Sentences with phrase «as a wizard at»

One managing clerk, known as Coop, stands out in my memory as a wizard at civil procedure.

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More than a few people view Secunda, a gruff 59 - year - old trained as a mathematician, as the mad genius behind the terminal, a wizard at connecting the worlds of technology and finance.

At first glance, the spot comes across as yet another nugget of ad magic by the wizards at Wieden + KennedAt first glance, the spot comes across as yet another nugget of ad magic by the wizards at Wieden + Kennedat Wieden + Kennedy.

Even his nascent skills as a wizard come to fruition at key moments only through some new and immediately prior leap in his moral and emotional development.

So Protestants are looked at as being Bible - wizards who will quote circles around them disproving Catholicism.

Arsenal take on Sunderland at the Stadium Of Light this Saturday, as Wenger's wizards seek to get back to winning ways after picking up just one point from their last two league games.

Ozil has become a dividing character in London, with the German being a creative wizard at times, while also going missing throughout the season as well.

As any Montessori kindergartener can handle serving, eating, and cleaning - up after himself, a teacher shouldn't need to be an educational wizard to turn the daily at - desk breakfast routine into a teachable moment on personable responsibility.

Although the majority of police officers are not that good at catching liars, her small group of wizards includes unusually savvy cops, as well as lawyers, dispute mediators, and therapists who have taken their natural people instincts far beyond the norm.

Ekman's colleague Maureen O'Sullivan has found that a select few can become nearly 100 percent accurate at catching liars: Of the more than 13,000 people she has tested in the past 10 years, 31 were «wizards,» as she calls them.

Non-sarcastic hugs to those at NASA who will be returning to their jobs as awesome science wizards of the stars.

«Non-sarcastic hugs to those at NASA who will be returning to their jobs as awesome science wizards of the stars,» tweeted Sarcastic Rover, a Twitter persona developed by Canadian screenwriter Jason Filiatrault.

It's been more than 10 years since we first watched Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe, through thick and thin), with his jagged lightning bolt scar and hard knocks childhood (he was orphaned after his parents were brutally murdered by a dark wizard), arrive at Hogwarts School to fulfill his destiny as «the boy who lived.»

In the cottage (which functioned as an Order of the Phoenix safe house), Harry spoke to rescued goblin Griphook (Warwick Davis), an ex-employee at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, requesting his assistance to break into the bank because of his knowledge of the underground rail - system.

She provides Mary a tour of the school, which stands many stories tall, containing devices as ordinary as elevators (Mumblechook points out that electricity is, after all, a form of magic) and as fantastic as bubbles that carry students to their classrooms (In one of the classes, the filmmakers fit in a small homage / jab at a famous, British child wizard, who's tormented by a flying broomstick that he can't control).

This second installment in the Harry Potter series finds young wizard Harry Potter (Radcliffe) and his friends Ron (Grint) and Hermione (Watson) facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts as they try to discover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.

«The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Promotional Tour» features Radcliffe and his castmates, J.K. Rowling and other VIPs as they give us a then sneak peek of the new theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort.

As part of the vacation package, guests will enjoy access to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley, plus exclusive benefits like Early Park Admission to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and breakfast at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade and the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley.

It's already cast former child wizard Emma Watson as Belle, the precocious French peasant at the center of...

Yet even at two - and - a-half hours, the first installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling's conclusion to the saga of an orphaned wizard destined to battle a Hitler - like menace, sacrifices some particulars of the author's story but emerges as the most faithful adaptation in the series.

The first action set piece, in Greenwich Village, stands as a highlight of all the Marvel films, a witty world - outside - your - window dustup full of team - ups, tech upgrades, and a wizard fighting space aliens at high noon in Washington Square Park.

Okonedo will play Lady Hatton, a resident seer at the Osiris Club, with Gleeson as the wizard Merlin and Petrie as Lord Adam Glaren, -LSB-...]

However, is the wizarding world as interesting without any of the signature Harry Potter characters at the center of the story?

Edo - era Japan functions much as medieval Europe does in dragon - and - wizard fantasies: a freeform backdrop where exaggerated historical elements and fairy - tale tropes seem equally at home.

As the first book in the series, the introduction of Harry into the wizarding world is as seamless as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same timAs the first book in the series, the introduction of Harry into the wizarding world is as seamless as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same timas seamless as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same timas it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same time.

As we saw at the end of the 2016 movie, Johnny Depp was revealed as infamous wizard Gellert GrindelwalAs we saw at the end of the 2016 movie, Johnny Depp was revealed as infamous wizard Gellert Grindelwalas infamous wizard Gellert Grindelwald.

When David Yates — best known at the time as the director of the excellent BBC conspiracy thriller television series State of Play — took over for The Order of the Phoenix, he introduced a novel but succinct gimmick that treats the wizards» wands as essentially firearms.

At first, it seems like it might be a very non-Harry-centric story until somehow Harry's name gets submitted as an entry despite the strict age limits, turning the Triwizard Tournament (with wizards played by Robert Pattinson, Stanislav Ianevski, Clemence Poesy) into a Tetrowizard Tournament.

Gravity landed the most awards at last night's BAFTAs, as the British Academy recognised the work of the UK technical wizards behind the scenes.

Later in the film, Bobby leans over a walkway at dusk and lights a cigarette; suddenly all of the exterior lights of the motel flicker to life in response, as if he were a wizard casting a spell on a place that no one would associate with magic.

As difficult as it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to poweAs difficult as it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to poweas it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to power.

Pontiac, MI., July 25, 2011 — Walt Disney Pictures» fantastical adventure «Oz The Great and Powerful,» directed by Sam Raimi, went in front of the cameras at the brand - new Raleigh Studios in Pontiac, Michigan, on Monday, July 25, 2011, boasting a stellar cast that includes Academy Award ® nominee James Franco («127 Hours») as the young wizard, Golden Globe ® nominee Mila Kunis («Black Swan») as the witch Theodora, Academy Award ® winner Rachel Weisz («The Constant Gardener») as Kunis» sister Evanora and two - time Oscar ® - nominated actress Michelle Williams («Brokeback Mountain,» «Blue Valentine») as Glinda, the Good Witch.

I must admit to not having read any of J.K. Rowling's insanely popular children's books about the 11 - year - old wizard (here played by Daniel Radcliffe), but it doesn't take a fan to see that director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steve Kloves took great pains to remain as faithful as possible to their source material — after all, not for nothing does a kid flick like Harry Potter end up clocking in at two - and - a-half hours.

«I thought that if you had two really powerful wizards going at it that it would be extraordinarily powerful and frightening as well,» David Yates continued.

No, Nine Parchments has you playing as one of eight apprentice wizards — only two are available at the start of the game — who are looking to boost their spell repertoire and go in search of the missing Nine Parchments to fill their spellbooks.

Emerging companies such as SkillBeagle are soon to provide the means for each of us regardless of our backgrounds to carefully identify specific needs of our company, document and communicate those needs, express budget requirements, timeline needs, compare eLearning vendors, all at the click of a mouse through the use of simple wizard driven tools.

I knew I would have some great co-workers as I had trained with some of them at the social media organizing wizard institute (otherwise known as NOI) but the whole bunch?!

«Over the course of 20 years as a United States Air Force officer, of which 12 consecutive years were spent working at the Pentagon, I had the opportunity to work for some of the top general officers in their leadership capacity at various bases throughout the U.S. D'vorah Lansky is a marketing expert, bestselling author, and online marketing wizard.

The Pottermore site comes at a great time in terms of marketing, since the upcoming opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is slated to open at Universal Studios Japan theme park in early 2014, as well as the recent news of forthcoming smartphone apps for the site.

At the Japanese wizarding school, Mahoutokoro (Mah - hoot - o - koh - ro), students are given enchanted robes which grow in size as they age.

Retaining the digital rights to her multi-book boy wizard series at a time when no one predicted the current popularity of e-reading afforded her the opportunity to maintain complete control over the digital rights, even as her publisher remains the rights» holder for the print editions.

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Ranged characters can still be cumbersome as targeting specific enemies or other things is a little hit and miss, a problem that came to a head during a mission based around Gandalf and Radagast in which my chosen wizard (Gandalf) insisted on shooting at something across the screen with his staff rather than whipping out his sword and killing the orc that was in the process of pummeling his face in.

As part of WBIE's Portkey Games label, this groundbreaking mobile game puts you at the center of an all - new story in the wizarding world.

As the years at the wizarding school progress, more details emerge and the plot thickens.

Little is known about the game at the moment, although the mobile title is being pitched as a «fantasy adventure in a world of wizards and wifi.»

You play as Milon, a young wizard who shoots bubbles at enemies.

As a magically destructive wizard, you will have thousands of spells at your disposal.

The fantasy bent actually pays off, as playing as a staff and wand wielding wizard feels pretty kick - ass, and shooting orbs of magic energy at incoming monsters never seems to get old.