Sentences with phrase «plenty of good stories»

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Moss has plenty of stories of well - intentioned managers who acted without paying attention to what their team really needed.

In it, space nerds of all stripes will find a ton of engineering to marvel at, including a 35 - story space vehicle (and even the prospect the intercontinental rockets that could get you from London to New York in under a half an hour), as well as plenty of discussion of the many technical challenges to realize this dream.

«I've failed plenty of times in my career and they're some of my best stories, my best learning lessons, and some of them have become some of my best business lines,» he says.

I would like to sketch out four of the possible plot lines, acknowledging that, as in all good stories, there are likely to be plenty of surprises along the way.

There are plenty of ancient texts that do a much better job telling the story of JC then the four gospels that are the foundation of the NT.

To make a long story short, the «Hitler's Pope» campaign was highly successful, with the result that the calumny against Pius is now almost universally accepted by the opinion - making elites and by plenty of average citizens as well.

There has been plenty of times when people was happy on AFTV and people watch that as well, it is a shame that society as a whole remembers negatives and we see this in how the news chases negative stories to show us for the ratings... afterall, watching some kittens in the sun is nice but not attention grabbing like 20 people being killed in a headline.

Why Tiny Steps Mommy is a Top Mom Blog: With plenty of a great parenting tips as well as stories and posts that all moms will relate to, this is a great blog for moms searching for an honest, heartfelt look at motherhood.

The best home daycares have structured schedules that include plenty of time for physical activity, quiet time (including daily story time), group programs, individual activities, meals, snacks, and free time.

Julee is an established published writer with plenty of experience under her belt, so you know she can tell a good story.

I have plenty of my own stories as well.

The Sexy Years is a good read, with plenty of personal stories, helpful descriptions of how hormones work, and some interesting interviews with physicians who use bioidentical hormones in their medical practices.

Oh and I have PLENTY of bad date stories haha I'm headed there to read yours and try to pick one of mine to share:) they really DO make the best stories to tell haha!!

It is one of the best Jewish dating websites that has a good user base, as well as created plenty of success stories through their dating services.

Hook up horror stories are not solely experienced by the male sex and us females have plenty of hook up horror stories to share as - well, probably quite a bit more than our male counterparts actually.

You get to learn useful dating tips and get encouraged by the many success stories as well as browse plenty of profiles.

Whilst it's good to introduce yourself and share your stories, make sure you ask plenty of questions and show an interest in the other person too.

As a well - established online dating service they have plenty of success stories behind them with many couples who have met through the site going on to have a serious and long - lasting relationships.

«Shrek,» based on a well - loved children's book by William Steig, has plenty going for it: The story of a fat, cranky, green ogre with no social skills, it has a rough - and - tumble jauntiness that's often hard to resist.

Captain Disaster in Death Has a Million Stomping Boots is a lighthearted and enjoyable point - and - click adventure with a good story and plenty of humour to help overcome the modest presentation and a few noticeable weaknesses.

It's an extraordinary (and almost plausible) story, and we can only wish that the filmmakers had told it better... a great cast and plenty of tension, action and gunfire, but unless you know the basic story it is rather confusing, jumpy and jumbled

Dunwall is an amazing place in terms of the way it incorporates elements of steampunk with a victorian feel and setting a pace that wouldn't normally suit a 1st person action game but it just flows so well and the artwork on the characters is stunning but sadly let down by a bit of collision detection which is hard to ignore, combine all this with a satisfying story you get a really decent game with plenty to get stuck into.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

I managed to complete Forces» main story in under 4 hours on Hard difficulty — and that's on a first playthrough, making plenty of mistakes, trying to record footage and take screenshots, making three cups of tea and also taking a phone call... and I'm far from the best Sonic gamer.

Kidman and Roth discuss the story and the real - life characters of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III, and we see plenty of footage from the film as well.

The best biopics always feature a short snippet of an iconic person's life and there is plenty of drama in the story with Travers ultimately being disappointed with the film version of «Mary Poppins».

While the game has plenty of rough around the edges, including a poor story, clunky controls, and oftentimes obtuse design, The Curse of Brotherhood won me over with its inventive puzzles and well - paced levels.

I make that comparison only as the way to describe how endearing and amazing this film is a coming - of - age story, but it deserves plenty of its own acclaim as well.

The film is a cultural milestone with plenty of well - developed characters, a story that sparked political conversation in the real world, a dedicated cast of actors, and an elite production crew.

Not only did it feature plenty of fight scenes involving creatures with claws, but Twilight is obviously based around the idea of forbidden love, and apparently there is a similar love story at the center of Wolverine 2 as well.

The rest of the story in William Collins» screenplay follows Ben and Saoirse trying to find their way back to the lighthouse, although they encounter plenty of adventures and mystical characters of good and of ill along the way.

For every success story (your Charles Laughtons, your Clint Eastwoods, your Orson Welleses), there's plenty of examples that don't turn out nearly as well.

Plenty of competing bidders and sideline observers thought, well, that's an optimistic amount of money to spend on a story of crushing...

The story behind Killzone is one of the game's strongest points, which has a good plotline followed by plenty of action.

The story is well developed, there's plenty of character progression and the story focusses more on the bigger picture of the post-apocalyptic world and the hunt for gasoline with many new protagonists added to the mix.

All of this exploring gave me plenty of materials to put Monster Hunter Stories» crafting system to good use, which is simplified compared to the usual Monster Hunter.

The story mode here is the best in the Trilogy and features plenty of epic cinematic moments from the anime.

Splinter Cell is one of the best stealth titles out there, with plenty of neat gadgets at the disposal of protagonist Sam Fisher and a typically campy «save America from the terrorists» Clancy story framing the whole thing.

But there are plenty of good «edtech» stories, too, worth highlighting.

Sure, there are plenty of horror stories about CreateSpace screw - ups, but there are plenty about Lightning's as well.

But I still do have a good sized shelf of my all time, read them over and over, favorites because sometimes I just enjoy turning those pages:) I think there is plenty of room for both in my world:) I think how and when they were worked into this story was a perfect example of how we often end up working technology into our lives at just the right time.

There are plenty of success stories out there of books selling extremely well to a very narrow niche.

From suspensful mysteries to romantic love stories, there's plenty of new books by best - selling authors for you to enjoy.

«Story's so good I had to check and make sure there are still plenty of chapters left to enjoy reading.

It's a different story (I imagine) if your book gets bought and you interact with their editor, assuming the editor and the rest of the team is any good (having a book bought doesn't guarantee that it will be handled well — I've heard plenty of those stories), but we're talking specifically about the rejection process here.

A Partial History of Lost Causes by Jennifer duBois Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story by D.T. Max Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain by Lucia Perillo HHhH by Laurent Binet Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen New Ways to Kill Your Mother by Colm Tóibín No One is Here Except All of Us by Ramona Ausubel Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea by Morgan Callan Rogers Say Nice Things About Detroit by Scott Lasser Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe The Liar, the Bitch and the Wardrobe by Allie Kingsley The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It by David Wong This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Readers feeling unsure of themselves or frustrated by societal pressures regarding what they should look like, act like and / or focus on would benefit from reading Davis» story, which offers plenty of inspiration for becoming a better «me.»

The story is told in a slow, contemplative style, giving the reader plenty of time to discover who Peter is and what makes him tick, as well as the rest of the crew and the Oasans.

Readers seeking tales of city crime reaching small towns will love the well - crafted setting and story but shouldn't expect a cozy; there's plenty of grit here.»

Well, the upside of going to Nigeria is that there is plenty of inspiration for crazy flash fiction stories (lol).