Sentences with phrase «prompted laughter»

The remark prompted laughter from some of those present.

Taylor remembers one white student joking that they were «as free as Rosa Parks» grandchildren,» prompting laughter from others.

Finally a word should be said about humor, because an honest reception of life's imagery will naturally and normally prompt laughter.

The chief executive admitted he did not know what «fluent English» meant, prompting laughter and mockery from the cross-party group of MPs.

AS jokes at Leveson's use of the term «English Parliament», prompting laughter from the court and causing Leveson to put his head in his hands.

With scenes that prompt both laughter and tears, I Now Pronounce You Someone Else reveals Bronwen's doubts, healing and discovery that her true family may have been surrounding her all along.

«The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, if you read it — and no one does...» he says, and that phrase alone prompts laughter.

Gavin Schmidt's Antics Prompts Laughter From Scientist ««How am I supposed to get any work done when I am laughing so hard?»

Not exact matches

Many questions from senators prompted groans and laughter from the younger policy staffers, audience members, and reporters at the hearing.

We each want to be «able to experience in our relationship a complete rise of my authentic self recognized by you,» she added, prompting a wave of somewhat nervous laughter through the audience.

Meanwhile as Sadiq Khan's successor was sworn in, one wag prompted widespread laughter on the Commons benches with the quip: «Give her a job!»

Professional comedians Vanessa Hollingshead and A. Whitney Brown opened the night by riffing on drugs and religion, which prompted little more than nervous laughter from the audience.

He then describes the man as a non-violent member of the Klan, which prompts a great deal of laughter.

When ex-chancellor George Osborne pointed out that «the Titanic sank», the Foreign Secretary changed his mind and went with «colossal» instead, prompting riotous laughter from the audience.

interjected Tory MP Chris Pincher with comic timing (prompting roars of laughter on both sides of the House).

«I am glad to have this opportunity...» he began, prompting another burst of cruel laughter.

RM: Philip Hammond said the government was committed to maintaining fiscal discipline, prompting scornful laughter from the opposition.

The discovery that laughter is more often produced at banal comments than jokes prompts the question, what did it evolve for?

«What I can't understand is why we are expected to show respect for good scientists, even great scientists, who at the same time believe in a god who does things like listen to our prayers, forgive our sins, perform cheap miracles,» he said, prompting a burst of nervous laughter to ripple through the audience, «which go against, presumably, everything that the god of the physicist, the divine cosmologist, set up when he set up his great laws of nature.

There's also plenty of nervous laughter prompted by just how far Deadpool 2 is willing to push its violence and the levels of gore.

You got ta live in the now,» she said as she rolled her eyes and wagged her finger at him, prompting the room to descend into laughter.

Discussions of Knepper's Method acting prompts a few fascinating anecdotes and the presence of the contemplative and genuinely funny Stormare slows down the inanity — but the mutual admiration and self - satisfied laughter still ended up being a little too much for yours truly.

Taika Waititi's contribution to the Thor series owes more to «Guardians of the Galaxy» than either Kenneth Branagh or Alan Taylor's previous offerings, but also introduces a distinct type of humor that sometimes prompts askance views while at other times invoking raucous laughter.

Participants will learn about the historic precedents for making comedy out of hardship both within the LGBT community and in the greater progressive activism movements, practice simple techniques for increasing their ability to use of laughter as a coping mechanism, and finally respond to writing prompts to help them embolden any art form with humor.

Sneezing can prompt a reciprocal sneeze in your puppy, too — because after all, laughter is catching and good medicine.