Sentences with phrase «defy description»

The 20 courses of smallish molecular dishes defy description, but in between course 18 and 19, I was introduced to an Amaro, which is a bitter Italian herbal liqueur that knocked my socks off.

My impression from looking at the conference material is that it was indeed more or less what you would expect four years on from the 2001 IPCC report, with two very large exceptions: The potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (= 5 meter sea level rise) and ocean acidification (= partial ocean ecosystem collapse with a subsequent cascade of potential side effects that practically defy description).

«The fragility and gracefulness of movement in ballet captured in her [Mohin] exquisite photographs defy description, and while a link with a medium such as forged steel may seem paradoxical, they are captured in these welded sculptures graphically and with poetic sensitivity.»

«Just as those painters had an affinity for landscapes, Burtynsky explores abstract art with aerial photographs that minimize detail and context to create massive images that defy description.»

There is a sense in which Rothko's images defy description.

As all of the artists use lens - based media, they all capture physical phenomena that defy belief, or defy description.

It shows her breakthrough with Mountains and Sea in 1952, so economical that much of its stains defy description, and much of the canvas remains an empty white.

Summer when it's our winter, awesome beaches that defy description, adorable Koalas and other animals — and this... the Dreamcast Limited Edition Vinyl.

The Monster Hunter Meat Shack takes the concept of the game's gargantuan monsters and translates that into servings that defy description.

Taking you to Cairns reefs that defy description.

Set along the secluded shores of Savusavu Bay with its calm waters rippling on the beach and the stunning sunsets that defy description.

With five spectacular ships sailing year round from this dynamic region, you'll find endless possibilities for adventures that defy description.

Furnishings, art, ceramics, jewellery, gifts, photography and items that defy description, all created by individual local artisans.

Though it sounds terribly clichéd, there are certain films that simply defy description in mere words and must truly be seen to be believed.

He is a person who doesn't so much defy description as fail to invite it; someone who fades into th...

These are just so good they defy description.

Scott chats with the head honcho of Sweet Sunshine Sauces, Paul Harris, and finds out how Paul developed his unique line of brilliant condiments that defy description.

The gains that a spouse will feel on both a spiritual and material level defy description, once they make their marriage first place.»

They attack the senses from all directions and in many ways; they have natural effects far beyond our perception and they defy description.

Then there are lights that are so mysterious they defy description.

«You will find our challenge to the popular custom of diversification among asset classes, styles, and stocks of so many varieties that they defy description in an essay of this length.

Moving from an old style evangelical faith to one which defies description was only possible when I realised that God is infinite and so it is impossible to know everything about Him.

Our sensible apprehension of material things can thus be the basis for an experience of unity with the absolute that defies description.

Defies description.

The incident was so extreme, it almost defies description.

Forty - seven percent encountered otherworldly beings, variously described as clowns, elves, robots, insects, E.T. - style humanoids, or «entities» that defied description.

The Good Time star plays a wealthy pioneer who sets out across the American frontier to marry the love of his life (Mia Wasikowska), but that logline hardly does the film justice, and since the film kind of defies description, just go in expecting a clever deconstruction of traditional gender roles.

This riotous French farce stirs in both Russian mob action and some strong emotion in a way that kind of defies both description and expectation.

In fact, the amount of work necessary to achieve that effect — including the invention of a 12 - wire pulley system attached to Bullock and controlled by some of the puppeteers who worked on the theatrical version of «War Horse» — almost defies description.

This Swedish film is so bizarre that it almost defies description: is it a deadpan comedy, a satire of Swedish history or a wry exploration of how people cope with imperfection and mortality?

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (Grade: B +): This bizarre French animated semi-musical — about a Parisian grandmother who teams up with an aged singing sister act to rescue a grandson kidnapped by gangsters while competing in the Tour de France — defies description but it's original and immensely charming.

The story tries to convince you that the two are somehow connected in a way that defies description, and their love is somehow destined by divine powers, but this notion doesn't seem fully realized, and the result is a romance that has neither spark nor depth.

Stay Hungry is a strange, bizarre film that almost defies description.

by Walter Chaw A work of holy madness about acts of holy madness, Aguirre, The Wrath of God is a transcendent, haunting film that defies description and captures, somehow, what it means to be human in all the venal, small, sometimes grand things that being human implies.

He has cobbled the assorted elements into a chilling feature draped with dread and sheer paranoia which practically defies description.

Enclave Avenir represents the pinnacle of Buick luxury, masterfully blending elevated craftsmanship with impeccably crafted design cues for a driving experience that defies description — and your expectations.

Happiness is fleeting, and getting to do something I love and get fairly compensated for it, as well as connect with readers, defies description.

Once in awhile a property becomes available that defies description!

Part wilderness retreat, part sanctuary and 100 percent beyond the ordinary, WildSpring Guest Habitat defies description — which is not to say we won't try!

The magic of Ayodya Resort Bali almost defies description.

The grace and ease with which these creatures move through water defies description.

The Path, the latest work of indie developer duo Tale of Tales, is a game that defies description, mainly because it doesn't fit comfortably into the category of «game.»

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure is a puzzling little game which is so odd that it almost defies description.

But, given enough time, its meaning starts to emerge, like a dream that seems obvious and familiar yet still defies description.»

Mary Reid Kelley's You Make Me Iliad, a mixture of live - action performance and stop - motion animation set in a German - occupied brothel at the end of World War I, defies any description other than epic.

The complexity of this system defies description.

Not exact matches

These books shaped my memory, my imagination, my life in ways that defy essays and descriptions.

As such, he would defy all human description.

The creative thrusts in preaching, worship, music, education, social action and organization which will determine the UUA's future defy brief description or prognostication by their very variety.

«A complete elucidation of one and the same object», he writes, «may require diverse points of view which defy a unique description.»