Sentences with phrase «familiar refrain»

Get a group of girlfriends together, and I'm sure you'll hear familiar refrains: Stressed all the time.

If the Defenders can't even show up when Thanos» giant ringship of doom is practically on their doorstep — once again, for the now familiar refrain of logistical issues — what's the point of trying to pretend they're still part of the movie's universe?

You know that familiar refrain about American students underperforming in science and math?

Although not quite «ugly», he called some of their proposed policies «barmy» — and repeated the now familiar refrain:

«If we knew then what we know now...» that's becoming a very familiar refrain.

It's a sign of how familiar that refrain has become that Kathy Hochul — Cuomo's pick for lieutenant governor who is scrambling to quiet criticism among progressives about her brief time in Congress — has now taken aim at the IDC for blocking the Women's Equality Act.

Torque, torque and more torque are familiar refrains if you've read our early impressions of the Euro - spec Golf R, and the story is of course the same here.

It's a painfully familiar refrain that rises whenever government attempts to regulate an industry and one which nearly always is baseless fear mongering.

The now - familiar refrain of low supply was joined by a chorus of concerns about the state of the global economy.

I appreciated the effort of my friend to get me the information and of course, of his friend to extend his thoughts but what he ended up telling me was something that has become an all too familiar refrain these days with regard to film.

And though she repeats what has now become a very familiar refrain (the number of fairs is daunting; can artists produce enough work; and, are art fairs are changing the gallery model?)

In the wake of the mass shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we have heard a familiar refrain from those steadfastly opposing any kind of gun reform: To stop armed students, put armed guards — or teachers «adept at firearms,» as President Trump proposed — in schools.

Ask around for retirement advice and you are likely to hear a familiar refrain: Start saving early, and put enough into your 401 (k) plan to capture the maximum matching contribution from your employer.

For better or worse, that familiar refrain for choosing a grocery bag may be changing.

There's the familiar refrain about the lack of access to capital.

Tillerson responded to the questions, along with others about Putin's opponents winding up dead, with what's likely to become a familiar refrain for the executive as more allegations about Russia come to the fore: «I do not have sufficient information to make that claim.»

The anti-bank rhetoric is a familiar refrain for Sanders, who has frequently criticized Clinton for her perceived Wall Street ties, and made cracking down on corporate «greed» a central pillar of his campaign.

When colleagues ask why he «exposes» himself that way, he answers with what has become a familiar refrain: «We have to be able to tell the truth about these things.»

The four - tiered wage floor system also rebuts the familiar refrain from supporters of H - 1B that Congress did not intend the visa to be used for cheap labor.

«Shell is waving goodbye to Alberta... The premier's plan is not working,» Opposition leader Brian Jean said during question period, in a familiar refrain.

In what's becoming a familiar refrain, the press secretary says she didn't have the full story on president's payments to Stormy Daniels.

It has become a familiar refrain.

The command to return good for evil and to love enemies is set to the now - familiar refrain: «You have heard... but I say to you.»

While Challies took great care to broach the subject with caution, I was disappointed to see him return to the familiar refrain that «outer beauty reflects inner beauty» and that a good wife will keep up appearances for her husband, «choosing an attractive sweater instead of the stained Mickey Mouse t - shirt.»

Bonhoeffer's experiences with the clandestine seminary beginning in 1935 repeat a familiar refrain in the history of the church: How can the church survive under the fire of illegality?

David, you'll notice in their threats the familiar refrain of reputation and revenue — their threats belie what they themselves hold dear.

The monotonous reiteration of established patterns and conventions, which may be likened to the familiar refrains of popular music, soothes and reassures but rarely poses intellectual challenges or expands and explores visual possibilities.

It's a familiar refrain among players and ex-players over the last few years.

Immediately a chorus of a thousand voices, most of them sportswriters», revived that familiar refrain: Martina Loses the Big Ones.

That's why you always hear the familiar refrain to never jump before making up your mind.

As the game unfolded, a familiar refrain would be repeated from a small student section: «Kat Klass is a fine lass!»

This has become a familiar refrain.

But Skelos repeated a familiar refrain — that same sex marriage was not part of the discussion with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Silver.

(CNN)-- Gov. Bobby Jindal will strike a familiar refrain in a commencement address on Saturday, warning of an increasingly secular culture driven by a government that stifles religious liberty.

«They're not basing their drugs approach on evidence,» he responded - a familiar refrain for critics across Whitehall.

I find myself once again at a crossroad and can not help but remember Robert Frost's familiar refrain»?

BETHESDA, MD — As the final bases are mapped onto the human genome in the next month, a familiar refrain is growing louder: What comes next?

Although the need for more R&D funding has become a familiar refrain in science and technology circles, supporting federal research agencies «is a particular challenge now» said John Holdren in a 30 April speech that opened the 40th AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy.

The paper ends with a familiar refrain: «Further research is needed.»

Yesterday, we (again) heard what has become a familiar refrain.

In a familiar refrain the reason is almost always that the waist would hit too high on me.

From the familiar refrain that accompanies the first images of the film, to the retro - styled closing credits, The Smurfs mines every element of Peyo's famed creations for apparent entertainment value.

That has become a familiar refrain for PC versions of games being delayed (Destiny 2, cough) or betas happening late or not at all because of so many variations in specs.

Again, in an October 2001 column, the familiar refrain reappeared in a rebuttal of the 1983 Nation at Risk report.

First, claims that teachers are, in Duncan's words, «desperately underpaid,» are a familiar refrain.