Sentences with phrase «n't staid»

Predominently, it's females that read more, so we wanted to get a light, colourful e-reader out there that wasn't staid and corporate - like.

This isn't the staid and ineffective «online learning,» but an engaging and powerful use of digital tools inside every classroom, where every student has their own notebook computer, and human interaction is blended with the global resources available today.

When Karen Hinton threw a party last year as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's newly appointed press secretary, it wasn't the staid reception some expected.

These aren't staid, sit - down dishes, but casual ones — Sake - sticky Drumsticks, Tequila and Lime Chicken — meant to be served informally with guests helping themselves.

Not exact matches

Whackjob fanatic or not, almost two centuries after his prudish ah - ha moment, we still have staid Sylvester Graham to thank for the graham cracker, the salty - sweet crumbly crusts to our cheesecakes and the sturdy tops and bottoms to our ooey, gooey s» mores.

Not to belabor the point about the irrational exuberance that was the taper talk, but it's not often that one finds moments of true comedy in the staid world of high finanNot to belabor the point about the irrational exuberance that was the taper talk, but it's not often that one finds moments of true comedy in the staid world of high finannot often that one finds moments of true comedy in the staid world of high finance.

«Others insisted my enthusiastic communication style didn't fit in with our staid culture.

well I am aren't I. I am still breathing oxygen because Jesus has staid my hand and held my hand even there even then and I'm happy to report it's been almost a year without my hand reaching for that comforting blankey of «then I will just kill myself!»

Staid pretty late, and so over with her by water, and being in a great sweat with my towsing of her durst not go home by water, but took coach, and at home my brother and I fell upon Des Cartes, and I perceive he has studied him well, and I can not find but he has minded his book, and do love it.

Le Prof is very staid when it comes to contracts and the fact that Giroud signed a new extension just last year makes me think that he will not let him go at all, especially when you consider his excellent performances as a supersub in the last campaign, and if Alexis leaves then he could be fulfilling exactly the same role behind Lacazette this year.

But our star may not always be so staid.

If your diet is feeling a little staid after winter, fear not: A new crop of spring cookbooks has burst into bloom, bringing plenty of inspiration to get you excited about getting back in the kitchen.

I've staid in some pretty nice hotels, but I don't think I've staid in the Omni.

I am not a big follower of trends, though I think they are worth watching because adding a few new trends into your wardrobe can really update your look, and can add a more youthful element to outfits which may have become a little staid.

It's hard to wear a suit and not look staid or snoozy, but somehow, (in Saint Laurent) manages.

When you go to work in an office, the conclusion that people arrive at (and not wrongly) is that dressing for work is a bit staid and boring.

Really a fairly amazing achievement: an engrossing, witty cultural document that doesn't feel staid in the least.

As Steve Jobs taught us last year, biopics do nt have to be staid, predictable, cradle - to - grave dramas.

This staid, somber film is heartening proof that what doesn't kill us might indeed make us stronger.

So the onus must fall on the material adapted, Robert Harris's follow - up to his much - lauded Fatherland, which promised a Ken Follett romantic espionage page - burner while delivering a staid and occasionally incomprehensible period bodice - ripper crushed under the dual gorgons of the sophomore jinx and the Tom Clancy «guess I'm not very good at dialogue» bogey.

That's because aside from offering up a few silly scares, a genuine laugh here and there, and a photogenic cast of young people that look like they're right off the set of Pretty Little Liars (of which, Whitey Able scores some laughs as a bitchy mean girl while Anson Mount smolders accordingly) there really isn't much to Levine's stylish and staid first feature.

Though finely acted by all three leads (McAdam's British accent isn't perfect, but she's still plenty effective), Disobedience is, in defiance of its title, too staid and measured to deliver the intended emotional wallop.

You'd think from all the whooping and dancing around by the campaigners that they were electing the President, but in truth, even if they got their man elected, he would be only one vote out of nine members; hardly enough to convince the staid politicians to extend the Monorail — which to this day it simply is not.

I feel that Operation Husky is going to be fairly divisive amongst players, with some possibly not appreciating the shift in focus during its last third, but I personally welcome the injection of new gameplay elements into what could be argued to be a more staid multiplayer experience when compared to the variety of its contemporaries.

«A list with no significant movements among its leading names might indicate a staid and overly - conservative sector — which can't be said of this list or of the corporate online learning technologies sector in 2017/18».

Ms. Moskowitz, a former city councilwoman who recently announced she would not run for mayor in 2017, was speaking at New York Law School, part of their CityLaw breakfast series, and gave what was mostly a typical Success Academy stump speech: save for an introduction that was more of a defense against recent lawsuits and media stories, and for a conclusion that saw parents of former Success students livening up the typically staid CityLaw audience to demand apologies or answers from Ms. Moskowitz.

As the Honda Civic Type R is based on the European - market Civic hatchback, its rakish bodywork may not look so familiar to those used to the staid U.S. - market Civic sedan.

He enjoys solitude, but does not fly the society of man; he is a child with children, joyous with the young, staid with the old, patient with the foolish, happy with the wise.

On the other end of the spectrum (and showfloor), an itty - bitty Subaru 360 hid behind glass railing, reminding us the Pleiades cluster hasn't always graced overboosted rally cars and staid family sedans.

These automobiles have unimaginable presence — not gaudy like American luxury cars of the time, far from staid like their British counterparts, and not clinical like the Germans.

With VW's Mk4 Golf on the horizon Ford had made a big quality push, but when the Golf arrived it couldn't compete with the Ford's dynamics and for a company as staid as Ford had been in the preceding decade or two, the sharp «new edge» styling was bang up to date.

The base ILX is more staid affair, making do with a 150 horsepower, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder motor that doesn't feel quite as «premium» as it should.

While the V6 Sport isn't an all - out RS version of the Fusion, it does inject some life into a mostly staid segment.

But I think Ford has a shot at boosting sales of passenger versions by also pitching this as a cool vehicle that fits all kinds of lifestyles, and not just as a staid, commercial cargo van.

The Mercedes - Benz C - Class is one of the more staid used entry - level luxury cars available, not so much for its styling, but for its ride.

Of course, Brabus wouldn't be here without adding gobs of power to the normally staid S - class.

It will not be challenging European sport sedans for dynamic finesse but it elevates the previously staid handling feel and gives the car a more responsive feel on the road.

I bought my 2015 fiat 500 pop six months ago from Car Pros Fiat of Renton, that's when my troubles started... at the first rain I found out that my car has a leak, car did not have even 500 miles when I took it to get serviced, in staid of giving me a new car they repaired it, and this is only the beginning....

The Mercedes - Benz Concept A-Class is not only making its global debut during both the New York and Shanghai auto shows, the hunkered down little two - door hatchback is also tasked with pushing the German automaker's previously staid - looking family vehicle into a bold new direction.

Lured by smooth roads onto a new turnpike, he read with surprise the rules he was handed, don't stop, don't turn around, pay when you get there; he made his escape at the first exit he saw, for fiftyfive cents, and now he was on the old road buzzing the staid turnpike by turns over and under, teasing it crazy.

From that moment, the novel is divided into two realities: one where Irina leaves staid Lawrence and embarks on a relationship with a charismatic snooker player, and one where she does not.

Teens who like realistic fiction with an internal focus won't be disappointed in this incisive and staid novel about coping with death.

A relatively staid approach, when combined with the non-expandable memory and fairly high # 380 price, ensures it can't topple the greats, and won't sway many iPad 2 owners - to - be.

The market is dynamic and complex, and just because it's a retirement fund, does not mean that it has to necessarily be staid and hyper - conservative.

Hearing the security guard — a staid - looking, retiree - aged gringo — speak about Rosarito, the trip seemed perfectly feasible: Will didn't need a passport, a California driver's license would do; we could take Federal Highway 1D along the coast in Mexico for some nice scenery and to avoid the frenzy of Tijuana; and we could buy daily car insurance at a place near the outlet mall for as cheap as $ 5.

If you can't get a room try Pacific Inn's little brother, Ocean Inn, or for more staid decor, Seafest Hotel offer a range of tired middle - of - the - road rooms but is the only hotel in town with a swimming pool.

Yes, I could have staid at a private luxury lodge at ten times the cost, but I didn't have to!

In all honesty the Battle Focus mode is probably the area where The Bureau shines the most, as the staid and familiar third person cover and shoot mechanics, whilst solid, aren't anything particularly new or exciting.

You have to be a dreadfully staid gamer if you do not find yourself entertained by this title.

I have staid true to my work for all my life and I know that a right moment, and that is not an illusion, will come.I have sold mostly large works.