Sentences with phrase «flattery at»

Ewan McGregor stood out in The Ghost Writer, striking the right notes of befuddlement and attraction and flattery at being chosen.

Quotes in the Daily Mail, in which he speaks of his flattery at being linked to a move to Old Trafford, suggests that Mourinho may have his work cut out in convincing Miranda to move to west London ahead of their Premier League rivals.

If you want to influence, show a sincere appreciation for the other individual and remember to avoid insincere flattery at all costs.

Not exact matches

«When executives tell me that flattery doesn't work and that people can see through strategic efforts to garner their support, I cite extensive evidence showing that we are generally quite poor at discerning deception,» Pfeffer explains.

But flattery or, to be blunt, sucking up to superiors appears to be at least as useful in the climb to the top.

Westphal isn't the first to look at the effects of flattery, of course.

Jack Posobiec, known for perpetuating conspiracy theories like Pizzagate and storming onstage at the politically charged staging of «Julius Caesar» in Central Park, also initially said he'd never heard of it, though he said that «imitation is the best form of flattery.»

Researchers from the Kellogg School of Management and the University of Michigan interviewed 42 executives at large U.S. companies and identified several flattery techniques the executives used successfully on their peers to secure board seats at other firms.

Looking at Kendall's moves, some Tories note that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

We dove into the details, adding a bit of ruching at the front and sides (for flattery) and a cache of prints and stripes.

Planning a day out at beach, then the best idea to highlight your femininity is to grab a vibrant color like blue, wear a skirt with polka top, make sure to keep your scarf similar to skirt and wear a flattery wider hat with a crafty look in it, that would symbolize your cool look up.

Take for instance bowling, If you let them know that you hate bowling, that you cringe at the thought of bowling, and they are able to sweet talk you into going with flattery, watch out.

Sean and Beverly attend a swanky dinner party at Merc's house where Sean falls prey to Matt's flattery and attention, while Beverly resists the star's charms and discovers that having Matt LeBlanc as an enemy is a bad idea.

Now at last, here's your first glimpse of what it could have looked like, thanks to concept artist Tim Flattery.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then it's no surprise at all that Armie Hammer and the Winklevoss twins were total buds at the Met Gala.

Bobby looked at his mother to see if his small rebellion might be forgiven in light of this equally small flattery, but Mom's mouth was ungiving.

According to Wikipedia, «A cult of personality arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods to create an idealized, heroic, and at times worshipful image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.»

If you want a warm hug, flattery and lots of upselling, you're welcome to pay four times as much at any of a dozen clinics in Encinitas who are more than happy to charge you hundreds of dollars extra for it.

This praise which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes is but a just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a dog who was born at Newfoundland, May 1803, and died at Newstead Abbey, November 18, 1808.

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Grand Theft Auto must be pretty flattered at this point.

Merely displaying these images might have seemed flattery if not for the fact that Prince's enlargements would go on to fetch as much a $ 90,000 at New York's Frieze art fair the next year — money that the Instagram photographers would never see.

Rather than take a poke at Rothko's language, however, Mike Kelley chose to honor the artist with the sincerest form of flattery.

Media blogger Mark Tapscott says at Tapscott's Copy Desk that Bainbridge's format «could quite possibly be followed by a bunch of smart bloggers intent on directing the highest form of flattery in his direction.»

Writing 109, 111 — 12 (2015)(insisting that first - year legal writing students often struggle because «they can not learn as many things as we want them to learn, all at the same time»); Terrill Pollman, The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Examples and Model - Based Learning in the Classroom, 64 J. Legal Educ.

Recently, Xiaomi's chief Lin Bin invited Apple's Jony Ive to actually try Xiaomi products before criticizing them, after the iPhone design guru snapped at companies that copy Apple in a recent interview, saying this isn't a form of flattery but theft.

Avoid using cliches and flattery, and keep attempts at humor to a minimum.

Write about what attracts you to the firm — to stop this sounding like hollow flattery, relate your reasons back to yourself to include how you think you will develop professionally and achieve your career goals at Savills.