Sentences with phrase «more pithy»

Meanwhile on Twitter, the Blairite former cabinet minister Lord Adonis had a more pithy riposte: «What planet?»

It is finally a relief to know that reading one more book, contemplating one more pithy saying, meditating on one more piece of scripture, doing one more good deed — none of these is going to make the difference.

Over at Critical Condition, the healthcare blog at NRO, I have a few more pithy words on the subject.

I interviewed Butterfield, who splits his time between San Francisco and Vancouver, for the April issue of Maxim and came away with more pithy entrepreneurial insight than one magazine could contain.

Not exact matches

In short, give people pithy and relevant context to help them remember you, and their memory banks are more likely to light up for the right reasons when you follow up later on.

When we turn now to Proverbs it is apparent that wisdom's more common theme is one of practical, often pithy, and sometimes quasi-philosophical, or better folk - philosophical counsel.

It's more than a pithy maxim though.

It would be easy to just leave a pithy scenario here like «win an NLDS, maybe,» and call it a day, but these Nationals deserve more than that.

Though he is pithy at times, he is more often than not likely to pursue a thought as if in conversation with the reader, at his best when describing those closest to him — as in doting on his baby son Leo, «a pocket - size piece of benign innocence.»

They should have a short pithy title, an abstract of no more than 75 words, no more than 75 references, and up to four figures (with figure legends) or tables.

They should have a short pithy title, an abstract of 50 words or fewer, no more than 15 to 20 recent references, and 1 or 2 figures (with figure legends) or tables.

Rather than relying on pithy dialogue and ad - libbing it's a lot more physical.

Orlando Bloom was given something of a pithy role in comparison to these two, and he did Musketeer out at the end (feathered hat and all), but he's got a charm all his own that takes the mush out of the love - story, and replaces it with something a little bit more tolerable.

«Lady Bird» begins with an image — mother and daughter facing each other on a bed, more or less mirror images — and a pithy sequence that underline the fractious duality at the heart of things.

That's complete dishonesty I know but it just feels more insulting now, as if they're slapping us all in the face with a glove while delivering some pithy line about how everyone else is wrong and how dare us for questioning them.

If such scenes were a vector for more than pithy line readings, this would probably be more forgivable, but the movie finds its best humor in the friction grinding out from the idiosyncratic relational three - way between Krystal, Donny and Andy.

So forget pithy sayings such as, «Elementary, my dear Watson,» the new and improved Sherlock Holmes is more inclined to gloat as he doles out damage, spitting out lines like, «Weaken right jaw.

Less endearing, but more interesting, is the apathy that emerges in such pithy statements as «I used to try to be interesting... now I try to be pleasant and on time.»

The upshot of this loopy masquerade is more predictable than it is progressive, but considerably pleasurable thanks to Morris's generous supply of pithy one - liners and the resourceful, ribald skills of Bell, as engaging and elastic a comic everywoman here as she was in her impressive directorial debut «In a World...» (Her styling, meanwhile, calls to mind Sally Hawkins, who could well have put a sweeter spin on the same role.)

There are a couple of CGI shots that look a little plasticky, the director's TV background is noticeable in his occasionally mundane choice of camera angles and the action might be undercut with humour a little too often, but these minor niggles are more than countered with some first - rate fight dynamics, effortlessly pithy badinage and top - drawer performances.

Though the press book tries to get one to ignore this, it pairs Frears with a codirector, Mike Dibb, and a cowriter, critic Charles Barr, both of whom are credited first; so maybe Frears — a good director of actors who's never shown much aptitude for or interest in film aesthetics — was too busy with Mary Reilly to do much more on this than chew the fat with four colleagues and add a few pithy voice - overs.

So drop it already... review the car for what it is... not what pathetic and meaningless pithy comparison you can come up with in order to garner a few more hits on the page!!!!

It even handled well: I drove the NV to Mulholland to blow off some moving - induced steam, and the fact that I returned with nothing more than some smokey brakes means that the NV200's «car - like» characteristics transcend pithy cliché.

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It may sound corny, but the quotations are pithy, interesting and certainly more grammatical than advice given by friends and family.

But I'd like you to use your TV time more productively and pull quotes or pithy language from your books.

It all speaks to Splatoon's own unique rhythm: the daily refresh of stock in the plaza's shops and the drawn - out trickle of generous updates suggests the longer tail of other online games, while the rate of progression and the three - minute fights suggest something pithier, punchier and more poppy.

A selection of her more frank and pithy comments appear below:

Perhaps as a result of these influences, the best of Wilmarth's sculptures are more than just sculptures: they could be paintings, with their intuitive lines and handling; or poetry, pithy with light and dark passages.

Traveled to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA; Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis; and American Center, Paris (catalogue) 1992 5th Anniversary Show, Karsten Schubert Ltd., London Psycho, Kunsthall, New York Nayland Blake, Richmond Burton, Peter Cain, and Gary Hume, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York 1991 Something Pithier and More Psychological, Simon Watson, New York Someone or Somebody, Meyers / Bloom Gallery, Los Angeles Paintings and Drawings, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Vertigo: The Remake, Galerie Thaddeaus Ropac, Salzburg Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?

One of the more disturbing elements of misinformation is summarised by a pithy quote from Winston Churchill: «A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on».

Re: the pithy one - liners SP, you are right I think — it just takes more time, but is probably necessary based on the feedback I've got so far.

I think a more effective method might be for a little call out box to appear where possible with a pithy one line refutation for each of the denial points when you place your mouse over the highlighted text... and that you can still follow the link by clicking on a link within the box.

PS to the above: I think letters to the editor calling attention to this post, with a pithy quote, would do more good than posting on the blog comment thread, where comments will quickly be deleted.

In a culture ruled by virality, pithy memes like #IDontNeedFeminism threaten to have more firepower than sober observations — such as those of the former chief judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Patricia M. Wald — that gender inequality in cultures like the legal profession owes less to overt discrimination, and more to «subtle differences in how much more difficult it can be for women to locate and manipulate the levers of personal influence inside and outside the firm, with supervisors, senior partners, and clients.»

The longer a post goes, the more likely a reader will click away, so it pays to keep blog posts short, sweet, and pithy.

The best blogs (and blawgs) vary the lengths of posts, emphasizing shorter, pithy ones, but offering the occasional longer and more in - depth post.

A resume summary is a little more in - depth than your average headline, which is a pithy one - liner that sums you up.

Use no more than 3 - 5 pithy paragraphs Long, verbose paragraphs are off - putting.