Sentences with phrase «for flamboyance»

Boston criminal defense lawyer Richard Egbert was a superstar — not for his flamboyance but for his skill and tenacity in the courtroom.

The suite references both the The Picture of Dorian Gray and it's dandified author Oscar Wilde, known for his flamboyance and persecuted for his homosexuality.

Though this would have probably been for the flamboyance of the stage costumes more than anything else.

She was portrayed as «retiring, with a contempt for flamboyance that makes Garbo seem gaudy.

Not exact matches

Though their audience dropped in the late 1970s, in 1981 the NBC one - hour specials still had an average audience per program of 1,674,000.3 The weekly audience for the three network religious programs in mid-1982 was still close to three million, a fact which is frequently overlooked because of their lack of flamboyance, and the controversy that has surrounded the paid - time religious programs.

What soon followed was a spectacular display of flamboyance and skills that left fans dazzled despite the player's inability to snatch a win for his team.

With the Chairperson's insatiable demand of affluence and flamboyance, she unilaterally awarded a contract to the tune of GHS3.9 million for demarcation and partitioning of the said office complex without recourse to the Commission.

The two pols, both known for their verbal flamboyance and willingness to buck the Democratic establishment, have never been close.

Donegan's technical command of the piano was nothing short of breathtaking, and she was known for her onstage antics and flamboyance.

His pantomime concept for the number may have looked good on paper, but this is one instance where the flamboyance becomes tacky and wrongheaded.

She has essentially written herself in the most (Zooey) Deschanel-esque way possible, complete with cutesy mixy - matchy fashion ensembles, frenzied flamboyance and enough quirky problems for Calvin to fix and, in the process, make himself a better man.

A flick for Kennedy assassination conspiracy buffs which puts a whole new spin on «the grassy knoll» courtesy of the flamboyance of a nearly - naked Gretchen Mol.

With its capable yet understated powertrain and on - road composure, the 6 Series GT is a driver's car for owners who prefer subtlety over flamboyance.

It's gonna gnaw at your senses, but its flamboyance does have an endearing charm to it, especially if you like your SUVs to be loud, brash, and screaming for attention.

Indeed, Kunos Simlazioni became renowned for their ultra-realistic driving physics in their previous projects netKar Pro and Ferrari Racing Academy, and Assetto Corsa takes their components and uses them to craft a racing game with unprecedented sophistication and flamboyance.

This exhibition explores its specific iteration among the African diaspora, for whom dandyism is problematic — the willed flamboyance is in total contrast to conventional constructions of black masculinity.

Rather than adopting an academic approach, Clarke's selection of work will seek to capture the spirit and energy of his friend while also providing a historic context for Fraser's flamboyance, dynamism and avant - garde gallery programme.

Trading in neither the contemporary museum's propensity for cosmetic flamboyance (Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao, 1997) nor tectonic asceticism (Peter Zumthor's Kunsthaus Bregenz, 1997), a Piano museum is designed to support the viewing and exhibiting of the art itself.

Let's err on the side of flamboyance (great word in this context) and say the concentration of methane in the air goes up by a factor of 10 for the duration of the extra methane emission (meaning that the lifetime doubles).

Red is often considered a brave choice for interiors, but used creatively it can introduce a welcome burst of energy and flamboyance.