Sentences with phrase «from placid»

The first view of their new home state would be from the placid waters of the Revillagigedo channel.

From placid to eccentric, bold to timid, feisty to mellow; you really get a lot of variety within a litter of Chihuahua puppies.

So when AI moves away from the placid confines of the suburban Swinton home and into the wild and woolly world of such locales as the neon - drenched, hedonistic urban center known as Rouge City or — in the film's most stunning sight — a Manhattan that is all but completely submerged in water, Osment's David remains a captivating companion on an increasingly strange and surreal journey.

His tendency to jump from placid calm to apoplectic rage may be endangering his political, as well as his physical, health.

The hope is that there may emerge among us, as we inquire into these matters, a way of thinking about worship which will liberate us from our placid captivity within our separate traditions.

Not exact matches

Such a placid river, full of game and hippopotamuses (and the occasional croc); and then you begin to hear the roar of the falls from miles away.

The history writing that results from these new perspectives is anything but placid, since competition among champions of the various groups can be severe.

From everything that I have said thus far about Kurzweil and Leibowitz it should be evident that theirs is not a placid synthesis of Orthodoxy and modernity à la Samson Raphael Hirsch.

Not a military school, despite its name (it was known as Mr. Gunn's School a century ago), The Gunnery stands in the hills above Washington, Conn., some seven miles from Lake Waramaug, the most placid body of water in the area.

I think it will take a few years for Wenger to pacify Jens, Bold had more bite when he 1st became assistant manager but over time became placid, the 1st 6 months though... Jens has a strong personality from what we can read so why not be optimistic?

However, when it comes to an infant who knows nothing except crying to express his bodily discomfort, even his parents might encounter problem to distinguish his normal fussiness and placid ailments from graver complications which needs urgent assistance and care.

evening is often a time of the day when our babies and young children can go from their previously placid, contented selves to crying, unhappy infants seemingly at the flick of a magic switch.

LAKE PLACID The bid dossier has been signed, sealed and delivered, and local officials are now waiting for a delegation from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to visit Lake Placid next week.

In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied jets of water ice and vapor erupting into space from fissures on Enceladus, evidence of a salty ocean beneath the saturnian moon's placid icy surface.

If they find that the contamination did result from drilling, the placid plains arching up to the Wind River Range would become the first site where fracturing fluids have been scientifically linked to groundwater contamination.

In the new film, he gives one fond and musing speech — «I grew up lookin» at Oklahoma, from the south bank of the Red River» — that may be the most placid interlude in any Friedkin film, and the cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel, backs it up with some tack - sharp images of busy pizza parlors and empty pool halls, where life clatters on or comes to a lonely halt.

But watching the film and its endless factory of computer - generated sets which elicit placid line readings from actors who never know to whom or what they're reacting, left me longing for the tactile intimacy of THE WINTER SOLDIER.

His latest started on a higher rung, but still ascended: early concerns about an overly pat single - couple divide gradually evaporated, as savage supporting turns from Imelda Staunton and David Bradley tie knots in what might seem a placid endorsement of marriage.

However, Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian said «it is often poignant and humorous but also placid and complacent, with performances bordering on the self - regarding and even faintly insufferable.»

A few minutes before I, Tonya is about to begin inside the theater, Robbie finally spots someone on the red carpet's fringes, and her smile changes from a practiced, placid paparazzi pose to a wide, goofy, actual grin.

As usual, there's a multitude of tensions bubbling under the placid surface, along class and racial lines as well as the requisite secrets from the past haunting certain folks.

It may not be the placid daily driver that the Audi and the Mercedes are, but the M3 sets itself apart from those two cars with every hard and fast mile you drive.

Eco keeps things placid for the best fuel economy, but aside from steering, which is frighteningly light and vague in normal mode, it's tough to tell the difference between Normal and Sport.

There's no question that Barnes & Noble is making the right move in splitting its placid college bookstore division from its tumultuously flailing NOOK division.

In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned — from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead.

As we come to a home visit with our own tried - and - true arsenal of wand toys, we are always able to eke out at least a bit of interest in play — even from the most senior or placid of cats.

With ample socialization and experience around different people from a young age, bullmastiffs can grow up to be relaxed and placid even around strangers.

The English Mastiff is generally more placid and gentle than the Bullmastiff who can be aggressive if not correctly socialised and trained from an early age.

Manual Tartar Removal If your pet has a placid temperament it is not difficult to scrap the tartar from the teeth and clean under the margins of the gums at home.

These dogs are particularly sought after because they are derived from European show lines and are quite calm and placid.

If you are looking for a placid, well behaved cat that is content to meet you at the door when you come home from a hard day's work, then this cat is not the right choice for you.

Apart from that you couldn't get a more loving and placid dog.

Any sudden outbreak of biting, or other aggression, from a normally placid cat should be checked by your veterinarian.

The placid reflection of colored glass from the illuminated ceiling ripples as you plunge into the nurturing water.

Gerroa Shores is a unique holiday park tucked away on the banks of the placid Crooked River at Gerroa, just across the road from the popular Seven Mile Beach.

This otherwise arid region of Rajasthan has a placid lake, called Chhatra Sagar just 4 km away from the fort.

Gerroa Shores is a unique holiday park tucked away on the banks of the placid Crooked River at Gerroa, just across the road from the popular Seven

If diving is not your thing, or you're bringing small children with you then there are snorkeling tours available, as well as placid canoe tours that allow you to see the reefs from the surface of the water, sailing charters and day trips to the Palau Aquarium at the Palau International Coral Reef Center.

Aside from relaxing in the placid pools, travelers can walk along a series of trails and hanging bridges that extend into the nearby forest.

Enjoy the panoramic view of placid backwaters and Balinese styled manicured gardens from the 125 sq ft.. The walls are decorated with Chitra Pothi stories.

This little gem lays twenty paces from the lapping shoreline, clear and placid and full of sea life.

On my last visit, I got lucky and it was low tide in the early morning around 7:00 a.m. I slipped from the rocks into the cool placid water, refreshing even that early compared to the heat and humidity beginning to rise from the beach and rainforest.

Only a few minutes» walk north along the paved beach path from Gili Meno's main anchorage, Karma Beach Gili Meno welcomes those looking for a finer alternative for dining and well - mixed libations on this small placid island.

Bring your camera to capture sweeping ocean vistas, placid coastlines, and panoramic views of Camden, Penobscot Bay, and the surrounding islands from atop Mount Battie.

Holidays to Majorca are popular with travellers from all walks of life, with lively Magaluf enticing those seeking the island's wilder side and placid Palma Nova appealing to those looking for a quiet break away from home.

From stunning, secluded beaches to placid, crystal - clear waters, this entry point to the Sea of Cortez has everything you could want in a tropical destination and more.

The placid lakes and serene rice fields produce a blissful scene that seems to only improve when seen from the nearby, less - frequented Tegalalang Rice Terraces.

Herds of the more placid robots are just as likely to run away and stare at you from a distance if startled, as they are to charge at you and kick with their powerful legs.

In the images from Venice shown here, the perpetual flux of water appears nearly as placid and intangible as the sky, evoking the mythical aspects of the city and at the same time grounding it in the reality of photography.

As one crosses the three, one moves from a documentary impulse to dark seas and finally to more placid visions — figuratively into the light.