Sentences with phrase «provided with a tale»

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The recent experience of a friend of mine with a chain store (names and trademarks omitted to protect the innocent) provides a cautionary tale at the intersection of ethics and customer service.

You may find comfort in your religion's fairy tales, but those of us who desire to learn the truth will go with the system that is actively providing it.

Before the invention of the novel, verse provided the vehicle for throwing philosophical and theological truths into their enacted, experienced forms, which is why I've profited so much from medieval and Renaissance poems, especially those I've recommended, all of which are allied with the chanson de geste, tales of heroism and adventure that delight as much as they inform.

this club, under his tutelage, has ruffled a lot of feathers over the years and now it's coming home to roost... his arrogance has rubbed many the wrong way, but winning provided the perfect tonic to cure all ills... whether largely self - created or a byproduct of all the media attention, Wenger seemed to embrace his cult - like status, which would eventually be his downfall... he claimed that his club was different... more of an extended family than a footballing club and only those with what he deemed as «special» qualities could even hope to join such an exclusive club... these «qualities» were hailed by most, especially as the wins kept rolling in... but with exclusivity comes a certain amount of cockiness, which can be somewhat healthy in a highly competitive environment if it comes from a honest place... it wouldn't take long for the fans to embrace their bespectacled former economics professor, going so far as to suggest he could do no wrong... but this fairy tale couldn't last forever

The articles follow the convention which allows fantasy tales unconnected with physical reality to count as part of physical science, provided that they have no spiritual meaning.

Historical records and interviews with survivors flesh out this tale of how a massive earthquake in Alaska in 1964 provided geologists with key evidence needed to verify the theory of plate tectonics (SN: 9/16/17, p. 32).

Science spoke with director Ridley Scott; Andy Weir, whose debut novel provided the tale; and Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science and an adviser on the film, to find out how they made movie magic while staying largely faithful to the science — leaving out a raging dust storm and a few other moments of implausibility.

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Compared with similar sites, Double Your Dating provides invaluable information from men who have been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale.

Combining her fairy - tale romances and disappointing heartbreaks with her personal rules of «netiquette,» she provides priceless knowledge about the most effective ways to date online.

An outside the box question such as this will provide your date with the opportunity to recount the witty tale of when they mistook camel for caviar or when they were dared by their travelling companions to tuck into a tasty tarantula!

Combining my fairy tale romances and disappointing heartbreaks with my personal rules of netiquette, I provide priceless knowledge about the most effective ways to date online, after I had to start my life all over again.

That makes the film a pretty straightforward morality tale about a man, who actually does have a soul, weighing the price of taking advantage of people, who are just like him, against the need to provide for his family, who are living in a hotel with a group of other people who have been evicted from their own homes.

The same thing goes with the cast, which provides a few glaring and tell - tale signs of scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Hugo's novel provides the mine of source material: starting with a rattling good man - hunt tale (The Fugitive is one of its offshoots), it throws in dollops of pathos and a call to the barricades that at once thrills the jewellery - rattling 1 - per - centers and inspires the passion of the Occupy Movement.

Although meant purely as entertainment, it does provide a memorable cautionary tale for husbands with wandering eyes.

Developer Bandai Namco reversed the traditional formula that made the Tales games so popular among JRPG fans and provided players with a new premise.

Released: April 7 Cast: Adrian Titieni, Maria - Victoria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mălina Manovici Director: Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) Why it's great: This Romanian morality tale brims with such tension that the constant vibrations of a troubled man's cell phone provide the kind of jump scares you'd find in The Conjuring.

Despite being surrounded by a cast of acting luminaries like Sigourney Weaver, Adrien Brody, William Hurt and Joaquin Phoenix, the 23 - year - old steals the limelight with a powerful performance that also provides this tale of a small, isolated hamlet who live in fear of the outside world with its emotional core.

As West explained in an impressive question and answer session after the film's first Melbourne screening, the aforementioned return is of the literal as well as stylistic kind, with the supposedly spooked location visited whilst shooting the earlier feature inspiring and providing the setting for the current ghost tale.

The Handmaid's Tale season 2 has the heavy burden of striking out beyond Margaret Atwood's book upon which it's based — a book that, with its bleak open ending — didn't provide much of a path for the Hulu series to follow.

I never expected a God of War game to provide anything but hours of unbridled vengeance but this tale is filled with thought - provoking themes and a complex father - son relationship that are an absolute joy to experience.

While the meeting between these two great players will provide the film's central plot, the trailer suggests that Battle of the Sexes might also tell a more nuanced tale of an athlete coming to terms with her sexuality while in the limelight.

This is easily the most colorful live - action series currently on the air, with the sets (and even costumes) exhibiting a fairy tale - like quality and providing lovely eye candy.

That's thanks to actor Alan Tudyk (A Knight's Tale, Wreck - It Ralph, Firefly), who not only provided the voice of the reprogrammed Imperial droid, but also did the motion capture performance on set with the rest of the actors.

Overall, Prevenge is a breath of fresh air, breaking with tradition by providing a distinctly feminine revenge tale that doesn't skimp on the violence or laughs.

The Tale of Despereaux on Blu - ray provides audio tracks in DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), and DTS 5.1 Surround (French and Spanish), with subtitles in English, SDH, French and Spanish.

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The remake provides no shortage of side stories, most notably the tale of Mrs. Houseman (Debra Messing) and her frustration with her distant husband (Bruce Greenwood).

Combining a murder mystery with a traditional coming - of - age tale gives the film gravitas and provides a suspenseful element.

Past Tales heroes make appearances throughout the game to act as experienced adventurers who provide Ix and Mileena with guidance along their journey.

After an immensely creepy prelude that reminds us of James Wan's fetish for creepy dolls, an opening text crawl provides us with the context of the film: The Warrens are «demonologists» who are formally recognized by the Catholic church, and the following is the tale of their most bizarre, harrowing case, involving a cursed house and a haunted family, all set against the groovy yet Gothic backdrop of the 70s.

Disc two provides numerous bonus materials such as: deleted scenes and the deleted song Any Day Now, a documentary about the filmmaker Norman Jewison, the Easter Egg The Tale of the Beggar, an interview with John Williams called Creating a Musical Tradition, interviews with the cast members who played Tevye's daughters, photo galleries, and the movie's trailer.

The festival will open with the acclaimed Pilgrim Hill, winner of the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh, which beautifully evokes a tale of tough rural life in North Kerry, and will provide audiences throughout the county with unforgettable experiences in film, from unique musical accompaniments to an inflatable cinema!

Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short The Eagleman Stag, directed by Mikey Please (USA, 2010) Jury statement: «With a monochromatic palette, it provides a colorful tale of life and rebirth.»

There's nothing wrong with comfort food, but Danny Collins feels too comfortable; too afraid to provide anything other than a safe, cushy environment for moviegoers who are too scared to venture out into new territory within this all too familiar tale.

With a secret agenda, the witch offers the couple a way to break the spell, and that's what ties - in the four tales and provides a reason for adventure and song.

The study of reading methods provides another cautionary tale of faddish innovations dressed up with claims of scientific backing.

For teenagers to work on in workshops or as a one act performance piece THIS OPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE A PERFORMING LICENCE but DOES include a licence to photocopy These are: Dark, twisted cautionary tales With diverse and strange characters They require a very versatile set and costumes Also a lot of physical theatre / comedy Very challenging and demanding for a ensemble company Mask work Four somewhat dark and slightly twisted sketches (can be bought separately as sketches as well) linked together to provide four cautionary tales in a one act storytelling experience.

A sample of the script for FREE For teenagers to work on in workshops or as a one act performance piece These are: Dark, twisted cautionary tales With diverse and strange characters They require a very versatile set and costumes Also a lot of physical theatre / comedy Very challenging and demanding for a ensemble company Mask work Four somewhat dark and slightly twisted sketches (can be bought separately as sketches as well) linked together to provide four cautionary tales in a one act storytelling experience.

It covers the following National Curriculum learning objectives: - develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently - becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales - drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher - making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done - answering and asking questions - predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far - using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read - checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context

Despite the fact that Michael Rebell is one of the most enthusiastic and successful of all school finance litigators, his 1985 book written with Arthur Block, Equality and Education, provides a cautionary tale for ambitious federal regulators.

Because Elsa's life is based on the magic Granny provides, and Harry Potter books are one of the magics she and Granny are so familiar with, it seems to be reasonable that Elsa might identify with the characters and their actions of the contemporary fairy tale of HP.

Not On Our Watch's combination of practical information and instructions blended with memoir, history and tales of success from past activism should provide inspiration whether the reader is taking his or her first baby steps towards getting involved in any form of activism (or simply picked up the book because it's cowritten by a movie star), or is already convinced that the pen truly can be mightier than the sword and is looking for specifics on this particular conflict.

I hope Ms. Hart will provide us with more tales from Li Du.

BookPage endorsed The Thirteenth Tale when it was published in 2006: «Setterfield has provided a rarity: a beautifully written novel with a swift plot, atmospheric setting and witty dialogue that combine to provide a read that will leave any book lover well satisfied.»

Meditative acrylic - and - digital artwork evokes an eerie tone, effectively melding with text that weaves a tale about a dream that might have provided inspiration for Henri Rousseau's African desert masterpiece.

Nic Tatano (Destiny's Hourglass) and Julian Rosado - Machain (Guardians Inc: The Cypher) bring the adventure with tales of super-powered heroes who hold the fate of the world in their hands, and NYT bestseller Terah Edun provides another supernatural twist to the bundle with her novel Accession.

«Greene's candid tale of true love besieged by insurmountable hardship, only to be rekindled later in life, is delicate and tender, providing readers with a gentle escape and soulful interlude.»

Expressive illustrations and cleverly simple text come together to provide a humorous tale with an unexpected and satisfying conclusion.