Sentences with phrase «finger wagging of»

But if the loudest and most active (read: white upper - middle - class suburban) parents think standardized tests are just an annual annoyance, if these parents and other activist voters choose to disbelieve the results in the fact - free era of modern political discourse, then accountability will be diluted down to the posting of test results and the annual finger wagging of the local news media.

Breastfeeding can be challenging enough for a new Mom learning the ropes without the disapproval and finger wagging of a misinformed, squirmy public.

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It was exhausting, and there's a lot of sanctimonious finger - wagging at poor Lindsay from the media.

Now the idea of Silicon Valley's investment community — which brought you Pets.com and other Web wonders — wagging fingers and noting that others are driving irrational valuations might strike some people as, well, funny.

During a televised gun meeting with lawmakers in late February, Trump wagged his finger at a Republican senator and scolded him for being «afraid of the NRA,» declaring that he would stand up to the group and finally get results in quelling gun violence.

Just wondering if these concerns of ours can be cast in ways that might turn up the descriptive aspect rather than the implied prescriptive or finger - wagging shock & awe?

This challenge led to a finger - wagging review by Hitchens in The Atlantic and a series of punch - counterpunch exchanges in various transatlantic venues, all of which obscured both the thoughtfulness of Amis» meditations on grief and his discovery of the depths of human depravity: «Hitler - Stalin tells us this, among other things: given total power over another, the human being will find his thoughts turn to torture.»

Nice story, but the Jewish people are slowly but surely realizing that the United States is getting tired of all the hypocritical guilt trips and finger wagging.

The deeper I go, the more the finger wags — the more aware of my baggage — unless I get stuck looking at the wagging finger rather than what the fingers wags at.

When it comes to «selective fundamentalism,» I tend to wag my finger at other people — those who consider Fox News a reliable source of information, those who protest intensely against abortion but have nothing to say about poverty or torture or excessive materialism, those who consider Anne Coulter a representation of Christian values.

From St John Paul: a signature on a new Bible held forward to him by the Editor's spouse (against the finger - wagging of a monsignor who, quite rightly, objected to a Pope suddenly being urged to sign something without prior knowledge), cherished and kept in the office where FAITH editorials are written,

The pseudo finger - wagging was clearly all in fun, since none of those issuing playful admonitions could keep a straight face when suggesting that Rory may have bent, ever so slightly, golf's unwritten rules of etiquette.

So I have to sit eyes glazed over staring, fixated on the monitor waiting for my chance to jump in for the privilege of wagging my finger to your chumps that I am «First!».

But if she could open her heart that much, could we possibly stop wagging out fingers long enough to consider the complexity of the situation?

One of those competitors is Brendon Leigh, winner of F1's inaugural esports competition in Abu Dhabi last year in a dramatic finger - wagging showdown.

James hurdled over a seated Bradley Beal while dribbling, swatted a shot by Wall off the backboard, and looked for a camera to wag both index fingers at in the midst of a three - point play.

As new examples of Olympic bribery and corruption ooze out day by day, politicians and pundits continue to wag fingers and scold the miscreants.

Back in April, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen wagged its finger at hospitals for being complicit in unethical marketing of the formula products, and so called for healthcare facilities to «immediately discontinue the distribution of commercial infant formula manufacturer discharge bags.»

If you decide to go ahead with this strategy, you may find yourself the victim of some literal and figurative finger - wagging, but you certainly don't deserve to be vilified.

There wasn't a single moment of scolding or preaching or finger - wagging.

Many moms, however, report that extreme efforts to promote the benefits of breastfeeding, such as a lower risk of SIDS or chronic disease later on in life, has contributed to a culture that shames mothers who can not exclusively breastfeed, as does judgment from finger - wagging family members and friends.

They are arguably the single most important development in the history of smoking and they did not come from authoritarian policy, or finger wagging, or sanction, or the prevention of «role - modelling».

«The furious wagging of the index finger.

The sinister ad ends with footage of a hectoring Trump wagging his finger and angrily insisting: «We will make America great again.»

The above tweet tagging Bronx Chronicle managing editor Michael Benjamin (@SquarePegDem) sparked a firestorm of controversy and finger - wagging between members of the Bronx Committee of 100 Democrats and a Queens rump group headed by former Bronx resident (and 100 Democrats co-founder) Garth Marchant.

Committee of 100 Democrats Clash Over George Alvarez The above tweet tagging Bronx Chronicle managing editor Michael Benjamin (@SquarePegDem) sparked a firestorm of controversy and finger - wagging between members of the Bronx Committee of 100 Democrats and a Queens rump group -LSB-...]

Salina's William Sanford, a Republican Assembly candidate last fall, wagged his finger at a roomful of North Syracuse senior citizens during the campaign and said, «Sheldon Silver is a bad person.»

Nor, he said, were his prosecutors seeking to wag their fingers, serve as «morality cops» or demand that officials be free of vice.

By moving away from the finger - wagging and diving deep into the shades of gray, the recommendations put more onus onto parents to decide what's best for their families.

But before the finger - wagging begins, consider that a quarter of China's CO2 emissions come from making exports — in other words, stuff for countries like us.

As Brown becomes more flagrantly self - destructive and at the same time more deluded, you realize you're watching Bad Lieutenant made by a tediously finger - wagging Jew instead of a tediously desecrating Catholic.

Touches of apocalyptic comedy run throughout Nightcrawler, but the movie's overriding tone is one of strident, finger - wagging self - seriousness.

Despite its apparent compromises to noble finger - wagging (initially) and requisite fist - pumping (eventually), Waugh has fashioned a sturdy character - first entertainment out of Snitch.

Ruby Sparks wants to wag its finger at the Manic Pixie Dream Girl ideal while still having lots of fun with the Ruby character and pouring out a lot of sympathy towards poor old troubled Calvin.

When it's not trying to shoehorn an unconvincing romance down our throats, «The Promise» indulges in some of George's most self - indulgent finger wagging.

A smart, clever and refreshingly self - aware film, Resolution found a way to craft a compelling mystery while breaking down horror tropes and audience expectations — think of it as a cross between Cabin in the Woods and Funny Games, except with less finger - wagging and more creepiness.

The film is less a didactic parable wagging a finger at the cyclical nature of violence and much more of a melancholy lamentation of how clashing dogmas lead us to hate the other based entirely on how we perceive their otherness.

How often are issues like class, race, and (sometimes inadvertently) institutional oppression — all of them fundamental to the largely undiscussed operational mechanics of this country — engaged with deeply without being bogged down by finger - wagging didacticism?

Compared to my experience with the Switch version of Manticore: Galaxy on Fire, another mobile port that ended up having some pretty good depth and gameplay, I want to wag my finger at Nintendo.

This Week: Kevin takes a small break from the outrageous news stories to offer some words of caution about John Carpenter returning to the Halloween series, and he also wags his finger at the entertainment news sites puking out stories about actor speculation.

«It is so cool to get a glimpse behind the scenes, which is why I'm giving a wag of my finger to J.J. Abrams for blowing it,» Colbert said.

The «Colbert Report» host wagged his finger at Abrams after Disney, Lucasfilm and Bad Robot released the first photo of the new «Star Wars» cast, which includes franchise rookies Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow.

Grounded by heartbreakingly poignant performances from two of French cinema's most iconic actors, Amour contains none of the moralistic finger - wagging and gratuitous sadism that so many critics have found off - putting in the director's work.

It's no surprise that Cannes has seen more brouhahas, dust - ups and finger - wagging than any other festival on Earth, and the biggest shockers of all are often saved for the awards ceremony on closing night.

Indeed, despite the various critics who chided earlier Haneke films for their supposed finger - wagging moralism and chilly Protestant air, and who are now falling over themselves to praise Amour as the director's most compassionate work to date, Amour is as much of a home - invasion horror show as Haneke's earlier Funny Games.

But there's an irony to that film, and to Haneke's almost shot - for - shot American remake: In wagging his finger at the unsavory conventions of the home - invasion thriller, the Austrian scold produced the most intense, effective entry in the whole genre.

As it turns out, the refugees are even more peripheral, almost invisible (including the Moroccan household staff members) to the film's narrative, which suggests Happy End is pointing a wagging finger at the entirety of white, privileged Europe, a continent engaged in her own foolhardy, manipulative dramas, happily ambivalent to anything beyond the safety and convenience of self - imposed blinders.

Then there's an old professor (Jan Tríska) trying to win a divorce from his long - estranged wife (Emilia Vasaryova) so that he can marry his long - time girlfriend (Igrid Timkova), and the whole thing climaxes with something like a wagged finger, with the professor's expat son (Petr Forman) bucking the reactionary provincialism of his homeland by revealing an aboriginal wife and a mulatto son.

He acknowledged the challenge of limited resources, but in a display of verbal finger wagging, added «that is no excuse to lose sight of what matters most.

Instead, as we have been told many times by many individuals over the course of many decades (a few fingers might have been wagged in our face in the process) the most important thing about a Beetle convertible is its ability to transport you to a place where the handbags and shoes are all snappy, every car has a steering wheel with a white rim, and a young woman feels as if she's the star of her very own fashion photo shoot in the south of France — or California, at least.