Sentences with phrase «as upstanding»

The coverage of personalities is sometimes even positive; Dominion CEO Tom Farrell, for example, comes off more as an upstanding citizen than as a master manipulator.

The Portland Oregonian described Ted Paul as an upstanding citizen and a lifetime dog fancier.

In the intervening years, the Navigator has blended in, becoming accepted as an upstanding member of society.

The film also dissects how Romeo's character is not as upstanding as he first claims.

There's no understanding what made Irving do what he did or, indeed, how he managed to get as far as he did — how he sold his brazen blarney to a publisher as upstanding as McGraw - Hill, how he forged Hughes» handwriting, or how he bedazzled and bullied his devoted, needy best friend Dick Suskind (Alfred Molina, reaching greatness in the portrayal of pathos) into participating as researcher and henchman.

The ensemble is really wonderful (pity that SAG didn't honor them) but I'd like to single out five: Kyle Chandler's visible bullshit - meter as an upstanding FBI agent is a special treat; Australian actress Margot Robbie's baby - talking sex doll who has one heel in DiCaprio's face, one hand in his wallet, and her other hand....

Cautionary Interlude: In the interest of you not soiling your reputation as an upstanding citizen forevermore, we would like to clarify that to enact any escape plan detailed hereafter is entirely your own call and you probably you shouldn't do it.

«This person, Mr. Schlossberg I'm sure thinks of himself as an upstanding citizen - what he portrayed is actually disgusting and we have to push back on that,» Williams said.

Offerings hoping to be seen as an upstanding citizen.

Had he or anybody else said something back then, Sandusky would have been the only bad guy and the rest would have been regarded as upstanding citizens not POS cowards.

The insulation stops short of the upstand and has a drainage channel, as well as the upstand itself not being insulated.

Fixed 100 mm Xtratherm as an upstand to the inside of the block around the entire perimeter.

The sleek worktop in this area is made from frosted glass and continues up the wall as an upstand.

Not exact matches

He says he's been derided as American short seller who doesn't understand the Canadian market, a shark looking to make a quick buck by destroying the reputation of an upstanding firm.

Not only are half the employees I work with in full - time education like me... but the other half were all upstanding, good individuals (in their own ways) who I respected as much as they respected me.»

As a former JW, this woman was walking on the edge of what is considered «upstanding» behavior by even taking this job.

If both offspring grow up to be upstanding folks in the community does that not make folks such as yourself, al - Qaeda and the 700 club look rightly silly.

I raised my children as atheists and they share my values and are upstanding citizens of which any parent of any religion would be proud.

But as time went on it wasn't clear why such a college should prefer a Reformed, even a Protestant or Christian, faculty if all upstanding Americans with equal academic training could contribute to an equally acceptable moral and societal end.

Obviously, not... as many, many atheists are good upstanding moral and ethical people... and... «do good for the sake of doing good.»

It would certainly be upstanding of you to credit the original source of this recipe, which has already made the rounds on the natural foods blog circuit: http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2013/02/the-life-changing-loaf-of-bread/ I'm sure Sarah would appreciate your take on it, just as long as you give credit where credit is due.

Unfortunately, those around Tom are not quite as morally upstanding.

Google's transparent tax evasion, on the other hand, could be presented as consistent with its image as an honest upstanding citizen that behaves as any other honest, upstanding citizen would, doing its best to make as much money within the law's constraints.

Regardless of what he has to say about Log Cabin Republicans, the notion that they would suggest a man as brave and upstanding as Congressman Frank is either cowardly or a bully is both deluded and absurd.

Nevergold is hopeful that students will see the outrage of community members, along with her response and those of other board members as demonstration of being upstanding citizens.

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For good measure he needs to move as swiftly as Tony Blair did when he replaced Larry Whitty with Tom Sawyer and ensure that he has a key ally, and an upstanding one at that, as the new General Secretary of the Labour Party.

Cuomo said he is not targeting individual lawmakers and, in fact, sees the commission as a chance for upstanding public servants to vindicate themselves in light of recent indictments and sexual harassment allegations among a handful of sitting lawmakers.

«They all unequivocally credited ayahuasca, when taken in the controlled setting of the church, as the catalyst for their evolution into upstanding citizens.»

Violent, sex - soaked dime novels and penny - dreadful magazines were immensely popular, and upstanding publications such as Harper's and the Atlantic Monthly took delight in denouncing them.

Rebecca had been diagnosed as bipolar at 2 - and - a-half, and given medication by an upstanding psychiatrist who was a fan of Biederman's research into childhood bipolar.

Plain and simple, try dating people whom you would never have imagined yourself with before (as long as they are decent, upstanding people).

By no means can I promise that everyone will embrace this film, as its script is so problematic, and its strengths aren't particularly upstanding, but their subtle impact goes a long way in overcoming shortcomings through quality aesthetic and dramatic value which make this a worthy epic.

For the life of me, I somehow can't find the identity of this series» cinematographer, but whomever this person may be, my hat is off to him or her, as his or her efforts, while not breathtaking, is consistently quite tasteful in its plays with coloring and lighting, which has a tendency to sometimes go from tasteful to just plain stunning, thus making the series a strong visual piece, as surely as it is something of a strong musical piece, as Christopher Dedrick must also gain some recognition for his spirited and sometimes upstanding score work.

It has men to attest to her strength, her upstanding aspects, and why her problems were not actually her fault, as if her worth as the subject of a film weren't evident without those details.

In the Victorian horror thriller The Limehouse Golem, Bill Nighy plays an upstanding policeman whose career has been limited because his fellow officers see him as «not the marrying kind».

Glen Powell makes the strongest impression as mustachioed gabber Finnegan, Wyatt Russell loosely fills Rory Cochrane's part in Dazed and Confused as the joint - rolling and philosophizing Willoughby, and Tyler Hoechlin makes for an archetypal team captain as McReynolds, a swaggering hunk by turns upstanding and infantile.

Hugh Jackman, as escaped - bread - thief - turned - upstanding - citizen Jean Valjean, is among those few.

It doesn't help, either, that leading man Chris Evans is decent, upstanding but dull (and a bit thick, by the look of it), while Hayley Atwell as military liaison officer Peggy Carter is decorative, but seems to have been laminated with an invisible plastic coating.

Making the rules up as he goes along, the murderously corrupt Alonzo's mission is to transform this rookie and rid him of his upstanding ideals.

Loudmouth Deanzie stands as a very real threat to upstanding behavior, though, and anyone caught in his whirlwind stands to lose.

The movie starts out on firm, if unoriginal, footing, as we meet the upstanding young man who then meets the dangerous young woman.

Mildred's idea of avenging Angela inevitably has a cascading effect, not only with Willoughby — played with upstanding directness and pathos by Harrelson — but also by his dumb - as - a-rock deputy, Dixon, portrayed in an amusingly scurrilous turn by Sam Rockwell.

Capote begins as a sprawling, vivacious comedy - drama in which Hoffman's Capote is only one of a number of fascinating characters, including Chris Cooper's upstanding, ramrod - straight lawman and Keener's tough, blunt assistant / sidekick / foil / author.

Unfairly or not, we tend to think of horror films as an unkempt training ground for more upstanding follow - ups; one doesn't graduate into them but out of them.

The action implications of these findings, as well as some of the dos noted earlier, are to promote a genuine and broad sense of inclusiveness by educating for true understanding of diversity, especially as manifest in one's own school, to ensure that school codes of conduct and core values are integrated into everyday routines, including opportunities for student reflection and feedback on student report cards (versus being relegated to statements in handbooks or on web sites), and to require that all students are given systematic training in social problem solving or related social - emotional skills and encouraged specifically to use those skills in finding alternatives to mistreating others, seeking help effectively, and upstanding in the presence of injustice and inequity.

We can help students feel more engaged and connected to their schools by giving them roles in making the school a positive environment, such as participating in safety patrols, focusing on recycling, keeping public spaces clean, upstanding in the face of harassment and bullying, being on school committees to solve problems related to gangs or drugs and alcohol, and so on.

The film, four - lesson Teacher's Guide, and teacher workshops serve as an entry - point to important conversations with educators and students on how to use the teaching of genocide to cultivate forgiveness, compassion, and upstanding in our own lives.

Faced with this crushing disappointment, I acted as would any upstanding citizen and snuck in, first using a colleague's pass and then by blending into the crowd of straw hats.

A search for hidden treasure leads to plenty of adventure as Tom and his not - quite - upstanding uncle find themselves kidnapped in Peru almost as soon as they step off the plane.