Sentences with phrase «more patronizing»

For veteran players like myself, though, the profound conservatism at Zelda's heart feels more patronizing with each repetition.

And no more patronizing comments from my married friends; their attitudes really have changed.

Movie stars have tamed sassy kids in movies from «The Blackboard Jungle» to «Stand and Deliver,» but it's hard to remember an example more patronizing or sentimentalized than this one.

If ever there were a bit that should have been kept to a jet - ski - worthy minimum, it was this one: «Surprises,» if that's the word, don't get much more manufactured, or more patronizing.

it is no more patronizing than saying, «teach men not to rape.»

What is it with denim that the younger we are, the more we patronize it?

Not exact matches

More and more people, especially those between the ages of 18 to 34, are patronizing food trucks and that's why the food truck industry is expected to surpass $ 985 million by 2More and more people, especially those between the ages of 18 to 34, are patronizing food trucks and that's why the food truck industry is expected to surpass $ 985 million by 2more people, especially those between the ages of 18 to 34, are patronizing food trucks and that's why the food truck industry is expected to surpass $ 985 million by 2019.

It's more than a little patronizing to think that the arrival of the Big Mac could deal a blow to Cuban sandwiches, ropa vieja, or fresh lobster.

Green Guerrilla Marketing, developed by Shel Horowitz, takes it a step farther: as consumers become more aware of issues like climate change, buying local, etc., they want to patronize companies that understand that.

Daniel Zhang, Alibaba Group's chief operating officer, said in a press conference last week that he hopes the 11.11 sale will become a true global shopping event in five to 10 years as Alibaba's e-commerce ecosystem, once largely confined within China's borders, continues to expand internationally through collaboration with more governments, banks and postal services in order to give shoppers everywhere a seamless, «local» e-commerce experience — no matter where the merchants they patronize are located.

For example, in its November 1982 feature on «Living Longer, Living Better, Newsweek notes that «the wisdom of the elders is more often honored than consulted, and the patronizing compliments they are paid can betray a subtle bias.

It's the patronizing story, not the insulting one, and all the more effective because the writer who tells it usually feigns sympathy.

Except the term is used embraced by ex-catholics and we use it because the church and other catholics try and deal with us like Marines as in «once a Catholic, always a Catholic», a phrase that is patronizing and far more offensive.

But in all you have as well given more Christians a good reason to support these businesses because they are owned by Christians, and at least those who patronize them before may not change from doing so.

No more shall I patronize Christian business establishments.

The christian word of truth being the wordage of condensed obligatory jewish gospels to which are now seemingly way too varyingly many to be had and can no more be held up in tumbling weighty agonies of patronized self - righteousness sakes.

do not offend people... just amaze them... which is more challenging; as a spectator... review the exhibit before attending... do not patronize «so - called» businesses that display p0rn and certainly don't buy any of it!

I don't think you could be more insulting or patronizing to Stacy.

And more than 80 percent said elected officials should not try to discourage people from patronizing such businesses — including the hugely popular chicken chain — the poll found.

Even security has improved in this area and we now have more people coming to patronize us.

They are also asking for $ 10 million more in the state budget to help fund the hundreds of food pantries and soup kitchens in the state patronized by around three million New Yorkers.

In this excerpt from Scott Stringer's availability he answers questions from Josh Robin of NY1 and Marcia Kramer of WCBS - TV concerning Stringer's initial pledge to not discuss Spitzer's «personal life» and his more recent move to focus on Spitzer's patronizing of prostitutes five years ago.

In this study, we found that customers perceive restaurants to be socially responsible when they are provided with nutrition facts and healthful options and, therefore, are more likely to patronize those restaurants.»

This doesn't mean you have to overdo it on the chivalry front; too much can seem patronizing, Respect in this instance is a much more nuanced affair.

They don't need the patronizing - yet - popular movie one of «They're just like us - only, you know, more innocent.»

It's a shame, because the subject of our literally and figuratively eating shit to maintain a certain lifestyle deserves to find articulation from mouthpieces more articulate than Linklater, Linklater favourite son Ethan Hawke, Bruce Willis, and Kris Kristofferson (performing the same function as Sam Elliot in the ultimately - as - useless but at least wry Thank You For Smoking), oozing onto the screen and slinking off to the beat of Linklater's patronizing compositions and interpolated cross-cutting of burger exec Don (Greg Kinnear) watching porn in his posh hotel room and a dozen Mexican nationals sharing a motor - inn bunk while waiting to perform their ten - dollar - an - hour dream jobs.

At first, David patronizes Emily about her new «imaginary friend», until it appears that Emily's behavior is becoming more and more disturbing, especially around 2:06 am, the time when David's wife committed suicide.

Firth's patronizing skeptic is more irritating than comical and Stone's mystic is given very little depth.

While it is entertaining as a whole, there does seem to be a good deal of patronizing toward women, with writing that speaks more like a Hallmark card of condolence than a legitimate appeal for understanding to women's issues.

Ari and Eric are more interested in partying (the latter moreso), and they convince the others to patronize the local watering hole, where they meet up with Eric's friend, Greg (Brett Gelman)-- who ushers in days of debauchery.

There's more than a hint or whiff of tragicomedy in Baumbach's characters and to his credit, he doesn't condescend or patronize his characters.

During his first visit in 1526 he was patronized by the circle of Sir Thomas More.

They hate us «from that very enmity that is in them against whatsoever should serve the glory of God and the interest of his people; which they see to be more eminently, yea most eminently patronized and professed in this nation — we will speak it not with vanity — above all the nations in the world.»

Don't want to be overly patronizing, but this is the only advice I ever got and I wish I had paid more attention.

I'm lucky enough to have more than one I enjoy patronizing, welcoming to women and LGBT + friendly.

If this continues to happen, the best - case scenario is the readership tolerates being patronized — but more realistically, readers will make a mental note never to buy travel guides, academic books or photography titles on e-readers again.

This is exactly why I don't discuss my money with strangers (see: taboo)-- if you have more than them, they'll envy and flatter you; if you have less than them, they'll pity and patronize you.

This makes it far more likely that shoppers will embrace the new retail brands, as opposed to setting out to look for a new small, neighborhood pet shop to patronize.

While you want to avoid patronizing your clients, rewarding their loyalty to your practice can help keep them coming back to the clinic more often.

Do not patronize any boarding facility, groomer, training facility or veterinarian that requires you to vaccinate your pet more than necessary.

Instead, patronize those with more locals as they serve better food for less money.

Microsoft has been asking the fanbase to wait for more games (while patronizing them with this empty PR talk) since the launch of Kinect on 360.

The characters are voice - acted but speak in a garbled gibberish; adorable in it's way and entirely apt for the tone of the game, but those hoping for a more serious framing with full voice - acting may find themselves feeling patronized by the indiscernible yammering.

Much more likely is a purchase of Bayonetta 2, which also includes a copy of the first game regardless of which merchant you patronize.

Although being able to use the team on orders would have more helpful than a patronizing, «You may want to start using those shields.»

So he is able to tell his somewhat patronizing guide, the French critic Pierre Schneider, to see Uccello's The Battle of San Romano as a modern painting, a flat painting, and to explain why Mantegna's Saint Sebastian bleeds no more than a piece of wood despite being pierced with arrows.

Other than that, you're more likely to find creatives patronizing Bushwick bars farther east, where rent is (relatively) reasonable.

80 percent of respondents said they are more likely to patronize a bikeshare accessible establishment

Serious people sometimes deliver a patronizing lecture to anti-pipeline activists, telling them that restricting supply is useless, because invisible hands will simply produce more oil elsewhere to balance demand.

I'll take you more seriously about being «patronizing» if you can show how to address basic mathematical errors without coming across as knowing more than the person you are correcting.