Sentences with phrase «glee at»

When my grandmother bought me a little plastic roulette wheel (ah, the toys they thought were «appropriate» back then) he'd rub his hands together with glee at how «lucky» I was and wonder how he could sneak me into an illegal gambling den to make our fortune.

Barack Obama, once thought to be the agent of change, now the focus of those demanding a change in the White House, can hardly contain his glee at the whack - a-mole game being played in the GOP amusement park.

Your portrayal of glee at the horrific deaths of your citizenry is just the Santa look they're going for!

The judges can hardly contain their glee at the ensuing rout: «The largely constructive tone of the Brighton Declaration is all the more evident when set against the backdrop of the very strong criticism of the court within the host country in the months leading up to the conference.»

Newspapers on the right have been rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of an early exit for our third non-lawyer lord chancellor after Chris Grayling and Michael Gove.

In fact, there has been a series of recent group litigation decisions which say neither yes nor no (or alternatively say both), with both sides claiming victory, with the lawyers involved no doubt rubbing their hands in collective glee at the prospect of picking through the complexities and nuances of the latest deliberations of the ECJ, and with the UK courts bracing themselves for another session of uncustomary law - making.

Today, on the 1st October 2015, when we are supposed to be celebrating the brave new world of the Competition Act 1998 («CA») as amended by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 («CRA»), cartelists and other competition law infringers up and down the land [1] must be rubbing their hands in glee at the transitional provisions contained in Rule 119 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 («the 2015 CAT Rules» or the «New Rules»).

Only the Germans could come up with a single word to capture the churlish sentiment of feeling a sense of malicious glee at another's downfall.

The prospect of starving in terror in the dark, whilst climatologists rub their hands with glee at their latest multi billion dollar computer acquisition, is unlikely to enthuse the general public who provide your funding.

Your glee at the Barton witch - hunt should be a hint, even if your contribution to Barton's politically motivated drama were the only evidence of your hostility towards climate scientists like Gavin Schmidt.

It was only as images began to circulate on Twitter of Damien Hirst flinging his cap in the air with glee at the New York opening that it became clear what a coup «The Complete Spot Paintings 1986 - 2011» really was.

This year, the artist has exhibited Follow the Nosebleeds with Mixed Greens in New York City and Wet With Glee at ArtSpace in New Haven, Connecticut.

Appealing to the parts of us that cheer in glee at the iconic starship battles of popular sci - fi, GSB puts you in the admirals seat with a universe of aliens that need killing.

The game exudes dark atmosphere and feelings of tension, highly contrasted by the cartoonish Monokuma who seems to revel in childish glee at their struggles.

The PC crowd will be giggling with glee at the game having been half this price recently for them, but if you're a console gamer, this is a cracking deal that'll save you a couple of quid or so.

and its brilliant fun, particularly online, when you can practically hear people squirm in disgust and glee at the same time.

The very first time you hurl a fireball at a house and watch it explode into a dozen chunky pieces brings out the inner child who laughs with glee at such wanton destruction.

A responsible breeder does more than throw two dogs together and rub his hands with glee at the thought of the money.

, they can barely contain their glee at this renewed market turmoil.

I loved her glee at finding the right headline to get her point across and the delight she took in learning how to shoot.

Still, some observers think the decision to go with a Silicon Valley icon rather than a car - industry veteran reflects a dangerous cocktail of naïveté and arrogance, and it's not hard to imagine executives in Detroit rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of seeing this fledgling know - it - all pull a De Lorean.

Jenks notices Stirling glancing at his watch as they begin the Passo della Futa early in the afternoon, and knowing that Moss wants to do the next section inside the hour, he rubs his hands with glee at the thought of seeing Moss in full flight.

The villains are the pet control officers who rake sadistic glee at putting strays in their cages and count the moments until the unclaimed ones will be put down.

Feminists cackled with glee at Snow White being remade as a sword - wielding soldier and Sleeping Beauty's villain character was filled with impressive back story.

It showed her fearlessness and her girlish star struck glee at the same time; a naiveté that isn't foolish but engaging and charming.

Despite the administrator's seeming glee at all the news coverage, it has come back to bite them: Facebook has removed the page.

Deadfall shares this cold climate with Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan but avoids that film's ironic glee at the sight of greedy rubes going from bad to worse as they follow noir's typically downhill trajectory.

As an animal - lover myself, I should probably be punching the air with glee at seeing this sort of subject matter make it to the silver screen.

From Laura Dern's childlike glee at holding a blaster to Adam Driver's hunkiness, it's all covered!

He looks so perfect for the role of a perfectly average, screwed - over member of the collapsing lower - middle class that Colin and Violet's obvious glee at corrupting Craig may match the casting directors» own at getting the actor.

HBO's set includes a horde of extras that delve into George R.R. Martin's world, though some of the best extras may be the wonderfully unpretentious commentary tracks, each featuring a different line - up but all linked by a sense of glee at what their characters get up to even as the show follows complex political and emotional arcs.

His glee at Bobby's musical number almost sells it — it's that vehement.

I wet my pants with glee at this biting social satire!

Their tooth - clicking glee at pursuing new victims is a sure laugh, but the movie rarely becomes a «Mow them down» video game — slaughter as a punchline.

This book gives some relevant answers on where to go next, but Bell's obvious glee at the plight of individual MPs will leave it gathering dust in the Members» Library in Parliament, which is a shame.

In contrast, Jeremy Corbyn's camp, who demanded we trigger Article 50 the day after the referendum vote and who can barely contain their glee at Brexit, want to «work with» the result of the referendum.

Senate Democrats, while hobbled by a mere one - vote majority, could barely contain their glee at Cuomo's strong support for some of their most favored positions: more charter schools, a tough cap on state spending and local property taxes, and opposition to a massive new borrowing scheme — all counter to Silver's positions.

But today Labour colleagues reacted with glee at the thought of their erstwhile economic chief taking up the tango in the autumn.

He attends all of your prenatal appointments, squeezing your hand with glee at the sound of that tiny heartbeat.

To all those who expressed glee at Arsenal's mistreatment shame on you!

Your glee at the thought of people being tortured is disturbing.

And of course, that went sideways this time but I love that the starting point is a respect for life and an unrestrained glee at discovering something NEW to learn.

Robert Kozinets, who spent years teaching in the U.S. before joining the Shulich school, can barely contain his glee at the thought of having a Target near his home again.

Not exact matches

In an early chapter, Koch describes with glee his decision to recruit as co-founder his assistant at Boston Consulting Group, where he worked after Outward Bound.

«Glee wants to use every opportunity it can to reach audiences, because 95 % of households will not have seen it at all,» he says.

Glee actor Cory Monteith, dead at 31 from a heroin and alcohol overdose; Amy Winehouse, the mercurial British singer - songwriter, killed by alcohol poisoning aged 27.

Millennials are leaving the church because they have sat at the feet of skeptics, liberals, Bible deniers, liberal educators and Hollywood elites via Glee, Will & Grace, Ellen, Seinfeld, and so many shows with entertaining gay characters who surely must be «born that way.»

Finally, at least regarding this personal attack, what you represent as blood lust and voyeuristic glee strikes me as something more akin to a mass catharsis regarding not just Tony Jones, but also several other leading figures in the Emergent movement.

No voyeuristic glee; only heart - rending pain at my repeated role of by - stander, and at times victim, in religiously abusive situations.

I looked at myself in the mirror with great glee and screamed at the top of my lungs, my war - cry.