Sentences with phrase «packing the house of»

The actors took their places in front of the packed house of about 100 and Donohue beamed from the front row as the reading got under way.

We just did the DC screening on Tuesday night and we had a packed house of 150!

In the auditorium of a posh high school in the north suburbs of Chicago, a packed house of well - heeled moms and dads recently braved blizzard conditions to hear the lanky, affable Tough describe some of the scientific experiments leading to his belief that it is not innate ability, IQ or affluence that determines a child's ability to succeed in school and beyond.

Responding to the wishes of a packed house of angry constituents, the Long Grove Village Board voted unanimously to withhold its support for a proposed nine - hole golf course and learning center planned for the nearby Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve.

Doulas of North America officially became DONA International during the summer of 2004 at our annual conference in New Orleans, LA, to a packed house of cheering birth professionals!

A nervous Vince Cable started debating the measure just after midday, as a packed House of Commons saw emotional MPs argue over the ethics of the decision to try and triple the fees.

The former prime minister was also accused of using his powers of patronage to pack the House of Lords with his supporters, sometimes referred to as «Tony's cronies».

«If you want to improve pay, the most effective way is through strong and independent trade unions,» Corbyn told a packed House of Commons.

Addressing a packed House of Commons, Mr Browne said he was «sorry» for the cash - for - stories row and the subsequent damage it has caused to the «hard won» reputation of the armed forces.

David Cameron was in Exeter this lunchtime to deliver his latest pro-EU salvo to a packed house of...

David Cameron was in Exeter this lunchtime to deliver his latest pro-EU salvo to a packed house of (vaguely) enthused students.

We didn't see this coming until it became clear that (a) the thousands of new «# 3 members» who joined to vote in the Labour leadership election were nearly all Corbynistas, (b) Jeremy was playing to packed houses of adoring crowds everywhere he went to campaign and (c) his rivals were fighting lacklustre campaigns in comparison.

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Rockland County is open for business was the overwhelming message sent by the pack house of nearly 300 people last Friday at the Rockland County Economic Development Corporation's (REDC) Annual Economic Development Awards Luncheon.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson delivered a confident and upbeat State of the City Address to a packed house of public officials, business people, developers, community leaders, and interested residents.

Rockland County is open for business was the overwhelming message sent by the pack house of nearly 300 people last Friday at the Rockland County Economic Development Corporation's (REDC) Annual Economic Development Awards Luncheon.

He managed to pack the House of Lords with another 13 Tories, as well as two cross benchers along with the Labour peerage for Ms Shami Chakrabarti.

There's something magical about seeing a packed house of 300 Taveuni locals laugh equally uproariously, and, without a nanosecond's worth of culture shock, at Queen Latifah in «Bringing Down the House» and Buster Keaton in «Steamboat Bill, Jr..»

In our conversation last month at the DGA Theater in front of a packed house of Academy and key guild voters, she discusses why she was attracted to taking on the movie, her first theatrical feature since 2003's Monster.

During last month's 7th Annual Deadline's The Contenders awards season event at the DGA Theatre he joined me on stage with his director Joe Wright to discuss the film and the towering performance in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild members.

Along with Fazal, BAFTA winner Adeel Akhtar was also in front of the packed house of Academy and key guild voters.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of Netflix's presentation) to a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters.

«It comes down to the book,» noted the Marvel's Daredevil EP to me in front of a packed house of Academy and Guild members at the DGA on November 7.

There was also a conversation with one of his proteges, Lena Dunham, plus he got to introduce a 35 mm print of Hal Ashby's 1979 masterpiece Being There starring Peter Sellers because, when you are introduced to a packed house of society swells as «the man who transformed the face of modern American comedy», you get to do things like that.

All three appeared onstage with me at the DGA Theatre this month in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters to discuss this compelling true drama, which STX releases on Christmas Day.

The event took place in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild members last month at the DGA Theatre.

I could only imagine interviewing him live in front of a packed house of devoted followers would be equally insightful and ridiculous.

With nominations now from the Golden Globes, Critics» Choice, and the SAG awards, I, Tonya's Oscar chances are looking good, but it all started for the film early last month when stars Margot Robbie, Allison Janney and Sebastian Stan, along with director Craig Gillespie and writer Steven Rogers appeared in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters during Deadline's 7th Annual The Contenders awards season event at the DGA Theatre.

Detroit Free Press photographer Brian Kaufman captures it all beautifully in his new documentary, «Packard: The Last Shift,» which played to a packed house of more than 1,000 people last week at the historic Fillmore Theater a few miles from the plant site.

The highly anticipated K900 rear - drive sedan took center stage today as Kia Motors America (KMA) took the wraps off its new flagship amid a packed house of media representatives from around the world at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show.

James Patterson talked about this at a Romance Writers of America conference in Reno in 2004 to a packed house of writers that filled two ballrooms.

Imagine a packed house of children at Madison Square Garden, which has a capacity just shy of 20,000 for a basketball game.

Prominent scientist and global warming advocate David Suzuki has called for political leaders to be thrown in jail for ignoring the science behind climate change.  At a Montreal conference last Thursday, the prominent scientist, broadcaster and Order of Canada recipient exhorted a packed house of 600 to hold politicians legally accountable for what he called -LSB-...]

The apology was read to a packed House of Commons in which many aboriginal leaders had been invited to sit.

Former Presidents Bush and Clinton, or as they refer to themselves, 41 & 42, spoke at the general session to a packed house of 6,000.

Not exact matches

The flat - pack shelters are big enough to house a family of five and comes with a solar panel for power.

The Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin, hosted some special cinephiles on Sunday for a screening of the film: a huge pack of pups and their owners who were ready to sit back, enjoy some popcorn and dog - friendly treats, and enjoy a movie about their favorite subject, dogs.

The flashlight, which goes on sale in the next few weeks at a price of $ 150, houses a rechargeable lithium - ion battery that packs enough juice to restart a dead car battery.

Leatherman is a tried - and - true name in this market, and its Sidekick packs 17 different tools into into its tiny steel build, including wire cutters, multiple types of knives, a can opener, a wood and metal file, and Phillips, large, and small screwdrivers, among other things that could help you do grunt work around the house.

In sprawling suburbia, these large swaths of land could house densely - packed residential developments, shops, community centers, libraries, schools, and all sorts of other buildings that could help rebuild a long - lost sense of community.

For the record, a quick list of things that need to be done: Sell or rent your current house, find your new home, squat in temporary accommodation in between, pack and move, close out old utilities, set - up new utilities, update your health insurance and driver's license, ditto with banking and vehicle registration, deliver said vehicle to new location, ensure spouse and children have jobs and school / daycare placements, find childcare in between if necessary, settle everyone in.

The fiscal plan tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons was packed with billions of dollars worth of new investments, including measures to increase the labour - force participation of women.

The speaker lineup for what is traditionally a gathering of Romney allies is packed with high - profile Republicans, among them House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain.

Rep. Maxine Waters of Los Angeles, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said Monday that Trump's campaign rhetoric about being tough on Wall Street amounted to «a pack of lies.»

Monroe County Commissioner George Neugent said the limited housing and high prices could force up to 20 % of the island's 73,000 residents to pack up and leave for good.

The limited housing and high prices could force up to 20 % of the island's 73,000 residents to pack up and leave for good.

During his speech Grantham pulled no punches and basically told the packed house full of professional investors that, «you're all doing this wrong.»

commercial acumen of their compatriots in business, church leaders employed special advertising for Mother's Day services in hopes of packing the house as at Christmas and Easter.

Send Parry packing to the White House where we can finally have someone that will do something for the citizens of US.

The McKelveys were sitting in the middle of the high - vaulted room of their mission house, a bit of packing clutter strewn about, the walls naked.

Our family is now in the process of moving, and moving to a smaller space which means cleaning house as we pack.