Sentences with phrase «only at the pleasure»

A great many of the continent's banks have similarly been zombified, existing only at the pleasure of their respective national governments.

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If you can find a way to delay gratification a bit, you'll not only be able to keep your days filled with hard work, but you'll also be able to truly enjoy the small pleasures in life, a little at a time.

At the fundamental core of christianity is a god which promises a glorious afterlife to its true believers — but only if they zealously adhere to myriad rules that forbid or strictly limit basic human pleasures in this life.

The only friend to walk with is one who so exactly shares your taste for each mood of the countryside that a glance, a halt, or at most a nudge, is enough to assure us that the pleasure is shared.

He does continually what he really would rather not do, or at least what he has no pleasure in doing, for this pleasure is only a low sensual pleasure, in fact of all sensual pleasures it is the lowest.

But enthusiasm is only a temporary state of Religion, and whilst it lasts will hardly be seen with pleasure at the helm.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

Women can be viewed as sex objects by men, as existing for the pleasure of a man and only at the choice of the man.

Not only do they taste good though, they evoke warm memories of childhood days, times together at holidays, and the simple pleasure of munching on something sweet and satisfying.

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of eating at Cafe Gratitude in Los Angeles, which is something I've wanted to do for a really long time... I just realized I can scratch that one off of my list (the one that exists only in my head)!

When the dead of winter strikes and the temperatures drag into the low double digits at night, chili is one of the only things that satisfies the soul and reminds me of life's simple pleasures.

The Rockets» only regular season losses were at Miami and Ohio, and when Ohio blew the MAC East with a late upset loss to Akron, Toledo got the pleasure of stomping the Zips to win its first conference title since 2004.

So its pleasure now that we are only adding or at least worried about that.

(And now at the risk of sharing TMI...) Having never been with an uncircumcised man (yes, you can infer from that that Jody is circumcised), I was very interested to learn that not only is the pleasure of the male affected by circumcision, but also the pleasure of the female.

I so want to have some schedule with her but it is impossible to make one: (The only thing she takes with pleasure and at anytime is my breast.

Commenting on the success of the initiative, BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson said, «Alom's book is a perfect tool for helping young people to think critically about the world around them, whether used in the classroom to stimulate discussion or simply read at home for pleasure, with the warmth and colour that only autobiography can provide.»

Shehu expressed pleasure at what he called the world body's accurate observation of the trends in President Muhammadu Buhari's government, which he said could only lead down the path of free and fair elections come 2019.

I've never had the pleasure of using a Vitamix, Heather, but from what I hear, not only could it get the job done, it would EXCEL at it.

This has become a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine on weekends and when I'm finished with work at night — please tell me I'm not the only one!

One is from Cynthia at Alter Ego Nail Lacquer, and she is not only a fabulous maker, but an even more amazing individual who I got the pleasure of meeting at CPNA this year.

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Smart (misunderstood), interesting (kinda crazy), laid back (little lazy), love a good time (annoying to some), stubborn (only when I know I'm right), give freely and often (so I stay broke, that's my pleasure), laugh at dumbasses (arrogant), cast a spell when I want -LRB-»cause magic's real),...

The hardscrabble economy of America's rodeo country, where, for some, riding and winning is the only source of pleasure and income, is depicted with exceptional compassion and truth by a filmmaker who is in no way an insider: Zhao was born in Beijing and educated at Mount Holyoke and NYU.

Sadly, there will only be one more outing from Miyazaki but thankfully we've had to the pleasure to enter into his creative genius at all.

Chloé Zhao, USA, 2017, 104m The hardscrabble economy of America's rodeo country, where, for some, riding and winning is the only source of pleasure and income, is depicted with exceptional compassion and truth by a filmmaker who is in no way an insider: Zhao was born in Beijing and educated at Mount Holyoke and NYU.

Veteran actor John Lithgow («Beatriz at Dinner») is the only true bright spot as Fergus, Fat Amy's deplorable dad whose unctuous presence is somewhat of a guilty pleasure to watch.

The script, which puts these two in at the most unusual of moments to not only provide comedy relief but also provide a look at the bigger picture, is a sheer pleasure to watch unfold.

But though Only God Forgives could turn out to be a cult classic, and an international one at that, its A-list cast delivers only B - grade pleasuOnly God Forgives could turn out to be a cult classic, and an international one at that, its A-list cast delivers only B - grade pleasuonly B - grade pleasures.

Neither guilty pleasure nor bodice - ripper, it's a wallow, a traipse through high heather that only hides the wet suck of the moors, and damned if it doesn't, when all's said and done, project something like a masculine gaze in its positioning of brooding, demonic Heathcliff at its centre.

Johannes Roberts» horror sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night is only 11 days away from release, and today brings another new terror - filled clip for your viewing pleasure.

It's not particularly burly off the line (peak torque only comes on tap at 5000 rpm), but it revs sweetly enough that winding it out is a pleasure.

Masamichi Kogai, President and CEO of Mazda said at the event: «Inspired by this win, we will continue building cars that offer driving pleasure, aiming to become a» one - and - only» for our customers that they will choose again and again.»

At the same time, a series of visionary technical solutions take efficiency, dynamism and motoring pleasure into new territory as only Audi knows how.

I had the pleasure of not only hearing Marion speak on memoir writing at the 2016 TRIBE Writers Conference, but I also was lucky enough to sit at a table with her for three days.

I get through at least one a week, often more, and I review these books for pleasure, usually on Amazon, sometimes on Goodreads (a site that's hailed as social media for readers, but to be honest I find it a frustratingly clunky site so don't go on there that much — and as it's now owned by Amazon, it may only be a matter of time before my Amazon reviews are accessible from Goodreads anyway).

This effect can not only reach literacy ability levels (especially in reluctant readers and at - risk students), but can also stand to improve readers» attitudes towards reading for pleasure.

There is no doubt that I look at this list and feel a profound sense of gratefulness that not only do I have the pleasure of knowing these people, but that they are so generous.

The paperwhite version only improves on better lighting for those who read at night or places with low lighting, better screen display (again for better reading pleasure).

Not only does the Lighted cover make reading on the Kindle 3 at night a pleasure it negates probably the biggest iPhone / iPad advantage (backlight for reading at night) and gives Kindle 3 a significant advantage over other eReaders.

And then I met experts at ePublishingeXperts — and not only was they far ahead of everyone else in their understanding of eBook conversion and formats, they were a pleasure to work with.

I don't look at it as my dog taking more time out of my day but rather what she (I currently only have one Greyhound now that one recently passed away) adds to it in terms of pleasure and enjoyment.

Take a step back in time to experience true Hawaiian hospitality, the overwhelming sense of «aloha,» and the simple pleasures that can only be found at Maui Kaanapali Villas.

The lengthy tedium inspired fond recollections of the at - odds pleasure we had experienced only a few days ago on the London Eye where we had enjoyed walking straight onto our own private pod by choosing to visit just prior to sunset.

Rail Discoveries know that your holiday will not only give you pleasure and enjoyment at the time, but will leave you with lifelong memories to relive over and over again.

Not only are they both extremely hard working; they are an absolute pleasure to have here at our company.

Located down a quiet soi (side street), our hotel in the heart of Thailand's capital displays hedonism at its finest with all the pleasures of fashion, entertainment and nightlife only steps away.

There's a lot of detail in this world, combined with some great lighting, that makes it a pleasure to look at and explore, although while the areas are reasonably large they are also mostly empty with only a few NPCs to chat to.

the demo of the japanese version ran at 1440 * 1080p RR7 / Wardevil / wipeout HD all run at 1080p at 60 fps http://www.videogamer.com/p... «Not one to blow his own trumpet, Teramoto also expressed his pleasure to offer RR7 in 1080p, at 60 fps and in 5.1, something he claims is only possible on the PS3.»

During our time at E3 2013, we had the pleasure of making our way over to the Mad Catz booth to speak to the one and only Alex Verrey.

Architectural pleasure for the sake of the architecture should be paired with the architecture being able to get out of the way of the artwork in it and let you see the work as if it belonged entirely to you only, for at least a moment in time.