Sentences with phrase «coupled with the tale»

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The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

White Tale, coupled with other Clariant shareholders who came out against the deal, left the Swiss company doubtful of mustering the two - thirds support necessary for the merger to go through.

First tale: A tenured sociologist at a prominent research university, with a couple of books under his belt on related subjects, publishes the first - ever research, using a nationally representative sample, on the young - adult outcomes for kids raised by people who have same - sex romantic relationships.

First tale: A tenured sociologist at a prominent research university, with a couple of books under his belt on related subjects, publishes the first - ever research, using a nationally representative sample, on the young - adult outcomes for kids raised by people who have same - sex romantic....

Between our visits she would go on walkabouts from Miami Beach to as far as her feet would carry her, sometimes as far off as Orlando, and in a few weeks or a couple months return with new tales.

When coupled with scattered accents and gallows humor, these idealized landscapes seem to suit a tale all about an America that never quite was, a homestead driven by desire, but built on bodies.

So you may have heard of this family - friendly tale of a troubled teen in foster care who takes up with an unconventional couple who slowly and with gentle ease turns his or her life around with some life lessons about, well, life.

Laura — The battle system in Berseria is relatively unchanged from recent Tales Of releases, with a couple of tweaks to improve the back and forth flow of combat.

A game cast quite literally gives the film their all but it's hard to ignore the ugly treatment its leading lady receives, coupled with a story that — though open to multiple interpretations — never rises above a pretentious and scummy tale of male exploitation of women, both on and off - screen.

Coupled with stunning visuals and a plethora of perfectly cast outlaws, John Maclean's tale of star crossed lovers in the old west is an unexpectedly quirky entry into the genre.

Other titles in this section include: Naomi Kawase's sweet, light and leisurely AN; Tom Geens» COUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysCOUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the myscouple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mystiTALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mystitale of love, loss, memory and the mystical.

But her beauty belies the tragedy of a truly terrible tale of heartbreak and loss, coupled with loss and more heartbreak.

These are the fundamental questions asked in the newest film directed by Denis Villeneuve («Incendies «-RRB-, Prisoners, which tells the tale of a couple who have to deal with the sudden disappearance of their daughter.

Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale won Drama Series in its first year of eligibility and coupled it with the New Series award.

Tales of Zestiria has its fair share of flaws and blemishes, but the engaging combat, coupled with a likeable cast of characters kept me engaged; it's just too bad that a faint whiff of déjà vu still lingers over this franchise.

This three - part tale from Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke imagines what happens to a Chinese couple and their family over several decades — with the final episode set in Australia in the near future.

In trailer form, «Tully» looks like a refreshingly relatable scenario coupled with a fairy - tale element of the nanny / spiritual adviser / mom - whisperer embodied by Davis.

There are countless tales to relate from this tragedy, and rather than focus on several in the schlocky manner of a»70s disaster flick, director Juan Antonio Bayona elected to center on the true - life story of María Belón and Enrique Alvarez, a Spanish couple on holiday with their three boys in Thailand when the tsunami hits.

Pauline at the Beach (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu - ray, DVD)-- After completing his «Six Moral Tales» (plus a pair of terrific literary period pieces), French filmmaker Eric Rohmer embarked on «Comedies and Proverbs,» a series of female - driven romantic comedies with headstrong characters, mis - matched couples, and the criss - crossing plots of a Shakespearean farce.

The Salesman Rated PG - 13 for mature thematic elements and a brief bloody image In Persian with English Subtitles Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 % Iranian writer / director Asghar Farhadi claimed his second foreign film Oscar with this latest tale about a modern Iranian couple struck by tragedy and emotional damage when the wife is brutally attacked in their home.

Set in Yorkshire but with the cast (including Sandrine Kiberlain) speaking French, this tale follows three couples as they react to the news that their (unseen) friend George Riley has cancer.

With a secret agenda, the witch offers the couple a way to break the spell, and that's what ties - in the four tales and provides a reason for adventure and song.

With Christmas four days away, I thought it only appropriate to highlight a couple of books from the Christmas Fiction and True Holiday Tales roundups in our December issue.

A bold and poignant play on the traditional story of Scheherazade in The Arabian Nights, Greenberg's tale follows Cherry and her quick - witted maid, Hero (a star - crossed couple secretly in love) through their 100 - day ploy to distract a diabolical man by regaling him with with stories so compelling that he loses track of time altogether.

Our reviewer says, «Iromuanya weaves this tale of a mismatched couple with dark humor and careful observation.

The stories range in size from 1,400 words to 9,800 and focuses on the complexities of the human mind (with a couple of supernatural tales thrown in for good measure).

In this hauntingly beautiful story, Virginia Woolf relates the tale of a living couple sharing a house with the ghosts of the couple who once lived there, decades earlier.

By Rosemary Wells An endearing tale of a stray pup who finds himself a home with a kindhearted couple, Lucy and Fred at number 7 Elm Avenue.

Your adventure starts in the Andes, where you will spend a couple of days acclimatizing in Quito, Ecuador's historic capital city before stepping into Agato — a fairy - tale land with condors swooping down over the villages, gurgling brooks, and lush fields nestled between snow - capped volcanoes.

Everyone would dine together at dinner and we were able to enjoy a dinner time or two with a lovely couple from Witbank and a friendly Australian couple with many great tales to tell.

In the next couple of weeks each of our PADI Instructors and Divemasters will introduce themselves with their very own diving tale and what motivated them to become a professional diver.

Today its historical tales, wide streets lined with Victorian mansions, battlefields, museums, game reserves, galleries, gardens and good food are a surprisingly inviting bundle to visitors to spend more than a couple of days exploring its offerings.

If you are interested in trying the game out, Tales of the Arabian Nights is a good way to test it The machine is represented vertically on the screen, with a couple of different camera zoom levels possible.

The sequel also retains the battle system I loved so much in Tales of Xillia, with a couple minor additions.

Like everything else with this game, the story is more homage to the past couple of decades of Sonic rather than a serious tale of intrigue.

Coupled with the general fund raids there is clearly a cautionary tale for carbon tax advocates who suggest that returning those taxes revenues to the public will minimize impacts.

When I have time I hope to write a story called «The Tale of SAM & SOI» in the form of an analogy with human coupling.

Life is Strange took the world by storm a couple of years back for its dramatic tale of friendship and high - school intrigue finished with a healthy dose of the supernatural.

To carry the fairy tale metaphor a step further, sometimes with a marriage therapist, through relationship and couples counseling Florence, both partners need to author a sequel to their story, one that renews and reinvigorates their bond.

That is, until tales of Die Hard - style explosions coupled with the arrival of the microwave saw many retired to the loft, charity shop or bin.

I try to infuse my home with our family's stories — from tale of our travels as a couple without children, and now, our stories as parents of three children, including twins.