Sentences with phrase «of sharp things»

I have met him, and found him agreeable and surprisingly forgiving of the sharp things I had written about him in the past.

Not exact matches

The Mannix brothers share many things with their father (Fred Charles Mannix) and grandfather (Fred Stephen Mannix), whose empires they inherited: their names, obviously, but also their sharp business acumen, quiet - but - aggressive approaches to philanthropy (Calgary's brand new National Music Centre — which houses Canada's Music Hall of Fame — came to being thanks to more than $ 10 million in donations from the Mannix family business; the company also contributed $ 1 million to the National Gallery of Canada in 2015) and steadfast commitment to privacy.

Both of the tablet announcements, plus Google's efforts with its «Nexus» branded smartphones — not to mention the possibility that Microsoft could make its own branded phone (a rumour the company has denied, but which shouldn't be discounted)-- are sharp shifts towards Apple's way of doing things.

This brings the reality of life in the 21st century into sharp relief, which is a good thing — even if it doesn't always feel that way while it is happening.

The whole thing has a sharp sense of humor and self - awareness that never borders on self - hatred.

To keep the memory sharp, the same thing's required that will keep the mind sharp generally: lots of stimulation, keeping mentally active, learning new things.

What makes a «good» pair of headphones isn't as standardized as something like a smartphone, which has a generally accepted list of things (a sharp screen, the latest processor, etc.) that make it high - quality.

For Cadillac, embarrassing false starts named V8 -6-4, Cimarron and Allante finally gave to the real thing in 1992, when they relaunched the trusty Seville with sharp new creases in the bodywork, a shot of «Northstar» steroids in its V - 8, and a Euro - import - style moniker: STS.

Like many things on the internet, the value of social video has taken a few sharp turns in recent years.

Of course, the only thing better than being super sharp is being super cheap, which they are as well.

All of these bubbles and crashes have one thing in common: If you tracked them on a line graph, the sharp price gains people made day after day on the investment would form what's called a «parabolic curve» — one of the most reliable warning signs that an investment may be overheating amid hype and euphoria.

One thing is for sure, if I were to have one of these, I would hold on to that wheel when passing a truck or on sharp curves, as some unfortunate person found recently!

While the report does say that higher mortgage rates could cool things off later this year or early next year, it adds that «a flood of foreclosures, and subsequent sharp supply increases, is simply not in the cards.»

The ETF is one of the year's best tech funds, too, thanks to its sharp focus on the internet of things.

However, the official planning permissions data have shown a sharp rise since the middle of last year, indicating that things may be starting to improve on this front, which should help to reduce the increase in house prices over time.

But in the last few episodes of sharp stock market drops, bonds went up (US government bonds are a safe haven asset and appreciate in crisis periods) so the only thing better than 3 months worth of expenses in a money market fund is having 3 + x months worth of expenses in the bond portfolio due to higher bond yields and negative correlation between bonds and stocks.

I took the great advice of Carla Johnson, chief experience officer at Type - A Communications, and put down my pencil (yes, I like to do my first drafts with a sharp pencil and crisp paper on a clipboard and subsequent drafts on my laptop) and observed the things around me.

Just one word of advice though, be careful with these things, as they're sharp enough to do some serious damage if you're not paying attention.

Most of us blow off steam and say things that wouldn't withstand sharp critical scrutiny because they aren't intended to do any such thing.

Prophecy illuminates the past, present, and future by employing story and poetry to bring into sharp contrast the way things are with the way things should be with, the ways of power - hungry people with the ways of a loving God, the path of cruelty and injustice with the path of righteousness, the kingdoms of this world with the coming Kingdom of God.

For while gentle silence enveloped all things, and night in its swift course was now half gone, thy all - powerful Word leaped from heaven, from the royal throne, into the midst of the land that was doomed, a stern warrior carrying the sharp sword of thy authentic command, and stood and filled all things with death, and touched heaven while standing on the earth.

Many who hated Scalia's rulings could not help but be entertained by his razor - sharp writing, which he used especially in his dissenting opinions to carve up the majority's reasoning (my favorite is Planned Parenthood v. Casey, where among other things he referred to the majority's «Nietzschean vision of us unelected, life - tenured judges — leading a Volk who will be «tested by following»» the Court's rulings obediently).

We need the words of wise thinkers to keep our theology tight, to keep our minds sharp and filled with good things.

It is not a natural thing for people to draw a sharp separation between religion and politics as distinct realms, to demand responsible participation in both and simultaneously to say that the object of one (God) is the criterion for the object of the other (the exercise of power).

This is why the voices of the logical and sharp - minded and skeptical need to be heard when we hear of unbelievable things like demon possession and exorcisms.

When one thinks of this combative spirit in relation with the Christian Gospel, in what sharp contrast do the two things stand!

To exalt him as a great thinker, as though he could take delight in being praised for having honed his mental tools very sharp, no matter what they cut; to speak admiringly of him as an excellent orator, as though adeptness in the use of images were an enviable thing, no matter what they imaged; to do him reverence as a great student who learned from Newton and Locke and the Platonists, from nature itself, no matter what he learned — to honor him thus is to do him no honor that he could accept — or which, accepting, he would not thereafter bitterly rue.

Heaven sent us eyes that are vulnerable to planks and all sorts of other nasty sharp things.

The fourth mode of marriage, the vital, stands in sharp contrast to the previous three types, although these couples say and do many of the same things.

Then all sorts of things come clearer and into sharper focus.

This view of creation stands in sharp contrast to our culture's frequent affirmation of consumption and waste, and the media's view that our nature is to consume — to use up and exploit both people and things, and to dominate all of creation.

The Jewish «Christian dialogue of recent decades is a new thing that stands in sharp contrast to the terribly complicated relationship between Jews and Christians over the past two thousand years.

And one of the things you can do to help your brothers and sisters is to take Gods away from people so their weapons won't be quite so sharp as they are with monotheism.»

My favourite thing about raspberries is the way that their flavour somehow perfectly balances a mix of sharp tartness with a fruity sweetness; it's totally unique and absolutely delicious.

I foolishly rammed the chip into my mouth, hot - sauce - corner first, so when the thing was completely in my mouth and I crunched it, the hot sauce grabbed the back of my throat, as if scraping the soft flesh of my tonsils with sharp fingernails.

veggies in the over for 20 minutes @ 450 degrees and while the veggies are doing their thing I assemble ingredients — Corn tortillas, a nice sharp white cheddar, beans, etc. when the veggies are done I make layers of all the ingredients and bake at 450 till nice and bubbly.

I did add a few other things, I bought roisterer chicken to use for the other recipe (chicken salad with grapes) for my husband and decided to throw in some of the extra left over pieces, and then I added more sharp cheddar on top before adding the ritz topping and oh my!

One of my favorite things about the book — and since it's from Matt, whose integrity is razor sharp, I wasn» r particularly surprised — was the section on labor practices and the importance of buying fair trade.

The only thing I can think of is that I always use a two piece tube pan, and I go around the edges with a sharp knife to separate it from the pan on the sides and from the tube in the middle.

There aren't a lot of ingredients in this dish, so the important thing is to use a quality, aged, sharp cheddar and a good, dark beer.

We're all hoping that the upcoming season can deliver a closely contested fight at the sharp end of the grid, and Lewis Hamilton wants the same thing.

Not going to lie: I did the thing friend of the program Andrew Sharp suggested way back in 2011 and screamed «FAROOOOOOOOOOUQ» on this dunk.

And finally the Arsenal side is boosted by the availability of both Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck at the sharp end of things and that is where we hope the key aspects of the match will take place.

Wilshere looked sharp again, Reiss Nelson had hardly any time but still gave us a glimpse of his potential and Alexis suddenly found his form again, which is exactly the sort of thing we hoped would happen.

The Texans are deepest at linebacker, where a trio of proven veterans — Wong, outside rush specialist Keith Mitchell, formerly of the Saints, and inside linebacker Jamie Sharper, the potential breakout star of the bunch after toiling for five years with the Ravens in Ray Lewis's considerable shadow — will keep things close, if only for a while.

Now look how things are sharping up, change of approach to the game, players showing more spirit and giving us money for value.

Sharp: The one thing I will say about George — in addition to his 8 — for — 11 from three, which obviously isn't sustainable — I really liked him guarding Joe Ingles, and beyond the trash talk I thought that was an interesting move and a lot of people were calling for him to guard Donovan Mitchell.

One interesting thing to note: Kasich is a much bigger longshot at Bookmaker (+3792) than he is at Bovada (+2000), which is evidence that the sharps don't think much of Kasich despite his recent surge.

They came up against a much sharper looking Madrid side, with Luka Modric running things brilliantly from the middle of the pitch.

Hi my fellow gunners, i think it will be a thing of joy if arsene winger will splash some cash on nigerian striker «ikechukwu uche» bcos the player is more sharper than adebayor, so that arsenal striking force can be more stronger than ever.