Sentences with phrase «because of the levity»

«From women let not evidence be accepted,» reads the Mishna, «because of the levity and temerity of their sex.»

Not exact matches

«While the sack of the security chief should be treated with dispatch and levity because whosoever descend into the arana of conflict will not escape the dust of the encounter, we should question the character of some of our elders we found their effusions rather too insensitive to bear especially in a country that is sitting on a delicate balance.

I started sometime during college because, as a student who had sat through innumerable lectures, I enjoyed and appreciated when professors included rare moments of levity to make a point, enrich a metaphor, or even just keep us awake.

Directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji), Captain America proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold an audience's undivided attention, from a compelling plot which ratchets up the tension all the way to the final showdown, to eye - popping action and special effects, to a sweet romance between likable leads exhibiting screen chemistry, to lots of unexpected moments of levity (with much of the hilarious comic relief arriving courtesy of Tommy Lee Jones).

Admittedly, fits of laughter are not an inconceivable reaction to Niccol's screenplay, not only because it attempts to maintain some levity but also because it is absurdly on the nose.