Sentences with phrase «by sheer pleasure»

«If the poet can say, «Everyone is drawn by his delight», not by necessity but by delight, not by compulsion but by sheer pleasure, then how much more must we say that a man is drawn by Christ, when he delights in truth, in blessedness, in holiness and in eternal life, all of which mean Christ?

Not exact matches

As you get older life is punctuated by too few of these types of events where you are doing something simply for sheer pleasure.

What a terrifying vision of the future of football we've been served up this week.AC Milan, once the pride of a powerful and thriving seria A now reduced to shadow boxing against a really not that great United.All because they deserted their natural (and rather beautiful) defensive style of football to join the circus, brought in foreign players (especially brazilians) who think jogging back to defend is beneath them and generally put two fingers up to Italy's historic football traditions.Much good as it done them, and what a boring game?I concede that a lot of football fans nowadays do nt remember anything before the cheque book league but even they must have been struck by the sheer mind numbing pointlessness of it.Even the stewards were asleep by half time.As for the porto match well all that can be said is that they made the gooners look like an half decent well balanced football team, no mean achievement when you think about it.At least we, ve had the pleasure of listening to all those gooners and Mancs waffling on about how great they are which is always hilarious.Especially the stuff about Rooney, just wait till the World Cup when some Italian or South American defender takes him under his wing for half an hour and then see how great he is.If he can survive the WC without being sent off it will be a miracle.All the recent hype has done him no favours at all.Not that the World Cup really inspires these days, its glory days are long over and it's become a competition decided by referees rather than great play.Bear that in mind if Roons has to take the walk of shame, it's not his fault, someone told him he was a truly great player like Bobby Charlton or George Best.The problem is he looks like he believes them.

«It was by sheer fluke one day while videoing like most parents do for our own pleasure I realised Rowan was copying me working out.

The legacy is further optimized by the fact and sheer pleasure of the reward attained upon successful completion of the program.

Well, with the sheer pleasures of mise - en - scène — the texture of light caught by Robert Elswit's cinematography, the evocation of atmosphere and mood, the period detail, the actors doing their various shtick... and the soundtrack.

At BMW: «sheer driving pleasure» will be enhanced by digital intelligence and permanent connectivity, creating «the ultimate driver».

Any complaint I have about the WRX is overshadowed by its sheer driving pleasure.

The sheer driving pleasure of the BMW 4 Series Convertible is accompanied by outstanding economy.

Now this particular forte of the BMW 7 Series may be further accentuated for the first time by a BMW Sports Package setting further highlights both out - side and within the car for even greater Sheer Driving Pleasure and a truly unique look.

Willnot by James Sallis You may find the latest crime novel from Sallis, author of Drive, to be a slow read, but for a very good reason: You'll want to slow down for the sheer pleasure of his artfully crafted prose.

Beyond the sheer pleasure our non human companions give us, some go a step further by providing us with mental and physical health benefits.

Cannily chosen and installed by Papanikolas, the exhibition's 45 works of art, which include paintings, sculptures and drawings, are a pleasure in terms of sheer numbers.

Sitting in a cafe in southern France, watching the world go by and turning my face up to the sunshine, sighing happily at the sheer simple pleasure of being away from everyday life.

In «A Touch for the Now,» his profile of Walter Hopps, Tomkins wrote of the newly opened Menil, «I can think of no other museum where the sheer pleasure of looking at works of art is so subtly and consistently enhanced by the setting.»