Sentences with phrase «just adaptations of»

The Potter movies weren't just an adaptation of a series of books, but a living, evolving collaborative phenomenon.

This is not just an adaptation of The Hobbit, the beloved — even by those who don't care for the linguistic exercises and heavy mythology that make up its three - part sequel — novel about a cautious halfling who finds courage in a series of adventures, but also a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films.

Not exact matches

Comic fans are one of the hardest - to - please audiences imaginable for popular adaptations of their favorite books, so even getting a passing mark makes Disney look better than just about anyone else.

Now, Seventeen has gone through many adaptations of who their prime buyer persona is — this is just who they were targeting in the 1950s.

enviromental changes are just one of many things that can cause adaptations in a certain species.

Although Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of this novel in the 1980s drew the full brunt of scorn from the evangelical community, who were scandalized at the idea that Jesus was actually tempted, the basic story is a stunningly - written and imaginative exploration of the idea of that Jesus was «tempted in every way, just as we are — yet he did not sin.»

I've also seen similar jokes made about zombies and Jesus (which, after all, are just a literary adaptation of vampires to avoid copyright issues).

For those just joining us, Bruce Miller's television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's firebrand 1985 novel centers on the world of Gilead, a dystopian society where a Christian theocracy has forced fertile women into slavery as Handmaids.

In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party; and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect his purpose.

Just when the theological debate surrounding the release of the big - screen adaptation of the novel The Shack had died down, Twitter user Erik Reed has just conceived of a film that is putting the heresy police back on their tJust when the theological debate surrounding the release of the big - screen adaptation of the novel The Shack had died down, Twitter user Erik Reed has just conceived of a film that is putting the heresy police back on their tjust conceived of a film that is putting the heresy police back on their toes.

Netflix has just released a new trailer for its adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Lincoln wrote, «In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party; and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect his purpose.

James Franco's adaptation of As I Lay Dying has just been released straight to video following a limited release, and it's a film that deserves broad consideration, partially because the novel is one of the most thought - provoking in American literature.

Just when the theological debate surrounding the release of the big - screen adaptation of the novel The Shack had died down, Twitter user Erik Reed has just conceived of a filJust when the theological debate surrounding the release of the big - screen adaptation of the novel The Shack had died down, Twitter user Erik Reed has just conceived of a filjust conceived of a film...

(At a few points we are also treated to gentle but decisive explanations of just how Disney adaptations have compromised - and in some cases eviscerated - the original moral content of some classic tales: Bambi, The Little Mermaid, and Pinocchio.)

Sofia Coppola's remake of the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood — itself an adaptation of a novel by Thomas P. Cullinan — doesn't just boast one of the year's best ensembles.

I stumbled across a recipe for nut kofta kebabs over at Bit of the Good Stuff and they became the starting point for this meal, with just a bit of adaptation.

I made a few adaptations based on what we had around the house: — Polenta instead of just cornmeal... mainly because I live in Europe and covet my stone - ground cornmeal from home — Subbed in buttermilk / cream instead of milk; both were close to their use - by dates — Regular yogurt instead of sour cream — Brown sugar instead of regular sugar (and I thought 5 Tbsp of brown sugar turned out quite nicely)

I of course love the sauce just as written, but have included a couple of suggested adaptations depending on what suits your family.

I chose to post my adaptation without the dip recipe because I personally thought it was worth it to just spend the points and have a small serving of real blue cheese dressing like Marie's (mmm) instead.

This is an adaptation of a Barefoot Contessa recipe — she is just the best.

This recipe is an adaptation of Jan's Sushi Bar's Sausage Mushroom Breakfast Casserole, her recipe calls for sweet potatoes as the crust, which is absolutely wonderful, I just prefer a lower carb / glycemic breakfast (and one that I can eat everyday).

Try the original version of this recipe, try mine or try your own adaptation... whatever, I don't care, just make this bread immediately!

but a t some point he lost it, and is not because of his stinginess to buy players, our core is good and has been for sometime now, his biggest problem was adaptation, change to the new EPL, his philosophy dating back 20 years does not work anymore and he knows it, because of this his biggest flaw all others came out to light, lack of rotation of his players favoring some over others, stubbornness that applies to his transfer policy buying for the future just as he had 20 more years ahead, players playing out of their natural positions, ARSENAL FLOPS who knows under other Managers they could have been great, for some reason they were signed in the first place, they must had some talent, best example is Campbell....

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

While I don't expect him to just slot in seamlessly into the team with no preseason adaptation, he will still chip in meaningfully in the second half of the season.

«Implementation of adaptation actions has only just started.

«We [Canadians] are constantly faced with negotiations, complications, and adaptations, so when we get to the international level, it's just a continuation of it.»

Building on this idea, some of his colleagues argued that language is an adaptation shaped by natural selection, just like eyes and wings.

Other fossils had hinted that mammals might not just have been small terrestrial creatures until the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago but the beaver - tailed animal definitively pushes back the date of mammalian adaptation to an aquatic lifestyle by at least 100 million years.

So what this shows is it sort of gives us a window to say, well, one way the gene duplication allows novelty or specialization or adaptation is by having more genetic parts to work with — each part can be optimized and specialized in a way that if you just have one part, you can do.

The IPCC wants world leaders to err on the side of caution in preparing their citizens for extreme weather events that will likely become more frequent; earlier this year they released a report entitled «Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation» to help policymakers do just that.

Dr Li said the latest research findings give a better understanding of changes in human - perceived equivalent temperature, and indicate global warming has stronger long - term impacts on human beings under both extreme and non-extreme weather conditions, suggesting that climate change adaptation can not just focus on heat wave events, but should be extended to the whole range of effects of temperature increases.

«It's intriguing that we are now seeing evidence of evolutionary adaptation in these specific shark immunity genes, which just happen also to be involved in promoting cancer in humans.»

Adaptation of wildlife and people to new conditions in the Arctic represents one of the most significant challenges for conservationists and local communities, not just in the future but right now.

«Shady and I and many Andeanists would look at Peru — not just in the preceramic but in later adaptations — as being different from most other trajectories of civilization,» he says.

A different research group recently found that the Osiris gene cluster is under strong selection in an isolated population of the fly D. yakuba that has just begun adapting to a diet of poison - laden noni, another clue that learning more about these genes may be crucial for understanding OA resistance and this compelling model of ecological adaptation.

Researchers believe this important adaptation — which occurred 12 millions of years before the appearance of fully terrestrial animals — may have led in turn to larger brains, capable of planning strategies instead of just reacting to visual stimuli.

Exercise smarter, not longer: «Just as you can hit a plateau with weight loss after weeks on a low kilojoule diet, the same adaptation effect can happen with exercise,» says Kate Pumpa, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Dietetics and Exercise Physiology at the University of Canberra.

«Just as you can hit a plateau with weight loss after weeks on a low kilojoule diet, the same adaptation effect can happen with exercise,» says Kate Pumpa, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Dietetics and Exercise Physiology at the University of Canberra.

First follow the principles of overload, adaptation and progression to exercise the muscles just enough to create new growth but not so much as to cause injury.

But through a whole load of trial and error, the classic bodybuilders of old discovered that the only way to sculpt a muscular physique (without taking steroids), is to make good use of the Stimulus Adaptation Principle, where you work out just long enough to set the stimulus for transformation in your body.

It just takes careful planning and a working understanding of the physical adaptations you're going for.

Meant to be more clear above: If long - time low - carber John Doe eats whatever he wants a couple times a year, he'll be «knocked out of ketosis» and will feel like arse in the short term, but the reason he'll be back to normal in just a coupe of days is because his * fat adaptation * hasn't gone anywhere.

Are there any respectable studies that show, on a cellular level, that slow fiber is slow, and nothing else, that fast fiber is fast and nothing else, or could these be just particular adaptations that single fibers are capable of in response to the tasks put before them?

Just be sure to cycle in some lower and higher rep days too to stay ahead of your body's adaptations.

This book contains a wide variety of exercises that can be used by beginners... it's just a matter of choosing the appropriate exercise and body position adaptation for your ability level.

Just to put this to rest, the whole concept of «muscle confusion» — the idea that if you somehow confuse your muscles you'll stimulate better adaptations — is flawed logic.

Basically, all of the adaptations we just talked about.

What can happen then is, technically, your hemoglobin concentration is gonna test, if you're gonna test it is below normal just because you've got this big expansion plasma volume without a subsequent expansion in red blood cell concentration and because red blood cell concentration is kinda synonymous with your hemoglobin levels, all that drops and that's sports - induced anemia and really, it's an adaptation of your cardio - vascular system really the result is that you become a better athlete but you may notice that this reduction in hemoglobin, etc..