Sentences with phrase «gist of the story»

The basic gist of the story is that Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) are married but aren't happy.

Our son, then aged 12, read it first and spoke so highly of it that I moved it to the top of my reading pile - I planned to read it quickly in order to get the general gist of the story (having already had the thumbs up from a key reviewer in the right target market!)

The basic gist of the story is that these test animals are simply going through the motions with their scientist overlord putting them through what he feels are «true tests of intelligence» for the subjects.

That's the general gist of the story, and while there's story beats involving the Commission and its mission and plenty of gorgeous cutscenes, you spend most of your time in Monster Hunter World chasing these fairly straightforward goals.

Here's the gist of this story in 100 words or less.

So the account of Noah in the Bible gets retold over and over again among many different cultures and societies and by the time you get it, the gist of the story is the same but some of the details have changed because someone somewhere decided to add an angle to the story that fits their belief in their god.

But I get the gist of the story: Conservatives who claim Rand and Jesus as their heroes are hypocrites of the worst kind.

Readers sympathetic to this patristic perspective will find the gist of the story convincing, but by no means all of the details.

The gist of the story is that Arsenal were one of a number of clubs to be keen on taking the young forward, probably on loan, in January as he is not seeing much action for the Spanish club under the reign of Rafa Benitez.

The gist of the story is that the administration at Little Village Academy on Chicago's West Side decided that all students, except those with a medical excuse like a food allergy, must eat the food served in the cafeteria.

The gist of the story was she was very close to and tied to her birthparents, which in no way undermined her devotion to and closeness with her adoptive parents throughout her life.

The gist of the story was that members of Congress are expected to spend upwards of 30 hours a week while in Washington cold - calling donors for contributions for their campaigns.

The gist of the story was that guinea pigs in a university laboratory in Britain had spontaneously recovered their hearing after it had been damaged by powerful antibiotics.

Rating: 7/10 — better than average, and scoring points for the deftness of its characterisations, Cardboard Gangsters tells an overly familiar tale with verve and no small semblance of rugged style; some may find the Irish accents impenetrable at times, but the gist of the story (and individual scenes) shines through, making this easier to follow than expected, and shot through with moments of quiet power.

It has been written as a retrospective intended to be viewed by players who have already finished the games or those who haven't but would like to know the gist of the stories thus far in light of the upcoming release of the fourth installment for Nintendo 3DS.

Although the situations are quite different, the gist of the story remains the same: a boy and his father, who each thinks the other has it easy, switch bodies and live each other's lives, gaining a better understanding of the difficulties of living in another person's shoes.

Stardust plays like The Princess Bride as if directed by Terry GIlliam (a la The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits) on a more subdued day, with eccentric characters and a meandering storyline that entertain more through visual confections, artistic flourishes, and deep character quirks galore that it does through the gist of the story at its core.

This is pretty much the gist of the story with a surprising amount of nothing inbetween.

The gist of the story is a dystopian Earth (we presume) of the future in which society has been rebuilt out of the Ruin to form a more pleasant, peaceful society where everyone has a role to play, due to their genetic predisposition.

You can find many versions of it online, but the gist of the story is that six blind men are asked to describe an elephant based on what they experience by feeling it.

Developmental Editor: Capture the gist of the story and make sure I'm not leading readers astray with what the story will be about.

Reality Rating B +: Before I discuss the gist of this story, I need to insert a caveat or three.

I didn't include logline in the list because the word usually refers to a dry 1 - 2 sentence description of our story's action that we might use to keep the gist of our story in mind during drafting and revisions.

the gist of this story — the kidnapping of children by the legendary revolutionary general Pancho Villa, and the manhunt through the Sierra Madre — was suggested to me by a dear friend, the late Edwin «Eddie»...

Anyway, the gist of the story is this: the developer for Cool Reader got permission to use the code from FBReaderJ for partial page refresh and added it to the Cool Reader app.

If you don't clearly know the angle, the purpose, and the gist of your story, how do you expect the editor to get it?

Here's the gist of this story in 100 words or less.

The gist of the story is that while the Ontario provincial government offers a variety of grants and financial incentives for owners to make green renovations on homes and businesses, there are few building codes or regulations in place to guide them — leaving the industry wide open for scam artists and well - meaning but in - over-their-head builders.

But overall the gist of the story is the same.

You'll get the gist of the story and while the lack of tutorials is a problem the basics are easy enough to grasp.

The gist of the story is that a young boy named Tim (Miles Bakshi) gets a new baby brother.

The gist of the story was, said big wig's company was looking at distro for RCR, but said executive claimed» 8 - bit is dead and I want it to stay that way».

That is the gist of the story, and it certainly is intriguing.

The gist of the story is that the magical force of chaos has swept into the desert swept the main character's brother away and is infecting the local animals and turning them into monsters.

That is about the gist of the story.

The gist of the story is that four aspiring actors have been invited on set for a director's new film.

Is that the gist of the story?

Since blog paragraphs tend to be short, this means you must give the gist of the story (the who, what, when, and where) and hook the reader in one or two paragraphs.

The gist of the story is that life insurance companies are supposed to plunk their money — essentially, the premiums they receive — into rather dull, safe investments so that there -LSB-...]

The gist of the story is that life insurance companies are supposed to plunk their money — essentially, the premiums they receive — into rather dull, safe investments so that there is a guarantee they can pay death benefits when a claim is made.

By skimming through your resume, it should take the reader no more than a few seconds to get the gist of your story.