Sentences with phrase «little enthusiasm in»

Snoop's novelty wears off after around three matches, as he just repeats the same eight or nine lines over and over with little enthusiasm in his delivery.

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell mostly made nice with Trump but also shot down or expressed little enthusiasm in some of his plans.

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To add insult to injury, the actors do away with the spirited personalities of the manga series, mailing in their performances with little enthusiasm.

A populist who inspires so little enthusiasm from actual voters that he drops out before the first ballot gets cast probably isn't the man to improve Mitt Romney's numbers with blue - collar voters in Ohio and Michigan — and absent that qualification, the argument for picking Pawlenty mostly evaporates.

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

We were theologically literate — the subtle dialectics of Lutheran theology required doctrinal astuteness — and we had little use in our piety for emotionalism or enthusiasm.

The team had just won the state tournament and the pastor, caught up in the enthusiasm of a little town swept away by such glory, wanted to congratulate these boys.

A general mood of discouragement set in, and though both Lausanne and Stockholm were kept alive by means of continuation committees, there was little enthusiasm among the churches.

I believe it is a misplaced enthusiasm which has yielded very little in the way of desired results and which has caused a great deal of alienation and hurt.

In the end it will amount to little more than a passing enthusiasm.

It seems like every time I participate in a conference, synchroblog, or collaborative effort of some kind, Micky is there, making it all happen, with little fanfare around herself, but with a contagious enthusiasm for the people around her.

Furthermore, at the risk, in my arriviste enthusiasm and naïveté, of sounding a little gauche... I seem to recall from my catechumenal days that Jesus himself had something to say on the matter.

In a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenIn a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin this arena.

All in all, there is little enthusiasm for a ressourcementthat would draw deeply on the actual contents of our Scripture - based, Sacramental - Liturgical Tradition, and would use these resources to challenge our contemporaries and ourselves to a conversion that would be not only a widening and deepening, but also a change of perspective.

Made using a wholesome and nutty wholegrain spelt flour, sweetened only with dates and bananas, vegan (and great if you've decided to take part in Veganuary) and very quick and easy to make, these cakes, muffins, loaf, cookies and puddings are delicious and nourishing treats; less heavy than all those pies and puddings around at Christmas, but certainly just as tasty, fulfilling any cravings if you're trying to slightly curb your cake - enthusiasm a little after the festive - excess!

when welbeck plays he certainly lacks little in terms of enthusiasm and he will present a threat even if (sometimes) he miscues and unwittingly creates opportunity for a team mate.

I am wengers biggest fan but as I have said since last season, I just think he has lot that hunger, that enthusiasm, that will to be the best, he is stuck in his own little perfect world where he won't take any criticism about the style of football and players he is recruiting..

They were well beaten in the opener by a cruise control Tottenham with the Toon offering little once their initial enthusiasm had died down and Shelvey was deservedly sent - off.

«I think I'm a different player from at Real Madrid — the little guy who went running out at the Bernabeu with all the enthusiasm in the world.»

While the enthusiasm within the Bloomfield terraces has shown little signs of deteriorating, perhaps it's the lack of numbers which has contributed to Blackpool unwillingly posting the worst home record in the top - flight; after all, Bloomfield Road can only house just over 16,000.

While I am quite content to sit on the bleachers with excitement, enthusiasm (and knitting needles in hand) the truth is that it can be a rather long stretch of waiting for the little ones not playing the game.

I like asparagus with enough enthusiasm where I will happily eat them with a smile on my face when they is in season - baked, steamed or even pan roasted with a little olive oil or lemon zest, you know the drill.

Trump may be the only lifelong New Yorker in the presidential race, but that doesn't seem to win him any points in his hometown, according to results of an exclusive NY1 / Baruch College City poll, which which also found surprisingly little enthusiasm for a third - party run by former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

According to a study published by the Istituto Catteneo, a significant share of Five Stars votes come from individuals who supported centre - left parties in the past, if with little enthusiasm.

Today, however, the new leader showed little enthusiasm for working with the Conservatives, with all parties facing a possible hung parliament in 2009 or 2010.

And while that may give him a parliamentary majority, it ensures that his administration will, almost certainly, be endured with little enthusiasm, especially in England.

President Obama has put little political capital behind his transportation objectives; Congress has yet to hammer out a new transportation bill; the Highway Trust Fund is nearing bankruptcy; Governor Andrew Cuomo has yet to take a position on Gateway, and hasn't shown much enthusiasm for transit in general, and Christie seemed to express his position on mass transit with the cancellation of ARC, which has been the subject of a very damaging report by the Government Accountability Office.

On the doorstep in Copeland, where Labour has a slim 2,564 majority, there was little enthusiasm to turn out and vote even among loyal Labour voters, the MP said.

But the reason why polls show a slight narrowing of the gap now is that in the end there is little enthusiasm for the policies that Cameron and Hague espoused in 2001 and advocate now.

There is real anger in the country about what is seen as the selfish behaviour and ineptitude of ALL politicians and there is little enthusiasm for David Cameron and the Cameroons.

The growth and considerable enthusiasm behind STEM - focused schools notwithstanding, there is little research on how they work or what they have in common.

In the afternoons, I humbly discovered my endless enthusiasm for the Yoga Sutras of which I knew very little about.

Unfortunately, those of us who lived in Calgary through the NEP and saw many of our friends and neghbours lose their jobs and homes, do not share your «nostalgia» for the Pierre Trudeau era and have little enthusiasm for the son.

Offering little dialogue and even less in the way of explanation, this is a movie that's going to engender enthusiasm from certain quarters and head scratching from others.

The arguments start to wear on the audience as much as the characters, and by the time we get to the scene in which Ben's mother (played by the invaluable Susie Essman, of «Curb Your Enthusiasm») Explains Women To Him in a tidy little monologue, even he has to admit that «that's a little reductive.»

Different viewers will have different favorites among these depending on their individual enthusiasms; personally, I applaud the team for throwing a little love at Guy Pearce in The Proposition and a little shade at The Human Centipede.

It doesn't help that what little dialogue main character Big Boss (or rather, «Big Boss») utters is read by new voice actor Kiefer Sutherland with all the enthusiasm of a man doing a decade's worth of income taxes in a single afternoon.

His sudden decision to play the suitor in Kinnear's romantic distraction feels a little out of character, but Gervais» oblivious enthusiasm makes the fumbling ploy work.

Discontented wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate, «Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues») and children, James (Skyler Gisondo, «The Amazing Spider - Man 2») and the little brother from Hell, Kevin (Steele Stebbins, «A Haunted House 2») are excited about going somewhere on vacation other than the same old cabin rental in Michigan, but when pop suggests a trip to Los Angeles and a theme park, their enthusiasm is cooled, especially after Russ rents an Albanian SUV complete with two gas tanks, a pair of electric charger cords and a control with confusing and nonsensical symbols.

Brothers in arms The most dementedly elegiac thriller you've ever seen, distilling a lifetime's enthusiasm for American and French film noir, with little Chinese about it apart from the soundtrack and the looks of the three beautiful leads.

His rather improbable girlfriend Evelyn (Ashley Greene) is a prim (in every respect except sex-wise, which trait I guess is meant to register as «quirky») eco-warrior who has little patience for Max's enthusiasms or his ultra-loutish half - brother Travis.

«Gravity» After a summer in which one would - be blockbuster after another failed to inspire much enthusiasm, moviegoers were starving for something that reminded them of the genuine sense of magic that the cinema could inspire in the right hands and they got it with Cuaron's visually stunning and emotionally gripping thriller about a space mission that goes horribly wrong and leaves two astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) floating in the cosmos with little chance of returning to Earth.

Extra Special: With a cartoon enthusiasm that's positive animated in his Disney bloodline, Debney has scored no end of CGI toons from «The Ant Bully» to «Chicken Little» and «Spongebob Squarepants.»

His «compassionate conservative» messages asking that no child be «left behind» inspired little enthusiasm among either educators or students, perhaps because the close presidential election in 2000 had left the country hopelessly divided.

It is stressful enough to stand in front of a class day after day and maintain your energy and enthusiasm if children are mucking around or generally paying little attention.

«I can muster little enthusiasm for basal readers, those homogenized and bowdlerized grade - school texts, edited according to readability formulas and syllable schemes, that constitute the bulk of the average child's officially sanctioned reading material in American schools,» comments Ms. Ohanian, a senior editor of Learning87 and a former teacher.

State officials worry some schools may comply with little preparation or enthusiasm, making it less likely the system will actually produce improvements in teaching.

Moreover, even though most teachers enter the profession for noble reasons and with great enthusiasm, many of those in urban schools know little about their students and find it hard to reach them.

The growth and considerable enthusiasm behind STEM - focused schools notwithstanding, there is little research on how they work or what they have in common.

After reveling in the kinesthetic experience of guiding it gently into turns and accelerating through and out of them, I could fully understand his enthusiasm for the little machine.