Sentences with phrase «grand adventures as»

Despite her harsh surroundings, the precocious and ebullient Moonee has no trouble making each day a celebration of life, her endless afternoons overflowing with mischief and grand adventure as she and her ragtag playmates — including Jancey, a new arrival to the area who quickly becomes Moonee's best friend — fearlessly explore the utterly unique world into which they've been thrown.

2011 was a grand adventure as we shipped Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception in November to widespread critical acclaim.

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I know you have many grand adventures ahead as you continue to explore your world.

I have since served as the team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition, climbed the highest peak on every continent (known as the «seven Summits»), and skied to both the North and South Poles, an accomplishment known as the Adventure Grand Slam.

She not only served as team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition, but she also climbed the highest peak on each continent and skied to both the North and South Poles — a feat known as the Adventure Grand Slam, which fewer than forty people in the world have achieved.

I always approached dating as a grand adventure — a grand adventure that could be FUN.

Paper Mario 64 and Paper Mario The Thousandth Year Door will always be classics games, as they have expanded the mario universe by setting grand, deep adventures revolving around interactions with its inhabitants.

what started as a grand adventure ended tragically for most of the 9 contestants.

Players will take to the skies with Dusty and other characters, including Ishani, voiced by actress Priyanka Chopra; Echo, voiced by actor Anthony Edwards; and Bravo, voiced by actor Val Kilmer, as they embark on global missions, air races and grand adventures around the world.

It's a grand adventure that no JRPG fan should miss, as long as your device can run it.

The film feels close to the recent Spider - Man and X-Men installments, not merely because of common origins (as one of many noteworthy Marvel lines introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby during the medium's Silver Age), but also because of its grand sense of adventure, diverse roster of powerful mutants, and epic stage of effects - enabling spectacle.

As writer and director, Lucas unabashedly uses «Star Wars» to pay tribute to all the grand adventure films ever made, be they westerns, swashbucklers, fantasies or space operas.

Then guide Kirby as he sets off on grand adventures in a hand - sculpted clay world.

Screen veterans Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland star as the ultimate grey nomads in THE LEISURE SEEKER, a poignant and triumphant tale of a couple determined to celebrate their life, and love for each other, in one last grand adventure.

The stately anthem for brass and strings which opens the piece is one of my favourite Delerue themes; it is grand and majestic, soaring away as it paints a highly romanticised portrait of an idyllic African adventure.

And while there are any number of songs that come to mind to soundtrack a family pulling out of their driveway for a grand adventure, Julian Casablancas ««11th Dimension» is not one of them, as good as that tune is.

The stories follow Tin Tin who is a young journalist, and adventurer, as he continually stumbles across mysteries that leads him on grand adventures that eventually has him averting the world from being taken over by some crazy man, or something like that.

The movie loses steam when it gestures toward grand statements, but «Far and Away» is overlooked as a romantic adventure — and a fine showcase for its two leads.

But then Jackson isn't interested in a faithful interpretation of Tolkien's novel as much as backfilling a prequel story to The Lord of the Rings, transforming the novel's story of legacy and destiny warped into greed and hubris, a grand fantasy adventure with dragons and trolls and Shakespearean dimensions, into the initial stirrings of the evil Sauron and a war that will engulf the world and all the races.

The grand old man of Japanese animation has retired and this film, not a fantasy or mythical adventure but a delicate biographical drama about an idealistic engineer devoted to making «beautiful airplanes» for a country he knows will use them as instruments of war, is his final feature.

As usual, these can be skipped and accessed from the Sneak Peeks menu, which also holds a scene from Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest (which has since been renamed Bambi II) and additional promos for The Little Mermaid (next October's Platinum Edition), Kronk's New Groove, Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition, Cars (the «danggum» teaser which is oddly vertically stretched), and Walt Disney World's «Cinderellabration.»

Even though it does get a tad expository, explaining all the gadgets (a.k.a. all the toys you and your kids will want to own), with an ensemble as solid as this and all the eye - bursting special effects, this is a grand scale adventure worth taking.

The trouble is the Yakuza franchise is nothing like Grand Theft Auto, being more of an action adventure title that comes across as a combination of Shenmue and Dynamite Deka.

The plot involves a grand adventure, of course, as a young boy tries to determine the path of his own life.

The film is somewhat subdued in no small part due to the fact that Rowling's take is not as big on the grand moments of action and adventure as previous entries, as it is merely a setup for the final book in the Harry Potter series, which is being released in theaters in two parts.

The also - rans were no slouches, as nominations were bestowed upon The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn in his most iconic performance, William Wyler's Jezebel starring Best Actress winner Bette Davis, Jean Renoir's richly textured war drama Grand Illusion, and the musical Four Daughters directed by workhorse Michael Curtiz.

Sutter isn't embarking on some grand adventure that climaxes with an unforgettable senior prom, rather he's simply living life for a stretch of time as anyone might.

Tales of Xillia draws players into the grand adventures of Jude Mathis and Milla Maxwell whose paths fatefully intertwine as they learn that the kingdom of Rashugal has been willfully...

Players will be able to set off on grand adventures with well - beloved characters such as Luffy, Sanji, Zoro and the rest of the Straw Hat crew to explore and conquer...

Known for his role as Billy from 4C in Dumb and Dumber, the voice of Christopher Robin in Pooh's Grand Adventure.

An encounter with a wandering warrior known as a Sushi Striker opens Musashi's eyes to a wider world, and sets the wheels in motion for a grand adventure.

That's less of an issue in the grander scheme of things though, as I'm confident there was enough adult supervision on set of this middling action adventure flick aimed at audiences still having to sneak into films with an R rating.

In this game, which you can enjoy with no prior knowledge of the others, Layton and friends are trying to unlock the power of an ancient civilization and are doing so in a game that actually plays out as a series of short adventures nestled within one grand globe - spanning episode.

GENERAL Vehicle / model: ’17 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4 Base price: $ 43,095 Price as tested: $ 53,515 Options as tested: Customer Preferred Package 28J ($ 2,695), Jeep Active Safety Group ($ 1,495), 5.7 L Hemi V - 8 ($ 3,295), Rock Rails ($ 895), Uconnect 8.4 NAV ($ 450), Blind Spot and Cross Path Detection ($ 595), Destination Charge ($ 995) ENGINE Type: Chrysler 16 - valve V - 8 Displacement (ci / liter): 345/5.7 Bore x stroke (in): 3.92 x3.58 Compression ratio -LRB-: 1): 10.5 Intake / FI: Naturally aspirated, sequential multi-port electronic Mfg.'s power rating @ rpm (hp): 360 @ 5,150 Mfg.'s torque rating @ rpm (lb - ft): 390 @ 4,250 Mfg.'s suggested fuel type: Midrange unleaded recommended; regular unleaded acceptable DRIVETRAIN Transmission: ZF 845RE 8 - spd automatic Ratios -LRB-: 1): First 4.71 Second 3.14 Third 2.11 Fourth 1.67 Fifth 1.29 Sixth 1.00 Seventh 0.84 Eighth 0.67 Reverse 3.30 Axle ratio -LRB-: 1): 3.09 Transfer case: MP 3022 2 - spd Low - range ratio -LRB-: 1): 2.72 Crawl ratio -LRB-: 1): 39.6 FRAME / BODY Frame: Steel unibody Body: Steel SUSPENSION / AXLES Front: Short - and long - arm independent, coil springs, twin - tube coilover shocks, steel upper - and aluminum lower - control arms, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in Rear: Multi-link, coil springs, twin - tube shocks (with load leveling for towing), aluminum lower control arm, independent upper links plus a separate toe link, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in STEERING Type: Electric rack - and - pinion Turns (lock - to - lock): 3.2 Ratio -LRB-: 1): 16.7 BRAKES Front: 13.8x1.3 - in vented disc, two - piston caliper Rear: 13.0x0.9 - in vented disc, single - piston caliper ABS: Four - wheel WHEELS / TIRES Wheels (in): 18x8.0 Tires: P265 / 60R18 Goodyear Wrangler All - Terrain Adventure with Kevlar FUEL ECONOMY EPA city / highway: 14/22 Observed city / highway / trail: 15.7 DIMENSIONS / CAPACITIES Weight (lb): 5,154 Wheelbase (in): 114.8 Overall length (in): 189.8 Overall width (in): 76.5 (84.8 w / mirrors) Height (in): 69.3 Track f / r (in): 63.9 / 64.1 Minimum ground clearance (in): 8.2 (standard height), 10.4 (suspension position # 2) Turning diameter, curb - to - curb (ft): 37.1 Approach / departure angles (deg): 26.2 (standard height) 36.1 (suspension position # 2, air dam off) / 24.0 (standard suspension), 27.1 (air suspension position # 2) Breakover angle (deg): 18.2 (standard height), 22.8 (suspension position # 2) GVWR (lb): 6,800 Payload (lb): 1,190 Maximum towing capacity (lb): 7,200 Seating: 5 Fuel capacity (gal): 24.6 PERFORMANCE 0 - 60 mph (sec): 7.3 Quarter - mile (sec @ mph): 15.6 @ 90.9 Braking 60 - 0 mph (ft): 132.8 Ramp Travel Index (20 - deg, points): 375

The Journey and other Dodge models, such as the Grand Caravan are perfect for young families and adventure seekers.

It may be easy for many Vallejo drivers to choose the Jeep Grand Cherokee as their next SUV to handle all of their adventures.

The Grand Cherokee Trailhawk also comes standard with heated and ventilated front seats, a 506 - watt nine - speaker audio system, an 8.4 - inch touchscreen infotainment system, and a number of additional comfort and convenience features, resulting in a surprisingly well - rounded package designed to appease one's urge for adventure as well as their need for a little coddling on a day - to - day basis.

Just when 12 - year - old Bea feels as though she's lost her place in the world, a grandmother she barely knows takes her on the road trip of a lifetime in Rebecca Behren's latest historical novel, The Last Grand Adventure.

The story of Count Alexander Rostov as he lives out his house arrest at the Hotel Metropol, this novel reminds us that the grandest adventures sometimes take place in the smallest rooms.

Putting a playful spin on school, these picture books depict life in the classroom as a grand adventure, filled with good friends, fun activities and teachers that are wise beyond words.

The grandfather of the novel takes center stage as he relates a series of grand adventures, from World War II to his romance of his wife to his life after her death.

Long hailed as the grand master of adventure fiction, Clive Cussler has continued to astound with the intricate plotting and astonishing set pieces of his novels.

Following a midweek conference held in Belize City, Belize, guests of Grand Baymen were treated to a fun - filled weekend including some of the finest dining experiences available on the island, boating and snorkeling adventures, tours of the island, and well as tours of the Grand Baymen properties.

As you look ahead to retirement, don't forget about the adventure, comfort and beauty that awaits at Grand Baymen on Ambergris Caye, Belize.

You move through the world as distinctly and uniquely YOU — from day - to - day to grand adventures.

(You don't actually have to hike into the Grand Canyon to do a whitewater rafting trip, however, as there are many spots along the 1,450 - mile - long river where you can start your adventure.)

It is a one minute walk to the Shopping Centre and Eating Establishments and a short adventure drive to local sights such as — Volcano Storage reservoir, Melville caves, Waxflower Gardens, Town Lookout, Pyrenees Wineries, Eucalyptus Distillery, National Parks, 4WD Trails, Fishing, Horse Racing, Gold Prospecting and more... Accommodation in this Grand Old Post Office is comprised of two suites - the luxurious «Queen Apartment» which is self - contained, with a fully appointed kitchen, separate lounge, Queen sized bed and ensuite.

Overlooking Grand Cul - de-Sac lagoon, the neighboring islands of St. Martin and Angualla and the azure beauty of the Caribbean Sea beyond, Villa Anais is the perfect combination of both intimacy and adventure, allowing easy access to all the amenities that make St. Barts the famed island retreat that it is as well as the sun soaked and serene peace of its heavenly location.

The 16 private beaches of the resort invite travellers to bask in the sun, immerse in the tranquillity of the sea and partake in a series of water sports adventures as well as diving and sailing activities designed to lure guests straight into the Grand Pleasures of beachfront luxury living.

Picture yourselves in the splendor of a glorious tropical setting, surrounded by friends and family as you take your first steps into the grand adventure of life together.