Sentences with phrase «earnestness by»

Arend is left a heartbroken open wound of a man, especially after Caplan moves out and takes up with a marine biologist played with puppy - dog earnestness by Mark Webber.

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She's physically more like how Anne is described in the books, that's for sure — almost other - worldly, alien in her earnestness and her scrawniness and her big eyes that are too much for every adult to look into, always prompting comments on her appearance by the look of her.

Buttressed by such a phalanx of support Leo XIII ended his encyclical with a ringing exhortation, «We exhort you, Venerable Brethren, in all earnestness to restore the golden wisdom of St. Thomas, and to spread it far and wide for the defence and beauty of the Catholic faith, for the good of society, and for the advantage of all the sciences» [6] It was an exhortation that was welcomed and followed by many in the Church so that it has been written «We are accustomed to consider Saint Thomas, Thomism, and Aristotelianism as the predominant points of orientation and the most favourable to the Church.»

It is indeed earnestness to desire it, but should it not also be earnestness to understand in oneself and in life precisely what is meant by saying that one man accomplishes such an exceptional amount, or that another man seems to accomplish nothing at all.

Being a Reformed (Calvinist) theologian of considerable earnestness, McGrath's essay understandably dwells at length on the formula «justification by faith alone,» and related questions about, for instance, the connection between justification and sanctification.

But, as you all know, these events have been characterized by a certain soberness and a moral earnestness that has left little room for some other important gestures of faith: I speak of joy and wonder.

With an entirely straight face, indeed with moral earnestness, Frank Rich continues in that idealistic vein for which Anna Quindlen was so admired by herself: «Perhaps these drawbacks are still troublesome today, but they are nothing next to such alternatives as unwanted babies or disease.

He knew by his cleverness exactly what his frivolous people needed, in order that they should not simply take the earnestness of the Good in vain, and thereby be led to pay the wise man a good deal of money as a reward for having deceived them.

I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.»

A humble herdsman of Tekoa, he appeared one day at the royal shrine of Bethel and, with a religious earnestness that moves us even yet as we read it, began to denounce the spiritual shallowness, the exploitation of the poor by the rich, the bribery, sexual indulgence, and general moral laxity which he saw all about him.

And by «moral earnestness» I do not mean the sort of moralism which centers itself in obedience to codes or laws or sets of commandments, whether they be ten or of any other number.

From G4692; «speed», that is, (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness: — business, (earnest) care -LRB-- fulness), diligence forwardness, haste.

One who has earnestness and inner spiritual resources can let his soul be lifted by such beauty as is present, get along without what is absent, and avoid confusing aesthetic pleasure with the beauty of holiness.

What will be the impact of their burgeoning colleges marked by life - changing vitality and moral earnestness?

Indolence (pamada) is defilement, continued indolence is defilement; by earnestness (appamada) and knowledge let one pull out his arrow.36

Firstly, Chris Evans took a character who could have easily become a caricature and made him real and relatable by imbuing his interactions with earnestness, integrity and bravery without making the end result appear cheesy or cynical.

Finally for all the film's ridiculousness — enshrined in that cheesy - as - cheddar prologue spoken by Mako — Milius resists the temptation to play the silliness self - consciously (as say Stephen Sommers would), but revels in the earnestness of Conan's personal quest for revenge against Thulsa Doom.

It's the steady corruption of that earnestness, represented by the experience of someone like Hana Eltringham Whitfield, recruited by Hubbard himself to become one of the church's original Sea Org members, that puts the faith at the heart of Scientology into perspective.

Many of the tormented protagonist's shifts in thinking are awkwardly conveyed through reams of off - screen monologuing: Glatze's blog entries are read aloud by Franco, an infamous graduate - degree collector not so long ago, in a voice that suggests poetry - MFA earnestness, horrible acting, or both.

For all their earnestness, however, such character - based concerns are given somewhat undue attention by director Feig, who, embracing a less - desirable Apatow - ism, distends his story to the point that its funniness eventually begins to fade.

Impressed by the combination of «physical scale and human emotion,» The Guardian gives the film four out of five stars, but Indiewire is a little less enamored, claiming the film «stumbles on its earnestness» even though it «never ceases to be a visual marvel.»

by Walter Chaw A little like Neil Diamond, Kevin Costner is an anachronism whose earnestness has landed him in Squaresville when the tragedy is that with a little tweaking in perspective, his peculiar brand of old - school earnestness might have his contemporaries looking upon him with more admiration than mirth.

But the film doesn't seem to have been well - liked at the festival, and while Matteo Garrone's Dogman wasn't exactly a cause célèbre either, its central performance, by Marcello Fonte, offers a palatable showcase for put - upon schmuck earnestness.

Although I understand the game's earnestness to expose me to its basic mechanics, it didn't leave me with the most positive impression, especially considering Minecraft's strength is found in encouraging players to explore and discover simply by doing.

Red herrings abound narratively and literally, Channing Tatum sells a White House Down dig with adorable earnestness and there's a killer Benny Hill sight gag that I seemed to be the only one in my audience to get (it goes by very quick) and things like this allowed me to appreciate 22 Jump Street's «we're the same but we know it» nature more than I pulled against it.

Matt Damon is a constant churn of gee - whiz earnestness, righteous indignation, nervous exasperation and self - aggrandizing swagger as Whitacre, a wannabe hero with a lovingly loyal wife, Ginger (Melanie Lynskey as the epitome of sixties sitcom housewife and mother), a magnificent house and a blazingly successful career that could all be put at risk by his cooperation with the Feds.

by Walter Chaw Walking a fine line between nostalgia and regret, irony and earnestness, Philip Noyce's The Quiet American, adapted from the novel by Graham Greene, is a lovely film that captures, like Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, the delicate balance between romance in the immediate foreground and the backdrop of war and politics.

Speaking as a believer who has often pondered that and other dispiriting questions about why evangelical Christianity has been so readily co-opted by conservative politics, I'll confess that the heaviness of Schrader's moral inquiry and the earnestness of his provocations were right up my alley.

Kumail and Emily banter adorably: He's got a cutely rehearsed earnestness, which makes his zingers all the funnier; she's dryly distant early on, carefully guarding her heart, until she suddenly looks at him like he's her first sunrise, saying, «I am overwhelmed by you.»

Despite clear earnestness, Damon feels out of place, and is outshone by the scene - stealer Pascal.

Those expecting something along the lines of Husson's debut feature «Bang Gang» will be surprised by its old - fashioned earnestness, and to be fair, it's hard not to be intimidated by the burden of representing the extraordinary Kurdish female forces who've been such a crucial element in the fight against ISIS in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Hawkes's earnestness with the animal is unguarded and greatly touching; the actor gives one of the best performances of his career by embracing West's succinct directness, using his sensitivity to point up Paul's alien - ness among a group of wannabe outlaws.

The talents of Kelly Macdonald are too great to be held back by such things as she echoes a woman of fortitude and earnestness that livens up the tale.

For leading man Matthew McConaughey, it's an inexplicable passion project that, if the length and soggy - eyed earnestness of his multiple monologues are anything to go by, he presumably imagined would reap him further Oscar glory.

However, director Stephen Frears and co-writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope take this simple logline (based on a true story) and run with it in complete earnestness, crafting a sweet, thoughtful, and endearing story of guilt, redemption, and friendship that is buoyed by a remarkable performance from Judi Dench and excellent chemistry between the actress and her co-star, Steve Coogan.

But above all of this, it never loses its tone, allowing the funny moments to not be lost amid the violence and allowing the serious moments to not be undercut by its intentionally juvenile earnestness.

Unfortunately, the game's sense of earnestness is undermined by the occasional anachronism which belies the vaguely medieval, high fantasy tone.

The moments of text often end up feeling a bit trite in their literalness, but are saved by the earnestness with which they are painted, a characteristic of Johanson's work.

Before I pose my question I want to state that I ask it in all earnestness; I also want to preface my question by stating that I am a huge fan and user of Twitter, it is currently one of my top current awareness tools.