Sentences with phrase «only riveting»

I found it not only riveting but relentlessly documented.

I saw Richter's Decke at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence in the spring of 2010 as part of an exhibition entitled «Gerhard Richter and the Disappearance of the Image,» which situated Richter's paintings beside those of seven other contemporary artists, but I was only riveted by this one work.

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Commencement speeches aren't typically renowned for their riveting content or brevity, but, once in a while, hopeful graduates get a speaker who is not only entertaining but also drops wisdom like a grenade and brings hungover graduates out of their seats.

I hardly bother writing text - only tweets anymore and always try to include insanely colorful, eye catching, attention riveting images in my social posts and presentations, like this one:

And thanks to accounts like Nate Jackson's riveting football memoir «Slow Getting Up,» we know that the game we love depends on legions of no - name guys who quietly sacrifice their bodies to the NFL's culture of constant pain, only to exit to a road to nowhere.

Only when faith is controlled by its object and riveted to Christology does it become the articulus stantis et cadentis ecclesiae.

They both make for riveting reading, although, more poignant is actually their record during the group phase, mustering only one win from their three Group C encounters at Old Trafford, that coming against the team which finished rock - bottom, Bursaspor.

A bill just passed... would rivet upon their institutions what they considered a monstrous system... Such a system, they felt, would not only rob them of their pride of profession but would reduce all U.S. banking to its lowest level.»

«While [grizzly] bears were relatively resistant to developing severe metabolic imbalances or overt clinical disease due to a high saturated fat diet, it is important to note that this study occurred only over a single feeding season,» says Danielle Rivet, who led the study during her graduate studies at WSU.

This may be true but it only became popular from 1873 when Jacob w.Davis created the first pair of rivet reinforced denim pants which inevitably became popular amongst the labourers teamsters of the time.

Despite the riveting plot summary, the only things that rescue «The Deep End» from being bland are Tilda Swinton's strong performance as a terrified, desperate mother and a somewhat interesting music score.

I really wish I had a webcam so I could put on Youtube the first time I defended a little sister successfully (in Bioshock 2) because I did it on the hardest dificulty level with only the wrench, rivet gun, electricity plasmid and no med kits (I just kept getting wrench headshots on splicers which I had bottlenecked in a doorway).

Judging by the initial installments, it's not only one of the most riveting and provocative series I've seen in the last few years; it's one of the most riveting and provocative series I've ever seen.

Only a director of Bergman's calibre could make such a film riveting.

Not only was that film riveting, it also had the power to tarnish the corporate brand of the marine theme park chain.

Not only is the story tightly written and flawlessly directed: it is anchored by a wholly riveting performance from Ms. Casé who, like the others in the story come across as authentic as your next - door neighbors.

Then we have two alternate endings (neither really all that «alternate») and a gag reel only funny for those wrestling fans who do think Cena has a riveting sense of humor.

Not only is it timely, not only is it entertaining, but it's just riveting to watch.

Not only is it a riveting exploration...

It's a riveting portrait of tragic insanity, not only for one person, but for an entire nation so consistently ravaged by his remorselessly brutal power.

Krisha Fairchild's mesmerizing and heart - breaking performance is not only palpable, but raw as well, helping to cement Krisha as a riveting character study.

If only Michell didn't have to swing for the fences and go for the riveting finale, which threatens to unravel all that the story had built up to that point, with a silly story of obsession that causes every single character of the movie to act in a way that no one would ever act in reality, merely for the contrivance of making this a thriller.

But just as this set introduces us to what could be a riveting story, even the film's seemingly mundane details that might have given character and depth, such as Joe's quip about so - called T.K.'s (telekinetics) being «assholes who think they're blowin» your mind floating quarters,» are really only expository moments designed to move the plot forward.

In an era where teenage girls are either relegated to dumb - but - cute socialites or objects of some other teenage boy's (and sometimes older man's) desires, the character of Mattie Ross not only goes against the conventional grain by being anything but those things, but also is infused with riveting determination and conviction by Steinfeld's captivating portrayal.

Jake Lacy, who continues to surprise with his diversity of character roles, is riveting as the only character who treats Miss Sloane like a human being and — in a beautiful irony — one of the only characters in the entire film with a moral compass.

One of the most refreshing things about Zodiac is that not only does it provide what's expected — a riveting revisitation of one of the more troubling and perplexing series of crimes in recent history — it also gives us more.

Newcomer Lene Cecilia Sparrok delivers a riveting, nuanced performance as Elle - Marja, a bright, ambitious young Sami who, along with her younger sister (played by real - life younger sister Mia Erika Sparrok), is sent from her reindeer - herding family to a Sami - only boarding school when their father dies.

4) «Fruitvale Station» Ryan Coogler's stunning movie detailing the last day in the life of Oscar Grant who was fatally shot by a BART police officer in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009 was not only an amazing directorial debut, but one of the most riveting and emotional films of the year.

The King's Speech features a head - spinning array of British and Australian actors — not only the always riveting Rush, butHelena Bonham - Carter, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, and Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill.

To make the performance of a tedious, exacting, time - consuming task riveting to watch, it is only necessary for the activity to be illegal.

What makes this film riveting is how it keeps you guessing not only whether John's scheme will succeed but whether or not Lara is guilty.

When I replaced the power lock inside the door, I didn't notice any type of ground wire, only the bracket that is riveted to the door.

It was only a year ago that the publishing industry sat riveted as it waited to see how the storm between Amazon and publisher Hachette was going to play out.

Not only does this result in a riveting story, it also highlights the harsh complexity of young Mexicans» lives.

Against the backdrop of a beautiful but often unforgiving country, these lives come together — only to be torn apart — as a dark, riveting mystery unfolds.

Deftly blending the romantic noir of the classic film Casablanca with a riveting, suspenseful narrative and vivid historical detail, City of the Sun offers a stunning portrayal of a time and place that was not only pivotal for the war, but also sowed much of the turbulence in today's Middle East.

This riveting new story begins five years after the events in the film, focusing on an epic journey undertaken by Pig, his best and only friend, Fox, and her friend Hippo.

Ultimately, Matthew Goodman pulls together a riveting story that has the bones of a true and fascinating history and the heart of a great adventure: The reader not only learns about Nellie Bly and her attempt to exceed the travel time of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg in Around the World in Eighty Days, but also has the pleasure of visiting the world of the 1890s, meeting Joseph Pulitzer, understanding the plight of Chinese workers in America, traveling in luxury trains and boats, seeing beautiful places before industrial pollution took place, and so much more.

And what happens next is only the first in a series of riveting twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe.

In a fresh and knowing voice, Meltzer takes us down the rabbit hole of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and paints a riveting picture of a danger only one man will know - what it's like to fall in love with the world's most powerful daughter.

Not only does the religious theme take such a backseat that it is virtually non-existent other than working as window dressing, but the story itself is such a riveting read that I had trouble putting it down.

Throughout her blockbuster career, # 1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that «not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us» (The Boston Globe).

Some writers even opt to include only single words («Exciting... Riveting...» — The Blah Blah Review).

Yesterday, after a 15K race, a hair cut (apparently my cut hair weighs 0.6 pounds, thank you very much) and an unfulfilled trip to Best Buy's Geek Squad (Apple is looking better and better), I was lazing about on the couch, catching up on old episodes of Gossip Girl and 24 (yes — I watch both shows, which I realize is only slightly less bizarre than admitting I was riveted by both the series finale of Battlestar Galactica and the world premiere of Nora Robert's Northern Lights).

«I am touched not only by your riveting story of becoming blind, but also by your relentless determination to adapt and recover, and your charming sense of humor in the bleakest of circumstances.»

It only made matters worse that the entire time, the Ubisoft host was trying to make it seem exciting or riveting in some way.

In our Tomb Raider review we described that «Tomb Raider not only captivates you by its riveting story and plot lines, but it emotionally charges you to have a need to succeed with Lara's great overall plan.

The Addison Art Gallery, located in Orleans, MA, on Cape Cod, features «only the most riveting of talent» by emerging artists and established masters.

It's not much compared with Hindemith, but an electric guitar in the right hands can be so riveting that it's the only sound you want to hear.

His singular sculptures are outlandish objects, appearing to have landed in the space fully - formed; either through industrial processes, as a result of natural forces, or by a combination of the two — only revealing their true complexity through closer inspection of hand - finished details, rivets and joins.