Sentences with phrase «of high drama»

But their relationship had had a rocky start in another episode of high drama and scandal.

And wherever they go from here, it will not be with the sort of high drama that makes for a compelling story to read.

Debates on the floor of the House of Commons do not generally win a mass audience, even at moments of high drama — the knife - edge vote that settles great affairs of state.

It is all a part of the pathos of people who got scared and lost their way, and of the high drama of a God who searches to find his lost sheep.

On a night of night of high drama in host city St. Petersburg, Portugal was voted Europe's Leading Destination with Turismo de Portugal scooping the prize for Europe's Leading Tourist Board.

Her barely disguised British accent drifts in and out during scenes of high drama, and her appearance and demeanor never alter during their supposed ten years of marriage.

The promise of high drama at last night's Republican State Committee (RSC) meeting contributed to its late start due to the standing - room - only crowd.

A treasure trove of playful eccentricity, with a small dose of high drama.

I also enjoy watching that side of James McAvoy, and while he's nowhere near Victor Frankenstein or MacBeth levels of high drama, he gets a few moments to show his ability to add his own kind of flourish or two.

Displayed with this Brechtian sense of high drama and heightened awareness of artificiality, the women's pain feels both immediate and distant.

The announcement caps a week of high drama for Facebook, which has dispatched senior executives to reassure users, advertisers and lawmakers that it's stepping up efforts to protect privacy and owning up to instances where it failed to safeguard people's data.

Stern and Lehi were the stuff of high drama, and to fail to understand the nature of this drama is, I think, to fail to understand the inherent revolutionary potential of Zionism.

«They work really hard in the pool, which is a given, and there's just not a lot of high drama.

That blend of high drama and pleasant relaxation is probably found in its purest form in the Maryland Hunt Cup race.

Pa Olu Falae's popular censure, following the old man's N100 million «obtainment» from Dasukigate, would appear a gripping sub-plot of that high drama.

In an afternoon of high drama in Westminster, politics.co.uk tracks those Labour MPs publicly joining Hoon and Hewitt's calls for a secret ballot.

It was a day of high drama Wednesday at City Hall, as the City Council voted to anoint Melissa Mark - Viverito its next speaker.

The story of development of vaccines against rubella and other childhood diseases in the 1960s pits a daring young biologist against his world - famous boss, testing that used prisoners, intellectually disabled children, and other disenfranchised subjects, political roadblocks that nearly derailed the research, and other elements of high drama.

The film reaches a point of high drama, for sure, but when Edith Piaf's voice rises over the final minutes, the gothic climax curls into a wicked grin.

Woody Harrelson barely makes an appearance and still seems like the most underutilized star in the franchise (although Stanley Tucci gets nothing more than a cameo appearance), while Donald Sutherland is the film's greatest benefit, hitting that perfect note of high drama and total commitment to the character — they were lucky to cast him in the role.

While there are moments of high drama there is no sense of being trapped, and the characters are not scabrous enough to be more than mildly irritating.

Drawing on the non-fiction book by Diane Ackerman, New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro (Whale Rider) attempts to cram seven years» worth of high drama into two hours, and while it is a visually delicious ride, we never get close enough to the characters to understand their intentions.

Across its slender 95 - minute run time, the film doesn't so much build momentum as pulsate alternately with periods of high drama and soporific lulls, yet it all coheres, due in large part to some truly astonishing music cues.

The story takes advantage of a rich historical backdrop that needs little embellishment to achieve the pitch of high drama.

Thus Fortey begins Earth: An Intimate History, described by reviewers as «a tale of high drama», «a treasure - house of mind - expanding lore», «enthralling», «a dazzling voyage of discovery» - and that's just a small taste of the glowing praise for Fortey, whom the Economist describes as «the Raymond Chandler of science writing» and then goes on to say, «his prose is angelic, his phrases well - turned....

Palazzo Barbarigo Sul Canal Grande - Venice, Italy (September 2007) Built in the 16th century, the palazzo's unique design features have been adapted to the needs of travellers seeking luxury and calm, as well as a bit of the high drama that Venice specializes in.

Join Mike and Andy as they take a spoiler - free tour through the game's eerie - and haunted - Edward's Island and attempt to reconcile whether Oxenfree's six hours of high drama can justify it's # 15 price tag.

The incorporation of chiaroscuro techniques, artificial lights and projections from the artist's film collection brought a sentiment of high drama and magic to the gallery.

There are certain moments in this retrospective in which we are given such a clear glimpse of the artist rethinking the very basis of his art that they have the quality of high drama.

With these pieces, Charlesworth married the dry reserve of Conceptual Art to works of high drama.

Using images of El Greco's The Repentant St. Peter (c. 1600 — 1605 or later) from the collection, Baltimore - based artist Hildebrandt explores baroque themes of high drama, spectacle, and spatial movement.

We can't get enough of these high drama, adrenaline filled, post-apocalyptic romances.

We experience moments of high drama and humor, sometimes on the same page; swordfights and court intrigues; plus a growing connection with and concern for the big hearted man inside the little body who has only his faith to hang on to as he is drawn further and further into Kempelen's deception and delusions of grandeur.

In a night of high drama, May's party shed seats to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, which surpassed expectations, leaving the Conservatives short of a working majority by just eight seats.

In the Book of Esther, the crucial passage which reveals the salvific thread running through the entire story is found in a scene of high drama.

TROY PHELAN»S DESCENT did not reach the level of high drama he had dreamed of.

Superheroes, villains, and masks abound, lending the drawings a sense of high drama.

Kind of a dark little nugget to stick in a science paper, but it offers a rare glimpse into a 99 - million - year old moment of high drama.

The story of his life is one of high drama, great peaks and deep troughs, repeatedly scaled and plumbed.

In a night of high drama, rebel ringleader Dominic Grieve told the Government it was «too late» as ministers made last - minute concessions in an attempt to head off the revolt.

In a moment of high drama, the state Senate narrowly approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's pension restructuring agreement with state unions Wednesday when Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman broke a party - line tie to seal the deal.

But while Christmas rituals can be exciting for children, they certainly don't have any of the high drama of those practised by other faiths.

The film itself contains moments of high drama, though scarcely the kind that had faced, let's say, Marshal Will Kane, already retired, when he must decide whether to face the newly released thug Frank Miller in «High Noon.»

Hugo Blick wrote and directed with great visual flair and operatic moments of high drama.

There are occasional moments of high drama that jar the tone of realism (Tatiana clairvoyantly asking her dad not to get on the BART train is totally unnecessary), and the post-Fruitvale scenes feel a little bloated, but for the most part Coogler makes all the right moves.

We experience moments of high drama and humor, sometimes on the same page; swordfights and court intrigues; plus a growing tension as we come to know and care for the big hearted man inside the little body who has only his faith to hang on to as he is drawn further and further into Kempelen's deception and delusions of grandeur.