Sentences with phrase «by sly»

His work is also inherently autobiographical, balanced by a sly sense of irony and humor, which allows the viewer to identify with his imagery.

Just in front of the window, dictating from the head of the table, a speaker stuffily calls this empty meeting to order, but is repeatedly interrupted by a sly, solicitous, «And what do you think, Harold?»

Stay alive reveals the artistic voice as subsumed to the survivalist imperative: functionality complicated by sly evidence of the artist's touch.

We find reincarnations of the bawdy Wyf of Bathe, a narrative cycle devoted to the Merchant's Tale (in which the lustful Januarie is struck blind and cuckolded by his young wife May), and allusions to the Pardoner's Tale — a fable about seeking to «kill Death», told by a sly and unctuous cleric.

First up on 11th November is 3DS offering Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal developed by Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time developer Sanzaru Games.

The story of the game is that the book written by Sly's ancestors, The Thevius Raccounus, is losing the information right off the pages.

It's a delightful throwback to the early days of the franchise, which features six core Rocky films written by Sly, who also directed four of them.

Set in present - day America, it's a story for today's social climate, but it feels like a classic Western in the way a pair of desperado bank robbers are pursued by a sly detective.

I left «Wonderstruck» dry - eyed but occasionally charmed, particularly by a sly reference to a beloved work of children's literature (fans of «From the Mixed - Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler» will recognize both a bookshop's name and a covetable sleepover), and by the idea of Julianne Moore as a silent - film star.

From what I remember of my now 6 month - old viewing of the film, it's a nice enough little trifle, elevated by a sly pair of comic turns from Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Weisz.

I returned to see it a second time, 6 days later to make sure I hadn't been bamboozled by sly dialogue, beautiful locations and brilliant wardrobe.

The screening began with a legally required title card acknowledging that the festival premiere did not in any way prejudice Branco's rights in any ongoing action, followed by some sly introductory text («And now... after more than 25 years in the making... and unmaking...»).

Part of the public's love - hate fascination with Maradona stems from the fact that he is seen as an overstepper, that beneath his athletic, nouveau - riche exterior lies the soul of a simple hick who can be fleeced and chastened by sly folks everywhere.

Not exact matches

By putting your limited time and resources into your customer base, you're automatically focusing on your product and learning about competitors on the sly anyway.

Root post by «Sly» presents a False Analogy fallacy with additional ad hominem and non sequitur elements.

They know they are going to say something bad, so they think they are sly by negating it with the but.

By the way, your reference to the «ass - u-me» mnemonic falls short of sly — and it isn't a parable.

When we're awestruck by the flower's bloom or the ant's relentless determination or a friend's sly smile, we're participating in the miracle of existence, God's continual donation of being.

«Created by Jeannette (who also happens to be a web - designer on the sly), the site features good recipes, nice photos of the food in question, and the ridiculously simple - but - amazingly - helpful - and - large recipe index.»

The Dutchman was far nicer about Wenger, but couldn't resist another sly dig at van Gaal before the end by insinuating he wasn't a great manager.

In just two weeks time, Jack will be legally allowed to be approached by foreign clubs about a pre-contract agreement regarding a summer move, and I am sure there will be many English clubs making discreet enquiries through his agent on the sly, especially during the transfer window when there will be myriad meetings between clubs and various agents.

«The Queen's Justice» is powered by long - awaited meetings and lengthy jousts of dialogue, and it delivers on almost all fronts: Jon is simple and stubborn; Dany is intractable until she gets Tyrion's sly counsel; Cersei delivers a monologue that both summarizes years of backstory and explains her plan with a relish that would make any Bond villain envious; Lady Olenna's Blunt Talk Express reaches its terminus with Jaime; and Bran and Sansa definitely talk.

Will an auditor be able to spot, for example, research and development conducted by McLaren Automotive on the sly, with results passed over to the McLaren Racing arm?

You see, not content with clearly instructed his teams to cheat by diving and being an overtly cynical and sly team, Poch found a loophole in the FA rules and regulations that didn't state his team couldn't use distraction tactics to confuse opposition players.

Also nice to see Southampton stick it up to adidas (the sly dig «the stripes are back») for their clear disrespect to the Saints» heritage by removing the stripes.

Olympic silver medallist and AW publisher Wendy Sly ventured to the Big Apple and found herself uplifted by what proved to be an unforgettable marathon

Yvonne Murray, who had passed Sly on the last lap in Rome to finish seventh to her teammate's eighth, was more confident in Japan as European champion and sprinted into the lead 550m out but paid for her bold move by fading to 10th.

Mikel made a sly dig on Pogba shortly after his record breaking move to Old Trafford by posting a video on his Twitter handle of an incident at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he nutmegged the French midfielder during Nigeria's game against Brazil, side by side with a message welcoming him to the English Premier League.

Don't get distracted by gimmicks and sly advertising.

Bottled Water is Best by Crunchy Chicken â $» Bottled water isn't nearly as bad as you might think and Deanna will tell you exactly why... It's awesome satire with a sly side of sarcasm.

Though church members have not been told reasons for the frequent presence of BNI operatives at the church, everything points to the fact that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr. Sylvester Mensah aka (Sly), is being trailed by the BNI.

Shandu, in his caution statement, claimed that he was instructed to print the cards by his fugitive colleague, Sly.

Ms. Savino called on Paladino to clarify comments attributed to his campaign in a City Hall News story that said Paladino would look to provoke the sometimes hot - tempered Cuomo by using mudslinging tactics, including «sly Italian references.»

The Boston - born former NYPD commissioner was saluted by James Caan (of Queens), Sly Stallone (Philadelphia), Murray Richman (The Bronx) and Angie Dickinson (North Dakota, which is still east of Hollywood).

When Jacobs addressed the Long Beach Democratic Club on Sunday, at a dinner headlined by national party chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman - Schultz, he alluded to the recent war with a sly quip.

But now, a study shows that some female birds can benefit by pairing with males of another species — as long as they sneak in some same - species matings on the sly.

In 1999, Naomi Klein captured the anti-corporate feeling of the decade in «No Logo», but equally observed a generation who are «now finding ways to express their disdain for mass culture not by opting out of it but by abandoning themselves to it entirely — but with a sly ironic twist.»

dress: vintage 60's dress from my mom coat: asos shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo flats bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag pin: sly fox wooden brooch by lucie ellen

Users can stay incognito by switching the settings to «Anonymous» and their matches won't be able to see that they were checking them out on the sly.

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Wonderfully sly, subtle and rich, this movie is a miracle and destined to be considered a classic wherever there are people who would rather not be led by the hand through a storyline.

Throw in Neil Patrick Harris — once again playing the Bizarro World version of himself — shattered and reinforced redneck stereotypes and a delightful take on Dubya [here, he may not speak real good English, but he's slyer, smarter and mellower than we are expecting] and the result is a solidly funny movie that Says Something more by highlighting the characters of Harold and Kumar than by the political jokes.

Paymer's sly, subtle portrayal of the conniving producer in «Quiz Show,» directed by Robert Redford, ultimately led to more edgy and textured characters in such movies as «Get Shorty,» directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, «Nixon,» directed by Oliver Stone, and «The American President,» directed by Rob Reiner.

There is also the occasional sly moment, including a very brief cameo by ABBA's Benny Andersson as well as a very funny reference to the ancient dramatic trope of the Greek Chorus.

This franchise has never been good at plotting — it seems obvious that scenes involving Basinger and a highly billed Jennifer Ehle (who plays Ana's mother, Carla), have been cut here — and this installment's many oversights are evidence of the filmmakers» belated recognition of both Johnson's sly appeal and the folly of the tortured man of privilege who can only be healed by a good woman.

Miguel meets up with his deceased ancestors and with Héctor (Gael García Bernal), a sly con man who tries to sneak past the screeners by dressing up like Frida Kahlo.

The last significant piece of the puzzle is Harvey, a government operative played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who does what he can to bring sly Southern charm to this pretty stock role, which otherwise involves simply trading juvenile insults with Johnson.

Summary: With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, THE SPECTACULAR NOW (directed by James Ponsoldt) creates a vivid, three - dimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilous business of modern love and adulthood.

That Anne's mental and physical degradation unfurls with the severity of serious horror was perhaps a sly aesthetic decision, but it also feels intensely, in fact almost perversely, overdetermined; one can never shake the feeling that by magnifying death's ugliest qualities from a «measured» emotional remove, Amour is simply following the path of least resistance to achieving its desired visceral effect.