Sentences with phrase «not efface»

Of course there's other esoteric and interesting «hows,» but to have the audacity to put forth a «what» that you have invented is to take a particular position in relation to the wide visibility of methods that, at the very least, conditionalize if not efface artistic agency.

But ubiquitous McDonald's, Burger Kings, and neon signs promoting Coca Cola and Pepsi do not efface the city's inimitable character.

become a man and come at last this hour: the lovely bride before the bridal bower, their family and friends, all smiles, embrace love writ so large that time can not efface this silver night's unbridled happiness.

That does not efface what I have written just because I am not adding anything to it.

Very occasionally, labor induction doesn't work, especially for first - time mothers and those whose cervix isn't effaced and dilated.

I had not dilated, the baby had not descended and my cervix had not effaced.

Still, somehow light pollution has not effaced the stars.

The reference to bodily organs was unmistakable, and like Louise Bourgeois's Lairs, once «inside» the body, gender distinctions became blurred, if not effaced.

Not exact matches

In his typical self - effacing manner, Buffett attributed his decision not to invest in Amazon to «stupidity.»

«Only by praying together with their children can a father and mother — exercising their royal priesthood — penetrate the innermost depths of their children's hearts and leave an impression that the future events in their lives will not be able to efface.»

Why does God appear to bless certain flamboyant ministries who uphold questionable teaching, but seem not to bless others who have sought to be sound, self - effacing and honest?

Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not the strength to bear; and efface our sins, and grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us; Thou art our Master; so help us Thou against the disbelieving people.

Cullman, following Luther, would have us select from this rich array only the single image of sleep, a tidy way to dispose of the doctrine of purgatory and to downplay if not completely efface the cult of the saints.

Would it not make sense above all to ask questions from the point of view of adopted children as well as questions concerning the concrete consequences in their daily lives of the effacing of sexual differences?

Brian's been great lately at building the farm system, but there are areas where his judgment is questionable (although one can never be confident in assigning culpability in a front office where the owners seem to rely on self - effacing loyalty from employees; i.e., fall on your sword if you want to work here, and you didn't hear it from us).

Effacement could be accompanied by mild contractions, or none at all, so you might not know you're effaced without the help of an OB - GYN and / or midwife.

I just stopped working 2 - days ago so I've definitely kept active, but I'm only 50 % effaced, I'm not dialated at all and baby still has to drop.

«That's just how you bake them,» she chirped at me, while giving a matter of fact state - of - the - cervix rundown: I was not dilated or effaced, and my cervix was still posterior.

The contractions may come at irregular patterns, and they may not help the cervix to dilate or efface, or do so only very slowly.

If your doctor or midwife wants to sweep your membranes, it's important to consider how soft your cervix is, whether you're effaced already or not, and if you've lost your mucus plug.

Those who've spent time with the soft - spoken Bronx native say he's both razor sharp and self - effacing — qualities that don't always come together in one person, especially in state government.

While soft - spoken and self - effacing in person, Willett isn't shy about using this formidable database to take on the federal establishment.

But the decision by the self - effacing former physics professor to retire from Congress doesn't mean he's giving up his lifelong passion for science education.

Prodromal labor can also slowly dilate or efface the cervix, while BH contractions typically do not.

I personally know women who were not dilated and effaced at all and delivered less than 24 hours later, as well as women who walked around at 3 - 4 cm for weeks.

This was my first baby and he had not dropped until labor, I was only 1 cm dialated 0 % effaced for 1 month leading up to labor.

I've not even effaced at all.

There was no doubt about his sensitivity or his skill, but I had a feeling the public wasn't quite registering or noticing him, and it had to do with his reticence, or a self - effacing uncertainty as to whether he should be doing movies.

Jennifer Lawrence won an Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook, and proceeded to charm the world with her smarts, self - effacing humor and her sass — not to mention her willingness to call BS on Hollywood.

Kudos to Channing Tatum for the kind of self - effacing star turn you wouldn't expect from an actor whose character is both eponymous and «magic»; cheers to Jada Pinkett Smith (as the troupe's hype - woman) and Andie MacDowell (as a wealthy society client whose chaste amusement ripens into something else) for stealing their scenes with the evident pleasure of consummate thieves.

There's no chemistry between anyone, the only performance of note is that of Oscar Isaac being plain nuts, and the campiness of certain scenes aren't self - effacing, but rather trying to establish credibility.

Into Great Silence (Die Grosze Stille) DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: DVD Offers Rare Peak at Monastic Life Who would ever think that you could make a movie about an order of self - effacing monks who «ve taken not only a vow of celibacy, but also of silence?

Not many current actors who are known for self - effacing screen comedy can do this kind of thing well.

She is inherently funny and self - effacing in a way that does not come off as overly needy or attention - seeking.

It's also a movie in which a top - grade bunch of actors get stuck in with self - effacing pragmatism, not getting overpowered by the story but not trying to outshine it either.

Then there's the comedy - good enough that non-comic book fans will likely go along for the self - effacing ride, assuming they aren't taken aback about how hard «R» Deadpool really is.

He is nothing if not self - effacing, talking off the cuff about script problems, crediting Garofalo's improvisations on set, and expressing dissatisfaction with his own work.

But co-directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa aren't making the broadly comic version of this story; Fey and Carlock's self - effacing wit functions more as window - dressing, arranged with restraint.

He wasn't just understanding of my plight; he was genuinely kind, accommodating, and self - effacing in our first encounters — all this from a man with no need to be solicitous, possessing a stellar reputation and gaudy resume.

Not that the 2016 Acura NSX is self - effacing.

But if Smith is aware of the deep fissure that yawns open between the memorably creepy products of his imagination and his friendly, sincere, self - effacing, humorous and somewhat bemused conversational self, he's not copping to it during a phone call to his apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Don't be self - effacing.

Now in gray, the additions are literally self - effacing (not to mention a little boring).

Humorously delving into the extraordinary properties of ordinary things, his sculptures have a self - effacing edge: ice cream sculptures melt and consume themselves over time (Cream Cycle, Soft Palate), identical cars are infinitely towed away and replaced (Two Tow «n).

In them, Marden did not so much efface touch as compress it.

In the later»50s «Combines,» this personal note is muted, but it is not entirely effaced — not unlike de Kooning's marks in the 1953 erased drawing.

As Zhang says, he is creating a «societal landscape,» one where, whether he is manipulating an image of a building in Chelsea or one half way around the world in China, his aim is not to efface but to meld disparate concepts and histories, disparate types of visual information, and make yet a third thing — a multifaceted, multi-media, object for contemplation.

In order to fill the time so as not to completely halt dramatic action, or, to help transition the mood from one act to the next, an «entr» acte» would unfold before a simple backdrop with a minimum of props; embracing the economy of the gap and the leverage of interval, the «entr» acte» occupies a space between denouement and spectacle, effacing and dispersing the subjective identification and vitalist discoveries often associated with theater.

And though the materials employed are not always «poor,» they are certainly self - effacing — often breaking down, or verging on something else.

It is not Ligon who effaced an African American's identity.