Sentences with phrase «make odd sounds»

It doesn't rattle or make odd sounds.

Not exact matches

In the context of negotiating for a salary, for instance, odd, specific numbers make you sound like you know exactly what you're worth.

When Father Whelan said he needed to step outside, that meant a cigar, but Father Driscoll was not a smoker, to our knowledge, so when I heard him making odd staccato sounds outside I figured he had a cold and was indeed trying to clear his throat.

I made plum and amontilado jam last weekend (sounds odd adding sherry to plum jam but it is sublime) and i couldn't get organic plums so i used the supermarket basic ones and it made very good jam and despite not being organic a lot better than all the additives in commmerical jam!

If this doesn't sound odd, we all live in Los Angeles, including the folks, who only reconnected when we kids made the hometown discovery.

At first it sounded a little odd to me but I wanted to make...

I realize by the skeptical reactions I received when I told people I was making this that this combination of ingredients sounds odd to most people, but again I say wow.

Though sweet potato may sound like an odd addition, it makes for a truly delicious granola.

Peaches and basil may sound like an odd combo but these two are made for each other.

A natural carbohydrate, Xanthan Gum is made of corn sugar treated and fermented with the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris, from which Xanthan Gum gets its odd - sounding name.

As odd as it sounds, melon and radish actually make a wonderful salad combination; the sweet and soft cantaloupe balances out the crunchy and spicy radish quite perfectly.

While it may sound odd, cauliflower really makes a... [Read more...]

(Actually, just writing that made me think for the first time how odd that even sounds.

But as odd as it may sound, the idea of Irving wanting out to forge a legacy of his own makes sense.

On the other hand, clowning — defined as absurd nonverbal behavior, such as making odd facial expressions or sounds, or performing strange or absurd actions — will not only be more effective at making your baby laugh than any other strategy, but also, it will grow more effective the older your baby gets.

Sometimes when you use a mattress cover that is made with a plastic type of material, there can be an odd crinkling sound that can disturb your child's precious slumber.

Something with a button that is pushed once and then plays music or makes sound is great for the stressed parent so they don't have to keep shaking things (like rattles), but a ring or small rattle can be held by a young baby much easier than something which is an odd shape.

«It sounds a bit odd, but it makes sense if you go back a million years.

I rarely let a garments age factor in thing, odd as that may sound, instead I look at the piece and size up if I'll be able to make it look as though (if it's not, I mean) it hailed from the decade that my outfit is going for.

That may sound odd but hear me out — the best way to make the most of your closet it through layering, especially this time of year.

Haven't read whole thread but hoping no one is making the argument that this is like shifting to color or sound, both of those posed clear impediments to a kind of versimilutude cinema, but for ninety odd years we have accepted the sufficiency of the format without question.

** / **** Image B - Sound C + starring Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia screenplay by Mark Harris, based on his novel directed by John Hancock by Walter Chaw Almost fatally hamstrung by an appalling score by Stephen Lawrence, John D. Hancock's Bang the Drum Slowly is a character - driven adaptation of a Mick Harris's novel (Harris also wrote the screenplay) that evokes the odd twilit detachment of professional sports in general and baseball in particular with a tale made suddenly popular in 1973 by the success of Brian's Song.

That sounds odd, but it'll make sense once you watch it for yourself.

Charlie Kaufman, the writer of «Being John Malkovich» and «Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,» made his directorial debut with the thorny «Synecdoche, New York» seven years ago, and his second film (a collaboration with Duke Johnson) is a stop - motion animation production that sounds just as odd and intriguing as his past work.

It's a very odd casting choice and makes Peter sound too mature and old enough to know better.

It may sound like an odd mix of parts, but director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson) makes it all run as smooth as a high - octane sports car.

I Am Not a Serial Killer sells itself on being one of those quirky and slightly surreal indie horror movies that has a premise that sounds familiar but adds a few twists and turns to throw you off your guard, and for the first half of the movie this approach generally works; the sense of a small town in the grip of an apparent serial killer comes across thanks to the geography of the houses and the interactions of the people we meet, and as a character John is well - written and superbly acted, making him instantly interesting and, despite his odd character traits, slightly endearing.

The oddest aspect of the DVD's multiple audio tracks lies in the Spanish dub track, which often features no music in scenes where there's score in the French and English tracks and completely different cues elsewhere, making one believe that all elements had to be recreated for the Spanish print, relying on awfully sparse sound effects, Spanish dialogue recorded in a sterile environment, and stock music in place of Newman's original score.

It may sound odd to make the connection between relationships and assessments, but, when formative assessment is used well, it can help teachers grow their connections with their students.

When the coil inside the relay burns, or the armature gets contaminated by something they can sometimes act up and look fine but will make that odd whining sound.

Its engine reveals an odd range of noises; uphill on a light throttle its bassy off - beat pulse makes it sound like a big six that's dropped a piston.

Though it sounds a little odd, but the dynamics are almost like those of a very big Caterham: engine in the front, driver sitting over the back wheels, enough power to happily steer with the throttle almost as much as the steering, and a stiffness that makes the whole car wonderfully reactive and easy to place on the road.

The center storage makes an odd creaking / cracking sound when I put my elbow on it.

Where Toyota's older generation electric power - steering systems made a kind of whirring sound and felt like a rheostat, this Camry's steering offered a good weight and no odd motor sounds.

With titles that make them sound like the odd couple of fiction, the word - of - mouth hits of the summer are steadily climbing the best seller lists.

It might sound odd, but it makes perfect sense the moment when you realize what ISBN was designed to help with: distribution.

It might sound odd converting Mobi files into Mobi files, but Calibre adds an library number to the e-book's properties that makes the Kindle and Kindle apps think this is an e-book supplied by Amazon, allowing it to identify the same volume on different devices.

It may sound odd, but it actually makes sense.

This may sound odd, why wouldn't you want to make a profit?

This might sound odd, but this rule is in place to prevent folks from making the transfer, dropping their high - deductible health plan, and skipping off with a stash of tax - free money that will grow tax - deferred until age 65.

This might sound odd, but so many people get lost in the paperwork when it comes to starting with investing, and robo advisors offer the quickest and easiest way to invest your money in a way that makes sense.

• Yawning: It may sound odd that yawning excessively is a dog anxiety symptom, but the same internal mechanism that triggers all the other reactions can make your dog yawn, too.

Reading between the lines, it sounds as though your own dog was out of control in certain circumstances so you've taken your own experience and the odd tale and rumour and have declared them to be traits of a breed - if you really are a writer I would suggest researching topics properly before posting because you make yourself sound like a very insular writer.

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This may sound a bit odd and counter-productive, but I'm hoping Microsoft does NOT show anything at E3 that makes me want to buy an Xbox One.

It might sound strange, but you'll form an odd attachment to your Titan, viewing it as a loyal guardian, which makes the lack of visual customisation something of a disappointment.

Add in that the some of your enemies will make footsteps sounds long before they appear making for some odd moments in the game where you are just waiting for them to rear their ugly heads so you can take them out quickly.

No, this isn't meant to sound like a farewell post, as much as the odd title from Respawn made it sound, but rather, a look ahead.

My initial reaction to hearing 2.0 is that this is basically a different name for Disney Infinity 2, instead of using a catchy tag line like Giants or Skylanders, or even just using a simple 2 or just adding a year to the title (it works for all the sports titles like WWE or NFL), they look to have decided to go down the edition number way which sounds odd but I think it actually makes things a little more simple.

Playing the game, tapping the buttons and screen trying for a higher score and more unlockables, odd as it may sound, can make the soundtrack become gradually more tolerable.