Sentences with phrase «because of amusement»

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As people fortunate enough to live far away from the horrors of religious violence, anaesthetized as we are by technologies and amusements, we seem able to banish from our minds the incessant slaughter of those elsewhere who are killed simply because of their faith.

It is a source of frustration and amusement to others that I can remember details about the Battle of Actium, but can also lose my car for several days because I forgot where I had it parked.

As an average person, I WOULD NOT want you to stand or sit anywhere near me in places including, but not limited to, a PTA meeting, a children's soccer game, a restaurant, an office cubicle, an amusement park, a bus, an airplane, a political rally, and pretty much all other public spaces, because your attitude and UNNECESSARY USE OF CAPS LOCK totally suck.

Outside the party, the book has given politics - watchers a deal of amusement, not least because of the publicity images of Mandelson wearing a ludicrous combination of smoking jacket, red waistcoat and cravat, looking as if he's about to read Winnie the Pooh.

It is vital that all of them get a chance to compete because a) the health of a democracy is tied to our right to challenge power structures and b) the Red Sox and Yankees are going to be super-awful this year so we can't count on them for amusement.

Dear Editor, I noted with consternation and amusement that there was a letter in the Saturday, April 21st edition of Kaieteur News, titled «We await the CCJ Ruling» — consternation because I don't share the view that a President can shape our future all on his or her own, and amusement because I have been rendered speechless by the politics of this Dear Land, and would only write a letter to a newspaper if I wanted to be on public record as having held a particular position on a matter I thought was of particular import.

The reason beans make you «toot» is because much of the indigestible amylopectin C makes it way into the colon where bacteria ferment them and create gas which comes out the bottom end to the endless amusement of little boys everywhere.

The film is hilarious, if viewed in context, but of course having watched it dozens and dozens of times since my first viewing in the early 1960's in an «art cinema» in Greenwich village, I no longer laugh out loud, but enjoy my silent amusement, because I love satire.

Robbie also appears in later Silent Hill releases and because of his popularity is not only the mascot of Lakeside Amusement Park but the whole series of Silent Hill as well!

Somehow, the directing team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris has captured the amusement value of retro kitsch without their film being actually kitschy (perhaps because its subject matter sadly feels so au courant).

Some of the film's most revealing moments come when we see Truman knowingly lie, either because of fear, shame, or for his own amusement, giving us a peek into the psyche of the complex man that he truly was.

Alas, it was not to be, because for all of Secondhand Lions charm and amusement, there just wasn't enough going for it to take it through the dark patches in the later scenes.

With inspired lunacy, jazzy flair, and heavy amusement, The Triplets of Belleville is a terrific feature that should please adults who normally eschew animated films because many lack imagination or pizzazz.

The violence is plentiful and invites a mixture of revulsion and amusement, not least because it is usually overlaid by Walter Carlos's mad reinterpretations of classical standards.

«I wanted a cat because cats are generally low maintenance pets that also provide a lot of emotional support and amusement, which is especially helpful in the stressful environment of a university,» he explained to iHeartCats.

None of it matters, because you now face your greatest ever mission; whacking metal balls around a flashing table for my amusement.

Robbie also appears in later Silent Hill releases and because of his popularity is not only the mascot of Lakeside Amusement Park but the whole series of Silent Hill as well!

Hey, I've not stated that like it's some kind of hipster - y thing; to me it's something more akin to a concept like «explaining a joke» more than «disliking it because the masses now like it too»; with all the amusement factors now shed on the spotlight, it's not that fun to enjoy them as before... I think.

This week is the EAG expo 2017, held in London's Excel Exhibition Centre, and for SEGA Nerds everywhere it is something of an extra exciting event this year — because SEGA Amusements Europe is showcasing the return of Daytona USA, with Daytona 3, or rather «Daytona Championship USA» as it's officially titled.

«Part of the magic about SEGA is that being primarily and Arcade Amusement company, they have the resources and ability to sell a Home Consumer Product at far better price points than Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft because they never built consoles from scratch and instead use Arcade Machine parts and accessories.»

My dad bought this gem of a game because he wanted to play it, only to have me play it through and beat it much to his amusement.

When most people think of an accident at an amusement park, fair, or carnival, the first thing they probably picture is someone falling from a ride because of a mechanical failure and being injured or killed.

Thirdly, appellants contend that this same statutory provision, Art. 27, § 509, violates the «Equal Protection» Clause because it permits only certain merchants within Anne Arundel County (operators of bathing beaches and amusement parks et cetera) to sell merchandise customarily sold at these places while forbidding its sale by other vendors of this merchandise, such as appellants» employer.

Example: If a person was killed on Corporation X's amusement ride in part due to improper maintenance of a seat belt, but also because another rider pushed the decedent off the seat, Corporation X may still be found liable for damages.

Basically, premise liability involves injuries and accidents that happen because of the unsafe conditions of government buildings, commercial establishments such as restaurants and shops, and even public spaces such as amusement parks.

In one of these examples I spoke to the person by chance a few months later (its a small world, which you'd be wise to consider whenever you have people moving out...) and to my secret amusement it turned out that since they moved they were actually loosing hundreds of dollars per month because their «new» apartment's A / C unit was so old that it used a lot of expensive electricity.