Sentences with phrase «long going through the motions»

Students were no longer going through the motions; they were on the edges of their seats — listening, probing, and extending one another's thinking in new ways.

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There's a lot of this going around (i.e., Christians looking at their faith, at their Church and at their local churches & recognize they can no longer keep going through the motions of Business As Usual).

/ Now list the religious beliefs, attitudes, and practices which no longer seem valid or important, even though you still go through the motions of paying them lip service.

Jesus talks a lot about love, that was the hardest because going through the motions really did not seem to work for a long time.

We go through the motions of marriage — have for a long time — in a kind of empty, shallow way.

«It's not real you can tell he's going through the motions and he needs to take a long hard look at himself.»

I would say Ozil already regrets opting for Arsenal, how long will it be before Sanchez starts to just go through the motions.

Make sure to go through the full range of motion in each exercise to get the big long muscle that looks good when you cut the fat later.

I longed for a book that didn't mention diapers, or readiness, and that didn't feature a grown child going through the motions, with uncertainty to boot.

On the other hand, this allows the seat to go through a full range swinging motion (the distance the seat can swing back and forth), resulting in a longer and smoother swing.

We may no longer have an interest in making babies, but every man still wants to go through the motions.

Well, a fair few probably go through the motions, but we mean genuinely able to keep each other amused and aroused for long stretches of isolation.

Without as many thrills, Jaws 2 goes through predictable motions, occasionally rising to the surface with a new twist, but remaining quite stagnant for long periods in between.

PARK CITY, Utah How long has it been since I saw a film that was really scary, instead of just going through the motions of scary?

This is the closest the movie gets to finding something deeper than simply going through the motions of the story, although the relationship that develops between Bob (and Kathy) and Roberto (and his wife) isn't convincing enough of a conflict for it to really hit home (More intriguing is a moment of solidarity between Bob and Kathy after a close call — an embrace that goes on for a beat too long).

We've all grown used to a particular level of quality in regards to console Zelda titles, but as a long time Zelda fan that has started to grow weary of going through the motions in every game, Skyward Sword felt like a breath of fresh air.

While Williams goes through his earnest warm - fuzzy motions as the lead (the only really distinctive thing about his work here is how he wears a head - to - toe metal suit for much of the picture), the standout work — and that which goes a long way for one's involvement in the picture — belongs to Embeth Davidtz, who has a dual role as Amanda, a.k.a. «Little Miss,» the youngest daughter in the family that «adopts» Andrew; and Portia, her granddaughter.

Teachers and schools often went through the motions of adopting the new practices, but the changes were neither deep nor long - lasting.

So I was no longer reading it, I was really just going through the motions.

Without any predecessor, she went through the motions, and came up with one potent idea after another, ruthlessly discarding her approaches when she found them dissatisfying or no longer in accord with her vision, subjecting her works and ideas to rigorous and intense examination.

They go through the motions but it is clear that their heart is no longer in it.

I mean not to offend some of the long - serving directors because I've come across numerous who «listen» and want to make a difference but also a few who only go through the motions of listening — sometimes.

I believe the people are not really trying to sell, but just go through the motions so they can stay there as long as possible.