Sentences with phrase «deadened by»

Despite the degradation of his and his people's suffering, his story reminds us - especially those of us in the West whose intellectual and physical appetites have been deadened by plenty - that being human is a constant striving for the possible and the wonderful.

Then came a high screaming, and the owl rose again, this time with a full - grown rabbit in its talons, writhing, then hanging limp, probably deadened by fear.

Yes, she's a vampire who feeds off the blood harvested by her guardian (Richard Jenkins, a hollow man with failing skills so deadened by his work that slavish devotion alone drives him).

This leads, of course, to something that feels like a day's worth of exposition, wherein lines like «Me and my daddy used to come here» or «You remind me a lot of my daddy» cause the twenty percent or so of moviegoers not already deadened by theYeats references to squeal in delight over their ability to ferret out deeper meaning from an allegedly medium - cool text.

It's effective intrigue, yes, but a kind quickly deadened by dialogue stupefying in its torpidity — as is the case throughout — and by the flatness of these characters.

Serving those needs saves you from turning church into a religious rotary club; serving those needs saves you from a mediocre and uncertain faith deadened by the seductive attraction of NICE.

Not exact matches

By calling religion an ideology, Marx implies that it provides a transcendent escape for the victims of the class struggle and thus deadens their revolutionary passion for changing their existing order.

To perhaps reframe Hanson's concern so it is more in line with Jacques Ellul, what we now understand as «entertainment» has become so radically alterted by our technical rationality and the deep problems associated with it that it is deadening in ways that we do not realize.

He instructs clients in various body postures, exercises, and emotionally releasing verbalizing by which they can overcome the deadening of feelings and pleasure

Yet nothing can have a more deadening effect on real participation by the citizens than if government, instead of merely providing the essential framework of spontaneous growth, becomes monolithic and takes charge of the provision for all needs, which can be provided for only by the common effort of many.

Whether the lonely person responds by losing his identity in the anonymous herd, clinging frighteningly to others, or deadens the inner ache with drugs, overeating or compulsive work, the price he pays is the increasing loneliness of superficial relationships.

By shaping signals, users can increase wireless efficiency through lessening the signal - deadening impact of building materials and interior layouts.

This video by Dr. Greger on how fatty foods are addictive shows how overindulging in these foods actually deadens the dopamine pathways in the brain, which may be one reason plant foods might not taste as good to you as animal products.

A Borgesian palimpsest, a movie in search of a genre, a lament for film when it was film, a bittersweet critique of the deadening of moviegoers» sensibilities by their immersion in digital graphics — Leos Carax's barmy Holy Motors is all this and more.

, deadening direction by über - bland Tennant, and the kind of incredulous moments that can only occur when Jean Smart serves as the emotional and intellectual centre of something.

by Walter Chaw The mermaid effects in a nasty little sequence that falls around the midway point of Rob Marshall's disastrous, deadening Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (hereafter Pirates 4) are the only thing to recommend about this death march, and even those are almost too dark to make out.

The worst moments are ported complete from the Tolkien source material (and the theatrical version of The Two Towers): the convenience of a fortuitous in - battle as little Sam storms an enemy keep by himself, the deus ex machina of giant eagles arriving at moments of crisis (in fairness, it seems as though the scene establishing their summoning has been jettisoned), the curiously limp money shot of Aragorn's grasping of his legacy, and a general narrative choppiness that defeats pacing and deadens interest for all but the most invested.

As we enter this world, we see Australia as a sparse and deadened wasteland ravaged by the titular «event».

Flanked by Bella Heathcote «s equally deadened Gigi, Sarah's conflated axis of evil is an easy target for Refn and has all the complexity of a deceased fly.

A too - lean screenplay and the lack of a compelling, cohesive vision by director Scott Cooper deadens some of the drama.

by Walter Chaw Deadening, dull, sepia - drenched faux - noir period hokum of a suddenly popular stripe, Allen Coulter's Hollywoodland casts lantern - jawed, wooden - countenanced Ben Affleck as his way - back literal and metaphorical doppelgänger George Reeves.

The picture is characterized by an astonishing amount of dead air, Franco's ridiculous zooms and hideous framing choices, and a bevy of subplots — each more deadening than the last — that only take time away from Lee's surprisingly respectful treatment of the title character.

Furthermore, she holds that the writers» workshops that have spread like kudzu through American elementary schools, promoted by Lucy Calkins of Teachers College, Columbia University, deaden children's creativity.

A combination of state - sponsored distortions and the simplified answers required by standardized tests have re-imposed a deadening conformity on the study of history in Russian schools.

Looking at an array of «indicators» helps avoid the pitfall, as seen by the School Standards study, of using testing as «a sole method of accreditation or for similar widespread comparison» because testing tends to make «instruction point definitely to success in examinations,» cultivates «a uniformity that is deadening to instruction,» can «thwart the initiative of instructors,» and can «destroy the flexibility and individuality of an institution.»

The first problem, claims Kia, was addressed by using a chain - type belt in the gearbox rather than a push belt, and the second was dealt with by wrapping the gearbox in sound deadening.

Lighter is faster and Chevrolet has proven their commitment to building the baddest affordable production car on the planet (with the Z28) by removing the tire - inflator kit (except where it is required by law) and interior sound - deadening materials, replacing the standard battery with a lightweight battery, replacing the standard rear windshield with a thinner, lightweight windshield, along with deleting fog lamps and LED lighting.

And by the way, these tires do transmit a fair amount of road noise into the cabin — along with a less - than musical exhaust note — and relatively modest sound deadening lets wind noise be heard somewhat plainly at highway speeds too.

Most importantly, the typical drone from CVT drivetrains was well - muted by the Civic's sound - deadening materials.

Other components including engine mounts and sound deadening were tuned to ensure that the sporting elements of the exhaust were heard by the driver, but less desirable noises often associated with sports exhausts were attenuated.

Engineers reduced noise, vibration and harshness by installing new, premium sound - deadening treatments and insulation throughout the vehicle.

Thanks to this technology the new crossover will be one of the quietest cars around without being weighed down by tons of sound deadening.

We loved the well - bolstered seats for nimble handling, and the peace and quiet created by intelligent use of sound - deadening materials, resulting in less road and wind noise.

But even without the Mazda's almost complete lack of rear wheelhouse sound deadening or the Toyota's terrible A-pillar wind noise, the Commodore has by far the quietest cabin.

Chevy says generous use of sound - deadening materials helps make it quieter, too, confirmed by a Car and Driver statement that, «Thanks to the acoustic glass, as well as sound - insulating material injected virtually everywhere the eye can't see, the 2013 Malibu is extremely quiet inside.

It has also attempted to address the biggest shortcoming in its popular small car — engine noise — by adding sound deadening in the floor, ceiling and doors, which Mazda says reduces wind and road noise.

The Avalon feels so substantial behind the wheel; you hate to see it ruined by a lack of sound deadening material.

Thanks to 2017 changes that bring additional sound deadening, redesigned seats and upgraded materials, my hours on the road click by in relative comfort.

Special attention was also paid to improving cabin quietness, which is greatly enhanced by the vehicle's all - new chassis and body design and new sound - deadening techniques.

Thankfully, Lexus has dealt with that predicament by stuffing the IS with copious amounts of sound deadening — resulting in a cabin that's serenely quiet.

Its aluminum monocoque was a first for a production car, helping to shave weight, but the Type R treatment took weight reduction even further by removing the stereo, air conditioning and tossing out most of the sound - deadening material.

Ripping out the back seat (it's replaced by a strut brace and partition net) and sound deadening contributes to a substantial weight - loss program, and the lightweight 19 - inch «Pretoria» rims also save 1 kg of unsprung mass at each corner.

Inside, a custom roll cage is outfitted by Recovery Room Hot Rod Interiors and with Boom Mat sound deadening.

New measures taken to improve cabin quietness include an Acura SUV - first application of sound - absorbing acoustic spray foam in 12 body cavities, a 15 percent increase (by surface area) in sound - deadening material, the use of triple door seals and upgraded glass (thicker or acoustic laminated) all around.

The woven textiles were then stretched over custom acoustic panels, whereby they assume the function of sound - deadening tiles, similar to those used in recording studios to isolate sounds made by individual performers.

«In total, the object of desire in MARILYN is mediated by so many factors — from Marilyn Monroe's death and the age of the original film to the lethargic pace and absence of narrative closure in Conner's version — that is transmogrified into something truly strange, at once erotic and deadened.»

This season sees the first solo show by Irish artist Hannah Fitz, whose sculptures are reductive illustrations of everyday objects, stilled and deadened with a self - conscious agency.

The woven textiles were then stretched over custom acoustic panels, whereby they assume the function of sound - deadening tiles, similar to those used in recording studios to isolate sounds made by individual performers.

As with Stingel's paintings of old illustrations of carved saints or of artists photographed in their youth, the power of the «original» subject is complicated by the monochrome veil of photography — deadened and yet invested with a nostalgic aura.