Sentences with phrase «of unassuming»

The same tokens could land up in the hands of unassuming retail investors in stricter jurisdictions such as the US.

There is an air of unassuming refinement with thoughtfully designed slots for keeping your bank cards plus the sleeve to store your cash.

There's more than meets the eye with each of these unassuming smartwatches.

Bloom «joins the ranks of unassuming and magnanimous millionaires next door, who have died with fortunes far larger than their lifestyles ever would have suggested,» the Times reports.

Shots of unassuming deer are actually clips of a Muntjac, a non-native species introduced to the area in the 19th Century.

The use of common materials like sharpies, broken glass, ink toner and spraypaint resulting in a collection of unassuming but intense pieces.

Presented in two concurrent parts (at Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies [CCS], along with a two - work Manhattan component titled «Small Things,» installed in a Chelsea parking lot), the show featured a few early works — a pair of unassuming paintings, a modest brass sculpture, and an early neon — that give no hint of the raucousness to come.

«Two Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces found in the kitchen and above the electric fireplace of an unassuming terrace house in Oxford have been uncovered and are to be put on public display.

On the third floor of an unassuming Chinatown building, a dark hallway leads to Blessed Avenue, Jacolby Satterwhite's psychedelic quest into queer desire and memory, a twenty - minute digital animation created with Maya computer software.

B. Wurtz, by now a master of the unassuming, if not completely disguised artwork, makes a cross from wood dowels and hangs on it a piece of fabric, a bit of wood and two shoelaces.

Most of the objects here on view, mounted to the gallery walls or resting on its floor, were constructed of unassuming materials — household hinges, wooden dowels, Plexiglas sheets, plywood bits — whose acrylic painted surfaces occasionally gleamed with gold, copper, or aluminum leaf.

«And not photographs of famous places, like the Eiffel Tower, but photos of an alleyway» — or a plain old window, or the side of an unassuming building.

Richard Tuttle has been pursuing a poetics of unassuming beauty since the late 1960s, contributing crucially to the language of painting while eschewing its conventional trappings; Julian Schnabel is represented by a recent work in which a rain - stained lampshade becomes the occasion for meditation on accident and intention, seeking, as Elizabeth Taylor once said, to «give the maximum emotional effect with the minimum of visual movement.»

Any nightlife enthusiast knows the quintessential idea of the unadvertised party, raging on behind the modest door of an unassuming building as those who aren't in the know pass...

With a show of new work opening at White Cube, Bermondsey this week, the show is a timely reminder of the unassuming outlook that has distinguished him from the beginning.

But in those days, some people couldn't accept that kind of unassuming presence.

Long a favorite seaside destination, the town still retains much of its unassuming appeal.

Al Barsha is more of an unassuming and nuanced affair, maintaining the buzz of the big city but offering more in terms of authentic UAE culture.

Located in the middle of an unassuming street, walking into the resort compounds would be a pleasant surprise.

A rock wall in front of an unassuming stucco house appears half - crumbling, half - lit.

Amazon's Fire HD 8 is the pure definition of unassuming.

A simple mix of mayonnaise or cream cheese, shredded Cheddar, and jarred red peppers, Pimiento Cheese is one of those unassuming Southern classics that can sometimes be a hard sell for people who didn't grow up on it.

This memorable political biography (from noted filmmaker David Grubin) summons well - chosen visuals and commanding narration to follow the life of the unassuming former Missouri haberdasher.

Underneath the rear decklid of this unassuming 914 thrums the 3.0 - liter flat - eight from the 908 race car.

The novel features the story of an unassuming high school girl who chooses to rebel against her prescribed well - to - do lifestyle after she reads an inspiring book.

It is very much the Black Panther tale dreamed up by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s, a retelling of the origin story in which Wakanda becomes the sole possessor of vibranium, an indestructible alien element from a fallen meteorite, and over time becomes the most technologically advanced society in the world, in part by cutting itself off from said world, hiding under the cloak of unassuming third - world poverty.

But that is exactly why I love Andrea Arnold, who said this to a bewildered array of unassuming, perma - tanned Hollywood types when collecting her Best Short Film award for Wasp back in 2005.

In one level, I was given the prompt to find the exit of an unassuming house.

She's working her way to the top of the corporate ladder off the sweat of her unassuming coworker Isabelle (Rapace): «You have talent.

This thought - provoking documentary offers an unusually - unguarded, cinematic portrait of an unassuming Hollywood icon due to its 65 year - old subject's allowing herself to be shot without concern about finding flattering camera angles.

«The Karate Kid» stars Jaden Smith as an American boy who moves with his mom to China, where he takes on a bully under the guidance of an unassuming martial - arts master (Jackie Chan).

A fascinating account of an unassuming hero's harrowing ordeal during a futile, decade - long effort to bring the truth about Bernie Madoff to light.

At the end of an unassuming dirt road, the White Water Tavern waits to wow guests with its funky vibes and country music.

Their composed silhouette adds a dash of unassuming elegance to any ensemble, and easy lever back closures make dressing to impress a cinch.

This was one of those unassuming outfits that turns out better than expected.

Just as a stick of this unassuming herb can drastically change the flavor of any dish, it can have the exact same effect on our senses.

Modest oats hide their impressive virtues inside of those unassuming little hulls.

A baby hooking on to the wrong place with the strength and force of a crocodile sinking its iron jaws into the neck of an unassuming gazelle can be... ouchy.

Not much was expected of the Charlotte Bobcats heading into last season, or of their unassuming new head coach.

This Cara Cara Orange Salad with red leaf lettuce showcases the particularly sweet taste of this unassuming fruit.

One is taught as much by the phrasing and posing of these unassuming questions, as by the content of the main text.

The freeway from the San Francisco airport to San Jose was still buzzing in my ears when I stepped into the parking lot of an unassuming church and the most famous exorcist in America walked up.

Rose likes to use the example of the unassuming paper bag, which many consider to be a greener choice at, say, the grocery store.

Not exact matches

The CEOs tend to be unassuming folk who ignore management trends to concentrate on the nuts and bolts of running a business — focusing on earnings per share instead of worrying about top - line growth, for example, and working to preserve cash flow instead of increasing earnings to build shareholder value.

Along the way, Volk - Weiss, a tall, unassuming man with a light - blond goatee, very little hair, and rosy cheeks, became expert in the care and feeding of comedians.

His eponymous restaurant, Jose Enrique, is hidden in an unassuming yellow shop in the gentrifying Santurce area, a gritty neighbourhood with graffiti - covered walls where most of the city's art galleries have set up shop.

The creation myth for each member of the Rich 100 usually begins in the same humble, unassuming manner and ends with the same result: wealth, and a lot of it.

He and his Ophir team of five are now bunkered down, knee deep in global resource maps, in an unassuming office in Subiaco.

Michael Hyatt, author of, Platform: Getting Noticed In A Noisy World, believes social media frauds are so abundant these days, he included a chapter in his book dedicated to warning unassuming readers.

In fact, every June countless cities celebrate the moment when an unassuming little bar on the wrong side of town became a rallying cry for the marginalized.