Sentences with phrase «as reminiscent»

Both Microsoft executives appeared as cartoon avatars, which struck me as reminiscent of a virtual reality feature Facebook is working on.

It is an attitude common among older people from my part of the world (Ex-Warsaw Pact) who resent everything Left as reminiscent of their suffering under the communists, worship industrialization and development and are blind to information - age ideas such as interdependence, complexity, network cascades, sustainability etc..

Computer scientists show that artificial neural networks can create their own «Inceptionist» artwork, a style described as reminiscent of «William Blake on opium.»

Ezawa describes the scene as reminiscent of a Rubens painting, for instance The Battle of the Amazons, 1598, where tension is dispersed across the surface.

Williams» Sculptural Trees public art installation (Metairie, LA) was described as reminiscent of «lollipops in a Candyland forest,» with their custom acrylic light boxes attached to crepe myrtles.

His loose painting style is often described as reminiscent of the classical murals from ancient Rome, large in scale, soft yet strong in colour and rich in detail.

The what - the - hell attitude with which the new high - end consumers of art confront the whole question of meaning will strike some as reminiscent of the mentality of a number of collectors in the early 1960s.

one white and one black glove — the latter interpreted in a catalogue entry as reminiscent of the raised fists of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics — and we see beneath them the exposed wrists of an African American.

Her depiction of the Mona Lisa is as reminiscent of the Shroud of Turin and the power it holds over its adherents as the Mona Lisa itself holds sway over us as «the greatest painting ever» and the most enigmatic female ever recorded in history.

Fletcher's works are often described as reminiscent of the classical murals from ancient Rome, large in scale, soft yet strong in colour and rich in detail.

Mega Man fans may recognize this odd tie - in as reminiscent of the Mega Man a demake mini-game in Mega Man ZX: Advent.

Described by S&S publisher Jonathan Karp as reminiscent of the classic A Prayer for Owen Meany, Avenue of Mysteries follows an older man, Juan Diego, who is on a trip to the Phillippines.

Everything I Don't Remember by Jonas Hassen Khemiri A winner of the August Prize, Sweden's most prestigious literary honor, this novel has been billed as reminiscent of the podcast «Serial.»

According to our Tribeca review from Rodrigo Perez, the film «is vignette - driven, but also classicist in structure,» with an effectiveness at «mining the comedy in dreariness» that's as reminiscent of «Office Space» as it is of Altman.

It's difficult, exactly, to tell this from this glittery urban - lit poster, that is as reminiscent of Blade Runner as it is of Old Boy.

Wisit Sasanatieng) as reminiscent of the French film «Amelie,» «but after a dozen beers and couple of conks on the head.»

He is the Prince of Puke, the King of Bad Taste and the Pope of Trash.1 Queer festival program notes and film reviews regularly cite movies as reminiscent of Waters in their «camp - ness» and humour: including But I'm a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit, 1999), First Period (Charlie Vaughn, 2013) and Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

So Balls, provided a rousing finish and had his speech praised as reminiscent of his political mentor, Gordon Brown, in his pomp.

Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the occasion and Lamidon Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammed Barkindo Mustapha described the book as a reminiscent of the good deeds of late Emir, Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I.

Reginald Bowman, President Citywide Council of Presidents of the New York City Housing Authority — the official leader of residents of the city's sprawling public housing system — blasted the pol's remarks as reminiscent of decapitated French Queen Marie Antoinette.

Not exact matches

Maryam Henein, the director of Vanishing of the Bees, a 2010 documentary that explores the environmental ramifications Colony Collapse Disorder, dismisses the personified bee being backburnered as little more than a clever «healthwashing» - reminiscent corporate publicity stunt.

M&A activity — as revenue growth stays challenged — has been feverish, and the announcement of talks between Pfizer (PFE) and Allergan (AGN) is reminiscent of deals such as AOL / Time Warner in 2000 and RBS / ABN - AMRO in 2007, blockbusters in market leading sectors which were followed by major market tops.

It's reminiscent of recent criticism of a plan by McDonald's to require employees occasionally to engage in cuteness — dancing, singing, etc. — as part of the chain's «pay with lovin»» campaign.

As can be seen from the trailer below, the constant criticisms that Hoffman's character is «making all this up as he goes along» and creating a cult are pretty reminiscent of common Scientology attackAs can be seen from the trailer below, the constant criticisms that Hoffman's character is «making all this up as he goes along» and creating a cult are pretty reminiscent of common Scientology attackas he goes along» and creating a cult are pretty reminiscent of common Scientology attacks.

The current market is reminiscent of the 1990s bull, he added, as stocks are benefiting from an extended economic expansion and low inflation.

It's oddly reminiscent of the «1 % rule» - a rule of thumb observed as far back as 2006, which states that if you have a group of 100 people interacting online, then one will generate some content, nine will provide feedback, and 90 will simply consume it.

The notion of casting this Greek movement as «anti-capitalist» is reminiscent of a big theme in the 2006 documentary The Take, which was directed by Avi Lewis and written by Naomi Klein.

Kim's post is reminiscent of posts earlier this year on Medium from employees at Yelp, which characterized the online review company's atmosphere as overly stressful and complained of certain roles being underpaid.

In some ways, it's reminiscent of Facebook's decision not to rebrand Instagram as «Mobile Facebook for Images» after its $ 1B acquisition.

It became very reminiscent of the dark days of Jimmy Carter when, as a college age kid, I was sure that there was another answer... Then came Ronald Reagan.

-LSB-...] movement as «anti-capitalist» is reminiscent of a big theme in the 2006 documentary, The Take, which was directed by Avi Lewis & written by Naomi Klein.

It also criticized the qualified mortgage loan change as a dramatic expansion that «gives lenders a major safe harbor for nontraditional underwriting practices reminiscent of those that caused the crisis.»

As a side note, the word «intrepid» (adjective: resolutely fearless; dauntless) in the context of fertilizer is strangely reminiscent of the late - 1960's «Go - Go» market, when dull little companies gave themselves exciting names to divert investors attention from the fact that they were, in fact, dull little companies - as when Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken renamed itself «Performance Systems.&raquAs a side note, the word «intrepid» (adjective: resolutely fearless; dauntless) in the context of fertilizer is strangely reminiscent of the late - 1960's «Go - Go» market, when dull little companies gave themselves exciting names to divert investors attention from the fact that they were, in fact, dull little companies - as when Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken renamed itself «Performance Systems.&raquas when Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken renamed itself «Performance Systems.»

This frangrance is described as «a smooth, masculine, and timeless American classic reminiscent of John Browning's legendary Model 1911 Colt.45.»

This kind of attention to things that are properly beneath the dignity fo the presidency is reminiscent of nothing so much as a previous occupant of the Oval Office — the much (and rightly) maligned Jimmy Carter.

His thesis, fiercely argued, and indeed with an extreme of rhetoric faintly reminiscent of Nietzsche, was that the culture of his day, both bourgeois and modernist, was in fact so thoroughly feminized as to make the redemption of masculinity impossible outside of an apocalyptic scenario; and that this, and not some alleged patriarchal bias, was the root of all modern decadence (and violence).

And yet ¯ so proud was he in his ruin, or so reminiscent of her, only as something that might have been his, but was lost beyond redemption ¯ that if he could have heard her voice in an adjoining room, he would not have gone to her.

He saw it as mired in an experientialism reminiscent of Schleiermacher's religion of absolute dependence.

(Leviticus 19:2; cf. 20:26; 21:18) Along with moral commands against such evils as child sacrifice, adultery, and sexual perversion are detailed injunctions concerning ceremonial observances, reminiscent of the old taboos.

Reminiscent of the classical view, Pannenberg sees theology as a public discipline related to the quest for universal truth.

It is indeed a noble story, reminiscent of ancient Stoicism and of Buddhism, although more optimistic than both, and it calls to mind Aristotle as well.

This building has sculptured reliefs in the top corners depicting naked Native Americans along with wood carvings of Native Americans inlaid throughout the interior, reminiscent of an age when appropriating this culture was seen as sentimental and artistic.

In a manner reminiscent of the early 20th - century Baptist theologian E.Y. Mullins, Grenz emphasises experience over supernaturally revealed propositional truth as the heart of Christian theology.

Generally speaking, Daniel Dennett's method in all his books is too often reminiscent of the forensic technique employed by the Snark, in the Barrister's dream, to defend a pig charged with abandoning its sty: The Snark admits the desertion but then immediately claims this as proof of the pig's alibi (for the creature was obviously absent from the scene of the crime at the time of its commission).

This has led Arthur H. Robinson, professor emeritus of cartography at the University of Wisconsin and author of the most widely used textbook on cartography, Elements of Cartography (John Wiley, 1984), to describe the Gall - Peters land - masses as «somewhat reminiscent of wet, ragged, long winter - underwear hung out to dry on the Arctic Circle» («Arno Peters and His New Cartography,» The American Cartographer, October 1985)

Reminiscent of Kierkegaard's development of the individual before God, Niebuhr sets the self as caught between finitude and freedom, seeking to escape vulnerability and anxiety.

Sometimes these are reminiscent of the tensions to be found in the relations of states and provinces to nation as a whole, sometimes to the more acerbic dissensions among the branches of the armed forces, all equally pledged to the defense of the country; sometimes they seem very similar to the tensions found among Roman Catholic religious orders; sometimes they seem like economic competition.

Scientific method, though, can not reconcile itself to teleological perspectives and, therefore, must reject any such facile covenants of man with a world that is alien to his longings for ultimate meaning.2 Monod's position is reminiscent of innumerable others that see the reading of purpose into nature as analogous to our subjectively superimposing colorful secondary qualities onto starkly colorless «objective» and neutral primary qualities.

As Walter Wiest has said, «Power is strikingly reminiscent of the definition of the «neighbor» in the Christian sense, as anyone whose welfare is affected by what I do or fail to do.&raquAs Walter Wiest has said, «Power is strikingly reminiscent of the definition of the «neighbor» in the Christian sense, as anyone whose welfare is affected by what I do or fail to do.&raquas anyone whose welfare is affected by what I do or fail to do.»

When God sees his work as good, Everett Fox suggests in the notes to his translation, The Five Books of Moses, it is «reminiscent of ancient Near Eastern descriptions of a craftsman being pleased with his work.»