Sentences with phrase «factoids in»

There are a lot of other interesting factoids in there, but the part that really rang for me, which is what Andrew was drawing attention to, was this:

Cox directs with an energy and abandon worthy of its subject, forgoing factoids in favor of moments (many fans and some of the band members expressed their outrage).

It's surely among the most grotesque factoids in the history of Hollywood that despite being nominated for 10 Oscars, American Hustle won a grand total of none.

Reader Glenn Stehle highlighted a key factoid in a recent New York Times article on China's real estate bubble boom:

So one interesting factoid in the article is that although that huge land mass that we are talking about seems just, you know, mind boggling, according to the article, it's actually less land [than] that's [what's] required to run 300 equivalent energy output coal plants.

What factoid in the infographic below on the truth about your morning coffee fix did you find most interesting?

One factoid in the first paragraph may have been missed in the various seat discussions — this is a 2dr coupe, not a 4dr.

I began using his 85 percent factoid in my talks.

Keep in mind that if an employer really wants to know more, they can see it on your LinkedIn page, or you can mention that extra factoid in your cover letter or an interview round.

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From Hewlett - Packard (HPQ), Proctor & Gamble (PG), and the FBI to Al Qaeda, the Samoan government, and textile factories in India, they take readers on an enjoyable and informative romp, packed with rich anecdotes, meaty bits of social science, and all sorts of surprising factoids.

It's way too easy in our metric - driven digital world to fall in love with stats and factoids and to pursue the numbers while losing sight of the end game.

Still, McDonald added Monday on CNBC's «Trading Nation» that he «wouldn't put a lot of stock» in the market factoid, preferring instead to look to central bank actions as well as the presidential election to make his broad - market calls.

Part F in The Insider's Economic Dictionary Factoid: A hypothesis, rumor or story so consonant with peoples» preconceptions that it is accepted as a fact or working assumption, even though it often is made up a priori.

To put some numbers to those factoids, 12 percent of women, and 7 percent of men, would pretend to be sick in order to get out of making a presentation; 70 percent of those surveyed said presentations are critical to their career success.

Rather than situating us in a meaningful world, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum bombards us with sensory stimuli and factoids on the assumption that something is bound to hit home.

That historical Morman factoid should lead one to believe there might be a few fundamental flaws in Smith's translation and ergo in Morman theory as well..

(factoid: Until the early 1800s, Paris, a city of a million people had only open trenches in the streets to carry all the refuse to the Seine.)

But two interesting factoids from Cook's Illustrated: oil makes for crispier waffles than butter; and resting the waffles for 10 minutes in a 250 degree oven makes them crispier.

They look like hats designed in the basement of a middle - aged dad who learned everything about NFL teams from factoids he garnered off Wikipedia.

Among other revelations from the «Dufnering» man himself was the little - known factoid that the Wanamaker Trophy holds 43 beers and the universally acknowledged opinion that Rory Sabbatini was the least liked golfer on tour and fortunate to make his living in a non-contact sport.

And this isn't in response to your post just thought I would share a Hali factoid.

From 1986 through 2004, there are factoids followed by factoids, and if you look, over there, in the corner, there are more factoids.

She then waited as the PA announcer introduced each competitor, which included one or two factoids for each — highlights such as fifth in the section, ninth in the state, and so on.

Answers to this question and plenty more in UEFA.com's competition factoid frenzy.

* Fun factoid: I took an advanced math class at UALR with Chelsea Clinton in the early 1990s.

My kids are engaging in those midsummer clichés that drive parents crazy; jockeying for position to create a string of code, peppering me with factoids about cause and effect and playing quietly for hours on end with games of their own design.

Here's a fun factoid: in ancient times, the Romans actually had giant bathhouses where you could go and just sit in a gigantic warm bath.

Also, to get statistics correct: even though over 90 % of schools offer whole grain items, how much has the «95 % of offerings are refined grains» factoid changed in the past few years?

There's also the inconvenient little factoid that this is simply the continuation of a Labour policy first rolled out in 2009 http://www.smarthealthcare.com/111-pilot-09jul09 But Andy Burnham is from t «north so that's OK then.

Bearing in mind also the analysis in today's Grauniad, and other posts like Anthony Painter's at LabourList, it looks as if the facts are now being separated from the Cameroonian factoids and myths.

Over 10 years ago, before I became interested in Bronx factoids, -LSB-...]

In passing, an interesting factoid is that claims that the nazis introduced social welfare completely ignore that the statesman and monarchist Otto von Bismarck (1871 - 1890) had created the paternal welfare state in co-opting the programs of the liberals and socialists he opposeIn passing, an interesting factoid is that claims that the nazis introduced social welfare completely ignore that the statesman and monarchist Otto von Bismarck (1871 - 1890) had created the paternal welfare state in co-opting the programs of the liberals and socialists he opposein co-opting the programs of the liberals and socialists he opposed.

Here's a little factoid that we think holds up really well: In general, the questions are softer when they deal with foreign affairs or military affairs than when they deal with domestic affairs; the forms of aggressiveness I've described are less common.

The misleading factoids quoted in the project description presumably come from Wojick's own project proposal.

(Bio factoid: scientists who work in Xenopus call each other «froggers.»)

FUN FACTOID: The idea of using fasting for epilepsy started in 1921.

A factoid from ACS's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indicates that naturally occurring polyphenols in cocoa, the fundamental component in chocolate, actually boost levels of HDL, the «good» cholesterol, while at the same time reducing the atherogenicity of so - called «bad» variety — LDL — by preventing its oxidation.

So I'm fresh off an interview I did today where we talked about estrogen dominance in one of the local summits that went here and I want to dig in a little bit deeper and give you some of the tidbits and the factoids of what causes estrogen dominance.

Myth: You lose most of your body heat through your head This oft - repeated factoid probably originated with an old military study in which scientists put subjects in Arctic survival suits (but no hats) in extremely cold temperatures, and found that they did indeed lose a great deal of heat through their heads.

4 Fascinating Factoids About Online Dating, Valentine's Day Edition Studies have shown that there is an increase in online dating traffic and new signups in...

If the dating sites had a mixer, you might find OK Cupid by the bar, muttering factoids and jokes, and Match.com in the middle of the room, conspicuously dropping everyone's first names into his sentences.

Take her factoid and apply it to yourself in a best intro email for online dating fashion.

Another 18 - year - old man Here's an interesting factoid about contemporary policing: In 2014, for the first time ever, law enforcement officers took more property from American

On the other hand, it's a helpful factoid to keep in mind when your favorite nominee loses this year and you need to keep things in perspective.

However, as Keira Knightley's Joan Clarke lists off his achievements in an emotional monologue, followed by the factoids that seem mandatory for any true story end credits, it is impossible to deny the sacrifices made and lives saved, by Alan Turing.

Last but not least, Universal's U-CONTROL feature offers three unique pop - up video displays for each film: «Setups & Payoffs,» for those who never picked up on stuff like the Twin Pines Mall / Lone Pine Mall gag — though often this track resorts to simple factoids, as if bored; «Storyboard Picture - in - Picture Comparisons,» which is, I hope, self - explanatory; and a reconfiguring of the DVD's «Trivia Track.»

So I wouldn't put too much stock in the factoid that Tim Burton films have never failed to turn an art direction nomination into a win.

I remember many a Sunday afternoon spent in the back seat of my father's car being forced as a child to listen to all manners of music and endure a number of lectures, anecdotes and factoids of the history of the... Continue reading «MOVIE REVIEW: MARLEY (2012)»

Chazelle, the quintessential film nerd, lays in a good supply of trainspottery factoids about his aesthetic choices amid the more practical information such as the amount of times they shot the iconic dance number with the LA sunset as a backdrop (three times over two nights in a half - hour window as the horizon shimmered pink).

He always delivers his lines in a soft - spoken, articulate monotone that feigns humility while underscoring the vast taproot of pop - cultural factoids at his disposal.