Sentences with phrase «aplomb of»

Witness the skills of super-sales types who exert undue influence over ignorant folks (marks) with the smooth aplomb of a warm maple syrup server.

We take in the delights of attractive Cuneo, marvel at the delicacies and verdant vistas of the Langhe region, and experience all the class and architectural aplomb of tremendous Turin.

Sure, it's not terrible to drive, but you'll struggle to find any variant that drives with the aplomb of its mainly European competitors.

And bumps are eliminated with the well - mannered aplomb of an English butler.

The TwinRun is designed to handle with the aplomb of a racing car, with Ohlins suspension, a limited - slip differential and a honed aerodynamic set - up.

He is surrounded by women whose awe he must earn, among them Okoye (Danai Gurira), the leader of his bald - pated, spear - wielding warrior women bodyguards; his sometime love interest Nakia (a resplendent Lupita Nyong» o), a Wakandan spy who is first shown during a secret mission liberating captive Nigerian girls; his indomitable mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett); and his teasing, science - genius kid sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who proudly shows off to him her latest techno - gadgets with all the sniffy aplomb of Q tolerating 007.

When world - famous yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar visited the San Diego Zoo in 1990, he was struck by the effortless aplomb of the flamingos.

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.

Sidestepping all questions with the aplomb of his halfback, Joe Don Looney, Wilkinson would only say, «I'm not tired of coaching.

«I'm excited to play not just with Jordan but, obviously, with Jason Day as well,» said McIlroy, who avoided the question with the aplomb of a seasoned politician.

Meeting with William Klippel, Director of Sales & Operations at GTX Direct at the FinanceFeeds New York Cup in Manhattan in December demonstrated a very relaxed and calm Mr. Klippel, who, along with GAIN Capital CEO Glenn Stevens, discussed the entire prime brokerage topography with FinanceFeeds with the unruffled aplomb of confidence that only a firm with that level of experience and a market capitalization of $ 362 million would be able to do.

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A cool 90 % career FT shooter during his NBA tenure, Barry mastered the unorthodox style with aplomb — even if it subsequently fell out of basketball fashion.

While companies like Google and Square currently tout mobile payment systems of their own, Apple is introducing Apple Pay with much aplomb.

In the winter of 2000, at the height of the dot - com boom, business leaders posed for the covers of Time, BusinessWeek, and the Economist with the aplomb and confidence of rock stars.

It was JT's first lauded acting role, and even though he's never reached the same level of aplomb in a performance since, this part always made it seem like JT

«Unlawful sexual orientation discrimination happens when someone is treated less favourably due to their sexual orientation, their perceived sexual orientation, or the sexual orientation of those they associate with», announces the Commission with great magisterial aplomb.

And who but a member of the Glass family could ever pull off existential angst with so much finesse and verbal aplomb?

It is infinitely comic that an orator, with truth in his voice and in the expression of his features, profoundly touched and profoundly touching, can present the truth in a heart - rending way, can tread all evil and all the powers of hell under his feet, with an aplomb in his attitude, an assurance in his glance, a resoluteness in his step, which is altogether admirable — it is infinitely comic that almost at the same moment, almost «with his dressing - gown still on,» he can run cowardly and timidly out of the way of the least inconvenience.

The posts on this article provide a great amount of evidence that when it comes to the persecution of Christians, no one does it with more aplomb than other Christians!

Both churches in town needed larger buildings to accommodate their larger numbers, and the Methodists characteristically executed their funds campaign with aplomb, and with some smugness because the corresponding efforts of their Baptist neighbors were «down in the doldrums... God just doesn't seem to want us to build right now.»

With characteristic wit and aplomb, Hitchens reports on the language and culture of «Tumorville,» the futility of prayer, the error of Nietzsche's claim that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and, most movingly, the loss of his voice.

She is dealing with a world that is wildly beyond the scope of her experience with grace and aplomb.

Andrei Arshavin continued his good run of form to give the Gunners the lead but Sol Campbell was adjudged to have brought down Jan Vennegor in the box and Jimmy Bullard duly put away the spot kick with aplomb.

These days the attributes needed are not just the ability to swing in a good cross from the flank but also the ability to make forward runs into space and even be able to beat a man and Glen Johnson has shown in his first two competitive matches for the club that he can do just about any of these tasks with aplomb.

Gus Malzahn's Tigers cleared the first of three rugged hurdles with aplomb.

They prevented big plays with aplomb, allowing just 18 gains of 30 - plus yards all year (sixth in FBS).

And towards the end of the first half, a fortunate rebound as Cazorla burst into the box led to Reid's foul and a penalty which the Spaniard converted with aplomb.

Santi was terrible and Ramsey passed back and lost the ball with his usual aplomb... Sick of the idiot ozil comments on this site... The guy oozes quality even on his off days... Three points a relief (and undeserved) April could be a hard month

The Argentine striker has led the lines for City in aplomb weighing in with goals including the hat - trick in the 4 - 0 demolition of German side Borussia Moenchengladbach at home.

A&M spreads defenses out, throws 58 percent of the time, and scores touchdowns with aplomb.

Sánchez got his first of the night out of an individual circumstances after receiving a delicious ball from Shkodran Mustafi, turning into the box and away from Masuaku to finish with aplomb at the far corner.

Following a breakaway on the right flank, the Hammers full - back was given the freedom of Villa Park and duly dispatched his effort with aplomb just seconds before the halftime whistle.

It takes special discipline and aplomb to overcome the tendencies of one's own style, which are often intrinsically tied to the fighter's personality, and every bit as difficult to tame» So often we see fighters not able to either understand the adjustments or not make them.

What about Lampards discipline for England when he didn't have the benefit of playing ahead of two holding midfielders, did Lampard juggle his attacking and defensive instincts with aplomb..

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.

He finished the team's opening drive with aplomb, completing all three of his pass attempts for 55 yards.

Pinning Auburn deep and avoiding big gashes on the ground were necessities, and the Wildcats pulled off that part of the gameplan with aplomb.

Anyone who saw Kosar's husking of unbeaten, top - ranked Nebraska in January's Orange Bowl game — he passed for a bowl - record 300 yards and two touchdowns in the 31 - 30 upset — would agree that if nothing else, no freshman quarterback ever showed more aplomb under such pressure.

There is no doubting that Robin Van Persie bears the burden of shouldering the lions share of Arsenal's goal scoring load and at present the Dutchman is doing so with aplomb but a move to bring in a player of Alexandre Pato's stature may well help persuade the Gunners striker to put pen to paper on a new deal.

Arsenal made relatively light work of their crucial Champions League tie with Greek giants Olympiacos during the week, and secured their passage into the next round with aplomb.

After first entering the doors of City's Academy at the age of eight, Charlie Oliver worked his way up the age groups with aplomb and was offered a two - year scholarship in July 2014.

He was about to oversee arguably the biggest game of his career with aplomb, with all the headlines hailing Juve's great comeback.

There's a fine line but against West Brom and Chelsea, City have straddled it with aplomb, pressing keenly and being firm in the tackle which, when blended with the artistry of our front four, is quite the proposition.

This was an almost perfectly balanced midfield, with Arteta performing a Pirlo-esque role with aplomb, Diaby providing a physical presence and taking players out of the game with his running, and Cazorla providing incisiveness further up.

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 added responsibility of captaining the side was never going to be easy for the Serb, but with a touch of class and composure Vidic has handled the new role with aplomb.

The Reds navigated the most intense segment of their season so far with aplomb, beginning with the completion of a second - half comeback at Crystal Palace.

There was a picture of Leicester defenders on their backsides and Shilton looking on hopelessly as Greaves passed the ball into the net with his usual aplomb.

A combination of the woodwork and Paul Robinson gifting United the opportunity to draw level from the spot, which they did with aplomb, meant Blackburn spurned a glorious opportunity to not only record a win over the most consistent team in England this season, but also to add three vital points to their tally, which would have kept them up without any final day drama.

Following two very positive results against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, where City earned a 0 - 0 draw at White Hart Lane before confidently despatching of Liverpool 3 - 0 at the City of Manchester Stadium — The venue for Saturday's encounter, City were brought down from the clouds with a thud a fortnight ago, with Darren Bent punishing Manchester's lavished stars for their glaring misses with an injury time penalty — An early reminder for City's foreign recruits that any complacency at this level will be punished with aplomb.