Sentences with phrase «only snippet of story»

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It's up to individual viewers to decide the present - day relevance of a story in which a touchy, overweening president can be heard going after a newspaper he deems a personal enemy — «The Post» includes snippets from the actual Nixon tapes — or in which a working woman encounters endless, patronizing slights and condescension, only to come into her own with admirable, self - effacing resolve.

Most of the aforementioned metaphors are only teased, given a snippet of a scene before the story moves on.

He captures snippets of their charming, often profane conversations, cutting from one day to the next to create a slice - of - life story that only begins to take on a narrative aspect around the halfway mark.

Instead we get only an uninflected love story that could have been written by anyone, though a few stray snippets of Nabokov's witty dialogue have been pasted in at arbitrary junctures, as when the heroine's uptight mother wonders whether the invention of the radio was part of a Jewish conspiracy.

The marketing for the hotly anticipated and long - delayed third season of Twin Peaks has been a masterclass in trolling, with each new preview offering only tiny snippets of footage, virtually no dialogue, and no indication of story.

And while I only got a snippet of one story mission, I'm sure some gamers will get a huge kick out of getting to interact with legendary historical figures like Cleopatra.

Not only are they charming, fun stories to listen to but they also provide a little extra backstory for Mousewood, as well as providing some interesting snippets of information for the sharp - eared listener.

It takes some time for Final Fantasy XV to get rolling, but once it does it provides an enjoyable story and fast - paced action... except for those times you're sitting in a car for five - plus minutes with only the odd snippet of dialogue to keep you company.