Sentences with phrase «punch line by»

AFC have for years been a well deserved punch line by pundits and haters throughout the EPL, but my oh my what an absolute abomination the club is at the present moment.

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Still, there's an ironic punch line to the case: Because the stolen Bitcoins were sold right away, allegedly by Vinnik and long before Mt. Gox disclosed the hack, victims lost much more, in dollar value, than the hackers ever made — which, according to Chainalysis, was only about $ 20 million.
As if you can hear the Un-Carrier CEO say «but there's more,» T - Mobile has also added another killer punch to its unlimited data plan by offering two lines for just $ 100 inclusive of taxes and fees.
So the punch line of this latest parable shouldn't catch us by surprise: do what needs to be done now to prepare for the future — God's future.
Failing for the fifth straight time to complete his punch line, Miller was told to «go have another drink» by several boo - birds, who had paid a minimum of $ 45 a ticket for the night's entertainment.
11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line
Beating the book to the punch gives an almost certain scalping opportunity by playing the other side after the line movements.
Yet, Nigerians kid themselves, at least by the cartoonist's punch line: «We are Nigerians... good people, great nation!
Like other politicians indicted before him, he has become an Albany punch line: This year, at the annual satire show staged by the Capitol press corps, Michael Jackson's «Beat It» was given a Silver - themed rewrite (with lyrics including «I'll plead it, plead it, bet your tuchis I will plead it»).
I'll get right to the punch line: Kids won, by a long shot.
But then Dawkins delivers the scientific punch line: a lucid explanation of the platypus's remarkable ability, embedded in its goofy Donald Duck appendage, to detect the faintest electrical signals generated by muscular twitches of shrimp and other prey buried in the mud.
And here is the punch line: I found out (by cronometer) that I consume 20 % calories from fat.
You could miss the punch line or even get taken for a ride by a charming salesperson.
Graphically - charged with his iconic saying, it's ideal punch - line for any on - looker that walks by!
This face serum packs a major dual - purpose punch by helping reduce the formation of adult acne while improving the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and uneven skin tone.
And sooner or later we meet the familiar rogues: the villainous Sabretooth (Wolverine's brother, this time around played by Liev Schreiber with «the fingernails of a bag lady»), the treacherous William Stryker (the Brian Cox character in» 03, now recast with Danny Huston), even a certain Cyclops (a whiny teenager with bad eyes, in keeping with the franchise's history of treating the X-Men's longtime leader like a spindly punch line) and the inevitable cameo by a very familiar X-tra.
The swooning here is undercut by anxiety, rage, and disappointment, often as a punch line, as if delivered with a wry wink from off - camera.
Silver Linings Playbook is the perfect example of a movie that seems pretty simple and full of standard rom - com fair on the outside, but in the inside it packs a wallop of a punch and takes you by surprise.
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Cillian Murphy and Ken Watanabe pack impressive punches with far fewer lines, a feat topped only by Michael Caine's equally confident cameo.
Flashing his appalling dentures, he announces that he's a consultant with the International Dental Design Clinic, which — here's the punch line — is run by «an Italian architect.»
And by giving serious material to characters like Sean and Mike, it makes their comic moments feel much funnier than when they were just idiots there for easy punch lines.
Animated features have tried to increase their hip factor over the last few years by mining pop culture for punch lines.
The formula of a joke is simple, reliable, and inarguable: a setup followed by a punch line.
It's all surprisingly quaint, mostly due to the fact that the screenplay by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (the pair responsible for the scripts of the previous movies) has the setups to the jokes but can never quite reach the punch lines.
For what it's worth, Hackman is immersed in his character to the extent that it feels like a long steam - blow from his complete introversion in The Conversation: every line is punctuated by a «fuckin»» or «fuckin» motherfuckin»» followed by spurts of punching, kicking, breaking, railing.
It's a familiar story line with punched up dialogue (as well as a pair of killer visual gags), delivered by comedy masters.
There's impressive punch off the line and when you pin the throttle from low speeds, accompanied by a cool, faint, high - pitched whine that sounds like modulating jet engines on the final approach.
By the time 510 production ended in 1973, the phrase «Japanese car» had ceased to be a punch line — and had become a reason to start watching the mirrors.
It's unfortunate, because the unit in the Kluger is more than a match for its 2065 kg kerb weight, easily propelling the Toyota off - roader off the line with a lusty, cultured note and plenty of punch throughout the range, assisted by Toyota's acoustic control induction system which can alter the length of the engine's inlet runners to maximise low - end torque and top - end power.
The car has great in - gear punch, and even picking up from lower rpms (by using the option to shift manually via steering wheel paddles), it still pulls strongly all the way to the red line.
By contrast with BMW's 423kW / 680Nm M5, Audi's 445kW / 700Nm RS 7 or the mighty Mercedes - Benz C 63 AMG S — which punches out a monumental 430kW / 700Nm — even the most highly - powered offering in the XF line - up, the 35t S, offers a mere 280kW / 450Nm from its modest, Ford - sourced supercharged 3.0 - litre V6.
But at its heart, it is more in line with Dead Poets Society, and by the end this deceptively lightweight novel packs an unexpectedly ferocious punch.
At its best flash fiction shouldn't stop time in a way that makes you wish you were dead, which the joke and punch - line story makes one feel; it stops time by providing a different kind of time altogether.
In its more mediocre forms flash fiction can feel like a joke told by the sort of coworker who trolls hallways looking for polite people: a pun here, an obvious twist there, everything neatly tied up by a punch - line ending.
Imagine going through the ordeal of a brutal rape, only to later be told en - mass by social media what has just destroyed your entire world is no better or worse than somebody's knee being touch to emphasise the punch line of a joke.
This story of a bear who does everything in his own slightly off - kilter way is told in single - page vignettes, each with its own charming visual punch line, making this easy to work with in small doses and allowing young readers to feel a sense of accomplishment as they move — story by story, page by page — closer to the end.
Now here is the punch line, today's article by Nial is like a message from heaven.
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive at VisitScotland, said: «Scottish tourism punches above its weight on the world stage and this new Delta Air Lines service from New York to Edinburgh will be another fantastic boost; strengthening our connectivity in the North American market by unlocking Delta's vast internal network.
Gaz Lehri - After all the noise being made about the PlayStation 4 being a console for the gamers, its woeful launch line - up left us gasping for air like a $ 10 hooker after getting punched in the mid-section by Manny Pacquiao on 4 scoops of pre-workout.
The works begin by employing the basic sculptural predicament of pedestal and base, only to rapidly veer off - course into an amalgamation of genres, formal punch lines, and an optical, vibrating used of color and pattern.
Installed by the conceptual art duo Elmgreen & Dragset in 2005, the work's punch line seems a little pat.
While the project's punch line is a bit simplistic, it is ideally suited for this small corner of the market, where unsuspecting market visitors will be drawn in by the bright green astroturf and enjoy an unexpected (and possibly frustrating) encounter with contemporary art.
It packs a punch, yet there is softness in the lines as a result of the way the paint has gently bled through the masking tape, and a richness of colour that is hidden by the description «black and white».
PUNCH LINE: the warming is not directly caused by the CO2, or even positively correlated #and probably not related at all).
By Deroy Murdock SAN FRANCISCO — So - called «global warming» has shrunk from problem to punch line.
Now, the thing is, if this particular punch line is someone else's IP, you may have violated the TOS by asking the question:
Read the whole thing, but his punch line (s) is: Are you interested in pursuing Justice, in making the world / your country / your state a place governed by the Rule of Law, freer from predators and safer from tyrants than it currently is?
Here's the punch line to that joke: The name Faraday is already used by an electric bicycle maker, which accused FF on Wednesday of trademark infringement for using «FARADAY».
By packing a punch from the very first line, the summary statement helps entice the hiring manager to continue reading.
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