Sentences with phrase «peculiar things about»

One of the most peculiar things about Gozo is that, despite being just nine miles long and four miles wide, there's an impressive diversity of cultural influences here, including African, Italian, Arabic and British.

«The other peculiar thing about this whole discussion is that the claim of privilege supports the accuracy of Comey's account,» he said.

The only peculiar thing about the campsite was a rough - skinned newt that had crawled into the coffee pot.

I should maybe add, I don't think Lawrence really said it, the most peculiar thing about this dark energy, is really the fact that there is so little of it.

The peculiar thing about «The Crying Game» is that this story outline, while true, hardly suggests the actual content of this film.

But the peculiar thing about having my work up recently, is that they had the Carmen Herrera show at the Whitney and the Agnes Martin show at the Guggenheim up at the same time.

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But one should also compare the critical remarks of Theodoros in the Theaetetus, 179e f, about the attempts of the followers of Heraclitus to reflect the essence of the flux of all things by means of peculiar and mysterious expressions.

The interesting, or perhaps peculiar, thing about these cookies is that the dough begins with a mix of both cooked and raw egg yolks.The eggs are the centerpiece of these rich, buttery cookies, and the result — if done right — is a cookie that's substantial while remaining tender and delicate.

The thing that strikes me as a little peculiar about these comments is that both Diaby and Wenger appear to be steering clear of complaining about the tackle by Robinson, praising the physical nature of English football and in the process accepting it as part of the game.

After all, some people are passionate about, um, peculiar things.

Though interracial relationships have their benefits as well, there are certain things about interracial dating that make it peculiar.

What wasn't to love about the quirky decade that gave us amazingly peculiar things like Salute Your Shorts, Pogs, MMMBop, and

The oddest thing about «The Peacemaker» is that DreamWorks appears to have cut corners on the production - a peculiar decision, given the importance of a rip - roaring success to inaugurate the studio.

It's all played for laughs but in reality it's plum revolting, and while Vaughn and frequent collaborator Jane Goldman's (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) try to soften things by making Eggsy ambivalent about the task at hand, if anything this only acerbates that grotesque nastiness of the situation a substantial degree.

There is something even more peculiar about our species than all these things, and that is this: we are the only species on the planet that can not be fully explained by Charles Darwin's otherwise faultless theory of evolution by natural selection.

But the odd thing about Fujino is that his daydreams are starting to revolve around a peculiar fetish for hands — specifically, the sleek, beautiful hands of his classmate and tutor, Takie.

Through memoir, creative non-fiction, personal essays, articles, poetry and flash fiction, I write about the funny, the sad, the beautiful and the ugly; the heartening, annoying, and often peculiar things that happen during the course of an apparently normal day while navigating this thing called life.

One thing to note about this particular breed and which does sound quite peculiar is that they have paws similar to a cat.

In this peculiar place where stacking things on one's head is perfectly normal, the young monster tamers will encounter new friends and familiar FINAL FANTASY heroes as they learn the truth about their pasts.

He had a way of talking about things that combined rationality and the most peculiar hybrid mysticism or esoteric philosophy.

The funny thing about mobile homes is that you see them parked more often than you see them on the move, which perversely makes it seem peculiar when you do see a mobile home being hauled along a highway.

If you've no head for heights a fear of confined spaces, an aversion to making a fool of yourself, or if the sight of naked Viennese Actionists doing peculiar and insanitary things with rubber tubing or a dead pike is upsetting, get someone else to go instead and make them tell you about it later.

[Response: Getting at your question in a slightly different way, one thing that is peculiar about eddies embedded in the western boundary currents (there are analogies for the atmosphere too, e.g. the jet stream), is that they exhibit the property of «negative viscosity».

If you are done with your FL driver education however, there are some things you should know about driving in the Sunshine State that is somewhat peculiar to Florida.