Sentences with phrase «couple of paragraphs»

Here's an excerpt — the first couple of paragraphs of the book — to lure you in.

The only saving grace is a slight mention in the last couple of paragraphs but even there it's almost contradictory at times.

I took your first couple of paragraphs as a parody of a particular stereotype.

Sometimes it's so embarrassing I can't read past the first couple of paragraphs.

How much respect would Joyce enjoy if all we knew of Ulysses was «Dublin man's account of Ascot Gold Cup Day», followed by couple of paragraphs in a newspaper?

Of course, if you'd prefer to stay unsullied on that front, we'd advise you to skip the next couple of paragraphs and remain — as Bird might prefer — on the other side of the curtain.

But the truth is - and journalists know it - that most people don't read the articles and of those that do, the majority will only read the first couple of paragraphs before glancing away or turning the page.

I know in the first couple of paragraphs if a piece of writing has what it takes, and my Flash Assessment for writing contests or publication provides a thorough analysis of any opening.

I know I just spent the last couple of paragraphs convincing you the 3DS is going to stick around for a while, but consider this: in the same article I linked to earlier, Fils - Aime also states that the 3DS is «a very important platform.

So that initial couple of paragraphs or the first half page is super important from a marketing point of view, so instead of cluttering it like a lot of people do with extended personal details like their marital status, their interests or a really long career profile section.

Now I just need to find a «beta minus one» reader willing to read just the first couple of paragraphs in each scene so I can fix that problem before giving the whole thing to the other beta readers.

Instead of sitting down in front of a screen and typing a couple of paragraphs into a form, you compose your message quickly on your phone's keypad.

A typical entry — say, a couple of paragraphs, some links, pictures, or maybe a funny YouTube video — becomes a 140 - character plain text comment.

To ensure you catch people's attention, it's important to have a great pitch — and that doesn't mean a couple of paragraphs of copy.

I mean we've got a thing on our site, you feel free to quote a couple of paragraphs and just include attribution back to where you found it.

On another occasion, Norman suggested that I remove a couple of paragraphs from an essay because they interrupted the flow of my argument.

While the American histories typically give the social gospel a couple of paragraphs, neither the American nor the world histories mention the development of historical - critical ways of interpreting the Bible or the rise of liberal theology.

I commend your forbearance... I couldn't get through the first couple of paragraphs.

I've decided you have to re2pect the hell out of the Yankees for a couple of paragraphs because it is unimpeachably badass for a franchise to have every single - digit number retired.

You have not projected Delph yet a couple of paragraphs after you claim the battle between him and Fer will not be for the faint hearted... Am I missing something?

Whether it's a couple of paragraphs or a couple of pages your story will inspire and empower someone somewhere!

A couple of paragraphs down, I got to highlight the fact that you can buy Google Ads cost - effectively if you do it wisely, for instance by the testing processes described in a certain ebook.

Then the reply shifts away altogether from the subject Wynford cared about, with a couple of paragraphs about Ed Miliband's proposed reforms of party membership and finance, which were «a key part of his mission to make Britain a more open, democratic and dynamic country where the big decisions which affect people's lives are no longer taken only by a rich and powerful few.»

What was once a central part of his message was reduced to a couple of paragraphs in his 2014 address.

Each spread covers some part of the world and typically contains two maps, a graph, four photographs, two drawings, a stamp showing a rare flower, a couple of paragraphs on endangered species, one more on a geographical curiosity, something on a farming system and a roundup of a key environmental issue.

And the episode has implications far beyond a couple of paragraphs in a pair of papers.

In this «thank you,» you have the opportunity in a couple of paragraphs to defuse that perceived weakness and get your foot back in the door.

What happens if you visit one of those long from articles, you'll still get a good several hundred words of an overview of what's in the article, the first couple of paragraphs and you have a great sense of what else is available should you wish to dive in and get the full presentation; of course it's also available in print form as well.

and though it's difficult to explain in a couple of paragraphs, I'll give it my best shot: I've been called a «character», I absolutely love to laugh and there's very little...

There's no need to write the dating profile equivalent of War and Peace; a couple of paragraphs is all you need to convey a sense of self.

A few pictures and a couple of paragraphs on how they like to camp and fish doesn't give us much to digest.

I know that it's impossible to get to know me from just a few photos and a couple of paragraphs.

As one of the men said, it's normal when on your 3 - page letter about your feelings you receive a couple of paragraphs on the current weather in Moscow.

I'm not sure how this illusion got started, but I'm convinced it materialized along with the popularity of online dating and the superficial and «instant» way of judgement that helps us make a quick determination of whether or not someone is datable by reading a couple of paragraphs about them and glancing at a few (often bad) photographs.

Now, you don't want your profile to look like a Tolstoy novel — a couple of paragraphs will probably do ya.

Only before I actually begin to write about what Sonic Mania is and how it plays, being as though this is the first Sonic game I ever got to write a review about, I want to dedicate a couple of paragraphs to the franchise itself and with Mania being a game that pays homage to the titular Sonic's roots, whilst putting nostalgia back on the table, so here's the history of Sonic!

As usual, Film Movement packages this in a clear keepcase and uses the reverse side of the cover art to display a couple of paragraphs explaining the film's selections and a couple more excerpting a filmmaker interview.

They will «take a look» at Hamlet on Sparknotes (an online summary service) and then attempt to get the gist of it by reading a couple of paragraphs or quotes.