Sentences with phrase «great as the critics»

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Those changes are now widely heralded as a great success even by traditional critics of the C / QPP.

In a 2000 interview with Women's Quarterly, the great critic displayed about as much indifference to the existence of God as is humanly possible; he had neither the commitment of a true believer nor the paradoxical loyalty of the atheist who kicks against the pricks:

That story has been described by the literary critic Harold Bloom (himself not the least Christian) as one of the great stories in world literature.»

As a movie critic I reviewed it for the International Tribune, terming it «a great film.»

For the rest of us, however - and above all for the patrons of this series commemorating the achievement of a great critic - Institutions of Modernism must be regarded as an impertinence that is as offensive as it is calculated to be.

This movement, founded by Norwegian social critic Arne Naess, rejects as» anthropocentric» the notion that humans have greater inherent worth than other life forms.

Disagreeing with the critics ofliberal democracy, he declares, «I regard liberal democracy as a pearl of great price.»

Meanwhile, with Whitman, Donoghue indulges in especially snide remarks: If ««The United States are essentially the greatest poem,»» as the 1855 preface to Leaves of Grass proposed, then, in this critic's opinion, «it is a poem long disfigured by stanzas featuring murderous adventures in the Philippines, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq (to name a few, with probably more to come).»

He might have offended his critics less if he had more often used the analogy he gave James G. Blaine when explaining his course on Reconstruction: â $ ˜The pilots on our Western rivers steer from point to point as they call itâ $» setting the course of the boat no further than they can see; and that is all I propose to myself in this great problem.â $ ™ â $ œBoth statements suggest Lincolnâ $ ™ s reluctance to take the initiative and make bold plans; he preferred to respond to the actions of others.

Just remember: The first to take on Jesus as a psychologist, though not as a medically trained psychopathologist, was the German scholar and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the greatest critics of Christianity (who ended up suffering an irreversible mental breakdown himself) People do not willingly die for a lie.

Again, it is held by many critics, with great probability, that some of the stories of the patriarchs are actually accounts of the movements and actions of whole tribes, given as if they were adventures of individual persons.

At the same time, form critics remind us that any interpretation must take into account the confessional form of the story, that is, its present structure, intent, and emphasis as derived from its cultic use, as imparted from its repeated recitation throughout Israel's generations on the occasion of the annual celebration of the great deliverance.

(I think my son would be a great food critic; he told me tonight as we were watching Chopped that he'd be a good judge on that show.

That, to me, is the greatest compliment as my children are my biggest critics.

As a critic, I get to taste enormous quantities of shiraz, cabernet, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc and its various blends, and sometimes it seems that choice - one of wine's greatest fascinations - is contracting.

Despite the critical attention, Walcott as ever wishes to prove his critics wrong and this season he has started in great fashion, most recently having a fantastic game against Chelsea.

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The mighty pulpwood forests of the North are being clear - cut to make paper, and octopuses are being netted by the millions for the great inking fleets of the Indian Ocean, all so American television critics can write a few more column inches this dim summer on the popularity of such «reality» programs as Big Brother, Survivor and The Real World.

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Giroud must score against Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man United before anyone can start saying he's silenced critics, he lacks big game temperament until he sorts that out only then will we talk of Giroud as a great striker!

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Why can't people for God sake understand the angle the young man was coming from, this is a guy who has come out to suggest what he feel will be of great glory to the team, futbol is about winning trophy not the samba, champaign, tick taka or jambody style Of playwill be accredited to ur cv after retirement, every professional player will wants to be identify with a medal, mind you he have limited years to his career, therefore we should not allow sentment or affections we have for our various teams erode the basic objective of the game.we should also think about their future too, this guys are proffessionals which young lads are looking up to and questions will be ask tomorrow about theirs playing days.can people tell me why pele and some other famous players in the world both present and past are been celebrated today the answer is simply cos they are successful in their career and have trophy to show for it in their respective clubs or countries, why the complain in nigeria?its simply cos our team for quite a while now has not recorded any troph to her glory, fans should learn how to call a spade a spade in order to balance situation and also for better performance of the team.why then did arsene wenger hurridly went to buy more experienced players after the poor outing he had at the beggining of last season?this players know beta cos they are at the centre of it all, we don't have to trash what they say, we fans are only watching from screen, in as much as we beliv in arsen wenger, we should also know that without the boys no arsen wenger, fans should try to reason along with the players too.an hypotetical cases of similar to rvp has been tested by some players and have put them right over the coach and the team.so, whatelse does the fans needs to prove that futbol has gone beyond living in the past.for example, fabrigas and nasri were able to prove their critics wrong.thank God for them, we should always be objective in our submission, how else do we expect players to show their commitment to a team that was in 8 on the log table and later fought their way back to 3rd this boys are commendable and deserve to be encouraged, I think is high time the manager and the mgt board of arsenal futbol team get to know that game of futbol has gone beyond two teams domination, its now like a pendilum which can swing either way only with a powerful insrument called money.you can't eat ur cake and have.

David Dein, Wenger's great boardroom ally, was ousted in 2007 and after that, there was nobody inside the club to act as a friendly critic.

Gifted with the talent of two or three of the greatest Barcelona teams of all - time — including key individuals such as Xavi, Carles Puyol, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué, Víctor Valdés, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro, plus other generational talents from beyond the Camp Nou like Iker Casillas, David Silva, Sergio Ramos, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Carlos Marchena and Juan Mata — he is regarded by his critics as a safe pair of hands who coached a team with the quality and leaders to succeed under its own steam.

As one critic pointed out, it's not a great idea to elevate a professional athlete to the status of role model when he may appear on the front pages of the next day's newspaper charged with date rape or wife assault.

Imagine a restaurant getting a great review, only to have the chef call the newspaper to complain that the critic was sorely mistaken and the restaurant's food isn't as good as the review made it out to be.

As a result, one of the variables of greatest concern to critics — whether or not babies were left to cry alone — was left uncontrolled and untested.

Some critics of Cuomo say that as the head of HUD, Cuomo did not do enough to rein in the subprime housing market, which collapsed and was a major factor in causing the Great Recession of 2008.

Increasingly, critics statewide point to such deals as an argument for greater public oversight of the regional councils.

Klein is an outspoken critic of NYCHA, having referred to them as the «worst landlord in the city,» and has called for greater transparency regarding development plans at 2800 Bruckner Boulevard.

If we look outside the scientific enterprise of his time to the culture in general, we discover that this same turn - of - the - century period in which Einstein conceived his theory of relativity put him in the national German - speaking Jewish company of such contemporaries as Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, the revolutionary atonalist composer Arnold Schoenberg, the critic Walter Benjamin, the great anthropologist Franz Boas, and the philosopher of symbolic forms Ernst Cassirer.

Critics of the WTC health programs contend that there is no central entity that integrates the gathered information, which could provide a greater understanding of disease incidence as well as a certain level of continuity of treatment.

In my view, these insights are the greatest ongoing contribution of feminist critics such as Longino.

Dalton Kirk stared out the window and grimaced as the The Top 50 greatest fiction books of all time determined by 114 lists and articles from various critics, authors and experts.

Critic Consensus: This inspirational sports biopic set in the the civil rights era is interesting even for non-football fans, and features a great performance by Dennis Quaid as tough - but - fair football coach.

Critics Consensus: This inspirational sports biopic set in the the civil rights era is interesting even for non-football fans, and features a great performance by Dennis Quaid as tough - but - fair football coach.

Critic Consensus: This clever spy spoof plays politics and movie conventions for laughs and features a great turn by Jen Dujardin as a smarmy - suave nouveau - Bond.

Born out of the Great Depression, swing dancing elevates the human spirit beyond one's circumstances as dancers can move to the beat for the sheer joy of it and disappear into something bigger, something dazzling, a space without a critic or a judge or an analyst.

The film isn't great, but it certainly isn't as bad as what many critics have said about the film.

I can still love something even if it means giving support to those critics who actually gave movies a great score such as this one.

I'm a sucker for crime dramas so I watched The Bridge with high expectations.Overall I was pleased.The main characters compliment each other well and Diane Krugers character became more interesting after I learned she had aspergers, a form of autism, from a critic review.Demian Bichir was great as well and I look forward to the next few episodes.I like the Mexican / American themes crossing

Long a pariah, Hopper was suddenly hailed as a major new filmmaker, and his success became so great that in 1971 he appeared in an autobiographical documentary, American Dreamer, exploring his life and times.The true follow - up to Easy Rider, however, was 1971's The Last Movie, an excessive, self - indulgent mess that, while acclaimed by jurors at the Venice Film Festival, was otherwise savaged by critics and snubbed by audiences.

Critics, most of whom I'll assume have greater interest in, a better understanding of, and a firmer position on Israel - Palestine than me, gave it low marks, with nineteen «top» and sixty overall reviewers both yielding a measly 16 % on Rotten Tomatoes» oft - cited Tomatometer, a score largely unheard of for independent art house fare such as this French - Israeli - Italian - Indian co-production.

Captain Underpants: The Epic First Movie Rated PG for mild rude humor throughout Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87 % In spite of great reviews from both critics and audiences, as well as a large base of fans of their kids graphic novels, this animated superhero flick landed with a relative thud in theaters.

HitFix film critic Drew McWeeny joins the show to talk the films of April 2014, look at why the rest of the world is increasingly getting Hollywood blockbusters before the US, and pay tribute to the great Harold Ramis as we explore his directorial career.

But if A24 could pull off the biggest surprise Best Picture win in ages with Moonlight, whose budget was just $ 4 million, we probably can't eliminate Florida for being too small, especially as critics heap greater praise on it than any other film this year.

Fully aware that most critics loved seeing the old Hollywood musical reinvented, I found it hard to believe that this film could be as great as the first impressions made it seem.

It's a pointless endeavor, really, since the movie has already been deemed by nearly every critic as one of the greatest war films (if not the greatest war film) ever made.

As possibly the only film critic in the world who has two business degrees, used to work in the financial services industry, has been through tech IPOs and also happens to be female, I approached Equity with great interest.

A native of Catalan who relocated to Los Angeles at 18, Collet - Serra had a precocious rise through the commercial and music video directing ranks that caught the attention of producer Joel Silver, leading to his first feature gig on 2005's House of Wax, which this dewy young critic at the time described as «an adroitly shot inventory of perversities, bustling with inventive murder and anchored by Brian Edmonds's great, creepy sets.»