Sentences with phrase «laconic if»

Jean's laconic if purposeful manner as Julian makes him a charismatic oasis of cool in a world which is basically violent, frenzied, shouty and sweary: There's little depth of characterization, when everyone's simply seeking to gratify their urge for money, sex, drugs or or all three, as an escape from the tedium and the horror.

Not exact matches

While the report contained (as a nod to official, if aging, EU policy) a single, laconic line stating that «in no case must abortion be promoted as a family planning method,» (Item 31) it is hard to square this with the predominant language.
And if we're being totally honest, it probably has something to do with how we in this country don't always do a good job perceiving old, black men to be smart, especially when they have a laconic accent.
It's as if Haley viewed his star's strengths — laconic wit, unforced masculinity, polite romanticism — as the only elements needed for a Sam Elliott showcase, rather than as the building blocks from which to mold an original character.
If you are, you're a sucker for the artistry he brings to each story, the whimsy, and laconic, self - conscious dialogue.
Haywood pulls back his shirt cuff, gives a small smile — which, if you've spent any time with the laconic race car driver, you know a smile means high praise — and starts to tap on the watch's sapphire crystal as lights from the Sunset Strip below cast a pinkish glow on his grin.
The laconic Austin, TX - based indie also suggested that if you're pushing to make games purely for commercial reasons, you may be barking up the wrong tree, concluding: «There are much more reliable ways to get rich than making video games.»
He had heard through the grapevine that, in rare instances, the acclaimed artist, known for his laconic use of text in paintings, took on such projects «if the words have character,» as Ruscha puts it.
Forgive my saying so but it wasn't «if Sparta refused to comply» but rather the Spartans responding to Philip II's threatening message «If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta», with their eponymously laconic reply «If»if Sparta refused to comply» but rather the Spartans responding to Philip II's threatening message «If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta», with their eponymously laconic reply «If»If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta», with their eponymously laconic reply «If»If».
In the landmark — if decidedly laconic — Zambrano case, the Court held that the Colombian parents of two Belgian children — born and raised in Belgium and who had never exercised free movement rights — could not be denied residence and work permits where it would have the effect of depriving the Union citizens the genuine enjoyment of the substance of the rights conferred by their status as EU citizens.
Of course if you're laconic by nature this is less of a problem — or if you're dealing in simple bits of information.
Copyright seems to hold some water here: if I write a letter, I have copyright in the form of words used, which would enable me, in theory at least, to stop unauthorized copying; but we all know how powerful the laconic © assertion is nowadays, and, besides, it's usually the information and not the exact language that the sender is worried about.
Remember that if you want to make your resume look appealing to get rid of unessential details and keep laconic.
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