Sentences with phrase «gumption at»

But James McTeigue's film is unlikely to get as warm a reception amongst us cynical Europeans who, while being more or less unconcerned with the skin colour of our protagonists, will be more focused on the idiotic plot and the dearth of inspiration, talent or gumption at work.

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So if you they are offended by someone wishing you a happy holiday I. E., happy holy day you are just someone stirring up controversy over nonsense because you didn't have the gumption to at least Google words meanings before you make a further fool of yourself.

He grabbed another assist on the night and in general kept running at the Hammers» defence with gumption.

Most people don't have the gumption to do this, precisely because of people like you who would shame them for speaking uncomfortable truths at uncomfortable times.

But then I thought, WHY??? It takes a lot of gumption to put yourself out there in the blogosphere, and we are who we are at a given moment in time.

Here's hoping the Academy's notoriously insular music branch has the gumption to throw a Reznor or a Daft Punk into the mix (despite their usual aversion to names from the pop world), or at least to nominate new category staple Alexandre Desplat for his most interesting composition of 2010.

Their efforts aren't always helpful: There's Bauman's immediate family, prone to yelling at each other in the best of times; his drinking buddies, full of gumption but lacking in tact; his shellshocked ex-girlfriend Erin Hurley (Tatiana Maslany), who had been running in the marathon (Bauman had showed up in the crowd to try to impress her and win her back).

Miss Florence can't sing well at all, but no one has the heart, gumption, or financial near - sightedness to tell her.

Tika Sumpter as Michelle oozes class and a headstrong personality from the get go, and also makes sure to be distinct but, at the same time, showing more personality and gumption than most female characters written in this kind of role.

The remainder of the film focuses on the days afterward, with a lethargic Justine staying on at Claire's place, presumably to work up the gumption to face the world.

When hotshot new employee Diana Evans (Richards, The World is Not Enough) enters the scene, it's love at first sight, but Stanley can never find to gumption to ask her out.

Micky finally summons up the gumption to do something about his family's always frustrating his potential after he falls in love at first sight with Charlene (Amy Adams), a college - educated bartender offering him the kind of encouragement and support that he really needs.

And with both a passport and several credit cards close at hand, I know I could escape, somehow, if I really had the gumption.

The Peach State has a chance to expand personalized learning options to all K — 12 students in the state, and we here at EdChoice think the legislators who are paving the way for Georgia to become a leader in educational choice have a whole lot of gumption.

I somehow dug up some gumption and the remainder of the funds, and I grabbed at the chance.

It'll be interesting to see how the likes of Play fares if it seriously enters the ebooks market, since that company at least has the gumption to mess about with its audio download pricing structure.

Or, if you have the gumption, take a gander at shaping the future with the creation of new stories to behold.

«Very few of the cats could muster up the gumption to respond at all to being called,» PawNation reports.

What a great organization — that little girl was really something special to have the gumption to create something like this at such a young age!

New developers Lucid Games then stepped up to the plate with the gumption to tackle this beloved franchise and to also leave their own distinctive mark upon the legacy of the series, a feat that could very well appear insurmountable to most... After all, Bizarre Creations had refined the gameplay to the point where anything extra added could very well be superfluous at best and damage the simplistic charm of the game at the very worst.

Obviously I haven't found any paleo - thermometers conveniently sticking out of said coal seams from which I could read at what temperatures they were formed (I'm sure there are geomarkers that are used as well as recent tree rings), but I currently see no such equivalent conditions on earth and I wonder how «climate scientists» (I always use quotation marks to indicate something I've seen printed elsewhere but don't believe myself) can have the gumption to assume we're currently living through the worst of times climate-wise.

Via:: San Francisco Chronicle (Australian federal lawmakers, although able to ban incandescent bulbs at a moments notice, somehow lose their gumption for also banning the ubiquitous plastic bag, after years of prevaricating.

Ira Glickstein, PhD says: March 2, 2011 at 7:58 pm However, if you have the time and gumption to wait, you will see all those ink molecules get back together.

Of course, I was even more surprised (and impressed) that the folks at Erato had the gumption to send me a prototype unit in the first place — Erato hadn't even launched the Apollo 7 Kickstarter yet.

Most companies will be impressed with your gumption and keep you in mind when something opens up... at which point you should tweak and resend your goods.

«It would take some gumption, but it's the right policy call and it's a way to treat different investments fairly and in the same manner,» said Batchelder, who now teaches at New York University's law school.

I wish I could get the gumption to paint one of the walls out at the island a solid color - now that would be great too!