Sentences with phrase «like first act»

I don't know this for sure, but the way that Ozark season one plays out almost exactly like the first act of a conventional Hollywood movie — right down to the twists that happen in the finale — suggests to me that co-creator Bill Dubuque, best known for his script for the movie thriller The Accountant, took a solid movie idea and tried to stretch it into a TV show.

It's all very heavy on exposition, and the screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor feels more like the first act to a bigger - picture tale that doesn't even start to reveal itself by the time the movie ends.

Sometimes playing like the first act of a more interesting rise - to - prominence narrative, Joy never seduces you into loving its heroine or getting invested in her dream; some of the Russell energy is there, but nothing quite clicks.

Not exact matches

Regarding individuals like you and me, who can't directly influence governments and large institutions, I believe step 1 is to act, and to experience how living by your values improves your life, however much it looks like deprivation or sacrifice first.

Even if you're not in the customer service business, there's one clear way to please your customers: act like serving them is your first priority.

First, you must act like a detective, meaning you need to do your homework.

It's almost like we need robots to act like that robot taxi driver in the first Total Recall movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, a bit edgy and unpredictable.

The Equal Pay Act, first passed by Congress in 1963, mandated that men and women be given equal pay for equal work, and, some states, like Minnesota, have equal - salary policies.

Yes, Tarantino likes to keep us waiting, but the first act feels more like stalling than buildup.

At first, toxic leaders may act like they care deeply about the organization's cause and people.

Yet, I'm also guilty of acting like a curmudgeon, someone who reacts with a twist in my jaw first and a «no» on my lips.

Think of it like dating; before going on a first date how valuable would it be to know how the person acts in a relationship, what they have to offer you, how they treat people close to them and what they will need from you?

Shares in healthcare companies that act as middlemen, like insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, fell when the news was first announced that the three companies would work together.

Booker's bill would first remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, where it is currently listed as a Schedule 1 drug on par with drugs like heroin and LSD.

Not everyone will benefit: now that Republicans have swept the US government for the first time since 1928, it means Obamacare is over - just a matter of time - and Affordable Care Act - vulnerable stocks such as Universal Health Services, AmSurg and Mednax will likely plunge; on the other hand pure pharma stocks like MCK and ABC will benefit as rhetoric on drug pricing will diminish significantly, leading to more stable earnings if / when changes in drug pricing become more stable.

Naideck said SBA's move makes it look like the agency wants the sellers to act like financiers, but «from a seller's point of view, if they still have the risk of collecting the money, they'll think «Why should I sell it in the first place?»»

But, be sure to think and act like a member first and a marketer second!

At the very least, they're evidence that she's not the first person to accuse Trump surrogates of acting like B - movie thugs.

The secret, therefore, to social media success is to act, and think, and feel, and behave like a member FIRST.

For those that do sell, I imagine Loyal3 would act like other brokerages and give you a detailed summary of the shares you sold and their cost basis using the First In, First Out (FIFO) method, I know my current brokerage does.

If you like what you see, act quick: Tesla says the entire first year's production run is sold out, with new orders being promised for delivery in early 2016.

When you reach out to them to initiate a conversation, that act alone is the first step in establishing a relationship that will make them feel like their opinions matter.

This was the first application for a resource consent under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act, Public Act 2012 No 72 (the EEZ Act) and, like the Northern Gateway project, it promised economic gains but only in exchange for uncertain and potentially significant environmental risks.

As a member of the WTO, China has to start acting more like a first - world player instead of its former third - world status.

It was JT's first lauded acting role, and even though he's never reached the same level of aplomb in a performance since, this part always made it seem like JT

All Points West is boasting a stellar lineup for its first year of existence, including RELEVANT favorites like Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals and The Roots, newcomers like Duffy, and some unconventional festivals acts like Rodrigo y Gabriela and Trey Anastasio and the Classic Tab.

Well it is almost election time Obama seems to be doing a lot of things for the first time like acting like he cares about eh middle class, acting like he supports business and acting like he wants to be bipartisan.

It was really eye opening for me — simple insights like the fact that the first wound most men receive in being circumcised is an intentional act of violence commanded by God — the goal of which is to place his mark upon us, reminding us that we are set apart and specially chosen by him.

If Christians demand that culture still views the Bible as a relevant book, it's first their responsibility to actually act like it is.

But frankly, all the pastors ought to be doing in the first place is being a servant and a slave to others — that's what a pastor is anyway, at least what sketchy little bits of «pastor» roles can be made out in the NT, as it's scarcely mentioned — not necessarily standing up there and teaching everyone two or three times a week, running the show, and acting like some kind of CEO.

First, if you are approaching a bedside, try not to act like a novice Optimist Club member, all hale and hearty and booming of voice.

One might think, like Anthony Kenny, that the discovery of momentum, that things just keep moving unless acted upon by an external force, renders a first mover that is itself unmoved unnecessary.

Since we at EFCC began to act more like first - century Christians in Canada, we have planted more churches and shared the gospel with more regularity.

For if they did they would act like the Old Catholics after the First Vatican Council, even if they do not officially leave the Church.

I like to define «how» God should act, either by my expectation or by my reading of the First Covenant Books (old testament).

no no no, i first engage them in a conversation... normally ending badly due to them not liking my choice of argument or tools i use in a conversation over belief... so in short i am norally the one insulted and left to think... which i believe is the same way children act when they hear the word «NO»... but i have had some great conversations with people over religion, its just a rare thing.

That is why Isaac Peebles in the 19th century thought it was wrong for people to sing during a train ride; and why it is wrong to race our cars through the streets, stereos cranked high enough to be sure that everyone we pass has the opportunity to enjoy the music we happen to like; and why it was wrong for Cohn to wear his jacket; and why it is wrong for racists to burn crosses (another harmful act of self - expression that the courts have protected under the First Amendment).

«And my point with the list is that evolutionists act like the layers just transition from one type of organism to another, with out the first one also being present in other layers.»

I read it more like the first three acts of a four act Shakespearean play.

[To be christian you must BE / ACT like one first..

Their first album, Youth & Young Manhood, seemed such an obvious play off Southern rock acts like the Allman Brothers that it seemed Kings of Leon were playing coy at best, or flat out lying at worst.

I made fun of you because you acted like a child and said «first.»

Even if GZ hit TM first, common sense still says don't get into a fight with someone that might have a gun and is acting like a wantabee cop.

And so my big act of valor this week will be simple: I'm going to pick up the first magazine I see in the grocery store, point to the cover, and laugh like a maniac, right in front of God and everybody.

Scripture is like the first three acts in a four - act play, and we are the actors in the fourth act, for which there is no script.

He started acting, however, like a real journalist: «For the first time as a writer, I felt capable of analyzing facts with a degree of impartiality.

Johann, clearly you are acting like a spoild Christian first and not an American first this country was not founded on Christian beliefs it was founded on freedom.

10 Ways to Act Like A Grandma and Save Money from We Got Real (pictured) The 10 Item Wardrobe from Modern Mrs. Darcy (pictured) 7 Huge Benefits of An Undisturbed First Hour After Birth from BellyBelly Making Homemade Potato Starch from Penniless Parenting (pictured)(oh, wait, that has to do with food...) 3 Superfoods Made from Bees Other Than Honey from Grounded Approach (pictured)(that probably counts as food too, huh?)

The first is the amount of tahini: my preference is for a thicker hummus that acts almost like a vegetable spread on flatbreads and crackers.

When the right critters take over the first thing they do is kill off the wrong ones, and after a slight lull the starter starts smelling better and begins acting like a starter should.