Sentences with phrase «on farcical»

It was relevant to this question that the appellant's account of his movements that had been under police surveillance «bordered on the farcical».

Plenty of anthropogenic agenda signal in anything from the NCDC stable, (There's at least 4 of them based on that farcical not - data) but that is not real warming.

Recently, both «Jarhead» and «Lord of War» succeeded as black comedies on the subject, focusing on the farcical involvement of the U.S. government much more than the varying degrees of seriousness these issues might present.

Some of the «bits» in the film are full - on farcical, and some have a wintry dry wit.

Indeed, it's a witty exploration of family and societal dysfunction that sometimes borders on farcical.

Weeks have passed and we're not much further on the farcical scenes in the Rose Garden on Day One.

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Later, Giuliani clarified that his purpose was to put to rest persistent allegations that Cohen's payment could be construed as a campaign finance violation, and Trump knew that Giuliani would be torpedoing the president's farcical narrative about this entire episode on national television.

She has both her Masters in Theology and a Masters in Education, and yet she writes: «I am in a very difficult and life - threatening marital situation and it is imperative that my children and I get to safety as soon as possible (before I become a statistic of domestic violence)...» For her the ethical choice is clear whether to live on in a farcical and dangerous relationship so as to serve the demands made on her by society... or to protect herself and her children.

There is a lot of farcical chin - pulling in the book over various «possible candidates for nothingness» and «what «nothing» might actually comprise,» along with an earnest insistence that any «definition» of nothingness must ultimately be «based on empirical evidence» and that ««nothing» is every bit as physical as «something»» — as if «nothingness» were a highly unusual kind of stuff that is more difficult to observe or measure than other things are.

Yet, Christians have to come up with a different explanation for each different phrase (most of which are farcical on their face) to try to show that these failed prophesies didn't actually mean what Jesus clearly meant by them.

Arsene Wenger is continuing his all out war on referees as Arsenal conceded yet another penalty against Chelsea, which Wenger has declared was «farcical», even though the video clearly shows Hector Bellerin's kick hitting Eden Hazard's leg.

That will not only highlight how farcical the limit is, but that this supposedly cost - effective restriction on engines and frustrating penalty system is all for nothing.

THERE WILL BE NO NEW STRIKER!!!!! we all know it we all know that this complete farcical act of deception goes on year after year and we hope and pray and argue that «this year it will be different» or «This Year Wenger will spend and spend», well he wont!!!

Its not a coincidence that since Wenger has been in charge of EVERYTHING football related at the club we have seen a virtual standstill on transfers and the injury list is longer and more serious AND most inportant of all we have not won anything really significant How long is this farcical situation going to endure???? «oH No the BFG IS INJURED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO???» «Oh I know... lets get in Kim Kalstrom... or... lets play Sanchez at the back, that'll do» stupid stupid stupid

The Golden Glove is a farcical award and depends on the defense in front of the keeper more than the keepers prowess in goal.

Bournemouth took a punt on him because its a win win situ for them cos he is proven in the Championship, i he flops in the EPL and they go down they have a player who can handle the pace of the Championship and who can shot them back up but to insinuate he is the player that could have made the difference for is just farcical.....

The summer of 2014 when most fans were thinking about building on a near title winning season the club was preparing to lose its best player and had a farcical situation where, if you believe reports, the manager would get to pick some players to sign and the committee would get some.

Bayern suffered a somewhat farcical shootout defeat to their Bundesliga rivals, with both Phillip Lahm and Xavi Alonso sending their efforts over the bar after slipping on the wet turf.

I like the Gunners here to pass the home team to death as it was only the farcical defensive issues for Liverpool that stopped them winning on that day.

The John Terry Affair has taken on almost farcical dimensions.

Yet not even the most pessimistic of Gooners could have predicted the farcical manner of Birmingham's winner, served on a plate to the substitute Martins by Koscielny and Scsezny.

United Russia's insistence on fielding «locomotive» candidates was a testament to farcical nature of Russia's «virtual politics `.

OccupyGhana ® has noted that its last Press Release on the above - matter has been met with silence from government officials, and two farcical denials of there even being an agreement: one by Woyome and another by Mr. Selby, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Transport.

Yesterday's action brings to mind the farcical protest of a few months ago, when two dozen councilmembers blocked traffic on lower Broadway to protest the Eric Garner decision, held a die - in on the steps of City Hall, then went inside to participate in the scheduled Stated Meeting.

The legislative scandals have reached almost farcical proportions: a senator from the Bronx, Pedro Espada Jr., stands accused — perhaps not coincidentally by Attorney General Cuomo — of spending $ 20,000 in state and federal grant money on takeout sushi that was delivered to his house in Westchester County.

What the public is really desperate to hear from Labour is that it will take a stand against at least the worst of the Tory attacks on people's living standards, e.g. reverse the iniquitous bedroom tax and call a halt to the callous stripping of seriously disabled people of their benefits on the utterly spurious grounds under the Atos farcical assessments that they are fit for work.

A commons debate over Trident hit a farcical note today as the deputy speaker ruled on whether it was acceptable for an MP to refer to fellow parliamentarians as «robots».

Growing up in Country Clubville, Connecticut I was used to seeing men wear pants with crabs on them (farcical to anyone else or just me?)

When you see the poster for this film, with a moustachioed Ryan Gosling sitting on his sofa, grinning from ear to ear and accompanied by a sex doll, you be forgiven for entering into this and expecting some form of farcical sex - comedy.

Over the course of an eventful visit, Focker's misfortune builds to a farcical crescendo as his intended (Teri Polo) looks on.

Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh, 2012) for its uninspired attempts to take on solemn issues and being farcical instead of seductive.

For all his delicate mannerisms — he addresses strangers as «chaps» and «darlings» — Gustave possesses an underlying strength and dignity that suggest a farcical variation on Don Cheadle's performance as Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda.

It doesn't so much re-litigate her case — tried in real court and the one of public opinion — as jazz up the juiciest details: the «motivational» maternal shit - talk that Janney performs like a profane comedy routine; the on - the - ice outbursts, sometimes punctuating Gillespie's robustly staged skating sequences; and every twist and turn of Gillooly's hapless criminal conspiracy, which turns the backstretch of the movie into a dimwit caper, dominated by Paul Walter Hauser's broadly farcical take on Eckhardt and his mouth - breathing delusions of grandeur.

Outside of the farcical comedic elements, Alfred Molina is at his bawdy best here, with Russell Brand providing somewhat consistent support, which seem to capture the best elements of Shakespeare's ability to play to the back of the room, The Tempest merely makes me want to go back and revisit Peter Greenaway's take on the Bard with Prospero's Books, or for that matter, just re-watch Tarsem's The Fall.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, «Zack and Miri Make a Porno» is a crude, farcical 5.

Amid the policy wrangling and a farcical round of «referring up» — this crowd's euphemism for passing the buck — heart - stopping scenes follow the mission's undercover operative (Barkhad Abdi of «Captain Phillips») on the streets of Nairobi.

Unwarranted spontaneous and exhuberant laughter, Percy's often jester - like performativity, and the oscillation on the part of the military between farcical silliness and faithful adherence to military mores sometimes jarred, though perhaps these incongruities are easier accepted if viewed from the perspectives of the young Bill and Percy.

Powered by a vigorous, image - shedding lead turn from James McAvoy as a coked - up Edinburgh detective on the fast track to either promotion or self - implosion, this descent into Scotch - marinated madness begins as ugly comedy, segues almost imperceptibly into farcical tragedy, and inevitably — perhaps intentionally — loses control in the process.

Paradoxically, its farcical style depends on extreme artifice in performance and mise - en - scène.

Baz Luhrmann's Australian cult classic manages to be surprisingly touching and flat - out hilarious all at once, with wild costumes, farcical situations, and deadpan use of the mockumentary format hiding laughs behind laughs that you'll only find on a rewatch.

It was clear from the pithy dialogue and the panorama of slightly exaggerated farcical supporting characters that Gordon had been weaned on the likes of Coward, Shaw, and Wilde, and the sophisticated Hollywood comedies of the Thirties and Forties.

The movie upends and subverts that story line by focusing entirely on Harding's side of the story, presenting it with a hard - edged farcical brio reminiscent of «The Big Short» or Scorsese's «The Wolf of Wall Street.»

Director Craig Gillespie and writer Steven Rogers rely on a framing device of interviews with the older versions of the people at the heart of this uniquely American, often - farcical tragedy, along with meta flashbacks and occasional fantastical interludes.

The episode, The Becoming, was on pretty shaky ground legally and the farcical subplot almost detracted from an arc involving a pair of gay soldiers — one of whom had a terminal brain tumor and had decided to try an experimental procedure devised by Drs. Derek «McDreamy» Shepard [Patrick Dempsey] and Meredith Grey [Ellen Pompeo].

One of the more difficult lines to straddle when creating a farcical work is balancing treating the characters and their predicament with enough seriousness while still letting the audience in on the fact that you get the underlying silliness of it all.

It has a farcical setup (it's a wonder that it wasn't based on a French comedy, especially given that it almost went out under the title Bastards) that takes the boys from Terry Bradshaw to Ving Rhames to J.K. Simmons and beyond as they search for their real father.

This true crime story aims for farcical lunacy, but garners few laughs and falls short on creating persuasive action sequences.

The farcical plotting is gloriously convoluted, and thanks to the threat from Raft, has real stakes involved, without ever letting up on the gags, which come thick and fast, right up to the unforgettable last line.

Beginning with a farcical, but potentially deadly, duel between John Temple and William Whately that took place in Hyde Park on the morning of December 11, 1873, the story of Franklin's last years takes shape.

First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations.