Sentences with phrase «pool halls by»

The poorly directed «Turn the River» wastes a good cast in a failed attempt to capture the atmosphere of smoke - filled pool halls by going for a melodramatic premise that ends on a false note.

How do you think having the gun pointed at Paula in the pool hall by Oakleigh's husband became a pivotal changing point for Paula?

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If the day of the Lord was at hand, only the foolish would while away their time in a pool hall or by watching television.

By his teens he was spending his off - hours at pool halls and in the pavilion at Fenway Park, where even after the Black Sox scandal the gamblers still held sway.

Oh, there'd be an occasional drunk staggering by from out of the pool hall down the street — even though this is a dry county — and I'd see skunks come out of the drainage system to eat the popcorn that people dropped coming out of the movie.

The agreement was proposed by the city, which needed land where the park pool currently is located in order to accommodate City Hall expansion.

Or consider JB Priestley's account of travelling out of London in 1933 along the Great Western road and confronting the endless, low - density exurbia of ribbon sprawl: «We might suddenly have rolled into California... This is the England of arterial and by - pass roads, of filling stations and factories that look like exhibition buildings, of giant cinemas and dance - halls and cafes, bungalows with tiny garages, cocktail bars, Woolworths, motor - coaches, wireless, hiking, factory girls looking like actresses, grey - hound racing and dirt tracks, swimming pools, and everything given away for cigarette coupons.»

His call was backed by New York's Congressional delegates including Representatives John Hall (D - NY), Maurice Hinchey (D - NY), Eliot Engel (D - NY), Nita Lowey (D - NY), and Senator Charles Schumer (D - NY) and then - Senator Hillary Clinton (D - NY), who introduced legislation in February 2007 that would require an in - depth review of Indian Point's vital safety and mechanical systems, spent fuel pools, and radiological emergency evacuation plans.

During the packed town hall, Commissioner Bassett reiterated that New York City's drinking water supply and other water fixtures, like fountains, shower heads and pools, are safe throughout New York City and are unaffected by legionella — the bacteria that causes Legionnaires» disease.

Learning from the Octopus By Rafe Sagarin The riotously biodiverse tide pools of California's central coast do not bear much resemblance to the risk - averse halls of Washington, D.C., but marine ecologist Rafe Sagarin, who has made a close study of both, hopes to change that.

This is a smart film that arrives in theaters just about the time that the Electoral College will vote a disastrous choice by mandate of «the people,» putting in office a man that received only 27 % of the votes of those who were eligible to cast ballots and who will take his place in the White House because forty - three percent of registered voters stayed home on Election Day (or went to a bar, or pool hall or whatever.)

Three quarters of sports halls and artificial sports pitches and a third of swimming pools in England are located in schools, enjoyed by children during term time but left dormant during the holidays or in the evening.

The Son Net estate is divided up into one main building and various out buildings and comprises 31 bedrooms with 7 suites and 24 double rooms and features include a traditional interior courtyard, reception area, the Oleum Restaurant featuring the estate's original olive oil press, wine cellar, conference rooms, gym, bar, beauty salon, various halls, private chapel, outdoor restaurant, a tree house for private dining, landscaped gardens (the estate has a vineyard, olive groves and a kitchen garden), a spectacular 30 metres swimming pool surrounded by private cabanas plus two additional swimming pools and jacuzzis.

The convention hall has access to an outdoor swimming pool which is surrounded by a landscaped garden suitable for cocktail receptions and hosted events, and there are 6 intermediate meeting rooms for breakout sessions or separate functions.

The extensive gardens are spread out over 5 acres, and have a serene feel, with the typical features of Imperial gardens created by China's former rulers - from ornate pavillions and tranquil pools filled with brightly - coloured fish, to curious stacked rockeries and decadent halls with traditional winged roofs.

The main advantage of the hotel is its strategic location to all the amenities offered by the Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club, which has several sports and leisure facilities, including four championship golf courses, a gym, basketball courts, a driving range, a billiard hall, bowling alley and a swimming pool resort and mini water - park with sand simulating the beach.

But in playing Hustle Kings for NGP, I was struck by how much more satisfying the pool hall action becomes with the integration of touchscreen controls.

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Here, in the gallery's grand neoclassical hall, transformed by Hamilton with 7,000 white tiles — recalling at once the sterilised surfaces of a bathhouse, or municipal swimming pool, and a computer - generated grid — attendees will find that photograph, brought to life.