Sentences with phrase «for soothsaying»

As for soothsaying, Brodeur points out that the whole thrust of a pro's training — hitting ball after ball, year after year, until each shot is a machinelike reflex action — is aimed at the kind of consistency that makes prophets out of oddsmakers.

Not exact matches

British actor Peter Cook is touched — with genius, it would seem, for sports soothsaying, and surely with lunatic humor as co-star of the madcap review «Good Evening,» which is the hot favorite on Broadway

Or so we hope — for as much as the major critics» groups often delight us by throwing caution (and Oscar - soothsaying cred) to the wind with rebellious left - field picks, they are equally capable of falling dully into line behind pre-anointed favourites.

When Apple first introduced the 30 - Pin Dock Connector in 2003, they made it to be future proof, with a pin available for every conceivable connection... but after a decade of tech innovation, even Cupertino's sophisticated soothsaying has reached its limits.