Sentences with phrase «good foil»

Davis ditches the skinny boys and teams up with Kate Caldwell (Harris), a disgraced geneticist who makes a far better foil for him, not least because Harris is the best part of this thing by a mile.

I am just one of those poeple who hate to try something new unless I know it's going to taste great — not just good... I am a food snob I guess, but when I reviewed your recipe, it had flours I am used to (minus the millet) and flavors I am used to, as well the foil mold idea was absolutely the bomb helpful.....

I am just one of those poeple who hate to try something new unless I know it's going to taste great — not just good... I am a food snob I guess, but when I reviewed your recipe, it had flours I am used to (minus the millet) and flavors I am used to, as well the foil mold idea was absolutely the bomb helpful.....

For 30 years, researchers have struggled to determine which immune responses best foil HIV, information that has guided the design of AIDS vaccines and other prevention approaches.

You are a pretty good foil, as foils go.

It also works wonderfully well in baking, where it not only gives a lovely colour, but acts as a good foil for all that sweetness.

The smooth custard is a good foil for the buttery crust, and when topped with powdered sugar and extra toasted coconut, it's a real treat.

The outer chocolate is a good foil for the richer chewy fig within.

The premium bitter dark chocolate was a good foil to the sweet (overly?)

The dark chocolate coating had a nice snap, and its bittersweetness provided a good foil to the sugary, «butter» y, rich peanut butter filling.

We enjoy creative modern Italian fare over glasses of Brand's La Marea Albariño, which is a good foil for the whole region.

Here's a simple Middle - Eastern inspired salad whose slight sweetness makes it a good foil for other Middle Eastern specialties like hummus, tabbouli, and baba ghanouj.

A good foil for Koscielny, who is himself a ball - playing centre half.

IMO he is the best all round footballer (technique, control, passing etc) of the 4/5 CBs we have, and would be a good foil to the more basic warrior type that is Gabriel.

With Kansas already out in this mythical bracket, Seton Hall might be the best foil for MSU.

Not sure why people expect miracles when he is coming to a new league... even so he has 4 goals in 7 matches plus hit the woodwork a few times Welbeck is the tall fast player so a good foil Issue has been Ozil who seems completely disinterested..

He has a striker's instinct in the final third and that makes him a good foil for Eriksen.

Sometimes a good foil is simply «Irresistible.»

There's nothing here you couldn't imagine from the premise, but there's also nothing wrong with what's here: McGraw is a good foil for Grammer, and Grammer is good at what he does.

He's a good foil from which to call his sisters» faults into focus, and they are all terrific.

While Poltergeist easily featured a handful of memorably scary scenes and moments of genuine intrigue, Poltergeist II only stands out for Julian Beck's formidable performance as Reverend Kane, whose harrowing face and imposing demeanor makes him a good foil for the naive but tight - knit family to test themselves against.

Roebuck is a good foil and sidekick to O'Neill's desperation and frustration but he does feel like a poor man's John Candy... sorry but I had to say it.

Franco is surprisingly good as the film's only wild card, Gator, a jackal - like mix of cunning and cowardice that makes for a good foil for the stalwart Broker to contend with.

Reilly is a good foil for Ferrell, but too many of their scenes together have the effect of improv night at the comedy club.

In the past decade, Waltz has established himself as a great character actor and one that could serve as one of Bond's best foils.

He's almost a good foil for Depp, except that Depp does uniformly great work, easily his best in years, while Edgerton mugs.

She is such a natural in a film like this, but her effectiveness is equally reliant on the quality of her belligerent, and it would be difficult to imagine a better foil for her than what John Goodman gives us in 10 Cloverfield Lane.

She is such a natural in a film like this, but her effectiveness is equally reliant on the quality of her belligerent, and it would be difficult to imagine a better foil for her than what John Goodman gives us in

Gere's underplaying makes Edward a good foil for Vivian, and there's sturdy comic support from Jason Alexander as Edward's lawyer, Amy Yasbeck as Alexander's wife, Larry Miller as an unctuous Rodeo Drive shop clerk, and in a tiny appearance as a cop, Hank Azaria (Ralph Bellamy also makes his final screen appearance as a target of Edward's latest hostile takeover).

Don Cheadle plays a good foil for Gleeson while Mark Strong chews the scenery as an exasperated baddie.

It also deprives these women of having great performances and being good foils to Kroc.

Justin Long effectively plays Samuel L. Jackson's replacement, and is a good foil for John's ridiculous bravado.

McAdams does bring some real emotion to the proceedings though, and she's a good foil for the intolerably arrogant Strange.

But even though it's not looking to challenge the Wrangler anymore, GMC will be a better foil to Jeep if it adds a crossover below the Terrain.

The whistle - blowing sheepdog Bitzer, the plain, unassuming Farmer and the clumsy, daft sheep that make up the rest of the Flock provide plenty of comic situations, while the Naughty Pigs» mockery, cruelty and scheming make for a good foil.

In fact, Birdo makes a good foil to Yoshi's egg - throwing in much the same way as Wart could counter his tongue.

«What's appealing to me about collage is the fact that it's so straightforward — that it's a good foil to my subject.»

(One can not be a good foil to a mind one can not comprehend).

Deep blue walls make a good foil for brown furniture, adding a refreshing twist to a traditional stetting.

In this traditional hallway, the soft sheen of plush fabrics is inviting and makes a good foil for the smoother finishes of plaster and glass.

Blues and greens combine to make a striking feature wall and are a good foil for warm, wood furniture and natural flooring.