Sentences with phrase «ears attuned»

He is a gifted namer of places, people, things, and possesses an ear attuned to matching sound with emotion.

It was very smart, and had an ear attuned to hearing low frequency sounds.

... the diagnosis of androgen deficiency requires only an ear attuned to the characteristic symptoms and blood test providing evidence of reduced levels of total or free testosterone.

With her ear attuned to the self - absorbed, Kardashian wine of Generation Y, Cody constructs a character of catastrophic selfishness whose delusions of grandeur, «I'm an author of a bestselling Young Adult series», she tells people, mask the bitter disappointments of her life.

Featuring a marvelous sense of specificity (set during the 2002 - 03 school year, it has an eye and ear attuned to that cultural moment) and sharp, observant, generous writing, «Lady Bird» is frank, funny and wise.

He reminds Deqo of a dog, his body taut, his ear attuned to the hiss of faint breath, his twitching nose - hairs trapping and tasting the sour - sweet odour of blood.

Not exact matches

But in the present time, altogether too many of us may know or think we know the original quite well, but yet do not know the language into which we are to translate; hence the gospel as preached is preached to ears that do not and can not hear, because they are ears that are attuned to a quite different set of conditions, patterns of thought, and ways of conceiving the universe.

These are harsh, unpalatable words to the modern political ear, carefully attuned as it is to the possibility of giving offense.

a) The Eye in your Thigh: a patch of skin cells on the leg that can distinguish between bright and dark conditions, perhaps to help regulate the body clock b) The Ear in your Rear: nerves in the buttocks attuned to infrasound vibrations of between 10 and 25 hertz, perhaps to warn of approaching predators or thunderstorms c) The Nose in your Toes: scent - detecting sebaceous glands on the feet whose purpose is unclear d) The Tongue in your Lung: taste - bud - like receptors that detect bitter substances and dilate or restrict the airways accordingly

In an age when the FCC's rabbit - ears are more attuned than ever to what it considers issues of «decency,» creator - producer Ryan Murphy and the FX channel are either incredibly brave or impossibly foolhardy.

What was even better, though, to my research - attuned ears, was the citation of evidence... evidence on class sizes, evidence on selection, evidence on teacher retention and evidence on free school lunches vs free school breakfasts.

So... without further adieu, here's what most catches my #WhispersyncDeal - attuned eyes and ears among the 218 eBooks with Audible Narration in the March Monthly Deals in Kindle Books:

Sound is a peculiar thing, to which our ears are so finely attuned yet by which we are so often simultaneously confused.

Accompanying a retinally titillating series of large luminescent sculptures in Anthony McCall's «Solid Light Works» exhibition at the Brooklyn art space Pioneer Works in January will be a music series attuned to the ear.

While milling with the crowd, my ears became attuned to a regular «tap.»