Sentences with phrase «occasional stories of»

But there are occasional stories of officials striving to do a good job, and there was one last week you may have missed.

Fed by success stories of advertising campaigns and occasional stories of individuals acting out bizarre incidents seen on television or in movies, a large part of the community believe that television and videos major effect on social behaviour is a direct one, whereby programme material is either directly imitated or directly undermines social morality.

There are occasional stories of young geniuses bucking the norm to bring a revolutionary idea to market (and they truly are inspiring), but these stories are the rare exception to the overwhelming average experience.

The occasional story of breakout success by a first - time author (e.g., moi) often engenders fantasies of instant bestsellerdom among aspiring authors.

Not exact matches

If you read the Editor's note you would have seen this — «Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories looking at the faith of the leading 2012 presidential candidates.»

Occasional horrific news stories hint at the me - first legacy of Maoism: A toddler was run over by a car, and no one stopped to help; a greedy company put melamine in milk destined for baby bottles; a Red Cross worker apparently pilfered funds meant for victims of the Sichuan earthquake, spending the money on designer bags and fancy cars.

Part of my own story is that I went for a big wander outside of my my mother Church, encountering different and new and ancient ways of experiencing and knowing and being changed by our big and generous God as if I were encountering occasional cups of water while in the desert, drinking each one down as if they were sustaining me for the next leg of the journey.

Editor's note: This is part of an occasional series of stories looking at the faith of the leading 2012 presidential candidates, including Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich.

And while there are occasional stories within Judaism of someone actually rising from the dead, these people still died later, and are awaiting the final resurrection to this very day.

Included also within the Vendidad there are occasional stories, for example, concerning the temptation of Zoroaster, also stories concerning the destiny of the soul after death.

And the women who I once would laugh and share stories with were always willing to pass on their mending to me in exchange for the occasional jar of oil or loaf of bread.

psst... «Editor's note: This is part of an occasional series of stories looking at the faith of the leading 2012 presidential candidates.»

It is possible, as an occasional textual critic has suggested, and as The Jerusalem Bible footnotes, that the closing verses of 1 Kings 19 are transferred or borrowed from the Elisha cycle of stories.

Occasional stories in the national media have detailed the increasingly religious tenor of Bush's public phraseology and conveyed his sense of his religious constituency.

He didn't have difficulty with occasional eye contact or emphasis on parts of the story.

Amid the gloom and glut of the Australian wine scene there are occasional good - news stories.

But yes, not a fan of Eberts» takes though I appreciate the occasional inside scoop type stories (when they aren't copy pasted from another outlet with poor journalism standards).

There was no Kenny Dalglish, no John Barnes, no Ian Rush, only stories and the occasional YouTube clip of the brilliance these players possessed.

So, never stop believing that things can truly get better and maybe even put in the occasional lottery ticket because you may get a lottery story of your very own.

They are a cacophony of conflicting advice and not - so - subtle digs and brags and the occasional horror story.

Out of these exhausting and embarrassing fiascoes, I found a baby buncher's oasis; a indoor play co - op / swap shop, which offers occasional music and story times but for the most part is a free for all.

The book includes a myriad of personal stories, and some readers may be uncomfortable with occasional use of profanity and the frank nature of some of the stories.

An occasional series of Immigrant Stories, shining a light on the people trapped in Britain's immigration system.

An occasional series of Immigrant Stories, shining a light on the people in Britain's immigration system

Over the past 8 months, they've endured vaccine shortages, lurid media stories, and the occasional slaughter of innocent monkeys.

As Mellaart tells the story of the dig of his life, his Turkish - born wife and colleague, Arlette, intervenes with small cups of muddy coffee and occasional explanations.

And yet, another part of me thinks that some of my professors stand in front of us telling random stories in search of the occasional snicker to stroke their egos.

Since that time — or so the story goes — Venus has been quiescent, its unchanging surface altered only by the random impacts of occasional asteroids.

Next Wave has asked a number of consultants to give us some insight into their jobs, and we're publishing their stories in this, our occasional series.

And just as the occasional news story of some lucky sap winning $ 6 million in a single night at Atlantic City's blackjack tables may stir you to try your own luck for a weekend, the odd story of a happy couple finding true love on Match.com will likely convince you that signing up is a great idea.

Boston, MA About Blog A new Corgi story every weekday, heaping helpings of video biscuits and extra fun photos, featured adoptables, occasional special and topical features, plus information on fundraisers to benefit needy Corgis.

The sheer power of these stories carries The Kennedys even during the occasional stumbles that result from trying to pack 40 years of history into five and a half hours of programming.

By the very nature of its settings and story, there are occasional reminiscences of Lang and Hitchcock, but there is nothing borrowed or imitated.

Wellman's»40s work was similarly distinguished, and included The Ox - Bow Incident, The Story of G.I. Joe, and the Battle of the Bulge re-enactment Battleground, broken up by the occasional comedy such as Lady of Burlesque.

It's good, it wants to tell a story, it has decent special effects, some occasional b - movie gore, the usual tropes of a story, all done in... I don't know, good taste?

If it weren't for the occasional interesting sequences in the middle of this love story, I don't know if I'd have made it till the end.

The gameplay loop in previous Far Cry games revolved around climbing towers, revealing a host of icons, and then chasing down a grip of fetch quests with the occasional story bit wedged in.

Despite the occasional gleam of wit, very little is to be taken seriously — not the story, not the acting and certainly not the history.

Baumbach and Editor Jennifer Lame do allow the story to run free at times (resorting to showing mini-sections that are unrelated to others and having some occasional jump cuts), but Baumbach keeps Frances and key aspects of her life (namely the relationship with Sophie) in focus.

Sure, the occasional film sneaks out of its categorical ghetto and garners larger attention, such as Toy Story 3, but by and large these vital films are given their token nod in these subcategories and forgotten.

Unfortunately for her, she's relegated to virtually nothing with the occasional screaming of Malcolm's name, and a lazy back story that involves A-typical female behavior.

Some of the world's finest comedy screenwriting talent will share their experiences, advice and the occasional amusing story at the Give Me Direction screenwriting conference, which takes place next week on 17 — 18 June.

A retooling of the 1986 cult favorite, the movie features plenty of excessive blood and gore, occasional moments of explicit violence, and two heroes who get dumber and dumber as the story progresses.

Instead, Elizabeth's life is told largely through the eyes of others, with only the occasional glimpse afforded into that ornately decorated head; there's no tracing her emotional journey as a leader, or as a wife, through the season when she's so constantly shuffled to the edges of its story.

Given the complexity and occasional obscurity of the story, the film needs it.

Come for the occasional sneak peeks behind the scenes on the new Star Wars, stay for the inspirational stories of young people getting into film production!

There are very few decent moments in the film, with an occasional funny gag, but none of these have to do with the story at large.

Other than the occasional base defense, most of the quest design in the game has you merely running from one place to another to grab an item or throw a switch, then moving on to the next area to do the same thing, with occasional poorly produced and dramatically bankrupt cutscenes punctuating the events of the story, such as it is.

For in a film that is for the most part highly elliptical, occasional scenes that lack such economy (like David's comic exchange with an unlicensed cabbie, or the overlong — if nicely performed — expositional scenes with a series of coroners and counsellors) are an unwelcome disruption of the story's spare rhythm.

The holes in the plot are gaping, and the lack of logic in the story's development is obvious, suggesting that director Allen Hughes and editor Cindy Mollo made conscious decisions to retain the wisecracks and occasional bursts of action rather than worry overmuch about the dramatic structure.