Sentences with phrase «much pleasure at»

He showed me his first painting, something which gave him so much pleasure at the age of 10, and gives him pleasure still.

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During the speech, I had the pleasure of sitting with a young couple from Nappanee Window who graced the 2005 Inc. 500 list at No. 299 and enjoyed the conference in Savannah so much that they decided to join us again to celebrate the 2006 honorees.
Having had the pleasure of knowing Hannah Arendt, albeit much too slightly, and moreover of having known more closely Heinrich Bluecher when I was his assistant in the World Civilizations program at Bard College in 1958 «1959, I can say there are few people who, in their writings and their persons, could face with such clear determination the heights and the depths of European civilization in the last century.
I guess that C.S. Lewis — here at least — spoke of pleasure rather than of Christian happiness which, of course, can not be found in any outwardly oriented religion if we are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit who gives us love, joy, peace, and much more (Gal 5:22 - 23).
Never, though, have I taken so much pleasure from a spelling exception as the sign at a local health food store.
While much of his life and poetry find an adequate substitute in sensuous splendor, whether in «fire - fangled» lines of poetry or in the weather at Key West, these pleasures of the secular hedonist were, strangely enough, part of his gradual coming into the fold of the Catholic Church.
Of course, as I have stated so many times before, I am under no delusion that fishon, and now you, or anyone who seems to take great pleasure in pointing out the «error» in the beliefs of others, cares at all how much impact their attitude plays in the debate.
I am not certain that this idea is exactly found in Scripture, but regardless of what the original founders thought about the pursuit of happiness, and whether or not it is actually taught in Scripture, the pursuit today is not so much happiness, but pleasure or personal fulfillment, even when such things come at the expense of others.
That would give me much more pleasure than having it sitting on a shelf at home knowing that you can ill afford to give it away.
I don't think you should hide your pleasure at positive feedback, but I know what you mean, I generally try not to look too much like a cheshire cat!!!
Precious little brings me as much pleasure as being able to make restaurant quality food at home.
Hi Stacy, Thank you so much it is a pleasure joining all of you at the Sunday Supper.
I wouldn't get much pleasure working at the dump.
At 11:40 p.m. on New Year's Eve, John Routh, who brings so much pleasure to so many as the Miami mascot, Sebastian the Ibis, was strolling on Bourbon Street in his civvies when a bullet grazed his head, close to his right eye.
Dunn is approaching his 30th birthday but he's still showing the younger generation at the club how it's done, much to the pleasure of his manager.
It was actually a pleasure to watch him at Elland Road as much as that's painful to admit.
I had the pleasure of briefly meeting the lovely Keryn at Walking On Travels at a Travel Blogger Conference in Vancouver last year, and I adore the shots of her son in China so much, I had such a hard time deciding on the one I wanted to use.
In that moment I vowed that even if I never loved breastfeeding I would focus on how much I love my daughter while she's at my breast and I could take pleasure in how much she enjoyed breastfeeding even if I didn't personally enjoy it.
Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.
In the pre-election period the Maude agenda to radically reshape Whitehall promised much - but it has taken almost half this Parliament to gain traction with its basic idea - that elected politicians should be running the show and civil servants are there to work at the pleasure of the administration they «serve»
«This finding leads us to think that maybe opioid release during eating is not so much related to pleasure but to satiety itself,» said Lauri Tuominen, research fellow in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and co-author of the study.
«I wish I could have told my younger self not to worry so much about how my body looked, because it held me back from being present in my body during sex,» says Sarah Tomchesson, sex educator and head of business operations at The Pleasure Chest.
It's not very hard actually, but it will require some planning, thinking it through and constant daily discipline which is much harder than eating that would give you pleasure at that moment.
Thank you again so much for your presentation yesterday at the Traditional Food and Health Weekend in Boise — and more importantly, thank you for the pleasure and privilege of meeting you.
We place so much importance on «getting things done» — that we forget the simple (stress - free) pleasures in life like, reading a book, taking a walk at the beach (or park) and just being kind to another human being.
It's my pleasure Jedd and thanks so much for the opportunity to talk with you and the community at Diesel Strength and Conditioning!
What we think, feel, believe, our level of stress or relaxation, the amount of pleasure in a meal, the inner story we are living out, the speed at which we consume our food, the degree to which we feel nourished — all of these, and much more, powerfully, literally and scientifically impact our metabolism.
Hi Stacy, Thank you so much it is a pleasure joining all of you at the Sunday Supper.
I work hard for everything I have in life and at the end of the day I sit back and think» I want more in life then what I have» someone to show me the other side to spoil me rotten and in return I show him how much I can give / and pleasure him in more ways then words can explain;)-RRB-
One of the great pleasures of animation is the way it distills movement and color and sound into their simplest outlines; at its best, it gives us as much information as we need and no more.
Bad Hollywood movies sporting big price tags are one thing — never much fun to watch, they can at least be a pleasure to ridicule.
Looking at the synopsis for Man on Fire, you can see exactly how much of a guilty pleasure this film could have been.
I remember at the end of the first week, one of the grips went up to John and was like, «I've been waiting forty years to work with you and that was a real pleasure, thank you very much
For all of its innumerable pleasures, however, The Forbidden Room can feel like too much of a good thing — premiering at Sundance, Maddin's latest plays like a robust film festival unto itself.
A mess of early CGI, noisy silliness and bizarre science fiction musings, both films leave narrative logic and effective atmosphere at the door, with their camp pleasures very much a matter of diminishing returns across their mercifully brief runtimes.
It's a pleasure to see him knock back shots at Waldo's bar — not that they help much.
doesn't give us much food for thought, but it at least offers some pleasure with a delightful central performance from Gretchen Moll.
But even if I indulge myself and pretend that's the case, zerging isn't really a talent I'd want to nurture, because I just don't derive much pleasure from building an army and mindlessly hurling it at the enemy.
Over at the local pleasure palace, Cheng Pei Pei is squeezed into the much smaller role of town madam.
They don't make these kinds of «Thar she blows» movies much anymore, at least not unless they star Russell Crowe, so I guess there are nostalgic pleasures to be had here.
And it's great to see an award going to James Ivory, at 89 one of the most venerable of nominees and half of the Merchant - Ivory team that gave moviegoers so much pleasure in decades past.
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When you have a model that's been providing driving pleasure and off - road fun for over three - quarters of a century, you might not think this vehicle needs to be changed much at all.
This is another car we really (I mean really) don't want to sell and quite frankly brings us as much daily pleasure to look at and drive as any of our multi million - euro super and classic cars.
Pricing for the new car will hopefully stay at the same $ 31,000 base level as today, but with much more potential to spend $ 40,000 with active safety options and (fingers crossed) a Nismo upgrade that delivers real driving pleasure - something like... a sports car, but with four doors...
current is 03man, these vehicles are the best thing on the road - maybe a LTcar might do better??? - i am disabled and carry a scooter lift w / auto air lifts, all told about 300 lbs on a 2 inch tow - both gave me so much comfort and ease of being able to get around n the pleasure of driving - i feel like its power is more then enough - i drive at 70 - 80 on trips n have hit 90 enroute to las vegas - this car just cruises!
I get through at least one a week, often more, and I review these books for pleasure, usually on Amazon, sometimes on Goodreads (a site that's hailed as social media for readers, but to be honest I find it a frustratingly clunky site so don't go on there that much — and as it's now owned by Amazon, it may only be a matter of time before my Amazon reviews are accessible from Goodreads anyway).
«Key findings reveal predictors of reading frequency, the importance of reading aloud to children at various ages, how frequently children have opportunities to read for pleasure at school and much more.
Money, fame, a career where you can write books at your own pleasure and not worry much about anything except enjoying respect and validation that the world will give you.
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