Sentences with phrase «not precocious»

(M1 & M2): We are the very model for all modern Climate Modellers We forecast things for foolish kings and not precocious toddlers By using tricks that would excite a high priest of the Aztecs For example those subjective «priors» in Baysian stitastecs??

(Background chorus) They forecast things for foolish kings and not precocious toddlers They are the very model for all Modern Climate Modellers.

(Modelers) It's obvious that leaders hang on every word we utter we Call anyone who disagrees a mal - contented nutter we Forecast things for foolish kings and not precocious toddlers We are the very model for all Modern Climate Modellers.

Although not precocious in most respects, I learned how to read, mostly by myself, at age 4.

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He was a precocious child of extreme intelligence who read the encyclopedia for fun; not surprisingly, he was picked on relentlessly.

Their pietism, which I confused with Lutheranism, early made me restive, not least because of my precocious reading of Britannica articles on evolution and Gibbon's Decline and Fall (my father's library was short on comic books).

The precocious nine - year - old son of a friend of mine was heard to lament that he was now too old to cry but not old enough to swear!

«18 It is partly in response to that void of an Italian Reformation that we may understand Gramsci's fascination, and not Gramsci's alone but that of almost every major modern Italian intellectual with Niccolo Machiavelli, the Italian contemporary of Luther and Calvin.19 Gramsci treats Machiavelli as a Reformer in secular guise, a «precocious Jacobin,» with a vision of a people armed, a national Italy, and Gramsci used the figure of Machiavelli's Prince to express the unifying and leading function of the modern Communist party.

Similarly, our very own precocious genius Wayne Rooney wasn't forced to do time with the U-21's after proving himself with the full side.

and Fabregas was a precocious talent, an exception to the rule.But even he wasn't in the Arsenal first 11 at 17.

Ed Woodward and many others in the hierarchy believe he is a precocious talent to be invested in for the future, but there is also an argument that he is badly needed right now, even if not always a starter.

Because I was precocious with language and read and wrote early, I suspect that my parents assumed I was advanced in other ways as well, when I wasn't.

We use diapers at daycare because he won't go potty there, but do underpants at home in the evenings and weekends.It's been a slow process, probably because our precocious kid went straight past the novelty of going potty to realizing that being a big kid kind of sucks, compared to the easy life of a baby.

My 6 year old is at a precocious stage of not totally understanding that life is not all bed of roses and while most would not consider this important, I do.

Matilda is a precocious little girl who has special abilities and whose parents don't understand her.

I clearly am very passionate about this topic because sleep just did not come easily for my happy, lively, precocious now 10 month old daughter.

When she's not chasing her precocious preschooler, Lauren creates content for businesses.

It tastes better and doesn't cause precocious puberty or cancer)

In case you're not familiar with these precocious little elves, the idea is that Santa sends one of his elves to each kid or household at the beginning of December to keep an eye on the kids and make sure they deserve their spot on the nice list.

Yet the detectives haven't discovered that Andre, a precocious young boy with negligent parents, has recovered most of the money and is keeping it in his house.

Aiden really doesn't know what to do with any of it, but, before he can blink, he finds himself forced to homeschool his two precocious children while grappling with the implications of the imminent death of both his father and his dreams.

You'll Be a Man A decade separates precocious 10 - year - old Leo (Aurelio Cohen) from his new babysitter, Theo (Jules Sagot), in this French coming - of - age drama from director Benoît Cohen, but that doesn't stop the two from becoming best friends.

Goldthwait, on screenwriting and directing duty for the fourth time, ups the ante of precocious C - bomb dropping teenage girls (an alarming number of these characters seem to be popping up, from Hit Girl to Boltie) with Roxy (Tara Lynn Barr) who might not have the best aim with a handgun, but does a mean Jeff Foxworthy impression and has an impressively long list of grievances (and Star Trek trivia) for one so young.

Lisa is an amazing character: infuriating, arrogant, anxious, guilt - ridden, vulnerable, aggressive, precocious... a teenager turning young adult, yes, but a fully realized human being who constantly surprises because she contains a multitude of impulses and contradictions that we're not used to seeing on the screen.

There are no exotic cars or high - tech gadgets no boisterous comrades - in - arms not even a precocious 12 - year - old to help pass the time.

Through it all, only March's precocious adolescent daughter Holly (rising star Angourie Rice) seems to have any grasp of what's really going on — a neat device that not only provokes some sassy, sentimental comedy about March's uselessness as a father, but also provides Black with a handy get - out - of - jail - free card against accusations of reductively macho stereotyping.

Mary is not just precocious but a genius, which is also hard to swallow, as she tackles these math problems that have eluded scholars for decades.

Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline are like my brother and me, too precocious for our own good, and acting out the rage we don't understand on our parents, and the world.»

Prince's performance feels so natural that it almost doesn't feel like acting — at least, until the emotional stakes get more precarious, and then it becomes clear that Prince is a precocious young talent who knows exactly what she's doing.

They vow to solve the mystery not just for the money, but because it's the right thing to do and they are basically nice: single - dad March has a precocious smartmouth 13 - year - old daughter Holly, played by Angourie Rice, who in a few short years will doubtless be playing a Marvel superheroine.

Coraline Teri Hatcher and Dakota Fanning add their voices to this 3D animated feature about a precocious and frustrated young girl, Coraline, who discovers a tunnel to a parallel world where everything seems perfect; but all is not what it seems as the truth comes out and Coraline is trapped.

Precocious but unpretentious, funny but not fully in on the joke, Franco has a disarmingly endearing personality, and he brings all of that and more to this performance.

He also finds himself stuck in the middle of Ron and Hermione's deteriorating friendship when Ron starts dating Gryffindor student Lavender, whose precocious attitude isn't everyone's cup of tea.

You don't suddenly think that because you're making a film that you're important and that you can [become] this precocious actor.

Meanwhile, his adopted brother Chuck (Church, Spider - Man 3) is left to take care of precocious teen Vanessa during a period where she thinks she knows it all, including leaving the nest once and for all to go to college somewhere else.

Even when the dog's the central focus, as seen in the opening segment featuring Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy, and their precocious child, Keaton Nigel Cooke, we're handed an ugly portrait of a dying marriage, one that can't be saved by post-modern homes and European cars.

The trailer used Scarlett Johansson's most precocious moments («isn't it, like, obvious?»)

Professor Plummer was killed over a piece of software named G.H.O.S.T. (though not in the pantry with a candlestick) now believed to have been stashed somewhere in his home; when the snot - nosed kids — vain Zoe (Brittany Snow), surly Seth (Max Thieriot), precocious Lulu (Morgan York, also one of the Cheaper by the Dozen brats), and reaction - shot fodder Peter (Keegan & Logan Hoover) and Baby Tyler (Bo & Luke Vink (and with «The Dukes of Hazzard»'s impending renaissance, boy are those two in for a rude awakening at the start of school)-RRB--- grease the stairwell to take out Shane, they end up driving away their German nanny (a typically misused Carol Kane) instead, forcing Shane into a more maternal role and leaving him little time to search for the computer program.

Named Peyton (not after Peyton Manning or Walter Payton, as a leatherhead would hope, but Nobel Prize - winning M.D. Peyton Rous — an early herald of her precocious pretentiousness), she invites herself to stay for a month while her mother ostensibly does philanthropic work in Africa.

81 % The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Stylish but emotionally distant, this is the Coen brothers» clever tribute to the film noir genre, and it features a sharp turn by Johansson as a precocious object of desire.

It's a shaky pairing, but together they follow clues and thump on potential witnesses, not always successfully, as they peek into the seamy underbelly of Los Angeles, with Holland's precocious thirteen - year - old daughter Holly (Rice, Walking with Dinosaurs) finding herself in the middle of the action more often than not.

Somehow, the precocious young girl senses that she couldn't be any worse off if she ran away, in spite of her uncle's stern warning that, «You wouldn't last one day on your own.»

Tony's precocious little brother (brought to life by a magnetic young James DiGiacomo) not only ribs Eilis at the dinner table, but helps Tony write letters to her because he's more literate.

Infant and preschool girls who consistently favor one hand over the other are likely to be more intellectually precocious than girls who do not show early signs of «handedness,» two psychologists at California State University have found.

As Rice explains, most colleges and universities don't offer degrees or certificates in online education (BSU is a precocious exception), so preparation tends to happen on the ground.

Growing up in central Indiana, Russell says he was «one of those kids they didn't know what to do with,» too precocious for his tiny school district to accommodate, but kept in high school by state laws that typically require kids to sit through 40 or so courses to graduate.

Not to make precocious scholars... not to impart the secret of acquiring wealth... not to qualify directly for professional success... but simply to make good citizens.&raqNot to make precocious scholars... not to impart the secret of acquiring wealth... not to qualify directly for professional success... but simply to make good citizens.&raqnot to impart the secret of acquiring wealth... not to qualify directly for professional success... but simply to make good citizens.&raqnot to qualify directly for professional success... but simply to make good citizens.»

Individual achievement test scores can be misleading at the pre-school and kindergarten levels, if the child is already reading and doing arithmetic — these abilities are not expected in this age group, so precocious readers or mathies will score significantly above their age level, just because they are precocious readers or mathies.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

Not only did my boy remind us of youth's fleeting nature, the precocious lad recalled what we already knew but had forgotten: if Pixar is to keep this franchise stepping lively, it needs to ring in generation after generation of new viewer.