Sentences with word «pithy»

Here's its prosaic but kind of pithy summary of what I said there on Constitution Day: Dr. Peter Lawler argued that Locke's ideas fit the Mystery Passage [Planned Parenthood v.....

American artist Jenny Holzer (b. 1950) produces text pieces consisting of pithy statements for which their context is as important as the words.

The metaphor sparked a couple of pithy comments from Twitter and blogging leadership professionals, Meghan Biro (@MeghanMBiro) and Dawn Lennon (@businessfit).

Thinking in pithy Facebook posts?

New Labour didn't win a crushing majority in 1997 just on the back a few pithy phrases from Tony Blair, some good election literature and catchy song by D: Ream.

With so many Americans searching for answers on climate change, an endowed MIT professor with pithy quotes offers a level of assurance that few can rival.

These days we're see a lot of maternity tees with pithy sayings or belly hugging maternity t - shirts with graphic designs on them.

With a gift for pithy phrasing, she has coined such descriptive expressions as «emotional labor,» «feeling rules,» and «the time bind» that perfectly sum up her points.

En route to a surprising resolution, director Simien pulls a couple of rabbits out of his hat while lacing his dialogue with pithy lines («Learn to modulate your blackness up or down depending on the crowd and what you want from them.»)

The author knows how to make an impact, often using short pithy sentences to good effect: «Peace of soul is the tranquility of order; an ordered heart, an ordered life according to God's precepts» (p. 55).

Divided into the examination of sexism in the art world and beyond, the posters and banners carry the same thread from the Girls» work in the»80s and»90s, relying heavily on pithy observations, tongue - in - cheek advice and striking statistics in bold fonts.

And don't forget to be clear about what you're interested in and what drives you: a single, pithy headline at the top of your page speaks volumes.

Rather than relying on pithy dialogue and ad - libbing it's a lot more physical.

There are certain passages of the Bible that, for whatever reason, have been snagged by the vast religious bumper sticker industry and abbreviated into pithy little statements of fact with...

They should have a short pithy title, an abstract of no more than 75 words, no more than 75 references, and up to four figures (with figure legends) or tables.

Finding ourselves buried beneath a workload of administrative tasks, we forego a week of study and settle instead for a few pithy remarks on Sunday.

Try to be energetic and engaging, with short pithy messages and stories.

I pictured my bacteria saying to each other, «We can not undergo binary fission in the beaker of someone who makes pithy observations at open - mic nights!

The post is divided into several categories and Molly, in her own pithy way, addresses numerous topics — from supporting other authors to showcasing one's own work.

The graphics were pithy messages such as «Plush safe he think; SAMO» and «SAMO is an escape clause».

Online Personals Watch condenses the endless feed of breaking stories on the online dating industry into pithy articles that cut to the core of an issue's statistics, consequences, and general impact.

As for the «tiny» ness of the average class - attending yogi, I could say something pithy about «how do you think they got that way», which is a factor (we know that form follows function and, when paired with an appropriate diet, yoga is great for building hot bodies), but more than that... it's mostly not true.

The founder of Shorty Awards, an event recognizing great social media, talks about how pithy posts keep us connected and make us better communicators.

If the»90s were full of «quotation marks» indicating irony, a decisive sarcasm and a distance from the opinion of norms, our current climate is dominated by pithy punch lines that summarize the solipsist's always already uploaded narrative.

Addie's down - the - country - road neighbor offers pithy advice along with her flower starts, so I liked the emphasis.

Less endearing, but more interesting, is the apathy that emerges in such pithy statements as «I used to try to be interesting... now I try to be pleasant and on time.»

, Argento offers pithy insights into his methods and touches on his friction with Musante, which stemmed from disagreements about how the film should play out.

If you need to lump everyone into one column and make pithy remarks to feel better about yourself, then so be it.

We're asking lawyers to tweet, to write and comment on pithy blog posts, and to be available to clients 24/7.

But perhaps my favorite pithy summation of this deeply problematic issue, which of course is directly lifted from the book but brought to fetishizable life in the film, comes from Anthony Lane's New Yorker review, which never drips with such finely - wrought, Wildean disdain as in this passage:

I know you think you're being smart and writing pithy commentary, but it's only important in that small little brain of yours.

Their regular morning email breaks down the latest headlines into pithy, nonpartisan summaries that offer insights with a bit of humor and sass.

Riggs put all his energy into grandstanding, supplying pithy commentary about how he intended to put the «show» back in «chauvinism,» and generally making a mockery of the face - off, with a goal of drumming up attention.

Reviews Jennifer Steinkamp LEHMANN MAUPIN GALLERY by Suzanne Hudson In language so pithy as to be axiomatic, Ed Ruscha suggested in a 1979 drawing that HOLLYWOOD IS A VERB.

The perfect peach should be fragrant, golden, juicy, soft but not pithy.

«This book is a treasure trove of practical research and pithy thoughts based on Gastineau's decades of experience; a valuable guide for the thoughtful investor.»

Christensen also offers a particularly pithy explanation of crossover music.

Academics, judges and lawyers, some quite famous, others just gifted, contribute pithy essays on a wide range of topics about the operation of the law: insights on legal history, legal thought, important precedents and bobbleheads all fall within its purview.

Not at all Naked... it seems to me very difficult to have lengthy discussions of researched science, math, philosophy, archaeology, etc. etc. on a blog that by its very nature is fraught with personal biting comments (like yours) and pithy responses.

You're trying to captivate Web visitors with pithy language that telegraphs your success.

Well, actually some more pithy phrases not suitable for a public audience came to mind too, but yikes sums it up well enough.

There's also an English «audio description track» for the visually impaired (in which a woman delivers pithy descriptions of the on - screen action in a hurried voiceover layered atop a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix), plus a French Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

Hank's pithy analysis applies as well to the handful of other incorrigible AGW - deniers commenting on RC: they're only here to polish their sciency - sounding phrasing.

Just give me a few pithy aphorisms, some polite nostrums... and be sure to wake me before the sermon is over.

In a clear, pithy style, Ms. Ashton wrote both sweeping histories and intimate studies devoted to individual artists.

Over at Critical Condition, the healthcare blog at NRO, I have a few more pithy words on the subject.