadily - identifiable archetypes: the musclebound hero, the effete coward, the damsel in distress, the terminally - nerdy professor, and so on, each played with perfect aplomb by a talented cast.

Even with the manual transmission, the 3,235 - pound Cooper S Clubman isn't quite as fast as the smaller, lighter Hardtop 4 Door, and it's not on the same performance level as a VW GTI or Ford Focus ST. Even so, it still gets to 60 mph in 7.0 seconds, and it bounds across back roads with as much aplomb as we have come to expect of contemporary Minis.

Although still just a working theory, the concept is illustrated by 6 - year - old Zion - Li Aguila - Velez, who was was born without arms, and so has used his feet to accomplish tasks with aplomb for his entire life.

Directed with his usual aplomb by Michael Cuesta («LIE,» «Homeland») and shot by the virtuosic Sean Bobbitt («12 Years a Slave»), «Kill the Messenger» features a very solid performance by Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb, whose reporting for the San Jose Mercury News in the 1990s alleged ties between the CIA, Nicaraguan Contras and cocaine smuggling.

Thanks to Duplass's «regular guy» appeal and Wilde's ability to play the girl - next - door with the same aplomb as possessed siren, The Lazarus Effect proves believable enough to be entertaining but a little too bland to leave much of a scar.

If there were indeed any doubts, then Aguero responded with aplomb on Saturday with a brace in the first half against the Baggies, while he produced this world - class finish to grab his second of the game.

On the other hand, Mr. Caro said, speaking by telephone from his studio in England, Mr. Emmerich showed great aplomb when dealing with his sometimes - trying stable.

The R - Sport proceeds with a nice interpretation of Jaguar aplomb from the early days of the original XJ6, yet feels wonderfully responsive to the quick, electrically - assisted steering which is becoming something of a benchmark in the category.

He conducted it well, with considerable aplomb.

It powers through a foot of mud with surprising aplomb, and it makes rocks and other obstacles routinely encountered on the trail feel like the speed bumps in a 20 - mph school zone.

Wheatley directs a film of nearly endless action with aplomb despite it being a departure from his previous work.

He took his goals with real aplomb, and Arsenal will need him to carry on this form in the business end of the season.

However, despite the plot's limitations, director Ridley Scott pulls it all off with amazing visual aplomb - having made his debut in the advertising business, Scott has got that 1980s «look» to all his movies.

Having driven the SLS extensively on the Sachsenring circuit in eastern Germany, I was expecting the gull - wing coupe to perform with similar aplomb in the U.K..

It handled with aplomb thanks to a low - ish center of gravity and its competent CTS underpinnings.

The models have been displayed in four colours, Oryx White, Carbon Steel Grey, Space Grey and Aplomb Blue.

His colorful, Pop - art related figurative compositions are here tempered by an unexpected painterly aplomb that winks at gestural abstraction.

While body roll is more than some more sporting sedans and low rolling resistance tires squeal sooner, a competent driver can reel in the miles with aplomb if desired.

(The government has responded to these reports with typical aplomb.

In the financial services industry, Brown says, wealth managers have handled the crisis with the most aplomb.

He did so in the heart of secular Europe, with diplomatic aplomb and mutual respect.

Imbula received the ball on the left, beating off the challenge of Ben Pavard, before playing in Ayew who finished with aplomb past Vincent Enyeama.

BigLaw only reports (with great marketing aplomb) on the monster deals and big cases.

New pop - idol sensations Pearl and Marina naturally take to the stage with great aplomb alongside a synthetic symphony of energetic melodies and funky fresh undertones that elicit flashbacks to the memorable compositions of The World Ends With You.

The last time the club brought recognised global superstars to the Theatre of Dreams things quickly unraveled into a living nightmare for Ángel Di María and Radamel Falcao, so it was with a mixture of relief and great pleasure that we watched Pogba and Ibrahimović perform with such self - assured aplomb on this occasion.

The Dutch forward headed in a corner off his own shoulder in the 48th minute, and proceeded to celebrate with aplomb what would eventually become the winner against his former side.

Fortunately, as Sue shows with her customary aplomb, here, Jeffrey Campbell is giving us reasonably priced alternatives.

Middendorf plays her good girl character with aplomb while Hughes doesn't bug me nearly as much as other child actors.

By 2006 it was finally time for Lohman to come into her own on the big screen, a challenge she faced with commendable aplomb in director Michael Mayer's adaptation of the Mary O'Hara novel My Friend Flicka.

Looking remarkably like his cartoon character, Hank Azaria gets most of the funny lines in the script and manages to pull off his evil role with engaging aplomb and exaggeration.

He's actually living in Mexico, in a wrecked water tower with Professor Xavier, played of course with terrific aplomb Patrick Stewart.

He points out all the problems with the production and he does it with hilarious aplomb.

Beginning with Eisenberg (here enjoying the role of his young career, at least until someone inevitably casts him as the lead in a Woody Allen biopic), the entire cast — including Justin Timberlake, who plays Napster co-founder Sean Parker as a kind of sleazy Svengali — deliver their lines with deft aplomb.

TT has risen to the challenge of adapting such a vast saga with characteristic aplomb.

The new Audi Q7 also moves with aplomb through terrain, where the high ground clearance of up to 235 millimeters (9.3 in) and large axle articulation possible come into play.

With equal aplomb Peter announced the next day, «I've decided my father was right.