Sentences with phrase «much fondness»

We look back on those 8 months with so much fondness.

That doesn't convey much fondness.

Not exact matches

Harper retains much of his fondness for governing from the centre, so Wright matters because he is now running the centre.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

The Arsenal fans» fondness for Fabregas was sorely tested last summer though, when he chose to sign for a Premier League rival in Chelsea, especially as their manager Jose Mourinho had a long running feud with the manager he supposedly had so much respect for.

Arsene Wenger, however, is known for his fondness of all - rounders, and may be giving Lacazette contradictory advice on how much to drop deep and link play.

we know wenger's towards the end of his time and so it's not going to last for that much longer, but the man deserves a high amount of respect and is the last of an era of managers that we will look back upon with fondness.

Sam, as a Gooner if you can not see why Wenger holds much respect optimism and fondness well then why should your opinion matter to us.

Despite their fondness for new technologies, it is immediately apparent to an outsider that the Dutch don't like to talk about science very much.

Much has been written about the triumph of geek culture, but what I am seeing all around goes deeper: not just a fondness for comic books and fantasy novels, but a wholesale embrace of scientific thinking in popular entertainment.

Our fondness for this toxic substance, the cause of so much trouble, is something of a mystery.

But, fondness aside, I'm not sure how much more of these actors we'll be seeing.

On the set of «Santa Monica Cop,» Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number - one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever.

His fondness for the menfolk is given much more weight, even though wariness on the part of Warner Bros. forced Stone to keep that aspect from getting too graphic.

Oh the Japanese and their fondness for school uniforms:p haven't had much of a look at the other dlc yet other than the free Japanese audio, though I still haven't even completed all the story modes.

They have much in common, including a fondness for beer and jogging.

Ralph Fiennes is Gustave H, the suave and legendary concierge at a grand central European hotel between the wars, whose fondness for elderly ladies gets him into trouble when one of his paramours dies and leaves him a fortune, much to the horror of her grasping and treacherous family.

It also shows just how little the industry seems to care about the critical sentiment that has built up against Martin McDonagh's film in recent months, much of it directed specifically at Rockwell's Dixon, an ill - tempered white police officer with a fondness for beating up black suspects.

If Green ultimately takes too much pride in his hipster references (however nostalgic I got seeing the 2001-esque United Artists logo that used to scare the bejesus out of me as a child, it's self - conscious whims like these that make Undertow sometimes feel superficially invested), the presence of the generally indifferent Bell has a neutralizing effect on Green's tendency towards the pedantic, and the director's championing of old - school values — his dislike of ADR, his fondness for found locations — once again inspires lonely but hearty cries of solidarity.

(In both respects much of the fault lies with Dennis Lynton Clark's undernourished script which, I suspect, Pakula's fondness for archetype led him to accept prematurely.)

The suitcase does however contain: a nifler (a platypusial creature with a fondness for snatching shiny objects); an erumpent (rhino - like when it comes to size and temperament and, inconveniently, in heat); several occamy (winged serpents with an aptitude for size - shifting); a demiguise (simian, and blessed with powers of invisibility and precognition); a thunderbird (pretty much what is sounds like, only larger); and a variety of other, shall we say, fantastic beasts.

The plot alone has also raised eyebrows: C.K. plays a divorced TV producer whose teenage daughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) falls in love with a much older man (John Malkovich), a celebrated filmmaker with a checkered past and an undeniable fondness for very young women.

A former bon viveur with an acid tongue and a fondness for the kind of hats and scarves only the seriously arty can get away with, Hurt is pretty much playing himself.

While Yes Prep's fondness for project learning was highlighted, much of Edutopia's coverage focused on how to re-create the school's college - bound culture and tough - love discipline code.

She can shut off the speech, and can even restrict Ian's access to the paint pot if she thinks he's spending too much time illustrating the story and not enough time reading it — a measure that his fondness for coloring sometimes makes necessary.

Transmitting 237bhp and 236 lb ft through the front wheels inevitably resulted in torque steer under hard acceleration, added to which was the VXR's fondness for following ruts in the road — both under acceleration and braking — a problem which, we discovered, got much worse as the front tyres wore down and the amount of «give» in the tread blocks reduced.

Britain's fondness for the Mini may be one reason why the new Twingo will be available in right - hand drive when the current version isn't — our appetite for hardcore hot hatches is reportedly directly responsible for the decision to create a Renaultsport derivative that may have as much as 150bhp.

The results showed that children's fondness for reading lessens as they get older, because whilst 17 % of the older age group read for fun, that figure is much higher among ages 6 - 8 (54 %), dropping to 43 % for ages 9 to 11 and 24 % for 12 - 14.

A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it's not too late to start over...

With great fondness and understanding, esteemed biographer Gooch corrects the false impression, which has lasted for decades, that Flannery O'Conner, the much celebrated Georgia novelist and short story writer, was an «eccentric recluse.»

My days with Maggie have left me with a special fondness for senior rescue dogs and how much they still have to offer as companions.

Cats are just like children; sometimes they don't get along because they just don't, much like siblings who have grown out of their fondness for each other.

While I have a nostalgic fondness for the English voice acting in the original game, when I ended up importing the European version of Shenmue II I realized just how much better the game is with the original Japanese actors.

Born in London, I spent much of my early life in various fairly remote parts of Africa, developing a fondness for beauty in its most natural state - as things really are, rather than as they are often made to appear.

In its reuse of figurines and other household ceramics, its snide fondness for their sentimentality and its play with gender codes, her art of the»70s foreshadows the work of much younger artists such as Jeff Koons, Laurie Simmons and Didi Dunphy.

When considering Klein, then, it is important to remember that for all his stunts and attention - grabbing performances he was a sensualist as much as a provocateur — and that this accounts for his fondness for colour.

There is not that much to read into it except to say that the sublime is no ones friend and I have a fondness for the harsh and inhospitable that renders my atitude to a changing climate ambiguous, for its increase and encroachment is at the expense of anothers domestic haven.

Turning up as an aspirant partner with a fondness for dodgy smokes and The Doors meant you were as much use as a chocolate teapot — worse, people with less than no time had to really re do Everything you touched.

Principle 2: Nurture your fondness and admiration Tell your partner know how much you love and care for them.

Couples with well - funded accounts can squabble and yet have so much positivity left over, they retain their love, admiration, and fondness for each other; they can fight and still like one another plenty.

Sure, nurturing fondness for your partner is critical, but not as much as coming to an awareness of your own capacity for contempt.

As much as I tell those stories, I also frequently tell people that my fondness for traveling this country overland has increased with every trip I make.