Sentences with phrase «in odd kinds»

It is reminiscent of an old woodsy camp, somewhat disheveled and disorganized, trying to keep up with the times in odd kinds of ways, producing edible but not good food and, overall, comfortable as your old slippers.

Not exact matches

(Example: A perk like membership in an exclusive private club might look odd from the outside, but a moment's reflection should reveal that an executive who is responsible for massive fundraising efforts genuinely needs to be part of the kind of clubs where he or she can network with the right sorts of people.)

As inevitably strange situations and new sensations came and went at my reunion (because reunions are kind of wonderfully odd), I couldn't escape constant little reminders of how the new technologies we've so quickly become immersed in, are playing a role not only in our need but also our ability to be connected.

We get to talking about all the ways in which we've been disappointed and ostracized, and the next thing you know, we've slipped right into a contagiously cynical church - bashing session, the kind that can leave those who have had beautiful, affirming, and life - giving experiences in church feeling like the odd ones out.

I mean that was kind of the whole idea, one «perfect» sacrfice to take the place of all the animal sacrifices of the past... odd that in light of the quote you produced.

Then in the U.S., we have all kinds of odd groups.

Now I don't know the family history and how often they go out on the talk show circuit, but if they are doing that and leaving their adult child in a home, that is kind of odd.

Thousands of people were interviewed about their brushes with death in every kind of situation — being in a car accident, giving birth, attempting suicide, et cetera — and many described the same odd thing: love.

Its kind of odd how now that its almost time to start an election campaign, they find him and kill him with no casualties in the episode.

But odd with a new Pope and Lousiville the college of Cardinals and Blue Devils that injury thing on national television, blackouts at superbowls and other such nonsense but stay honest true and keep integrity seems kind of important with whatever is going on in ones life.

The isolationist party, best known by the name of America First, was in fact a jumble of people with a whole variety of agendas: there were those who believed that the United States should have no truck with Europe and its wars, there were socialists who found nothing to choose among the imperialists on both sides, and there were those who believed that Germany's was not necessarily the wrong side to be on, this latter group itself being a kind of odd amalgam of Anglophobes, anti-Semites who said that the war against Hitler was merely a Jewish war, and immigrant German patriots.

At least it warns us against the wrong kind confidence on the matter, and it prevents us from succumbing too easily to that odd variety of self - centeredness, in the worst sense, which demands «immortality» because it is determined to play «dog in the manger» in God's universe.

Hall was born in Minnesota, and the editors speak admiringly of «his understated Midwestern manner, even after he became a New York character and an odd kind of international celebrity.»

Under full religious liberty, it is not odd that many kinds of religions could develop in America.

and so it's easy to fall into this kind of thinking for anyone, and (2) Christian culture is so pervasive even our people get bitten by it — we live in an odd time where you can be exposed to other church's preachers on the radio, podcasts, Christian books, etc. and so the church you go to is not going to be the only influence on how you think and approach God & Christianity.

My dad's side of the family is German, though he is not a baker and my grandparents were in a different state (and I don't think they did much baking either), so I feel an odd kind of wistfulness towards these recipes.

Hummus from the store tends to have all kinds of crap in it and some pretty odd tastes depending what brands you get, yet it is SOOO easy to make yourself.

You probably connected with Levan on Pinterest... I have NO idea how to use that:) Which is kind of odd... because women are supposed to be more active and interested in Pinterest than men... but I'm clueless and he's the genius!

the truth is that arsenal are not a coherent team anymore... not clear what their footballing strategy is... seem to have given up on passing game for counterattack which might work in odd games but wont win us anything unless we have a midfield that can hold on to ball because we will be under the kosh most of game and will eventually buckle... but the problem was clear at half time in this gane and wenger did nt do anything about it... and if he is paid for anything it is to make those kind of critical decisions....

In the early part of August each year an odd kind of euphoria overwhelms the otherwise rational people of Seattle.

As long as it doesn't result in a felony conviction, McGregor's odd aren't bad for being able to get a visa to the US, although obviously it would be much easier to do so without any kind of conviction record.

It may seem a bit odd, but each single - use catheter works to instantly relieve uncomfortable pressure in your baby's tummy — the kind that can lead to big, sad, inconsolable tears.

Seems like an odd point, but Eliza had the Fisher Price rainforest gym which is a lot bigger and I was kind of dreading getting it back out (it was fine at the time as we had a giant open - plan living space, but in the new house our front room is a lot smaller).

I worry that after the teacher explains her curriculum she will hand out a math test — the kind where every problem is filled with a combination of numbers, letters and those odd symbols that look like they belong in foreign street signs.

I had my IBCLC in place and let her know I might need her and this may seem kind of odd but this is help to me.

It must be said that it's kind of odd Cuomo would make this claim, given there's been plenty of off - narrative stories written before that have sometimes resulted in pre-emptive statements attacking the news organization's credibility.

Given the centrality of slavery as the definitional opposite of freedom in Pettit's account of republicanism, his preference for a kind of institutional arrangement that has shown itself capable of repeatedly holding, at times against democratic majorities, that the state - mandated oppression of minorities is perfectly acceptable is odd.

The odd reactive format makes trying different queries fun in a choose - your - own - adventure kind of way, and the search results seem to be useful enough.

It appears Sen. Diane Savino — and a whole slew of other state lawmakers — is in Moscow, kind of an odd choice, given the current state of affairs.

The brainiest creatures share a secret — an odd kind of brain cell involved in emotions and empathy that may have accidentally made us conscious

Elections in the United States supply the timing for an odd kind of respiratory cycle.

• View the slideshow of quantum erasure in action • Discuss the experiment in the blog Quantum effects are not usually the kind of thing you expect to see around the house, but the May issue of Scientific American includes an experiment you can do at home that illustrates the odd phenomenon known as quantum erasure.

Odds, on the other hand, are kind of (pardon the pun) odd because they tell you essentially the same thing as probabilities but in a rather funny and somewhat convoluted way.

This leads to odd complications sometimes when I'm doing any kind of physical activity, and I have to be very aware of the positions my joints are in when doing anything to avoid something slipping out of place.

I know its kind of odd being an 8 day cycle but this is the best way I have found to work it all in.

If I don't take it for a while and start again all kinds of odd stuff comes out in my urinalysis, makes it smell awful for a few days as it cleans the crap out.

Strongman Training, especially in the sense of lifting big, round, odd objects, like Stones, Sandbags, and Kegs, helps you develop the kind of strength that you can call on when you need it.

This long one from Reformation (another wrap one) feels pretty dreamy for both dinners in Puglia and just going about meetings on the odd scorcher in London (ok it's kind of see - through and thigh - flashing for that but you get the gist).

The length of the dress is in - between maxi and midi, kind of «ankle grazer» which is a bit odd.

Tatiana Masley looks great in her pale tuxedo, but the pants had a very odd fit - kind of Talbots circa 1992.

It seemed kind of odd to visit the park without any kids in tow.

Im still in the process of getting out in the world im a indoor person but i go out when someone asks I enjoy alot of technical things and strategy im kind of a odd ball people call me but i love...

I've always been in a relationship, now it just seems odd, kind of like I don't belong I love the outdoors.

While most sugar dating sites have some kind of upgrade for accounts, Sugar Daddy for Me has more than one type, plus another odd add - on for a price that I'll get to in a moment.

But there's barely enough money in the family to pay for the courses David needs, which results in his mother having to swallow her pride and take up a waitressing position with Mrs. Baek, (Linda Han), a kind acquaintance from church, and his father increasingly drinking himself into a stupor between odd jobs he has a hard time keeping down.

«Miles Ahead,» actor - director Don Cheadle's unconventional film about the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, is odd and audacious — in other words, the kind of movie you should make if you're going to make a movie about the revolutionary and unconventional musician.

He becomes suspicious of his middle - eastern looking neighbor Khaled Abol Naga who has just moved in and seemingly fits the profile of a terrorist because of his friendship with other Arab looking guys who show up at his place with all kinds of mysterious packages and who has the strange habit of dumping his garbage at odd times at night.

In The Last Airbender the characters sounded like they were from California, in After Earth they have some kind of British accent, it's odd and I can't quite place it, but mostly I don't carIn The Last Airbender the characters sounded like they were from California, in After Earth they have some kind of British accent, it's odd and I can't quite place it, but mostly I don't carin After Earth they have some kind of British accent, it's odd and I can't quite place it, but mostly I don't care.

«Nice Guys» has darkness in it and parts that are kind of odd, but there are also parts where it's heartfelt and soulful.

Again, I'll avoid going into any kind of details that would spoil the fun for those blind to what happens in the last 20 minutes or so, but after the intimate nature of the majority of the film, things jarringly veer into a really hokey, odd area that clashes with the rest of the film in a very unflattering way.