Sentences with phrase «chagrined by»

The artist was additionally chagrined by the extensive publicity it garnered in its unintended role as a functional object.

At the time the most important art journal of France, L'Artiste, in its issue of March 12, 1848, extolled the «genius of liberty» which had revived «the eternal flames of art» (obviously it had been less effective in reviving the rhetorical power of its writers), and the next week, Clément de Ris, writing in the same periodical, while slightly chagrined by the mediocrity of the first «liberated» Salon, nevertheless maintained that «in the realm of art, as in that of morals, social thought and politics, barriers are falling and the horizon is expanding.»

While interested parties such as the Society of Authors feel like the government is taking steps in the right direction, they are somewhat chagrined by the lengthy wait time before this is implemented.

C - Max in the Market No doubt many Escape Hybrid fans were chagrined by Ford's decision to redesign the Escape without a gas - electric version.

Despite all of my studious efforts as a feminist, sex - positive parent — giving ample guidance to my teenage daughter and even writing articles on the topic — I was a bit chagrined by this disconnect between myself and my son.

Rahm, for his part, was chagrined by the situation but believes it was a big to - do about not much at all.

The change from super - to turbocharging may be met with chagrin by many — losing the character and responsiveness of the old engine, but the 354 horsepower and 369 lb - ft of torque generated by this 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V6 is seriously potent.

Not exact matches

Last year, Virgin America was purchased by Alaska Airlines, who proceeded to retire the brand and is attempting to integrate its successful practices (much to the chagrin of Branson).

If you tuned into a talk by Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., this week, you might think the NSA had begun to change its tune about encryption — the technology favored by Apple and its Silicon Valley brethren to scramble users» data and communications (much to criminal investigators» chagrin), making them unintelligible to spies and hackers alike.

Conversely, financial markets — much to the chagrin of those still carrying the torch for the efficient market hypothesis — are driven by ephemeral opinions.

Backed by more than $ 250 million in venture capital funding, Bird, LimeBike, and Spin have dumped hundreds of scooters for adults on the city in recent weeks, much to the chagrin of regulators.

To my Mom's chagrin I hardly ever believed / assumed what I was told was correct... just because I was told it by some authority over me.

We found that the best way to wash ourselves was by jumping into the pool, much to my mother's chagrin.

To the chagrin of millions of true believers, Bigfoot has been exposed as a «hoax» perpetrated by Ray Wallace, a prank - loving logger.

Much to our chagrin, he picked the words «bugga bugga» (by the way... that is terrifying to hear yelled out over a monitor at 3:00 in the morning!).

They are constructed by Amish craftsmen in our GOTS certified factory in beautiful Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Sealey, who worked in the music and marketing industries and DJed for Prince and Mick Jagger, was hired by then - Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith in 2009, much to the chagrin of not a few veteran staffers who wondered why someone with no previous government or political experience was making so much money.

But to Suozzi's chagrin — and to the surprise of Nassau Republican party leaders — Mangano pulled it off, defeating Suozzi by a narrow margin.

Mark Thompson's number two will step down from his role in June 2011, but will be compensated by a generous redundancy package, much to the chagrin of the right - wing press.

It was announced that cigarettes would go up in price by 37p, much to the chagrin of the two people left in Britain who can find a place they're allowed to smoke:

The proposals were brushed off as being like «a laughable plot line from The Thick of It» by Tim Yeo MP and back to the Leveson Report we went - most likely to the chagrin of Labour but the delight of the coalition.

At the committee's last meeting in October, as reported by The Alt, seven such contracts were still outstanding, to Corngold's chagrin.

Aspiring gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, for example, can't be too chagrined about a Paterson scandal story that, like Cuomo himself, is gaining momentum by running just under the surface.

To the chagrin of the formerly hugely influential party whips, most committee chairs are now elected by a secret ballot of all MPs, and committee members selected by their parties through internal ballot.

When Gov. Andrew Cuomo called special elections (much to the chagrin of the good government advocates and the New York Times) to run concurrent with the Sept. 13 primary to fill six vacant Assembly seats and the House seat formerly held by ex-Rep.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER In the face of shock, chagrin, and some withering criticism both on social media and from past executive directors, top staff and board members at the Empire State Pride Agenda pushed back against the notion they had declared «Mission Accomplished» in their December 12 announcement that they were winding down major operations -LSB-...]

Cuomo, meanwhile, signed off on a legislative redistricting plan drawn by the Senate GOP, much to the chagrin of Senate Democrats who assumed an independent process would give them an overwhelming advantage in the November general election.

And while the charges stem in part from evidence uncovered by the Moreland Commission — which Mr. Cuomo shuttered early, much to the chagrin of good government types and prompting an investigation from Mr. Bharara — the governor today said he had no regrets about ending the corruption - busting panel when he did.

So it was with chagrin that people favouring federal spending on embryo research learnt that two researchers at George Washington University had — metaphorically at least — broken the wrong eggs by violating university rules.

Obliged by the script to shoot down Martin in one scene, Tommy discovers to his chagrin that his «prop» gun has been filled with real bullets.

So imagine his chagrin — when Em gets taken over by an evil Jewish demon in a box and begins to violently distance herself from him.

To the chagrin of the seasoned and artificially maintained models Gigi (Bella Heathcote) and the more neurotic Sarah (Abbey Lee), who are already facing the scrapheap in their early twenties, Jessie's natural look and virginal glow is the source of the magnetism instantly recognized by a cynical booking agent (Christina Hendricks), a vampiristic photographer (Desmond Harrington), and a salivating designer (Alessandro Nivola).

He's just a dark presence in a doorway off a cobblestone street, noticed only by a stray cat, until the sudden spill of light from a nearby apartment sweeps away the shadows and catches him like a fugitive in the spotlight, revealing the chagrined look on the face of... Orson Welles!

Antonelli, while having a heart of gold, can't quite shake his Mafioso past (he gets himself entangled in various con games to the chagrin of the local district attorney, played by the always hilarious Joan Cusack).

Janet, Vince's love interest in the film (and an unbridled Giants fan, to the chagrin of Vince and his friends), is played with maximum cuteness by Elizabeth Banks.

Melancholia DVD Review by Kam Williams Sisters Deal with Impending End of the World in Apocalyptic Adventure Justine (Kirsten Dunst) isn't enjoying her wedding day, much to the chagrin of her flustered, but supportive groom Michael (Alexander Skarsgard).

On a whim, he declares that he painted the children with the oversized eyes, and the lie spirals out of control until the paintings become a revolutionary, multi-million-dollar industry (much to the chagrin of an art critic played by Terence Stamp and a gallery owner played by Jason Schwartzman — two amusingly droll performances).

The recent batch of horror is left to a passing mention of «torture porn» (by a character in one of the movies within this one (or perhaps the movie within that one)-RRB-, while remakes and rebooted franchises earn a bit more of Williamson's chagrin.

Jennifer Tilly plays a swinger who bewitches Frasier, to his later chagrin at a tryst interrupted by unexpected arrivals.

Then there's teenager Anne Hagen (Dakota Fanning) who turns to religion to cope, much to the chagrin of her mother (Jeanne Tripplehorn) who is mostly frustrated by her being Born Again.

The undercurrent of chagrin in a few of the young ladies in the crowd is captured with a pole - axing amount of skill by Franco — possibly the only time in the director's career (save a few similar moments in Venus in Furs) that he treats women as complex — and sympathetic — human beings.

Based on the books «Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange At The World's Most Dangerous Website» and «WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War On Secrecy,» and penned by Josh Singer («The West Wing,» «Fringe «-RRB-, the film will present Assange as a whistleblower who apparently let power get to his head and let the ethics of his work slide, much to the chagrin of his right hand man Daniel Domscheit - Berg (Bruhl), who also just happened to write that «Inside Julian Assange» book.

Fascinated by the contraptions she sees on the mainland, she decides to use her newfound free time exploring the area, much to cynical fairy Vidia's chagrin.

Inspired by Sophie's response, Claire has decided to search for her long lost «Romeo», much to Charlie's chagrin.

by Walter Chaw As I'm an avowed fan of George Romero's severely underestimated Day of the Dead, imagine my unsurprised chagrin when über - hack Steve Miner's remake of Romero's third zombie outing falls far nearer in quality to Tom Savini's dishonourable remake of Night of the Living Dead than to Zach Snyder's better - than - the - original Dawn of the Dead.

By that measure, the macabre drama has less riding on it, even as author Harris has chosen to wrap up its literary version, to the chagrin of some fans.

The film focuses on the Herculean efforts of pastor Jay Reinke, who has turned his church into a makeshift home base for the new arrivals — to the chagrin of the facility's neighbours, who are skeptical about the men's scruffy appearance and possible criminal backgrounds, and the open hostility of the town newspaper, which wages war on Reinke's new congregation by publishing a list of former sex offenders harboured in the church as well as in the pastor's own home.

Shane (Fazion Love) is still having a hard time with his divorce and tries to make up for it by dating Trudy (Kali Hawk), a 20 - year - old party girl who calls Shane «daddy,» much to his chagrin.

He started his chairmanship by dropping a draft bill that, to the chagrin of Democrats, was stacked with Republican priorities.

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