Sentences with phrase «of an acquired taste as»

And as much of an acquired taste as these new designs might be, there's no denying they're resulting in some cool toys.

Not exact matches

Charles Sizemore, the Dallas - based author of the Sizemore Investment Letter, says that as Asian populations acquire middle - class, North American tastes, they're starting to buy more expensive cigarette and alcohol brands.

Such education will not always succeed, as for instance there exist people who are unable to acquire a taste for Alexander Pope even after earnest striving, but the method is more likely of success than adverting to a list of beloved aphorisms.

«Somehow the idea of defending Christians has acquired a bad taste in Europe, as if it means excluding other people,» von Habsburg said.

I don't know why but I have kind of been scared to use them in case I don't like them as I have they are an acquired taste.

I like Quinoa, but it is an acquired taste that I'm not a huge fan of, so I don't eat it as often as I should.

Not a regular bread, more of a German dense bread but not as breakable or of an acquired taste - this is softer and a bit more chewy so easier to eat cold as well as toast.

With the likes of John Stones and Nathaniel Clyne again receiving call - ups whilst Ryan Mason and Harry Kane have both managed to acquire their first taste of senior action, we look at just how a potential England XI could look in a few seasons time, potentially as we head to Russia 2018.

This tea is an acquired taste (to me it smells like liquid prunes), and I can attest to its effectiveness in calming and relaxing an anxious mind as I could tell a major difference when drinking up to three cups a day of an instant Schizandra blend amidst stressful events in my own life.

If you aren't sure you like it at first, try it a few more times as fish roe can sometimes be a bit of an acquired taste.

Fermented foods may be an acquired taste, but think of them as medicine for your body and brain!

This style is best for those of you who LOVE velvet, as to be honest it really is a lot of velvet and is more of an acquired taste.

There are, of course, some heavy - handed touches that don't quite work; Galifianakis is an acquired taste; and the very final scene may strike some viewers as self - referential to a fault (in fact, cynics might find it tragic, distasteful and humiliating), but The Hangover Part II acquits itself with truly surprising vivacity to an all - but - impossible task.

It would be fair to say that the comedy of Nick Swardson is an acquired taste, as anyone who's seen his films, including «Grandma's Boy» and «Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star,» or his TV series, «Nick Swardson's Pretend Time,» can tell you.

While undoubtedly an acquired taste (and staggeringly expensive at # 249,990), it's an impressive display of craftsmanship - and illustrative of the lengths firms like Overfinch now have to go to to differentiate their products from the extensive personalisation options now offered as standard on many vehicles.

The Elan's wedgy styling as long been an acquired taste but there's some visual interest here with the British Racing Green paint scheme and an oh - so - Lotus yellow stripe down the centreline of the car, while the cabin is more modern than those early MX - 5s and far more cossetting than that of the Elise that replaced the Elan in 1996.

For thirty - five weeks now, Cass has had the privilege of acquiring this intimacy of information regarding Lucinda Mandelbaum: her rituals of brushing and flossing and exfoliating and lotioning; the facts that she gets hiccoughs if she eats hard - boiled eggs too quickly and that her cold hands and feet are the result of Raynaud's syndrome; that she had spent her junior year of college at Oxford and had acquired a taste for certain British products that she orders from a Web site called British Delights; that as a girl she had wanted to be either a concert pianist or Nancy Drew; that she sometimes makes a whole dinner of a product called Sticky Toffee Pudding, is mildly libertarian in her politics, and gasps always with the same sound of astonishment in lovemaking.

(And as if you needed one more reason to acquire A Taste for Murder, the authors are donating a portion of their profits to From the Wholesaler to the Hungry, a national organization that helps cities develop programs to distribute fresh produce to low - income adults and children.)

As beautiful as it is barren, the remote and harsh landscape is sparsely populated and surely an acquired taste for the small but steady number of adventure - seekers that visit year - round.As beautiful as it is barren, the remote and harsh landscape is sparsely populated and surely an acquired taste for the small but steady number of adventure - seekers that visit year - round.as it is barren, the remote and harsh landscape is sparsely populated and surely an acquired taste for the small but steady number of adventure - seekers that visit year - round...

Sony's more esoteric puzzle and rhythm - based games are a bit of an acquired taste, with the pervading cheeriness and garish graphics serving as a turn off for some, but if you dig on these kind of games then LocoRoco 2 offers up a nice evolution upon the formula of the first title.

Summary: Sony's more esoteric puzzle and rhythm - based games are a bit of an acquired taste, with the pervading cheeriness and garish graphics serving as a turn off for some, but if you dig on these kind of games then LocoRoco 2 offers up a nice evolution upon the formula of the first title.

A person's identity is a composite picture of one's ideas, beliefs, infinite longings, abstractions, glances in mirrors, personal relationships, size, height, weight and color; one's library card, driver's license, social security number, bank account, acquired names; one's occupying one space as opposed to another, one's wearing of certain clothes as opposed to others, one's taste in food, one's sex.

It would have been interesting, for example, to see the artworks in the order in which they were acquired, more explicitly acknowledging the point of view of its benefactors as well as the development of their taste.