Sentences with phrase «on anecdotes about»

In some ways, including the presence of Chevy Chase, this is better, as it's focused a bit more on anecdotes about the film rather than the on - set drama.

Based on anecdotes about Britain and his own travels, Hitchens extrapolates the premise that countries surrounded by oceans, mountains, or deserts «tend not to be partitioned or carted off into captivity» and that «[no] great civilization has grown and endured» without those assets.

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Love said he knew he «had to put on his dancing shoes» to stay with Curry, but he also shared a funny anecdote about realizing he got the stop.

As part of the series — produced by Darren Aronofsky and narrated by superstar Will Smith — several astronauts give personal anecdotes and perspectives about the planet based on a place few humans who have actually visited outer space.

My theory (admittedly based on anecdotes) is that some voters may be getting tired of hearing how good the Liberals say they are — all those boasts about how feminist they are, their brave resistance to racism, about how good and decent they are.

His speech mixed anecdotes about his father's roots in the construction business with a call for less regulation and more school choice, plus a forceful attack on Hillary Clinton.

I use it as an ice - breaking anecdote at women's retreats, I wrote about it on my blog, I use it as a sermon illustration when I preach at Christmas: I have all my jokes down pat.

We have a lot of great data to share about STK's work with these VIP Super Bowl parties, and can offer anecdotes to about what the Super Bowl means for their business based on past participation.

As usual, your post on this classic puff weaves the idea round a fascinating anecdote about the famous Maida — enjoyed the details.

Bradburd, a former assistant coach at UTEP under Don Haskins (for whom Richardson played), rounds out his story with humanizing detail, including a hilarious anecdote about a pizza delivery that Richardson intercepted on its way to weighty Razorbacks star Oliver Miller.

«How to Succeed takes readers on a high - speed tour of experimental schools and new research, all peppered with anecdotes about disadvantaged youths overcoming the odds, and affluent students meeting enough resistance to develop character strengths.»

Anyone have anecdotes about babies who wouldn't eat solids early on who grew up to be come super-geniuses or Olympic athletes or something like that?

DIY schooling on the rise (Guardian, UK, 12-04-16)-- A couple of extensive anecdotes about two different families who opted for home education.

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If you have some tips on choosing a theme and making the room complete, or maybe a funny story about your baby's reaction to the room, then visit Pregnancy Stories to share your anecdote.

Labbok has never seen any studies on breast milk and flavors, but she certainly has heard anecdotes about it.

Keen Berger opened her report with an anecdote about a homeless panhandler she encountered on the F train while she was with her grandson.

Instead we got «I had an anecdote about this guy I met in the park but I've forgotten it, so give yourselves a round of applause while I concentrate on walking around this goddam stage without falling the fuck over».

All this comes out strikingly in his book, which is packed full of indiscrete anecdotes, including a fascinating one about Clegg and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King holding a summit on quantitative easing while in their underpants.

The opportunity is there but the means by which the Lib Dems capitalise on that opportunity are far from clear — especially when an anecdote about a curious boy and a dead pig gets more coverage in a day than the Lib Dem conference does over a week (having said that, Lib Dem conference delegates did squeal with excitement when they read about it, including myself, when I sent some late night trolling texts to my former Tory SpAd colleagues).

While earwigging on others» mobile phone conversations is currently receiving (ahem) a bad press, this anecdote says something profound about the relationship between meaningful engagement and empowerment.

For every anecdote about lifelong trade unionist abandoning Labour because of Corbyn's stance on foreign policy issues, there's someone like my own aunt, who is affected by the Bedroom Tax and thinks he's God's gift to politics.

And he repeated an anecdote from his ABNY lunch about a recent conversation with a Haitian doorman on Park Avenue.

Both stories that include this anecdote are bylined by Post columnist and talk - radio host Fred Dicker, who may have actually been the first to report the buzz about the Times piece on his daily show.

This anecdote is both illuminating and chilling: if an environmental story is being told about people on the right of the political spectrum, anything goes.

But anecdotes about «Can School,» for those bent on building a better soda can, and a robotic «pig» that inspects Alaskan pipelines for rust offer fascinating insights into our endless battle with the dreaded four - letter word.

You tell an anecdote about how the Royal Astronomical Society was doing a series of lectures on British astronomers and did not want to include the 18th - century astronomer Caroline Herschel because she wasn't good - looking enough.

Tom Rennie, a commentator and editor at UK radio station talkSPORT, has reservations about an overdependence on historical anecdote.

Great little anecdote I love to share on this from way back — this guy was asking about this whole keto crap and how to breakfast, asked what he normally ate and he said two eggs on buttered toast, so just told him to have the same, sans toast (but use the butter!).

You may have heard different websites or anecdotes in the past about these 3 substances and their possible effects on reducing the blood sugar response of a meal (taken either before or during a meal), which can, essentially help to keep insulin levels lower post-meal and keep the body from depositing extra body fat.

The recipes, divided into sections based on ailment and target age group, are complemented by facts about herbs, how to grow them, and amusing anecdotes from the author's decades - long experience in herbalism.

That means that most of the benefits suggested about its role in weight loss are based on anecdotes and marketing claims.

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Here are the top 10 first date questions to help you on your way, we have split them into two types of questions; 5 questions to establish the personality fundamentals of your date and 5 questions to discover some interesting anecdotes about one another.

We share exclusive anecdotes into first date etiquette, and discovered interesting insights about the nitty - gritty of going on a date.

In the brightly lit, open bar space, conversation was far easier, and it turned out some of the boys I'd spoken to had told their dates about my challenge, so I spent half an hour telling anecdotes from my dates so far, and laughing at the images brought up when one guy decided to google «merkin» on his phone!

Whether you are sharing an anecdote about yourself on your dating profile or responding to a question while communicating with a match, something as simple as telling a good story could increase your chances of dating success.

Pique interest by including funny anecdotes about yourself or things you've experienced on your profile.

On most sites, users take the time - honored route of writing up anecdotes about their lives.

On most leading sites, users take the time - honored route of writing up anecdotes about their lives, posting images of themselves, specifying what they generally like in a mate, and scrutinizing each other's profiles.

Ever since I started writing about dating in Manchester, there has been one topic on which everyone I bump into has an opinion or anecdote: the first date Feel comfortable and confident making a first impression, read our first date tips!

«A fascinating romp through the world of online dating, packed with anecdotes about how people are adapting (or not) to love on the Internet.»

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A president given to endless talk with a preference for making his points via anecdotes (such as one about why a portrait of George Washington is on the wall of a particular toilet), Lincoln, a Republican, favored the adoption of the amendment to abolish slaves as did many in his own party, but to get the required two - thirds vote of the House of Representatives thereby sending it to the states for ratification, he had to bring in some Democrats.

He speaks enthusiastically about the movie and keeps up the chatter without any significant silence breaks while giving us plenty of anecdotes and technical explanations rather than just pointlessly describing what's happening on the screen.

There is also a range of short featurettes on everything from a focus on the marionette technology to a short anecdote about Stanley Kubrick.

Sandler retreats into his baby - talking persona but relates a lovely childhood anecdote about feeling guilty for laughing at a Jerry Lewis movie that came on TV after his grandfather died.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Diego Luna has been vocal about his pride as a Mexican in the current political climate and the importance of the movie's diverse cast, something we're warmly reminded of again in an anecdote the actor shared on Twitter.

Before Andrew caught his flight home, we had the chance to collaborate on a salon - like interview, where different personalities talked about film alongside Andrew's anecdotes.

Whilst on the show, he told a funny anecdote about a lady in the front row of the show.