Sentences with phrase «penchant of»

Brummies and those in the West Midlands are apparently dreaming of seaside living with a nautical / beach vibe the penchant of 29 % of residents.

We found its fingerprint sensor to be slightly erratic, sound on the loudspeaker was a trifle on the lower side (call quality and sound over headphones are good, though), the absence of backlit touch navigation buttons next to the fingerprint scanner is odd, and the phone's penchant of heating up when in HD gaming or heavy photographic territory can be disconcerting.

A small tip: do not leave it on any surface with even the slightest incline, for it does have a penchant of slipping down.

I also talked about my own penchant of running through life having barely a moment to follow up and follow through.

In espousing perversely anachronistic fantasies, each of these loops back to what Atkins attempts to illustrate with «Old Food»: there's no chance of escape, not when the great outdoors is continually repackaged and sold back to us, and the penchant of theatre is to circuitously restage elaborate conceits.

Coming from a literary background, and due to the penchant of point - and - click adventure games to hinge themselves around narrative structure, I (wrongly) assumed that The Librarian was going somewhere with the titillating bits of intrigue it set out in front of me.

Echoing the penchant of the erstwhile Maharajas, all the 12 guest accommodation coaches of Deccan Odyssey is outfitted with cozy furniture and personalized guest amenities.

The Spanish left their mark in architecture that evokes their religion and their homes, while the penchant of «Califorñios» for hospitality, horsemanship, music and dance all linger in Santa Barbara's festive traditions.

Outdoor cats are known for their penchant of climbing trees, while indoor cats enjoy scaling «cat trees» provided by their owners.

With their guard dog qualities and penchant of killing any small furry or feathered animal, it is best that only experienced dog owners and trainers have these active dogs.

Traditional districts, in particular, do as little as possible to inform families about their options; the penchant of districts to inform families of kids in failing schools of their options in June — just as families were going on summer break — is one reason why the No Child Left Behind's school choice provision has never worked as envisioned.

That many in the school reform movement have either been reluctant or outright hostile about working with Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform activists on addressing issues that are tied to schools (including overuse of harsh school discipline and the penchant of traditional districts to refer children to juvenile courts), has also made it easy for NEA and AFT to win over some activists.

This time around, we have the folks over at Core Knowledge, whose otherwise laudable effort to improve the nation's woeful reading curricula is often overshadowed by the penchant of its advocates to dismiss other reforms.

For all of the admirable work Fordham does on school reform issues, it has this weird penchant of thinking that the only kids that seem to matter most are the ones in advanced classes.

RDR keeps up Rockstar's penchant of packing their titles full of value, and the edition comes with the Undead Nightmare DLC, which is a whole new single player campaign to boot.

«As a party of good conscience, we wish to condemn in strongest terms the penchant of the administration of President Buhari to giving safe haven to known criminals while hoodwinking Nigerians that it's fighting corruption.»

He has instigated his supporters to violence on several occasions which led to the loss of 15 lives, and therefore he has the penchant of not accepting over 90 percent of election results he genuinely lost.

The gang, the notorious «2 - 0's», have been feared throughout the city of London, the Kingdom, and throughout the world for its penchant of illegal drug smuggling, murder, kidnapping and all - around social non-conformity.

Vilanova who, like the rest of the Barcelona squad, suffers from the crippling Make - Yourself - Trip syndrome (not to be confused with Make - Your - Trip, the travel agency), had often blamed their penchant of tumbling over on poor eyesight.

While that assertion may be construed as cockiness, just the latest proclamation by a driver who has a penchant of boasting, Hamlin's assertion is backed by facts.

When I speak football engineering, I'm suggesting Wenger's penchant of looking at a football player, examining previously unseen strengths, bringing in the player to the squad, testing them in those areas and patiently awaiting to see if the results come off.

Using your penchant of using «casual chain» as some sort of justification for Pan Gu or any other god will stop, you are making progress.

This is in line with the liberal Catholic penchant of sharply distinguishing, if not separating and opposing, the «institutional» Church from the Catholic people who are the Church, and for whom people like Father Reese modestly claim to speak.

You'd think the same would hold true for a governing Conservative party that came to office in 2006 on a platform of transparency and accountability, or the three opposition parties who make daily denunciations about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's penchant of secrecy.

It is admitted by the American Hebrew writer that certain Jews are omitted in any such tabulation because of the penchant of certain Jews for adopting non-Jewish names, but it is contended with justice that some non-Jews with Jewish - sounding names will also be included so that the total error will be diminished.

Evan Spiegel is already known for his penchant of riding a black SUV throughout Venice, and job listings show his security guards must come armed.

Not exact matches

From flying drones around her farm to collecting old computers to being one of the first investors in Google, the iconic domestic goddess has a penchant for technology.

Petite & Sweet staff set about creating a higher - end version of the Twinkie, incorporating their recent obsession with salted caramel, a rising trend in dessert offerings, as well as their penchant for ganache, into two Twinkie prototypes.

Conlon's unique penchant for recognizing potential business connections and later nurturing them into a fruitful enterprise has been one of the cornerstones of his success in the industry beginning with his founding of Conlon & Co., a real estate merchant bank, in early 2000.

I asked Finnegan for her advice in part because of her penchant for driving innovation forward.

It began more than a decade ago, when Cristal executive Frédéric Rouzaud decried rappers» penchant for bragging about their bottles of the pricey bubbly.

As an owner with a penchant for developing leaders and future owners of their own business I struggle with this daily.

A mustachioed Italian plumber with a penchant for jumping on the heads of his enemies is, unbelievably, one of the most popular video game characters in the world.

A penchant for holding onto everything that might come in handy in the future, plus a generally nomadic existence (home to the midwest for the summers, back to New York for school semesters), meant that I lived in a semi-permanent state of bare - boned survival and clutter.

He's smart and does good work, but you cringe when you see him, and his lack of understanding social cues and penchant for saying inappropriate things means you live in lawsuit fear.

Dyson aims to lean less heavily on suppliers than traditional carmakers, partly because of a penchant for making components in house, and partly because electric cars contain substantially fewer bits than their combustion engine counterparts.

It makes me wonder how many thousands of replies I haven't gotten over the years, due to my penchant for ending emails with «best» (as if I'd wanted to write, «best regards,» but just couldn't find the time.)

Our continental penchant for Aloha shirts waned, but our love of casual workwear remains.

Some «frugalistas» might have a penchant for gardening and create their own harvest, while others enjoy the intimacy of tiny - house living.

Patton earned the reputation of having a uniquely gifted military mind, immense energy and a penchant for being blunt.

Among them was a press darling — a man whose brash reputation and penchant for public tirades had made him one of the city's most recognizable figures.

On the occasion of yet another downward revision in growth numbers, this time out of the U.S., it's a good time to take a quick survey of recent writing that just so happens to focus on the penchant among economists and the U.S. Fed to over-estimate growth predictions.

Musk turned one of his Boring Company flamethrowers on himself, serving himself a deep burn about Tesla sales reports, and his penchant for selling products that people can't believe are real.

Already cognizant of millennials» penchant for finding online discounts, smart retailers recognize that millennials also conduct tons of online research before buying.

The president of Y Combinator is known for his casual style and penchant for wearing sneakers.

On its own, this strategy likely won't satisfy even long - term shareholders, and in its time of trial Talisman has picked up some shorter - term players with a penchant for shareholder activism.

But despite Trump's penchant for comparing himself favorably to past presidents — he claimed he accomplished more in his first year than any president except Franklin D. Roosevelt and told supporters he could be «more presidential than any president» except Abraham Lincoln — Trump isn't at the top of the pile when it comes to the biggest first - year market gains.

In many ways, Gawker is one of the premier examples of a media outlet that no one could ever truly love because of all the ways they humiliated people for no reason — and their penchant for cheap titillation.

Followers of my column are well aware of my penchant for writing about emotional intelligence (EQ).

«There is a penchant to meet lots and lots of people,» he says.