Sentences with phrase «hand in a gesture»

The fact is that the religious life involves far more than killing time, far more, for example, than sticking out one's hand in a gesture of otherworldly defiance and running down the clock, though heaven knows we need gestures of religious defiance in today's world.

Another possible image candidate would show a couple of people (such as a married couple) who were about to tear each other to pieces until the minister raised his hands in a gesture of peace, so that the hostilities can begin to subside.

Once you open your ears to student voice, and open your mind to their ideas and your hand in a gesture of partnership, there is no limit to the positive impact.

Not exact matches

He appeared to make some sort of gesture at the police with an object in his hand just before they ordered him to lie down on the ground and took him away.

The gesture - identification technology developed by Pebbles allows users to see their own arms and hands while immersed in virtual reality, according to WSJ.

In addition, there is evidence that gesturing with your hands while speaking improves your thinking processes.

«Try in your everyday conversations to build «gesture awareness» and let your hands be descriptive,» said Baur.

Here's an introduction to Pebbles Interfaces» «immersive 3D real - time hands,» which highlights the company's advancements in gesture control.

That's why the familiarity principle teaches us that human elements like eye - contact, hand gestures, and in - person connection are so important.

This coach appears to be «really coaching» - often sweating, red in the face, clapping his or her hands aggressively, and using authoritative gestures.

More than 30 years ago, researchers Robert Gifford, Cheuk Fan Ng and Margaret Wilkinson found that, among other aspects, job candidates who used more hand gestures in their interviews were more likely to get hired.

And TED superstars Temple Grandin, Simon Sinek and Jane McGonigal topped the charts with more than 600 hand gestures in just 18 minutes.

What may well reveal the ancient origins of flamenco are the gestures of the profound dance (baile grande), in which the arm, hand, and foot movements closely resemble those of classical Hindu dance of the Indian subcontinent.

Christian sentimentality wants to transcend the material reality of the world, gesturing toward it only with stock abstractions — Grandma's hands, baby feet, home sweet home — that have no correspondence with the actual physical world, in order to get to a prearranged rendezvous of feeling.

Through the years I have learned the historical and theological foundations of practically every word and gesture in the liturgy, but no one has ever explained to me why pastors stand in doorways and shake hands with worshipers following worship.

The ascending Christ's hands raised in blessing «are a gesture of opening up, tearing the world open so that heaven may enter in, may become «present» within it» (p. 293).

Luther stands in the pulpit with his left hand laid upon an open book of scripture and with the right gesturing to a central crucifix.

Think of John Ashbery's «Self - Portrait in a Convex Mirror,» in which the artist Parmigianino gestures with his hand in the painted convex surface, as if welcoming us, even as the figure in the mirror pulls away.

The word creates a permanent status for things in a way that the hand's gesture can not ensure.

In the picture she is seen comically shouting and making an offensive hand gesture.

We all in practice assume that, when speakers raise their hands, thereby (among other things) changing the spatial location of the electrons in them, they do so because they decided to do so; or, if we take the speaker's hand gestures to be involuntary, we at least assume that they occurred because of points the speaker had decided to make.

Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies, and fortunately, when there aren't any cookies we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or a subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort, not to mention hospital gurneys, and nose - plugs, and uneaten danish, and soft spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters, and maybe the occasional piece of fiction.

While the liturgical gesture of imposing hands exclusively pertained to the bishop in the ancient Church's reconciliatory rites, it incarnated the Church's saintly members» collective intercession by means of which the penitent's sins are forgiven.

But when the vision of a God who surpasses Job's narrow expectation of justice appears «out of the whirlwind,» Job has to press his hands to his lips in a gesture of silence before the incomprehensible.

The potent gesture: «Moses «Stretch out the javelin that is held up his hand...» against in your hand...» against Ai.

Make small gestures that show you're paying attention: Hug, kiss, hold hands, buy a small gift, send a card, fix a favorite dessert, put gas in the car, or tell your partner, «You're sexy,» «You're the best dad,» or simply say «Thank you for being so wonderful.»»

But doing some internet tracing of the hashtag said Aggie student uses in the Loftin tweet --» #topszn» — you can pretty easily find two of Drake's friends, The Regime, making a sprinkly hand gesture, over and over again.

As Liverpool wound down the clock to what should have been a nail - biting 2 - 1 win over Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday, Emre Can smashed the ball into the stands, throwing his hands up in a gesture of gladiatorial combat.

Fury, who has won 22 fights to date, signalled with hand gestures that he plans to keep the tape on for all interviews ahead of the bout and that he would knock Chisora out in the first round.

They described their various qualities not in words but in mime, gestures of the hands, illustrating just how close each man allowed the horns to his heart.

keep repeating the same thing until he FINALLY looks up at you (probably distainfully, probably holding his hands apart in a what gives gesture)

They rise and cheer him when he walks out to his position, and as they do, he lifts his throwing hand in an awkward, shy gesture to acknowledge them.

After an incident in practice at the last round in Misano where Valentino Rossi showed his displeasure at Aleix Espargaro by giving him the middle finger, governing body FIM issued a statement that any rude hand gestures would be met with a fine.

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The Fish and Wildlife Service, in a generous hands - across - the - border gesture, helped Mexican authorities put out 83 poison stations from Tijuana to the mouth of the Colorado River along the international border, with predictable results.

Rather than focusing on the task at hand, an always tough visit to the Luigi Ferraris, Roma basked in glow of a potential - yet - not - confirmed extension for Francesco Totti, while alternating between the nightmares of losing Radja Nainggolan, Miralem Pjanic and even Leandro Paredes, as well as dealing with the latest passive aggressive gesture from the Ultras.

His bizarre protests, which included standing on the touchline with his hands behind his back in an apparent «handcuff» gesture, earned him a straight red card.

The Uruguayan has been handed a # 20,000 fine along with a one - match suspension, which he will serve on Friday against seventh in the table Newcastle, after a gesture he made towards Fulham fans at Craven Cottage on 5 December.

By rights, Saja should have suspended from the first leg, but in a gesture of centennial generosity, CONMEBOL handed out an amnesty.

Throw in hand gestures and vary the style and tempo of the music to keep your baby's attention.

We tried to find new, creative things to do with his hands throughout the day, such as teaching hand - clapping games, different hand gestures like thumbs - up, or sign language — just something to engage the hands in a more productive and fun manner.

While it might seem like a nice gesture to hand down a playpen that's been in the family for years, I would strongly recommend not using an older or used model.

Gestures lend a hand to learning mathematics by Susan Goldin - Meadow, Susan Wagner Cook, and Zachary A. Mitchell, University of Chicago, in Psychological Science, 2009.

In my pre-baby years, I would've thrown her attitude right back at her with a few choice words and inappropriate hand gestures, but in my state — tired, scared, and vulnerable — I just wanted to shrink into a tiny corner or steal Harry Potter's invisibility cloaIn my pre-baby years, I would've thrown her attitude right back at her with a few choice words and inappropriate hand gestures, but in my state — tired, scared, and vulnerable — I just wanted to shrink into a tiny corner or steal Harry Potter's invisibility cloain my state — tired, scared, and vulnerable — I just wanted to shrink into a tiny corner or steal Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.

I do the «I Love You» sign to her a lot and she puts her hand in front of her and try's so hard to do the same gesture too.

Body language: As you start she sits forward and places her hand to her chin as though she is stroking an invisible beard.Meaning of the gestures: She is interested in what you have to say and evaluates you with the help of her chin stroking.

I read the speech and then watched it later, what struck me was how much there was in it that would not please the Party Environmental = Taxes / Liberal Hand wringing cant Taxes - The refusal to withdraw the 50p rate which we all know was an expensive political gesture Ring fencing International Aid - An expensive hobby and a democratic outrage given its continued unpopularity The EU - Nothing much....

In order to investigate why some people use hand gestures more than others, researchers from the University of Birmingham recorded the hand gestures of 122 native English speakers.

Other examples include «palm revealing gestures» - often accompanied by a shrug — in which the palm is revealed to the listener as if to indicate uncertainty, or having nothing to say by showing an empty hand.

They found that people who struggled with visual memory, visualisation, and message planning in speaking made more «representational gestures», in which the speaker depicts a concrete or abstract concept with the shape or motion of the hands.