Sentences with phrase «even with wit»

So which is better, a great teacher who explains things clearly, perhaps even with wit and humor, or a legendary teacher who takes a more Socratic approach and masterfully guides students to their own conclusions?

Only when this loosely held notion of unity in diversity is held in tension in a community of love can we tolerate, even with wit and a slightly ironic eye, the idea of corporate worship, communal learning, organized fellowship, and the traditions of the church.

Not exact matches

Much like real life, you can protect yourself on the internet by keeping your wits about you and viewing anything even mildly suspicious with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Even if it costs more, it can be better to arrive later, get a good night's sleep and get to business the next day with your wits about you.

Here is a woman who comes back at Jesus with grit, grace, even wit.

Even within their formal edifices, Astrue reveals someone who — like Lord Byron or the late Bill Matthews, and (perhaps more to the point) Jonathan Swift — has learned to manifest his own too human vulnerability while at the same time protecting himself with his savage wit.

I agree with all of it, even like some, but... «brevity is the soul of wit» and all that.

I really don't blame Ozil as I believe no Arsenal player is intelligent enough to play wit him... even Sanchez is not good enough to play with him.....

Now he's back with The View from Rat Lake (Pruett, $ 7.95), a collection of essays which for wit and depth of feeling put the bum's rush on even Trout Bum.

As the Spanish league continues to show signs of a resurgence and with the cream of European talent making a beeline for the La Liga this derby takes on even more significance as it truly does appear to pit the wits of two teams at the very top of the tree.

Introducing a bottle too early can potentially interfere with the baby fully establishing breastfeeding.That's not to say if a mom says «I'm at my wit's end,» but babies during cluster feeds really don't need that bottle in the evening time.

When you feel like you have reached your wits end with your baby, you can send them to a park with the father or even a friend; this makes the baby not to get used to you so much.

If you're exhausted, at your wits end, perhaps even feeling angry with your baby, hire someone.

To wit, Espinal (a.k.a. Vito Lopez) forces claimed victory earlier in the evening with only 10 percent of the vote reporting on the sources most of us mortals see.

«Fayose has been jittery and confused since the PDP lost Ondo State to the ruling APC against all odds and calculations and as a political gambler, who has traversed many parties since 2003 till present, starting from the PDP to APGA, Labour party, romanced briefly with ACN and PPA before moving back to the PDP even as he romanced AD in the last week governorship election, he is at his wits again to save his skin.

In such condition even counting reps might prove a challenge for some... So unless, you are chasing the pump with left - brain workouts such as giant set circuits, you want to gather all your wits.

(bullshit: absolute proof that Dr. Oz can't be bothered with properly informing himself, even to the extent of getting the name correct) To wit:

The evening began at The Wit with amazing views of the city and delicious food.

Being a successful online chatter requires sharp wit with the ability to engage 1, 2 or even 3 people in a chat session at the same time.

Her wit and way with words make her easy to listen to, even if she sometimes has to tell you what you didn't want to hear.

i like to listen to rap sing hang wit friends and chill most of time i am a very easy person to get along with even though i do have a short temper.

It's Got: An almost unrecognisable Helen Hunt in excellent form, matched by Tom Wilkinson as her faux - buffoonish suitor; beautiful Italian coastal settings (even if, with their street funerals, lemon trees and frescoed villas, they are somewhat cliché - bound); exquisitely chiselled Wildean wit.

Popper, a man quick on his feet and with wits even quicker, grabs the opportunity with gusto, ably assisted by his secretary, Pippi (Ophelia Lovibond), who has a subconscious devotion to the voiceless bilabial plosive qualities that define the letter P such that she profusely peppers her speech with it.

There is indeed a certain immersion value even within the film's style, subtle though it may be, and when it comes to substance, no matter how thinly or formulaically it goes handled, it carries a potential that is reflected in the film carrying wit and dramatic elements as a portrait on man's interactions with his environment and his peers, anchored by memorable characters who are themselves anchored by memorable performances.

This record is so expansive that it's tough to wrestle into shape, even as it overflows with wit, smarts and a masterful skill of the language and phrasing.

Though it has all the crackling energy and wit of many a»70s political thriller (with an unusually mobile, roving camera for a Spielberg drama), the movie boils down to a single stately moment, one in which a woman asserts her authority in a way that even her male subordinates, who technically report to her, are unprepared for.

Even if the movie's multiple script writers had provided Dwayne Johnson with smarter lines, he couldn't deliver barbed wit to save George the gorilla's life.

Much more comfortable as the perpetually cheery lifeguard in last summer's Baywatch, the actor just can't hide his natural affability and, even if the movie's multiple script writers had provided him with smarter lines, he couldn't deliver barbed wit to save George's life.

While the Planet Hulk storyline is full of wit and verve and comedy with dashes of drama, the Hela / Asgard arc is more drama with flashes of dark humor (Hela even gets a few good lines).

With all these safety features built in, this 1985 film is too well padded to qualify as genuinely radical wit, but in an even - toned, TV sort of way it's mildly amusing and inventive throughout.

He's made a science fiction film with verve, imagination and even a little wit.

What drags the game down is not only its lack of length but sub par voice acting particularly with the DLC's main protagonist, Batgirl voiced by Ashley Greene who had come to replace Kimberly Brooks from former games lacking the tone, wit and independence Brooks brought to the role changing the character, entirely lacking personality in a worn performance, the characters are now best to be left forgotten, not even Hamill could save this train wreck with the very few joker lines he had been presented with.

It is brilliant typecasting and the play sparkles with wit and verve and even a little pathos for the do - gooder Kyra, who misses the good life of her former lover - employer Tom, since she's now living in a freezing flat and can't even afford to buy edible cheese on her school - teacher - to - the - poor salary.

Even with the solid work behind the camera, the times when the film truly comes to life occur when Langella and Sheen are together on the screen, especially in their battle of wits in their recreation of real - life argumentation.

The great trick of the play is that Richard seduces the audience with his wit and panache, even as he leads us into a moral wasteland of cruel barbarity.

Her interactions with Jesse Eisenberg are so quick - witted that one just wants to see even more of them in the movie.

Sirk's dense sets are packed with mirrors and shadows and grotesqueries, led by Akim Tamiroff at his most slovenly craven, balanced only by Signe Hasso as the gorgeous, innocent redhead for whose love even George Sanders could find a standard of morality beyond the elegance of wit.

Like the film as a whole, it lacks wit, insight, panache, or even a sense of fun, becoming instead an image that no one should have to live with.

Sumptuously appointed even while being critical of class hierarchy, these films — all made with the same corps of collaborators, including the charmingly impetuous star Odette Joyeux — endure as a testament to the quick wit and exquisite visual sense of the director whose name they established.

The Red Turtle is animated film from director Michael Dudok de Wit, produced by the legendary Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata involved as an artistic consultant, even though the animation was finished in France.

Childlessness may be an issue but it is forgotten in the white heat of the competitive assemblage of chums with whom Max (Bateman) and Annie (McAdams) like to match wits — even if it can be one hurdle too far to find ways of communicating Edward Norton to a room full of enthusiasts who can't get the clues.

Even if Downey Jr. takes this opportunity to effect a more somber version of his character than we're used to seeing, that famous acerbic wit is never lost with the integration of Scott Lang / Ant Man (Paul Rudd) and Tom Holland's amazingly acne - free Peter Parker / Spider Man.

But even with a new actor in the role, Cuarón essentially re-imagines the character as more jolly and quick - witted.

Sally Hawkins plays Maud with a sly wit and a core of steeliness, even though her actual spine was crumbling from the effects of junior rheumatoid arthritis.

Helped by screenwriting and direction that pruned away the worst excesses of E L James» largely unreadable book, Johnson even managed to imbue the pallid character of Anastasia Steele with some actual personality and wit, and became far more watchable and engaging than the material really deserved.

One evening, when filming an amateur tourist video with Cassandra in a field outside of town, Dwayne accidentally captures the murder of a postal worker, Georgie Wits (Bruce Dern), on camera.

Affleck's first two films as director, «Gone Baby Gone» and «The Town,» were promising without quite sticking the landing, but even this marks a real leap up; a thrilling, breathlessly tense picture with plenty of wit, style and feeling.

When he gathers all of these oddballs in the opening act of the film, 100 % at odds with one another (one character even phones the villains their location to come and fight) he charmingly negotiates their foibles with wit and grace, but mainly invites everyone (audience included) to dance this little dance with him and enjoy the beauty and the fury of this wide universe.

Artful, epic, operatic even, this thriller set in the world of ballet challenges the viewer with its intelligence and depth and wit.

Featuring crackerjack action sequence directed with pinpoint precision by Atomic Blonde and John Wick impresario David Leitch while still maintaining the vulgar wit of its predecessor, it might even pick up some new ones as well.