Sentences with phrase «of keeping her at a distance»

Like Watergate and WikiLeaks, the leak itself is somewhat more interesting than the actual documents being leaked, which Spielberg and his two young screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer kind of keep at a distance.

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But if you want to take advantage of the new 5 - foot - long controller cables on the SNES Classic and keep it 5 feet away from you, you might get annoyed at the distance between you and Reset.

While former first lady Hillary Clinton, who defended her husband Bill Clinton when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke out, the wife of the current Oval Office occupant has remained silent and at times kept a distance from the president.

I know a huge number of them and as individuals they are usually good people, people are people after all, but they are as a religious organization to be watched and carefully kept at arms distance.

Lazarus, in an earlier time, was also part of the social landscape for this rich man, and below the notice of one who had the wherewithal to inhabit a home where the poor could be «gated» outside and kept at a distance.

For while he keeps his authorial distance from the angry narrator of Lancelot, there is no mistaking Percy's basic sympathy with his Nietzschean madman who prefers war to «what this age calls love» and who had rather «die with T. J. Jackson at Chancellorsville [than] live with Johnny Carson in Burbank.»

Partly because of the opposition of Communist countries, The United Nations has kept itself at some distance from faith communities, although Religious NGOs have, for many years, made a contribution at certain levels, in particular to specialist agencies.

When I am angry, either something has gone wrong in me to jeopardize my love and lovability, or something is wrong in you, my friend, and I need the strongest sort of emotion to tell you off or to keep you at a distance.

It all boils down to the focus of the worship and the ability to keep the self at a safe distance.

So in response, we keep everyone at a safe «controllable» distance, where they are close enough to kind of know us, but are far enough where they can never really hurt us.

The productive question which leads toward inner freedom and personal growth is this — «Why do I relate to others in ways that keep me at a distance and prevent me from participating in the give and take of loving relationships?»)

The third means of evading a threatening position which Brown cites is «keeping it at a safe distance.»

I've been asked about the potential of becoming a stumbling block several times, and at first found myself responding rather apologetically — warning those who are comfortable in their beliefs and wary of new ones to keep their distance.

Charity can be a way of keeping people at a distance, especially needy people who make us uncomfortable.

One common expression of the fear of getting involved with one's own hurt is to play «leader», this is an attempt to keep others controlled and at a safe distance by being «helpful.»

Giroud's goal at the weekend kept us in touching distance of our rivals, with each of the them winning also.

So mostly for my edification, and partially to keep you from doing whatever it is you're supposed to be doing at your job, it's time to look at all of the teams still within spitting distance of the wild card in either league, starting with the American League.

To get one, he'll need to get inside on Rockhold, who generally does an excellent job of keeping his opponents at a distance.

A draw would actually be a great result on the road for Barcelona to keep their distance at the top of the league and I'd lean that way at the moment (shocker, right?).

I followed him at a distance of 50 yards, at times having to break into a trot to keep up.

However, with City breaking all sorts of records this term, if United are to keep within a respectable distance and set up a humdinger of a contest at the Theatre of Dreams, it could be argued, in the context of this run of games, three points are required.

The Red Devils are keeping within touching distance of Manchester City at the summit of the table and are demonstrating the confidence to show they'll be in this fight to the finish.

«We enter into the decisive phase of the championship where the points count for a lot, and we want to keep our rivals at a distance,» the coach noted.

It's hard work watching United at the moment but from a betting perspective you know they will be disciplined and always keep you in shouting distance of cashing your ticket.

Jose Mourinho has been keen to include Sir Alex Ferguson in life at Manchester United after he kept his distance during the time of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

Ernesto Valverde and his men definitely do not want a second poor result in a row, not only to keep their great distance to Atlético Madrid but also avoid a dip in confidence ahead of Tuesday's giant Champions League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Friends is a subjective term, and at times, it's just a sure way of keeping a safe distance from rejection despite one's true feelings.

We're not necessarily against princesses as a rule (though some of us are), but at the very least, we treat Cinderella a bit like we would a strange dog at the dog park: We feel it's best for our child to keep a wary distance, but if they really want to pet it, we make sure to carefully guide and contextualize the interaction.

If the Clima - Pro technology can keep the legs of long distance runners clean, it will for sure do a good job at keeping a hard working teacher's legs dry.

You should always keep a distance of at least 10 inches between the airbag cover (or steering wheel) and your breastbone.

Keep the monitor at a distance of 10 feet from your baby so that it can pick up any sounds like crying and moving.

The Tag A Long keeps children at a safe distance from the stroller, far enough to give them a sense of independence but close enough for you to keep a close eye on them.

If there is any good news for Cuomo in this pathetic - looking mess, it's that it gives him a perfect excuse to begin a pivot back toward the Democrats (or at least distance himself from the current holders of the Senate), in keeping with his general movement leftward in the run - up to 2016.

Speaking in an interview with Chief Jerry Forson, host of Ghana Yensom on Accra 100.5 FM on Friday December 16, Mr Afotey Agbo said: «Some of our people (agents) were not vigilant at the polling stations because instead of sitting close to the polling officers who were issuing the ballot papers, they were asked to keep a distance and out of ignorance or influence, they did.

He kept his aides, the news media and even his security detail at a distance, often knocking on doors in the company of only his wife, Chirlane McCray.

Like I wrote while signing off, I spent the vacation at home and that gave me enough opportunity to keep abreast of developments at the seat of power, although from a safe distance.

In town to support the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton, his fellow Democrat and former boss, Mr. de Blasio kept his aides, the news media and even his security detail at a distance, often knocking on doors in the company of only his wife, Chirlane McCray.

Thus, he concludes, a large fraction of extrasolar planets «will be the right size to keep on their surface water and possibly an atmosphere of some sort» and some will be «at the proper distance from their parent sun to maintain a suitable temperature».

They may be keeping their distance while observing the whales, but not when under way: The majority of collisions occurred when the vessels were travelling at 10 to 19 knots, the team reports — apparently, too fast to avoid colliding with the very animals the skippers and tourists have come out to watch.

Harald Esch, a professor of biology at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, hypothesized that bees register distances to food sources by keeping track of the number of landmarks they pass, such as rocks, trees, or groupings of flowers.

One key improvement to allow for longer - distance flight will be a form of computer monitoring, so that the human pilot will be able to rest during the at least five - day and five - night Pacific Ocean overflight while the autopilot keeps the airplane stable.

That's why we need a healthy barrier to keep the trillions of microbes in our guts at a safe distance.

Exercise at the cost of great physical stress may backfire; what many think of as behaviors that keep us healthy and increase longevity — running or biking great distances, large doses of «hill repeats» or intervals in the swimming pool — can actually result in the opposite.

When applying directly to the face, hold the bottle at a distance of 8 inches, keeping your eyes closed and protecting hair and clothing if necessary.

We paint this pretty pictures of our lives and it keeps everyone at a distance.

who kept their love of Apple at the top of the list while looking for love online and didn?t let distance get in the way.

But instead of playing that situation for sympathy, Haigh takes the Bressonian high road, adopting an austere, arm's - length style that keeps the audience at an uncomfortable distance from the character.

It keeps you at a distance when it seems singly concerned with the particular plight of the «art family.»

There are layers upon layers of emotion going on, which in turn almost keeps him at a distance from the viewer.

And perhaps it's that lack of a clearly defined protagonist that has kept Alice Sweet Alice at an arms distance to many a film lover: there's nobody to really root for in this movie, just a joyless bunch of terrified, damaged, working class hypocrites who offer up their children to the alter of Christ without conscience... and suffer gravely for it.