Sentences with phrase «fondness for children»

Insurance companies have a fondness for children with good grades and hence will be willing to throw in some discounts to ensure you get the best rates possible.

To make sure that these traits do not merely reflect a more general fondness for all children, Vasey will soon head back to Samoa to refine and, with luck, replicate the study.

Not exact matches

Dr. Cassiday has a special fondness for parents and children who cope with selective mutism.

Leigh, meanwhile, explores Turner's life unburdened by any sense of purpose other than an intense, contagious fascination with this man, his work and, increasingly, the inevitable, slow, irresistible trudge towards death.We observe Turner's fondness for his elderly father; his sexual relationship with his meek housekeeper (Dorothy Atkinson); his rejection of his children and their mother; his arms - length acceptance by the lions of the Royal Academy; his late - life relationship with a Margate widow (Marion Bailey); and the mockery of the crowd when his work turns experimental.

If Green ultimately takes too much pride in his hipster references (however nostalgic I got seeing the 2001-esque United Artists logo that used to scare the bejesus out of me as a child, it's self - conscious whims like these that make Undertow sometimes feel superficially invested), the presence of the generally indifferent Bell has a neutralizing effect on Green's tendency towards the pedantic, and the director's championing of old - school values — his dislike of ADR, his fondness for found locations — once again inspires lonely but hearty cries of solidarity.

I suppose if I had watched it as a child, I might have thought it funny, and may have retained a fondness for it today.

As my first exposure to his work, Martian Child makes Meyjes look like a competent director with an appetite for montage and a fondness for direct heart - to - heart, eye - to - eye chats.

He has a seeming fondness for catching orphans, locking them in the tiny cell in his office, and having the police ship them away to the local orphanage for even the most petty of crimes (As it turns out, Gustav himself is an orphan, and a fate similar to the one he imposes upon these children taught him order and a certain kind of heartlessness).

The results showed that children's fondness for reading lessens as they get older, because whilst 17 % of the older age group read for fun, that figure is much higher among ages 6 - 8 (54 %), dropping to 43 % for ages 9 to 11 and 24 % for 12 - 14.

Children now start reading digitally at age five, but the parental fondness for print has strengthened.

Its editors are open to all genres except for syrupy romance, hard science fiction and children's stories, and they have a special fondness for humor.

Poodles are some of the best dogs for children due to their playful nature, eagerness to please their families and fondness for humans.

He is extremely affectionate with people, and is particularly noted for a fondness towards young children.

With a special fondness for working with children and dogs, Amy has also worked extensively with rescued / shelter dogs that are looking for new families or that have been newly welcomed by forever families.

Cats are just like children; sometimes they don't get along because they just don't, much like siblings who have grown out of their fondness for each other.

Bedlingtons have a special fondness and gentle way with children, especially if raised with them, and while they will chase a small animal for miles outside, they can usually be trained to tolerate the cat.

He adores adults and children alike, although Dexter has a special fondness for men, and generally will seek out the male lap of the house to rest his head.

«The Hapless Child» shows Edward Gorey's fondness for macabre imagery and images of children.

His fondness for the written word permeates his work, which frequently includes Arabic script, and can be traced to his promise in calligraphy as a child.

A very interesting piece on «affinity therapy», which uses a child's fondness for — or in many cases «obsession with» — a particular animated character to help them learn social skills.