Sentences with phrase «old chestnut in»

You've love that old chestnut in the backyard but have always wondered why its leaves grow so sparsely.

The plot device of using illicit drugs — in this case, MDMA, a.k.a. Ecstasy, a.k.a. the «hug drug» — as a transformative elixir of sorts has become somewhat of a hoary old chestnut in recent cinema.

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In the hills above this chestnut tree and in the woods behind my house lie dead trunks, decades old — some of them more than three - quarters of a century falleIn the hills above this chestnut tree and in the woods behind my house lie dead trunks, decades old — some of them more than three - quarters of a century fallein the woods behind my house lie dead trunks, decades old — some of them more than three - quarters of a century fallen.

In a parallel fashion, there is a serious temptation to presumption through membership of the Church: «once a Catholic, always a Catholic» is an old chestnut brought out by the lapsed.

In fact, he seems to have cribbed most of his book from such old chestnuts as John Henry De Groot's The Shakespeares and «The Old Faith» (1946) and H. Mutschmann and K. Wentersdorf's Shakespeare and Catholicism (1952), both of which he duly cites more than fifty times in a very lightly documented worIn fact, he seems to have cribbed most of his book from such old chestnuts as John Henry De Groot's The Shakespeares and «The Old Faith» (1946) and H. Mutschmann and K. Wentersdorf's Shakespeare and Catholicism (1952), both of which he duly cites more than fifty times in a very lightly documented woold chestnuts as John Henry De Groot's The Shakespeares and «The Old Faith» (1946) and H. Mutschmann and K. Wentersdorf's Shakespeare and Catholicism (1952), both of which he duly cites more than fifty times in a very lightly documented woOld Faith» (1946) and H. Mutschmann and K. Wentersdorf's Shakespeare and Catholicism (1952), both of which he duly cites more than fifty times in a very lightly documented worin a very lightly documented work.

And before Nashua crossed the line he was preceded by an obscure chestnut named Mielleux, Alfred Vanderbilt's Find, and Wise Margin, a 6 - year - old who up to this point had distinguished himself by doing no better than one third in three starts over at the Fair Grounds.

One cause for conversation was Polly's Rumor, an obscurely bred 2 - year - old chestnut filly who, in her first start, won a maiden race by 21 lengths and smoked over the 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03 [1/5](and in her second race, over six furlongs, won by nine lengths in 1:10).

The chestnut colt, one of the fastest 3 - year - olds in America, had raced to the lead at the drop of the flag, relaxed through a modest half mile in 47 [2/5] seconds, then hung on tenaciously when Snow Chief pounced on him at the far turn and stretched his neck like a bowstring on the last bend for home.

There were also some hints that there could yet be more London Stadium arrivals during the transfer window although this was offset against a «One In One Out» policy and the need to «balance the books» with that old chestnut the # 100m debt once again rearing its head.

It has been pointed out that in sharp contrast with what has come to be known as Fergie Time, the last vital minutes of a game when under Ferguson United at Old Trafford would pull their chestnuts out of the fire, it has been five times this season that United, playing at home, have conceded in these closing minutes.

except there isn't quite nothingness, there's the old chestnut of «footballer saying things on international duty» and this time it's the turn of Mesut Ozil, who has had his say on former players and «legends» laying in to him.

The tiny bakery churns out top - notch gingerbread, buttermilk old - fashioned, and glazed doughnuts in vanilla, chestnut, or chocolate every day.

In the Rockland County village of Chestnut Ridge, an 80 - year - old woman was killed when a tree fell on top of her vehicle as she was driving on Red Schoolhouse Road Tuesday, Ramapo police said.

Joey Chestnut, the 32 - year - old renowned competitive food eating champion from San Jose, Calif., ate his way through 188 wings to edge out Nigerian - born Gideon Oji to win the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Buffalo for the third consecutive year.

No, it's not the old chestnut global warming stopped in 1998.

As the old chestnut goes «Absence makes the heart grow fonder», so every now and again give your partner some space and revel in a fruitful and satisfying time together.

Her profile shows a pretty, tanned 32 - year - old from New York, with chestnut hair in a perky ponytail and a zebra - striped halter - top.

Oh, just that old chestnut about a soldier sent back in time to protect the mother of humanity's savior from futuristic robot assassins.

«3D Sonic games suck» is perhaps the oldest, moldiest chestnut in gaming.

gif ball named «BIT» in Tron) and the addled old geezer who's a genius and also the father of the beautiful young love interest — hoary old chestnuts that provide as good an explanation as any for the extent to which Disney has fallen behind animé and even its Pixar affiliates in the realm of animated entertainment.

There might only be so many stories to tell, but here, old chestnuts feel original like they once did in 1937's «The Awful Truth.»

One of the tropiest tropes about manga culture in Japan is the old chestnut about salarymen reading manga on the train while commuting.

Then again, if you had to wait until you were nine or ten to be told the old chestnut about apples and oranges — rather than kindergarten, or lost in the mists of pre-school-days....

I thought the indie community had hashed this all out years ago, but here it is again: the old «If you're fast, you can't be good» chestnut, raising its hoary head once again in the form of a clickbait article on HuffPo.

Located in beautiful Old City on the northeast corner of 5th and Chestnut streets, Kimpton's Hotel Monaco sits in the heart of Philadelphia's Historic District near many of the city's (and the nation's) top historical attractions.

The master bedroom is endowed with a king size bed, a large built - in wardrobe, bedside tables with their lamps, an old - fashioned chest of drawers, a long chestnut table and fine carpets.

Thankfully, the game has a huge amount to offer those who'd prefer to stick to smashing up the computer, with NetherRealm once again proving it's the best in the business at that old chestnut: content.

And then there's the old chestnut of forcing you to sit in one place and face swarms of bugs while data is transmitted or bombs are armed, which gets repeated on nearly every level.

«3D Sonic games suck» is perhaps the oldest, moldiest chestnut in gaming.

He only dresses up as a female nurse in order to work undercover and infiltrate Doctor Nefarious's space station — yeah, that old chestnut.

An associate curator at the ICA Philadelphia who also runs the underground artist publication organ White Walls, Elms has interests that run across disciplines, including performance (he is featuring many in the exhibition), literary pursuits, and that old chestnut, painting.

Thank you George (posting 25)-- this is considerably more insightful than the old chestnut «all the contrarians are in the pay of the fossil fuel industry».

This a Victorian notion — a pile of old tree roots, in this case sweet chestnuts, which are stacked up and held in place with steel rods.

Much of the debate in Lima centered on what countries should include in their INDCs; how long should the commitments be for; should the commitments include financing and adaptation goals; and that old chestnut: how should the commitments of developed and developing countries be differentiated.

No, it's not the old chestnut global warming stopped in 1998.

(Insert that old blogger's chestnut, «In fact, I dictated this article almost entirely on the iPad Pro.»)

Clichés are those old chestnuts found in millions of resumes across every industry and every continent.

I also realized how well that chestnut wood tone actually complimented a few other details in the space I already had like the bamboo blinds, wicker tray & old wood crates.