Sentences with phrase «by acquaintances who»

The most painful part of his recovery has been coping with insensitive remarks made by acquaintances who have known him for years.

At a recent conference on the ethics of withdrawing nourishment and fluids from mentally incompetent patients, I was approached by an acquaintance who is close to retirement age.

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Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia found that those who talked to service providers — like a barista or a package deliverer — as if they were an acquaintance were left happier by those interactions.

When I stopped by the Horseshoe, he was buying drinks for everyone who showed up — friend, acquaintance or media — urging people to try out a bike or enjoy a complimentary taco and then settling in the back of the club when the music started: a couple of little - known local indie bands played, and Broken Social Scene member Brendan Canning — dressed as if he'd just arrived from Wimbledon's centre court — did a DJ set.

You might need to start with your own circle of acquaintances, but by asking those who attend your events to invite others, you can slowly expand your reach.

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When we launched Praxis, we were viciously opposed by a number of academics in our circles who were formerly good friends or acquaintances.

My question comes from my intimate acquaintance with being abused by people who were as close to me as people can get.

Ah, so much is said about human want and misery — I seek to understand it, I have also had some acquaintance with it at close range; so much is said about wasted lives — but only that man's life is wasted who lived on, so deceived by the joys of life or by its sorrows that he never became eternally and decisively conscious of himself as spirit, as self, or (what is the same thing) never became aware and in the deepest sense received an impression of the fact that there is a God, and that he, he himself, his self, exists before this God, which gain of infinity is never attained except through despair.

His harangue hasn't changed in our twenty - year acquaintance, but this time it occurred to me that there was a tinge of conceit to it» that he resented the idea of being ministered to by people who, in all likelihood, were too inclined toward curial - obedience and therefore couldn't possibly have much to say to his finely tuned sensibilities.

He met there many of the people who would become close friends or remain acquaintances for the rest of his life, and many of whom would play some part in the unfolding drama which was to be set in motion by himself.

You'll be informed of your admission by someone you know who's already in the club — a relative, perhaps, or a friend, or even a casual acquaintance.

According to a release made available to Nigeria Politics online and signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity, Late Nunugwu allegedly fraudulently obtained N91million from an acquaintance after he tricked her into believing that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates who were at the verge of buying NICON Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to assist her stock fish business.

I was inspired by the #WomenintheWild project by Erin White, a photographer who has made it her mission to share beautiful photos of breastfeeding mothers, to bring this group of friends and acquaintances together.

It was one of those things I heard about from a friend, who heard about it from an acquaintance, who heard about it from a woman with gorgeous legs who swore by it.

I, my girlfriend and all our acquaintances who were treated by our acupuncturist / osteopath benefited from it.

It is very easy for find dating women a right way, who you are with and why, just in case some acquaintance comes by.

Yagan said OkCupid could use its data to set up a date between two people who won't know what the other looks like until they meet in person — your classic blind - date scenario, but arranged by algorithms rather than acquaintances.

For example, Yagan said OkCupid could use its data to set up a date between two people who won't know what the other looks like until they meet in person — your classic blind - date scenario, but arranged by algorithms rather than acquaintances.

it is one of the finest articles of all articles which are once read by me about acquaintances on dating sites... from myself I can add that only experience gives the necessary tools to distinguish the swindlers and idle consumers who do nt have intentions to establish a family and at the same time they support a several working interchangeable contacts, feeding girls with the body, the emotions and promises to marry while a marriage for them too expensive and unrealizable project...

She does so to make the acquaintance of a handsome young prince whose throne she holds by ancestral fraud, and who has become the protégé of an austere philosopher named Hermocrates.

According to an acquaintance unrelated to the production who caught a test screening and swears by it: «That's a terrible analogy.

We're first introduced to Moll (Jessie Buckley), a timid - looking young woman who understandably gets annoyed when her birthday party — at which the guests appear to include no friends of her own, just relatives and family acquaintances — gets hijacked by someone else's surprise pregnancy announcement.

The enfant terrible of radical German cinema stars in his own 1975 feature as a working - class gay boy who wants love, craves acceptance and happens to have won the lottery — the cue for his merciless exploitation by more savvy acquaintances.

The cops are on the case, but fearing that the girl may have been taken by any one of Helen's seedy acquaintances, who understandably would not want to talk to the cops, her mother, Bea (Madigan, Winter Passing), decides to hire an outside source, a missing persons detective, Patrick Kenzie (Affleck), and his girlfriend, Angie (Monaghan, MI3).

Stranger by the Lake (Unrated) Sexplicit homoerotic thriller revolving around a couple (Pierre Deladonchamps and Christophe Paou) enjoying a passionate, summertime affair at a secluded lakeshore in southern France who suddenly find themselves the prime suspects in the murder of an acquaintance (Francois Renaud Labarthe) also frequenting the popular, gay pickup spot.

It depicts an American high school student who has worked hard to be invisible to of all the classic cliques by becoming an acquaintance of them all and how this all changes when he gets to know the «dying girl».

Andrew Hevia, who coproduced Moonlight, recalled an acquaintance of his saying that the buzz generated by his movie and La La Land signaled «a baton pass between the generations.»

A chance encounter with an old acquaintance leads Carrey to attend a seminar run by charismatic guru Terence Stamp, who demands his followers stop saying «no» and start saying «yes» to everything asked of them.

Their adventures lead them to Nashville, where they are hired to deliver a package for an acquaintance, but are approached by a woman who is looking for her sister, played by Morgan Fairchild («Dallas»).

By way of illustration, the story fans out to introduce Buddy (Jason Schwartzman, «Listen Up Philip»), an old family friend of Naomi's who renews their long - ago acquaintance, initially as a favor, but soon for different, fairly obvious reasons.

There is never in doubt about who are the truly dangerous people in the film, signalled in comic book - like terms by the bad guys being caked in dirt, whether it is Gale (John Goodman) and Evelle (William Forsythe), two criminal acquaintances of H.I. who escape from prison in a rainstorm and emerge from the ground covered in mud, or the shotgun - blasting, baby - hunting biker Leonard Smalls (Randall «Tex» Cobb), a lawless wanderer emerging through hellish flames with a pair of baby shoes attached to his belt that jingle like cowboy boot spurs.

As things would have it, the three of them and their two new acquaintances — the melting Ethan (Dee - Jay Daniels) and Magenta (Kelly Vitz), who can transform into a guinea pig — are all deemed sidekicks by the tough - talking Coach Boomer (Bruce Campbell).

When Gloria first arrives home, she's confronted by old childhood acquaintance Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), a grinning alcoholic who runs the grimy local pub.

Having, in his own words, too much fun, Reeves's mop - topped high - school senior Chris plays bad guitar in a bad band with his best friend, David (Alan Boyce), a type - A overachiever who succumbs to the pressures of pretending to like Gilbert & Sullivan, getting accepted into a great school, having a hot wooden girlfriend (Pamela Gidley), and being sainted by every acquaintance.

Upon awakening, Colter is engaged by Christina (Michelle Monaghan), who calls him Sean and acts like they're acquaintances, a fact that disorients and panics Colter, whose confusion further amplifies when an explosion rips through the train and he awakens again — after a voyage through an imagistic swirl — in a dark, tiny cabin.

Stanley (Mr. Firth), a world - famous magician (who goes by the stage name of Wei Ling Soo, Orientalism being in fashion then) is approached by an acquaintance on a mission.

En route, Anna makes the acquaintance of Countess Vronsky (Olivia Williams), who is then met at the train station by her son, the dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (Aaron Taylor - Johnson).

Those casual acquaintances who might usually pass by with a quick «How are you?»

Andrew Wyeth was introduced to the house and its residents by his wife, Betsy, who was an acquaintance of the siblings.

I have a couple of acquaintances who use that as their primary excuse for NOT self - ePubbing, and even though both my wife and I have asked why readers wouldn't validate them, they continue to argue they won't feel validated unless they're validated by «professionals».

I emailed the list of takers from the first Giveaway (about 55 people) and announced in certain other channels (I didn't want to email blast friends, family, and acquaintances who may have already supported me by buying the collection).

He concludes by noting there are exceptions to that, including a self - published author of his acquaintance, who I've heard is making a good living (selling over a 100,000 ebooks a year).

Threat to both ferals and indoor / outdoor pets by Merritt Clifton Asked one of the most dedicated of the multitude of «cat ladies» of my acquaintance, «Do you know if there's truth to the idea that if cats eat rats who have been into bait stations, the cats will also get the effects of the warfarin?»

«Greyhounds are docile, 40 - mile - per - hour couch potatoes deserving affection and longer lives,» said Snyman, who was dubbed «Greyhound Granny» by acquaintances because of her devotion.

By granting John and many of his acquaintances a three - dimensional personality but refusing to offer the same treatment for those who would seek to speak to Marston's spiritual questions, they do their character and the player a disservice.

The loss of Atreus» mother, Kratos» wife, who were acquaintances at the beginning, signaled the start of their journey as they fulfill her last wishes by venturing off to the tallest point of the mountain.

Similarly the Van Lier Fellows are chosen by a panel of peers who have a wide acquaintance with young composers.

Our gratitude goes out to those alumni of Cooper Union, friends, family, and acquaintances who continue to show their dedication to free education by contributing some of their own wealth (the dollars and cents kind) to our campaign.

These works had been crafted by the artist according to sketches made by friends and acquaintances who were inspired by Wirz's tales of his native Paraíba Valley near São Paulo.