Sentences with phrase «immersed year in and year out»

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But while the crimes and the 12 - year prison term of Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic speaker of the State Assembly, exceeded those of Mr. Skelos and his son, Adam B. Skelos, the Skeloses» trial stood out for the gritty, unvarnished look it offered of the personal and political dealings of a family immersed in Albany's back channels.

It wasn't until I moved to Australia two years ago and immersed myself in a community of likeminded people that I really pushed myself out of my comfort zone.

The film starts out by examining the task of playing Kaufman, and how Jim Carrey got so immersed in the role he «disappeared from Earth» for two years and became Andy, allowing himself to only be referred to as Andy (or Tony Clifton) on set and nothing else.

The story is based on their true lives but using historical fiction as her method of writing allows her to bring out all the emotions of their lives (Susan B.) The author's style of writing in the first person allows you to become totally immersed in the character of Anne and all her inner conflicts and insecurities in her early years and the strength she exhibits as she is forced to deal with the realities of her life (Brenda D).

For two years after Ethel had left him for the Nashville guitarist, Roger had immersed himself in a study of late blight of potato, and that look of resignation, wisdom, and patience had come into his face that was brought out so well in the Agrisearch photograph.»

Both self - taught masters of their instrument, they instantly formed a connection and as a result of a time spent together over the course of three years — which included Holland traveling to Spain and immersing himself in flamenco music and culture — are putting out an album appropriately called «Hands» (which has been getting rave reviews where available — like this one from the Guardian and this one from the Telegraph).

In a maddening fit of fate, my weekend did not work out as planned and I've yet to fully immerse myself in my most anticipated game of the year, inFAMOUS: Second SoIn a maddening fit of fate, my weekend did not work out as planned and I've yet to fully immerse myself in my most anticipated game of the year, inFAMOUS: Second Soin my most anticipated game of the year, inFAMOUS: Second Son.

These include activities (doing things you enjoy that help you take your mind off whatever is causing you stress), contributing (doing volunteer work or helping out a friend), comparisons (comparing what you do to cope with stressful situations to what other people do or how you cope today to how you coped in years» past), emotions (immerse yourself in books, poetry, music, films, or television shows that trigger strong emotions), pushing away (cutting yourself off from the situation at hand by mentally blocking it out), thoughts (finding mentally - stimulating activities to do, such as crossword puzzles, playing video games, writing poetry, or solving mathematical equations), and sensations (finding means to elicit strong physical reactions, such as holding an ice cube for a minute or taking a long, cold shower; this is similar to self - harm but without the harmful effects).