Sentences with phrase «other conventions like»

Probably one of, if not the biggest part of what makes Ohayocon and other conventions like it so unique: The Cosplays!

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It's hard to tell how many do this — I know of a few politically engaged Liberals who periodically hold Tory membership cards too — but it's a fact of life for those of other political stripes in a one - party province like Alberta: the political direction of the province is decided at the PC leadership conventions, not in general elections.

In other words, with the VR office, we could create a situation where every corporate diversity goal was fully achieved, but the virtual workforce would itself appear in Virtual Reality like a convention of Young Republicans.

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CNN: The GOP has a Muslim problem Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, political comedian and editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report, explains why the absence of a Muslim - American imam at the Republican National Convention «sends a message that these people are «others» and not truly Americans like the rest of us.»

Ditto for all the other Christian sects like the Southern Baptist Convention and Seven Day Adventists where pedophilia and coverups have been a major issue.

Maybe Mr. Mohler would like to explain why his «convention» is seeking out a new name other than «Southern Baptist»?

I especially like it when god makes a tire blow out on a church van, killing all passengers as they were on their way to some christian convention or other.

I, like many others, expected this announcement after he had won a second term in November — though it appears he had planned to do so before the Democratic National Convention.

«We have started to use our auditoriums much like a convention center or a hotel in that we set spaces aside for seminars and other events, which we accent with a continental breakfast or box lunches.»

It has spawned a plague of naming conventions, like the Green Mile or the Bear Trap or the Snake Pit, to swoop up other sets of holes into one bucket.

I as an English Nationalist and many other people like me who voted no would have been more amenable to voting yes if a Constitutional Convention for England had preceded it.

Others are not, like a price tag that has been floated at $ 350 million, a number erroneously generated when the cost of the 1967 convention was adjusted twice for inflation.

«But like we have repeatedly maintained, we will still hold a convention because there may be other members of the party who may be interested.

Op - Ed by Tom DePrisco NYS law mandates voters be asked every twenty years, or at other times, if they would like a Constitutional Convention.

Somers went into the convention wearing the class ring of gubernatorial hopeful Mark Boughton but, as of last week, was acting like she might want to see other people.

Like Ling - Cohan, all of the other eight who won slots on this November's ballot ---- including incumbents Rosalyn Richter, an out lesbian, and Dominican - American Rolando Acosta, who are both now associate justices of the Appellate Division ---- were approved unanimously at the convention.

Whilst British political parties of all hues have fraternal relations with like - minded parties around the world, convention states that senior party figures do not campaign in each other's national elections.

Like other lawmakers, Flanagan, of Long Island, has also argued that a constitutional convention would cost millions of dollars at a time when New York has other, more pressing needs, and it is unlikely to produce much change.

The hotel, like others in Philadelphia, requires a minimum four - night stay for the convention.

Other states, like Massachusetts, use proportionality and candidates get the number of convention delegate votes in proportion to the support they receive in the primary election.

With contrasting hem details like sheer panels and ruffled edges setting their looks apart, stars like Sarah Hyland, Kate Mara, Amber Le Bon and others can't be hemmed in by convention.

«Find like - minded friends, romance, and convention dates with other Trekkies TODAY!»

Such people do not value fundamental social conventions, such as acting like a responsible person, who cares about how their actions that affect other people.

im a huge anime fan my first time to an anime convention was a blast when my friend basically demanded i have to go with him i felt like a little kid in a candy store looking at all the stuff they had ever since then i always went i always wanted to meet others like me who love anime sure i might...

Like the theme of the movie, it's a lot like many other love stories you're seen before, but with good chemistry and some surprisingly smart and profound moments, A Lot Like Love manages to overcome conventions with infectious charm and underlying sweetnLike the theme of the movie, it's a lot like many other love stories you're seen before, but with good chemistry and some surprisingly smart and profound moments, A Lot Like Love manages to overcome conventions with infectious charm and underlying sweetnlike many other love stories you're seen before, but with good chemistry and some surprisingly smart and profound moments, A Lot Like Love manages to overcome conventions with infectious charm and underlying sweetnLike Love manages to overcome conventions with infectious charm and underlying sweetness.

Last year was the first year that Comic - Con moved TV panels into Hall H for days other than Sunday, and after getting a look at Friday's lineup, the Con is starting to look more and more like a TV convention.

That's in here, along with every other convention in the lazy filmmakers» manual, like playing an unfortunate Radio Disney - type rap version of the cartoon's theme song over a central montage.

Tonally it owes more to Rowan Woods's excellent drama The Boys rather than other Australian crime films like The Square, Gettin» Square or The Hard Word and yet it still follows the conventions of a crime drama to result in a complex and gripping piece of cinema.

Grab any adjective out of a hat and chances are it will apply to Django Unchained, writer - director Quentin Tarantino's messy mashup of the Western and the blaxploitation flick, with other conventions tossed into the mix like so much seasoning.

But while the film's trailer plays like a veritable checklist of genre conventions, what separates «Winter's Tale» from the countless others just like it is the talent involved.

What attracted critical minds like Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, and others to Nicholas Ray and his oeuvre — bored stiff as they were by the risk - averse, respectable, and ultimately neutered «cinema of quality» — was the stamp of the personal and the element of danger they discerned in his films, whether that meant the improvisatory handling of actors with a touch deft enough to coax remarkable performances out of even non-professionals; the «superior clumsiness,» cited by Rivette in «Notes on a Revolution,» resulting in «a discontinuous, abrupt technique that refuses the conventions of classical editing and continuity»; or the purely visual flourishes Ray relished — ranging from the sweeping, vertiginous helicopter - mounted shots in They Live By Night to disorienting, subjective POV compositions like the «rolling camera» during a car crash halfway through On Dangerous Ground, its very title indicating the source of Ray's critical appeal.

Even when students do write every day, writing development is a slow growth process, more like math than any other subject in terms of learning and reviewing conventions and concepts, failing and succeeding, and practicing, practicing, practicing.

Major conventions like the Romance Writers of America and other tradeshows don't provide any avenues for authors to sell their print or digital books.

I think RT Convention has a lot to offer beyond the signing, not the least of which is meeting readers, industry professionals and other writers... but, it's sort of like trust.

I go to conventions to meet others like myself and valadate my own entitlement.

Go to writing groups, other author signings at your local bookstore, and larger events like expos and conventions.

Let's see how long their protest would last if they had to pay for it like a convention would have to pay for their own event, or other protest events had to cover their costs.

Located next to the Convention Center and Aquarium of the Pacific, The Pike Outlets satisfy shoppers with retailers like Restoration Hardware Outlet, H&M, Nike, Gap, Converse, Columbia Sportswear, and others.

You'll find plenty of other local sites, activities and attractions to explore near our all - suites hotel in Kansas City like the Worlds of Fun amusement Park, Oceans of Fun Water Park, Belvoir Winery and: Ford Motor Company's Claycomo Assembly Plant Bartle Hall Convention Center William Jewel College Arrowhead Stadium Kauffman Stadium You can also easily get to a variety of restaurants nearby.

Business: Located within walking distance of Waikiki, the Hawaii Convention Center is like no other in the world.

NTA and the United Motorcoach Association are combining their annual Convention and Expo to give you a travel industry event like no other: Travel Exchange — one show that puts the full spectrum of North American travel buyers and sellers on the same floor.

Cash rates can exceed $ 200 in summer or during conventions and other, similar hotels like the Diva Hotel or Hotel Union Square might offer better value, so compare before you book!

In more recent years, the word has been used in a more informal sense for other large, impressive buildings, such as The Crystal Palace of 1851 (an immensely large, glazed hall erected for The Great Exhibition) and modern arenas - convention centers like Alexandra Palace.

The Moscone Center estimated that San Francisco is losing $ 2.1 billion in convention spending from 2010 through 2019 «as conventions look for larger and more contiguous exhibition space» found in other big convention cities like Las Vegas or Chicago.

Some have been just off the wall funny like «Bunnies don't milk cows,» others poke fun at current events like «Bunnies can't infiltrate Games Convention,» and others play off holidays like Halloween and Bastille Day.

This is only the tip of the iceberg and the games for the PS3 coming from here on out will make all other consoles look like 6 cylinder coupes (4 in case of the Wii) at a muscle car convention.

The Games Developer Conference, otherwise known as GDC, is not normally a product / IP hype machine like other conferences and conventions; instead, it is developers getting together to discuss the more business side of game making, from how they...

Definitely tempted to get at least one of the Namco Museum games (although I would like all five, I have a convention next weekend, as well as some other stuff).

It felt like an experience removed from the usual trappings, tropes and conventions found in other genres and instead felt like another life — one where even something as innocent as a treasure chest could chew your face off.