Sentences with phrase «on fondness for»

There are plenty of granular settings to be found that could confuse or delight, depending on your fondness for fiddling around.

Here is another quote from Pacelle that might surprise Oprah: «I don't have a hands - on fondness for animalsâ $ ¦ To this day I don't feel bonded to any non-human animal.

Perhaps this has had a subconscious effect on my fondness for Barack Obama.

Not exact matches

If, on the other hand, you don't express fondness for the person you're meeting, you could potentially turn them off.

A dude in his 40s with a sparse goatee and a fondness for baseball jerseys, Lightspeed operates a string of solo girl websites, each focused on a particular performer.

On April first, Buterin displayed — to those who didn't already know — his fondness for mischief and humor.

He solo free - climbed in parks where it was illegal, and he had a fondness for strapping his dog on his back while skydiving in a wingsuit.

Comments on storyteller Garrison Keillor's retirement from public radio: Keillor mocks institutions and people for whom he has a gentleness and fondness.

The film holds back on portraying neither Walls» fondness for her parents, nor the depths of her parents» failures.

A concomitant problem with the concept of dynamic equivalence is a tendency on the part of the translators to heighten the language of the original, with its distinct fondness for repetition of terms and for a kind of primary vocabulary.

Despite his fondness for the ontological argument, Hartshorne never put the burden of the theistic case on this piece of reasoning alone.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Sleeping in on Sundays, spending my money on myself instead of some priestpervs legal defense fund or a pastor's fondness for hoookers and blow...

I already have a fondness for vegetarian chili and quinoa casseroles, but I can always count on my quinoa bowls to make my tummy smile.

While armchair managing is all fun and good... Why on earth would you want us to play a new system for a game this big!?!? I get fans fondness for the 4 -4-2 while seeing the very entertaining football teams like Leicester and Atletico play with scything counter attacks... But this is Arsenal playing Chelsea at home after they've had a couple of disappointing results.

Arsene Wenger, however, is known for his fondness of all - rounders, and may be giving Lacazette contradictory advice on how much to drop deep and link play.

As the season went on, I realised my fondness for the club was no longer really tied to the mere fact that Kanu played for us.

Arsene Wenger leaves Arsenal with a tarnished legacy after staying on too long but in time, fondness and respect for his achievements will return.

Mark Ogden: Arsene Wenger leaves Arsenal with a tarnished legacy after staying on too long but in time, fondness and respect for his achievements will return.

Kicking a fan that led to the lengthy ban of the player who stubbornly insisted in enjoying his time on the pitch with raised collars couldn't step down the fondness with which the Theatre of Dreams walls still have for him till this day.

Now that my little one is approaching toddler - hood, I look back with fondness on all the homemade baby food recipes I made for him.

But socially she's great fun, with a fondness for vodka martinis on a Friday evening in the Canton Arms, near her home in Stockwell.

«I'm not walking away from my fondness for Russia,» Caputo told 2 On Your Side's Michael Wooten, following the Comey hearing.

Though the rise of political blogs and the netroots in this decade has diluted the place of Libertarians online, even today the audiences of tech - heavy sites such as Slashdot and Digg show a fondness for civil liberties and anti-authoritarian ideas: one sign of Paul's rise has been the large number of votes for stories about him on Digg.

Working for Gordon «As time goes on, you even remember with affection and fondness the occasional moments that were absolutely awful.

No word on where this bipartisan dining experience might take place, though the senator's past fondness for D.C.'s Hunan Dynasty has been widely documented.

In a 40 - minute address, Cuomo spoke of his father's complexity, his toughness, his fondness for arguing, and his sometimes combative relationship with his own son, who would go on to win the office Mario lost in 1994 as he sought a fourth term as the state's highest elected official.

Teachout says she's focused on listening to NY - 19 voters and accepting small - dollar donations, even as she will benefit from a fundraiser headlined by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, opening herself up to criticism from the NRCC due to Hoyer's fondness for PAC cash.

An orangutan matched researchers» predictions about which mixed beverage he would choose based on his relative fondness for the separate ingredients.

And in 21 of the 24 trials, Naong matched the researchers» predictions: that his choice would be based on his relative fondness for the separate ingredients.

Evolutionary psychologists have long suspected that the human perceptual system has an innate fondness for landscapes with wide, open views, thanks to the millions of years our forebears spent on the savannas of Africa.

They didn't have to be beaming messages at us; they merely had to share our fondness for artificial light, something common to every modern society on Earth.

It was a compelling scenario, and I scribbled out several pages, along the way making the point that the news would be particularly hard on women, given their documented fondness for what sociolinguist Deborah Tannen calls «rapport talk» — that constant stream of friendly jabber that seems to reassure them that they're still alive and that no one's currently threatening their young.

With their fondness for shellfish and fish broth, eaten on a daily basis, the Japanese probably consume more cholesterol than most Americans.

Early mornings at practice and evenings at meets, playing cards on the pool deck while waiting for our races — these are some of my fondness memories.

On the matter of brooches, I've recently discovered a great fondness for them and have been on the hunt for some decent vintage pieceOn the matter of brooches, I've recently discovered a great fondness for them and have been on the hunt for some decent vintage pieceon the hunt for some decent vintage pieces.

Neither had I before moving to Tampa, nor did I have any fondness for Pirate decor or for that matter own anything with a Jolly Roger on it.

Sometimes, as in «Fargo,» the Coens» fondness for outre regionalism verges on contempt, as if they were implicitly contrasting their own sophistication with the literal - minded dumbness of their characters.

Brooklyn undoubtedly has a sweetness and sincerity that will melt the heart for those with a fondness for this kind of thing, and the period production design, on both sides of the Atlantic, is lovely.

On the set of «Santa Monica Cop,» Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number - one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever.

That includes his fondness for the spotlight and his ambition, which in a couple of instances has backfired on him.

His fondness for the menfolk is given much more weight, even though wariness on the part of Warner Bros. forced Stone to keep that aspect from getting too graphic.

Sadly, the one - note film fails to engage or entertain, relying on viewer fondness for the «bad» premise.

From the Ocean's films on through to his recent cinematic return with Logan Lucky, the director's fondness for a well - executed plan — or just an executed plan, really, no skill required — shines through.

All of the principal players interviewed share nothing but fondness for the project, and even those missing — King, Ted Danson, Hal Holbrook — seem to have a pretty positive recollection based on the stories and archival footage within.

«Hunt For The Wilderpeople» spans a long time period for those on the run, and you see maturity growing in Ricky and fondness growing in HFor The Wilderpeople» spans a long time period for those on the run, and you see maturity growing in Ricky and fondness growing in Hfor those on the run, and you see maturity growing in Ricky and fondness growing in Hec.

Predictably with Beca's established fondness for remixing and «mash ups», the two girls are on collision course.

While Damien Chazelle «s La La Land wears its fondness for old school Hollywood productions proudly on its sleeve, his portrayal of present - day Los Angeles is hardly unflattering.

Over on the TV side, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association once again proved its fondness for new series, recognizing virtually every major new 2016 premiere: Atlanta, American Crime Story, This Is Us, Westworld, Insecure, The Night Of, The Night Manager, Stranger Things, The Crown, Divorce, Goliath, and even Epix's political comedy Graves.

While the casting of Crispin Glover as a disassociated loner who discovers he has the power to talk to rats is sort of inspired, «X Files» expat writer Glen Morgan's Willard suffers (and yes, I feel silly for saying this) from a lack of character development, a forced psychoanalytic structure, and a sort of inbred Comic Book Guy fondness for self - reference (i.e., the majority of the bit characters have animal names — a sort of thing used best in Landis's An American Werewolf in London and Dante's The Howling: Mrs. Leach, Mr. Garter, Janice Mantis, George Boxer, and so on) that grates.