Sentences with phrase «not preening»

And around town or on the highway — where most people think to use vehicles not preening for an excursion to a track day — the RX is just the prescription the doctor ordered.

The empty - beaked bird would quickly start preening its mate, but the mate would be slow to preen back, or might not preen at all.

But given that people, unlike rodents, don't preen each other, researchers assumed that we rarely come in close enough contact to perceive chemical cues in tears.

Not exact matches

It does not help when preening sports analysts brag about their playing days.

Here he gets a putback and gets fouled, and he showed his hand wraps haven't stopped him from preening for the crowd.

For instance, adolescents often spend hours preening themselves because they think, «everyone will notice if I don't look good.»

«Hens are naturally inquisitive animals with a strong desire to perch, preen themselves, dustbathe, forage and nest.

Osborne, grinning and preening himself like his newly purchased cat, luxuriated in his adversary's obvious discomfort — recognising not only the personal but the political challenges the shadow chancellor has to slay.

But in this case, the birds didn't have any crude oil on their feathers, so the decrease in preening is probably a sign they're not feeling well, the researchers say.

But juncos likely aren't making their perfume alone: Lots of those preen gland chemicals are naturally made by bacteria.

Its light, comfy and perfect for days when you can't be doing with fake tanning / preening ones legs... #lazygirlproblems.

I don't know that I've ever seen an ensemble that is so powerful from top to bottom without ever once strutting or preening.

The line lands with a thud — it's a preening joke, an «ain't I a stinker?»

While Anton is ready to go with the times, Burt, a preening, self - deluding, perma - tanned hick, can't see why they should.

Beefcake buffs won't feel cheated: He sheds his shirt frequently, flexes and preens on a construction site and takes a lingering shower.

Improv comedy veterans Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer don't just play clueless heavy metal rockers and longtime bandmates David St. Hubbins (lead singer), Nigel Tufnel (lead guitar) and Derek Smalls (bass) offstage, they write and perform their own material with the preening assurance of would - be metal gods.

The preening, pumped - up fitness guru in «Dodgeball» is also an idiot, but he's so in love with himself he doesn't seem to notice.

The movie has its merits: the final 30 minutes, in which we see Gordon - Levitt's Petit preen and twirl in the sky as aggravated police officers try to snatch him from either end of the cable, is an exhilarating piece of filmmaking that you won't find in Marsh's documentary and must be watched in a theater, in 3 - D.

Baranski's preening matriarch is an imperious monster whose eyebrow tilts deserve their own EGOT; Hines» stage - five clinger is fantastically deranged, a child - like widow who can't understand why her daughter wouldn't want to be her best friend, or have her face screen - printed on her own pajamas.

At the same time, Rotherham fails to remember that for all the preening of Beltway reformers, the most - successful school reform efforts have been — and continue to be — done by folks who didn't know much about education until stumbled into reform.

This week it is about submitting your NaNoWriMo baby, but not before you have wash, dressed and preened it first.

The first thing you need to do is determine if your bird is really exhibiting feather plucking, and is not just grooming, preening, or molting.

If you are able to determine that your parrot is not playing, trying to climb, attempting to preen you, or isn't simply afraid, then aggression may well be at the root of your bird's biting.

Low humidity levels can lead to dry skin, brittle feathers, preening issues, and more respiratory problems if not accounted for.

Most cats self - groom often, so it's not unusual to see them lick and chew a little at their fur when preening.

However, normal preening should not cause any damage to skin or the feathers.

Obtaining a dog should be a time for rational decision making — not an excuse for moral preening.

Outside of nesting season, these crimson - feathered water birds spend their entire lives on their feet — preening, feeding and even sleeping upright.

Not everyone wants the preened and perfect vibe of popular tourist beaches.

Sonic is not speeding but tip - toeing as he approaches her, his eyes slanted, his arm reaching out, preening to touch.

And the Turner Prize, numbingly predictable for courting controversy, preens itself on its not being an exception to this trend.

In addition to red nose and floppy over sized shoes, exhibits preening arrogance and contemptuous attitudes towards anyone not of like mind.

Instead of prattling and preening like a hyperactive penguin about how courageous and scientific you are — why don't you just come back with a result?

Not acknowledging that you are now criticizing him for things that you initially criticized him for, but preening like this is the same criticism... that's a disingenuous way to argue.

Seething resentment, an inability to frame an argument that isn't clumsy and repetitive abuse, opportunistic disparagement in a bad case of bad faith, noisy prattling and preening informed by superficial knowledge and astonishingly silly assumptions?

But as the other preening penguin couples around them began to lay eggs and share in the duties of incubation, keepers say Inca and Rayas seemed a bit sullen and confused by their empty nest:

Oddly, she seems to work (Yes, Simon C, she does work, though preening is okay by me, too) in Safari on a Mac, but not on the Mac version of IE.