Sentences with phrase «as a lesson in»

It wasn't designed as a lesson in empathy, but from a business perspective, that's exactly what it is.

The failure of «The Last Movie» served as a lesson in what became known as «The New Hollywood» of the 1970s.

«Chalk this up as a lesson in jurisprudence»

Jesus points to the story of Adam and Eve as a lesson in God's intentions for marriage.

Or even a slice (except for that one piece of peach ginger pie that molded as a lesson in how stupid self restraint is).

Barcelona's season serves as a lesson in when not to overreact for football fans, and especially for anyone who's running a team.

Playing 18 holes with Smotherman, a 2012 graduate of Del Oro - Loomis who will leave for Southern Methodist University in Dallas on a golf scholarship in the first week of August, was a lesson in proper golf form and etiquette «'' as well as a lesson in humility.

Spurs gave as a lesson in football.

Dr. Jane Nelsen devotes a whole section of her book, Positive Discipline, as well as lessons in her parenting classes to understanding children's mistaken goals of behavior.

Her caution would serve as a lesson in modesty to many other candidates» brazenly unrealistic forecasts.

My hope is that no matter the outcome of further research and study about fermented cod liver oil, the real food community will take this as a lesson in the importance of verifying the quality of supplements and use this as an opportunity to improve the real food movement, rather than to divide the community.

The only outfit I didn't love was # 1, and it served as a lesson in not pushing to make a piece work at all costs; that blazer was a poorly thought - out impulse buy (contrary to what one might think, most of my impulse buys involve some degree of strategic thinking) and I shouldn't have bothered trying to prove otherwise to myself.

But the compare - and - contrast is revealing in both directions: As a lesson in vigilantism, Cartel Land implies that once that Pandora's box is opened up, it's hard to close the lid.

The whole operation doubles as a lesson in (and commentary of) contemporary storytelling, complete with a suspicious F.B.I. investigator (Hilary Swank) so devoted to poking holes in the plot that she takes up residence in Boone County, hoping one of these amateurs will eventually slip and show their cards.

Also, Casper's naïve reaction to his food's criticism doesn't serve much as a lesson in thick skin by any means, and any allegory to Favreau's own opinions on criticism of his work isn't especially effective.

If you go into Your Highness thinking of it as lesson in modern - day cinema, you'll leave with these three conclusions: 1) Danny McBride is still not much of a screenwriter 2) David Gordon Green still hasn't found is stride directing «action comedies» and 3) Justin Theroux is an incredibly underrated comedic actor.

The short, unpromising theatrical trailer for Mr. Popper's Penguins (1:13) is kindly preserved here as a lesson in insufficient marketing.

These dusty (or muddy) and thrill - packed courses cover riding basics and techniques as well as lessons in risk management in controlled and off - road environments.

This lesson needs to proceed lessons on the binomial and normal distributions, both available as a lesson in my shop.

Discussion is intended to be fully teacher led (as opposed to given as a lesson in the resource), but some questions are provided in the last slide.

Can be used at the start of the year as a lesson in the library or as a homework to encourage students and parents to use their local library.

I have also included a basic excel calculator thing I created to help me find answers quickly and this also could be something to do with the pupils as a lesson in itself.

Additional lessons include eurythmy (a form of movement which is unique to Steiner schools), languages, as well as lessons in games, painting, drawing, landwork, woodwork, clay modelling, handwork and music.

You are probably familiar with the activity in which making a sandwich is used as a lesson in writing explicit directions and focusing on detail.

But as a lesson in how to spin, gyre and gimble The Brillig Blogger is indeed a nonpareil and could have a great future in political speech - writing if the «supporting» authors in self - publishing venture follows literary agent - gatekeeping for traditional publishers down the rabbit hole.

Being from Montgomery, I used Dove's work as a lesson in making a setting feel like someone's home.

I thought Cloud Atlas was an excellent example of how diverse one author could be with writing style, as well as a lesson in how to create intersecting narratives.

I think the younger generation should take this as a lesson in smart financial planning.

If you were long, take it as a lesson in life and move on.

Look for dog flea collar attention as an lesson in how to revolution b series standard when approaching that he does not attention or has dog to do well.

They offer weeklong surf camps as well as lessons in either private or group format.

I'm essentially touring all my favorite places and activities in the game while discussing the game's development history as a lesson in sandbox design.

Mellors juxtaposes this notion with a Neanderthal capable of organizing himself socially and producing art as a lesson in humanism to highlight the loss of meaning and ideals symptomatic of modern society.

Coming right after Pop Art, they moved slowly or even invisibly, as a lesson in attention and patience, much like the deliberate movements of an escaping prisoner of the Nazis in Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped or a Manhattan rush hour for James Nares.

One can see it all as a lesson in museum management, in macroeconomics, or in public policy.

Their delicate details and subtle color gradations, rendered in luminous, transparent color, present — somewhat paradoxically — as lessons in immaterial abstraction.

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It is actually kind of fun to do as a lesson in how police use these things.

Fastcase 7 is rolling out soon, and Ed Walters treated TBDers to a sneak peak as well as a lesson in user - centric design and hiding complex features behind simple design elements.

Bullets, then Cannonballs: In the book, Collins describes this concept as a lesson in calibration.

This story works on several levels; A family movie of child - parent bonding that doubles as a lesson in letting go, building meaningful friendships, and the joy and terror of parenthood.

Take this as your lesson in where to buy.

Thanks to a designer's masterful eye, this modest modern kitchen serves as a lesson in making the most of the space you have.

In the mean time look at each attempt as a lesson in patience!

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That's a lesson that's served Beshara well with his San Francisco company, which started life in Austin as Crowdtilt, a more charitably minded version of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

The CEO reminded the international community of one very basic lesson: in today's global market, effective communication functions as the starting point for successful business growth.

Van Beurden takes one basic lesson from this sordid history: Shell failed in renewable energy before because it didn't regard it as strategic.

Might as well learn a lesson from it in the differences between science, engineering, and leadership.

Similar to lesson No. 1, this is a philosophy about dealing with change that we learn as an absolute necessity in the military.

«I learned that as a former Google executive I was grossly misinformed about how medicine works and had to learn some painful lessons by making some mistakes that probably doubled the process,» Gundotra told Business Insider in an interview.