Sentences with phrase «brief detour»

But in a night filled with traditional, safe, punchlines from Fallon, the duo's brief detour into absurdist black comedy was probably the funniest moment of the whole show.

Throughout the years of Noir City's Seattle residency, the programming has taken brief detours from the mean streets of hardcore noir to explore side alleys, from early influences on noir to noir influences on other genres.

«The Alberta wildfires and sharp pullback in oil sands production in May took the Canadian economy on a brief detour into negative growth,» said Craig Wright, senior vice-president and chief economist at RBC.

To understand why, here's a brief detour into the economics of international trade.

Philosophy is typically taught to undergraduates in survey courses which jump from Aristotle to Descartes (with perhaps a brief detour for Marcus Aurelius or Thomas Aquinas), leaving a gap of almost two thousand years.

I interrupt this parade of Christian theologians (and a philosopher) to take a brief detour sideways to the insight of a Russian novelist of note, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 — 81).

For example, in one of the better chapters, entitled «Human Justice and Animal Fairness», the reader is introduced to Maasai systems of gift - giving, game theory as applied to chimpanzee behaviour, canine sensitivity to fairness, rules of play among wolves and rats, before a brief detour into Martha Nussbaum's development of Rawlsian justice theory leads us to an extended discussion of Aquinas» understanding of justice as a virtue, acquired and infused.

Then took a brief detour through why did he stamp on that man's testicles and how can we blame Ronaldo?

So if you wouldn't mind indulging me for a brief detour into animation territory, let's see what Hollywood gets right (and wrong) about this -LSB-...]

As the brain ages, researchers say, it has a harder time getting back on track after even a brief detour.

Ted convinces Victoria to take a brief detour before they leave together after she leaves her fiancé at the altar, and Barney's engagement to Quinn may be Watch full episodes and clips of Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic shows on.

Michigan, you see, is meant to be but a brief detour for Tom and Violet before they go back to their «real» life on the Bay.

After a brief detour into trans - dimensional platforming with Wii's Super Paper Mario, which eschewed many of the role - playing trappings associated with the franchise for a more streamlined design, Sticker Star embraces its RPG heritage, placing a renewed emphasis on item management and turn - based combat.

Garrel narrates his brother's story in direct address to the camera (with a brief detour to acknowledge the fact that he's talking to the camera), and then slips away to play through the streets as Honore plays with the story, bouncing between the sorrow of Duris and the impish joy of Garrel.

Apparently, «Cars 2» was just a brief detour into blandness for Pixar, and the magical «Brave» proves it.

While everyone is fixated on the Rio Olympics and the impressive start that U.S. athletes have made there, it's worth a brief detour to the results of another summer competition — this one in Hong Kong — in which the American team dominated: the International Math Olympiad (IMO) for high - school students.

A brief detour to see the gators at feeding time turns into a southern luncheon including, naturally, alligator, a culinary first for St. Antoine.

So all the folks doing the lending, they're Kindle customers from the start, taking only a brief detour into patron territory, and hopefully back into customer mode «if you check out the book again, or subsequently buy it.»

That is why I became a footnote, my story a brief detour between the well - known history of my father, Jacob, and the celebrated chronicle of Joseph, my brother.

Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim - created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour.

Blair's epic quest for Yale and a brief detour into being an almost - mistress.

Blair's epic quest for Yale and a brief detour in

A brief detour: Even though the compound return over 87 years was 9.8 %, the average return of all those 40 - year periods was 11.8 %.

Today I am taking a brief detour from writing about the different international bond markets.

As a child she had a strong interest in marine biology and animal behavior, and though she took a brief detour from the animal care field to obtain a degree in graphic design, her desire to work with animal led her to Saint Petersburg college where she is currently enrolled and working towards obtaining her Veterinary Technician Certification.

For many, a journey through Laos consists of a whistle - stop tour through the two main towns of Vientiane and Louang Phabang, with perhaps a brief detour to the mysterious Plain of Jars or ancient Wat Phou...

It breaks up the monotony of combat somewhat, but none of these brief detours are done very well, which is a real shame.

After the Baldur's Gate series, I was the lead programmer on Jade Empire, though I made a brief detour to implement the first version of the DM client in Neverwinter Nights.

A brief detour here — what about the ESRB?

Civilization VI is the latest entry in the beloved PC - centric series, returning it to history's greatest generals after a brief detour beyond earth.

After the brief detour, he relented.

Three weekends ago, as my California road trip left the Central Valley and passed north of the Antelope Valley, I could not resist a brief detour to revisit eSolar ’s

Three weekends ago, as my California road trip left the Central Valley and passed north of the Antelope Valley, I could not resist a brief detour to revisit eSolar's Sierra SunTower Project.

This week, I'm going to take a brief detour from giving proscriptive advice on what to wear, and take a more philosophical angle to the column.

Apple would be smart to go right for the gold, rather than taking a brief detour through this only marginally useful tech.

After a brief detour to consult on The Last Guardian, GenDesign is now back to its original goal of making something new.

And, following a brief detour to the Wii, the mainline series has remained on the 3DS ever since, which has limited its popularity in the West.

I'll get to the specifics in a minute because as is so often the case in life the devil is in the details, but first indulge me with a brief detour into the research stacks.