Sentences with phrase «in striking a conversation»

For Carolyn D., a medical professional in Chandler, Ariz., her teenage son seemed increasingly dismissive of what she had to say, as in a striking conversation on how Advil worked.

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They strike up conversations, and I find that it's a way of engaging the world in a really authentic, genuine fashion rather than trying to say, «I'm cooler than you.»»

Remember, your next client, deal or referral partner can come from striking up a simple conversation while waiting in line at a store or standing on the subway.

In the countless conversations I had with the younger Jerome, I was struck by their relationship: how much Jerome appreciated his father's advice, really listened to it, and then in some way implemented it into his business and his lifIn the countless conversations I had with the younger Jerome, I was struck by their relationship: how much Jerome appreciated his father's advice, really listened to it, and then in some way implemented it into his business and his lifin some way implemented it into his business and his life.

I struck up a conversation and learned that «Suzanne» (name changed) was a model and actress who recently moved to New York after working in Hollywood.

The conversation on women in media has been ongoing and in 2015, the L.A. Times reported striking numbers on gender diversity from the «big six» studios: Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Sony, and Paramount Pictures.

Blakely described a party she attended in early days of Spanx when she struck up a conversation with three men who had heard she was an inventor.

For example, strike up a conversation with the person standing next to you in the elevator.

I may even use it as an excuse to strike up a conversation with them, as honestly I have never had an in depth religious discussion with a Satanist and think it might be an interesting way to pass the time on a plane.

In 1995, before leaving on a ministry trip to Australia, I read a true story about a seminary student who struck up a conversation with a teenager who had been living on the streets of Melbourne.

Ella was minding her own business in a local café when an older Pakistani man struck up a conversation with her.

Later, thinking about the conversation, I was struck — and cheered no end — that my friend, a committed Southern Baptist, is so personally invested in Francis» success.

In the meantime, check out these cool people I met at BioLogos: Dennis Venema (who strikes me as being both smart and wise), Steve Matheson (who knows how to make just about any conversation more interesting), and Justin Topp (who instantly felt like a friend).

«Since coming to this conclusion,» he added, «I have twice been struck by lightning and once forced to engage in a long conversation with a theatrical agent.»

In fact what strikes us in the conversation of headmen with Baker, Jr., is their request for (1) access to education, and (2) control of diseaseIn fact what strikes us in the conversation of headmen with Baker, Jr., is their request for (1) access to education, and (2) control of diseasein the conversation of headmen with Baker, Jr., is their request for (1) access to education, and (2) control of diseases.

Since then, I've had mostly night - owls as roommates, with whom I can not hold deep or fantastical conversations first thing in the morning, so I usually write down the dreams that strike me.

and actually strike up a conversation with someone, try not to get distracted by looking at the monitor embedded in the corner of the lenses.

In the measure this happens, the unfortunate compromise struck in the early years will haunt the whole career until the frustration of that Saturday - morning conversation breaks out in later yearIn the measure this happens, the unfortunate compromise struck in the early years will haunt the whole career until the frustration of that Saturday - morning conversation breaks out in later yearin the early years will haunt the whole career until the frustration of that Saturday - morning conversation breaks out in later yearin later years.

A debate in which the thoughts are not expressed in the way in which they existed in the mind but in the speaking are so pointed that they may strike home in the sharpest way, and moreover without the men that are spoken to being regarded in any way present as persons; a conversation characterized by the need neither to communicate something, nor to learn something, nor to innuence someone, nor to come into connexion with someone, but solely by the desire to have one's own self - reliance confirmed by making the impression that is made, or if it has become unsteady to have it strengthened; a friendly chat in which each regards himself as absolute and legitimate and the other as relativized and questionable; a lovers» talk in which both partners alike enjoy their own glorious soul and their precious experience — what an underworld of faceless spectres of dialogue!

So, when we speak about God's love for the stranger, it is not a conversation that is based on any one particular verse pulled randomly from an ancient text, but a striking truth that is rooted in the entire revelation of God's salvific activity that culminates on the cross.

Walt says science tells us that the universe is just particles in aimless movement, but Walt is haunted by the astronomical odds of choosing to do something so out of character as going to a bar and then striking up a conversation with Jane's father.

What was striking to the outside observer in these events was that the inevitable interdisciplinary conversations dealt primarily with the transformations of traditional patterns of life — transformations that seem to some so glacially slow that everything should be done to speed them up, and to others so incredibly rapid that people and morality were getting lost in the swirl of change.

When we speak about God's love for the stranger, it is not a conversation that is based on any one particular verse pulled randomly from an ancient text, but a striking truth that is rooted in the entire revelation of God's salvific activity that culminates on the cross.

Since then, I've struck up useless conversations with my adopted son in the Apple store in order to let scowling salespeople know he's with me.

He struck up a conversation with the middle - aged guy across the aisle and had nearly sold him, (and the rest of the plane for that matter), on follicular unit extraction by the time we landed in Charlotte.

«So, it struck me early on that for the conversation truly to go forward, what is needed is nothing short of a «theological mass re-education» — and in some cases I would even say «de-programming» — not to take the Bible away from anyone, but to give it back without the tons of freight that literalism shackles to it.»

«In all our conversations with students and professors I am struck by their unconscious tendency to follow fashion, to achieve success.

The principle of his life is expressed in the striking phrase with which he justified the holding of the Conversations — si la verité a ses droits, la charité a ses devoirs; its center was the simple chapel in which he began each day with an hour's meditation.48

One day he wandered into a Philadelphia waterbed store and struck up a conversation with a man who mentioned his investment in a troubled soft pretzel company called J & J soft Pretzels.

Last September at the Type - A Conference in Atlanta, I struck up a conversation with a girl at the Wyman's Frozen Berries booth at the Expo.

But what struck me most during our conversation, was that Sunny had touched so many people in his life that when news of his death broke, an overwhelming number of people (from ex-neighbors to the cashiers at the supermarket where he used to frequent) showed up at his funeral, hoping to say their goodbyes to a man much loved and adored.

Trash in hand, he struck up a conversation with the foreman, who asked Reynolds to come back as a builder the next week.

The Portuguese wide - man added that Jose Mourinho may have been trying to distract him before the game after striking up a conversation with him in the tunnel, though he holds nothing against his fellow countryman, whom he called a gentleman.

Kings fans whoapproach the Maloofs have been known to receive a team jersey in the mail aweek or two later, and $ 100 tips are not infrequent for waitresses and bellmen.In 2002 Joe struck up a conversation with the bathroom attendant in a LosAngeles restaurant.

I dove into researching ways to calm my nerves, strike up conversations and sell in a way that felt natural to me.

Strike up a conversation about families at the dinner table or while driving in the car.

A teen who isn't sure how to strike up a conversation may immerse himself in the drama as a way to get attention.

Or when dropping off at school strike up conversations in the parking lot after you've dropped the kids off to reduce interruptions.

You can also strike up conversations about feelings by talking about characters in books or on TV shows.

Consider joining a play group, striking up a conversation with other moms at the park, or enrolling your little ones in a cooperative preschool or Mother's Time Out program.

All of this led me to have a conversation with my sister Margie, who I believe is a natural parent and teacher, and is able to strike a balance between kindness and firmness in both of these roles.

He often strikes up conversation with nearby adults if they express an interest in what he's doing or how he's behaving.

Then as you're walking out or are on your way to the restaurant, you can strike up conversation by alluding to the happenings in class.

Next time you are at the park, Starbucks, or in a neighborhood store, don't be shy to strike up a conversation with the other new moms you are constantly running in to!

But when in a social setting, it's okay to strike up a conversation about something else.

George Osborne raised a few eyebrows this week as he tried in vain to strike up conversation with...

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Moving on to President Goodluck Jonathan about whom he revealed details of their private conversations at different times, Obasanjo traced President Jonathan's ascension to power to the gentleman arrangement that was struck for the President to spend only one term in office.

I struck up a conversation with him in which he mentioned how helpful the City of Buffalo had been this year by loaning Tonawanda its «eye in the sky,» the mobile raised observation platform.

But while to this point there has not been a new public outcry at the New York Legislature, female lawmakers say that the Weinstein scandal and its fallout have struck a chord and sparked private conversations about their early experiences in Albany and how they can best aid young female staff aides and legislators.