Sentences with phrase «continued delusion of grandeur»

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Yes, but its status quo is too wedded to corruption, easy credit, coal and delusions of global grandeur to make the kind of commitment needed to develop clean energy on the scale China needs to continue industrializing.

While Carell has the showiest of the roles, playing an especially creepy man who has delusions of grandeur, partially due to being born into a family with exceedingly high expectations to continue the tradition of excellence, it's really for the performances of Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum that the film ultimately succeeds.

I have often delighted children by coercing five little frogs to try to eat five of my fingers, waving them about as each continues with ferocity and outlandish delusions of grandeur to try to devour me, finger first.