Sentences with phrase «particular affinity for»

He seems to have a particular affinity for giving Social Emotional Learning a bad name (see With Friends Like David Brooks, Social Emotional Learning Doesn't Need Any Enemies and David Brooks Gets It Wrong Again).

Although I'll be covering a myriad of genres, I have a particular affinity for things that go boo at night — so expect a lot of (what tries to be) Horror.

Although I'll be covering a myriad of genres, I have a particular affinity for things that go boo at night — so expect a lot of (what tries to be) Horror.

The VC firm also has a particular affinity for startups that have seasoned entrepreneurs as their leaders.

I immediately enrolled to College Jean - de-Brébeuf and quickly developed a particular affinity for science and the law.

He has a particular affinity for cases that involve complex economic and / or valuation concepts.

Since the Fall of 2015, STUK is presenting solo exhibitions of contemporary visual artists with a particular affinity for the moving image.

When Dávila finally happened upon Lichtenstein's work, he felt a particular affinity for this inherent seriality.

Kertess has a particular affinity for Dunham, a 45 - year - old Connecticut - born painter who has worked his way slowly up the New York art ladder, from studio assistant for Dorothea Rockburne to a recent one - man show at the Sonnabend Gallery.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Surrealism had a particular affinity for the inherent weirdness and theatricality of the «life - like» but essentially unnatural display, as seen in works such as Joseph Cornell's lovely and haunting Owl Box (1945 — 46).

As exemplified in the works on view, Thompson sought to interpret and visualize elements and experiences invisible to the naked eye, with a particular affinity for the subjects of space and sound.

If your cat is showing a particular affinity for getting into your plants, there are also a few steps you can take to keep them out of your greenery:

He has a particular affinity for grooming and is a skill handler.

Mookie, our male Shih Tzu, likes that one... he has a particular affinity for it when bicyclist are pedaling by during our mid-day walk.

She often participates as an active health care team member in a patient's entire lifespan, with a particular affinity for our Senior patients.

And co-branded credit cards can be especially appealing to cardholders who have a particular affinity for a specific airline and want a faster way to accrue frequent flyers miles, as these cards typically reward you with miles for every purchase.

I've a particular affinity for the berry - flavoured ones.

(Unless you have a particular affinity for hard keyboards, don't buy it.)

I feel a particular affinity for 3) Querying agents is a good way to get feedback.

A buyer would need a particular affinity for the brand to choose it over something else.

Among Karen's greatest passions is mentoring young people with a particular affinity for supporting young women as they make choices towards healthy and productive lives.

Unless you've a particular affinity for Constantine, it's certainly a good time to be a DC fan on the television front.

I've never had a particular affinity for summer clothing.

I'm running, as you can probably guess, as a Democrat, but I'm new to the party and don't have any particular affinity for its leadership.

Baileys has a particular affinity for chocolate I've found and the marbled Baileys and chocolate ice - cream I envisaged had me leaping out of bed and straight into the kitchen.

I find that mustard greens have a particular affinity for peanuts, and go well in brothy concotions with other mild or spicy greens.

When I brought up the question of Ayn Rand, Kalanick denied adamantly that he had any particular affinity for the books.

Someone at Nintendo must have a particular affinity for it, because durian is far and away the most useful ingredient in «Breath of the Wild.»

Not exact matches

While in furniture making a particular Jewish affinity for the upholstered (as opposed to the «case» or wooden) field gives Jewish manufacturers like Artistic in Detroit, Angelus in Los Angeles, and S. Karpen in Chicago almost half the total.

But at bottom, the rapport people have for a particular product or service comes down to a hazy affinity developed from discovery, branding, peer adoption, and other accidents of timing and circumstance.

«Whenever... preachers, instead of a lesson in religion, put [their congregation] off with a discourse on the Copernican system, on chemical affinities, on the construction of government, or the characters or conduct of those administering it, it is a breach of contract, depriving their audience of the kind of service for which they are salaried, and giving them, instead of it, what they did not want, or, if wanted, would rather seek from better sources in that particular art of science.»

Crowder in particular «felt a strong affinity for student - athletes» and readily granted them access to the classes to help them manage their academic and athletic demands.

What is more, different metal substrates show varying affinities for detecting particular molecules.

There are a number of reasons why the trials may have failed, Hardy says, including the possibility that the antibody did not have high enough affinity for the particular forms of amyloid that do the most damage in the brain, or that the patients in the trials had already experienced too much brain degeneration to benefit.

Certain small molecules in particular have affinity for particular types of cells.

She has a particular affinity and skill for working with teens.

Each of these factors has affinities for particular groups of cells in specific organ systems.

Mackenzie has a particular affinity and skill for working with teens and mentoring yoga teachers in their work with youth.

I also am a big fan of animal prints, in particular bird prints (although real live birds freak me out completely... so I don't quite understand my special affinity for bird prints.

A viewer must enjoy the prolonged journey and the interaction between the distinctive personality types (Jenkins is a particular standout in a Walter Brennan - type role), and also have an affinity (or at least a constitution) for gruesome brutality.

Luhrmann has pronounced his affinity for the novel and, in particular, the character of J. Gatsby.

So their special affinity doesn't seem to matter as much as the quality of their material and their particular feeling for it.

The source of Ghost World is a highly respected comic book by Daniel Clowes, for which I have no particular affinity.

In addition, many rewards, especially those tied to affinity cards, can only be redeemed for merchandise with a particular merchant or through a catalog offered by the credit card company itself.

If you travel enough for business that you've developed an affinity for a particular hotel chain, a hotel co-branded credit card can offer an easy way to earn rewards for free stays, as well as unlocking special branded perks and benefits like free room upgrades or elite status.

If your cat seems to have an affinity for a particular material, you can cover a scratching post with a similar material to encourage the scratching in a more appropriate location.

With each companies weapons looking and feeling completely different you'll soon find yourself with an affinity for a particular brand of gun, creating almost a loyalty of sorts.

So, for example, you might want a particular demon to focus on both Agi (fire) and Bufu (ice) skills, but due to their affinities, they may get bonuses when casting the former and penalties for the latter.

Als shares with Neel a stylistic affinity — chicness served with a twist of Freudian introspection, and steeped in New York modernism — and a particular flair for studying character.

Through these materials, the artists explore their affinities for particular forms and arrangements.