Sentences with phrase «of levity before»

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«Consider the acronym CALM: Communicate — more frequently and in a venue that works for your boss; Anticipate problems before they worsen, and have solutions; Laugh — use levity to help your boss keep a rational perspective; Manage up — set limits with your bosses diplomatically, and let them see the benefits of your suggestions.

The levity came from Sherman's comedic asides, delivered with the timing of someone who's been onstage before.

Moments of levity releases a bit of that tension at key moments before building again, by way of scene stealer LilRel Howery as Chris» best friend and TSA agent.

While «Before Midnight» certainly has its appealing moments of allure and levity, it's ultimately more «This Is 40 «- style pain with much more honesty and real bite than Judd Apatow would likely ever go for, and when «Before Midnight» bares its fangs and becomes uncomfortable there are few moments of comedic relief or a new jaunty scene to cut to.

Despite the amusing bits (and there are many), despite the budding ardor (predictable and crowd - pleasing), despite the rarely seen and irresistible smile of Emilia Clarke (who is not allowed moments of levity as the formidable Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones), Me Before You is a juicy, ripe red apple of a romance with a razor blade embedded under its skin.

Curated by New York's Alex Ross and crossing generations born before and beyond the 80s, the exhibition rides on the inescapable cycle of contemporary art co-option in popular culture via its «impulse to vampirise levity as a cipher for criticality and de-subjectivisation».