Sentences with phrase «recounts with»

«Scott Alexander» recounts with much humor an episode in which, observing an apparent weakness in the way patients are screened for bipolar disorder, he suggested that the effectiveness of the screen be put to a study as his hospital.

Even more remarkably, Williams evokes the subtle salvation that literature offers, and recounts with breathtaking clarity a burgeoning bond between father and son.

As Meredith recounts with both humor and horror, some of the nonwhite families in the school responded to the lunchroom volunteer proposal with, «How do we know who is coming into the school?

As for Barnes, he's Mr. Ibis, the keeper of stories, past and present, and he recounts them with great relish.

«We were on the phone with each other, and we'd e-mail going, «I got my two,»» she recounts with a grin.

Ross's promotional chutzpah could have been taken from theatrical producer and entrepreneur Garth Drabinsky's playbook: «We had a central booth and were giving out free booze to a bunch of theatre people,» Ross recounts with a coy smile.

It is a story we recall with wonder and recount with pride.

In 2012, Republican George Amedore ended the paper recount with a lead in what was then the newly created 46th district.

My ears should've been burning because the bar's regulars recounted with undisguised glee how Labour's triumphant members of the House of Lords mockingly inquired if I'd be writing an adulatory piece praising an institution I regularly mock as the House of Cronies.

«It would be strange indeed for Perez to pick up every vote in a recount with multiple candidates,» Skelton, Yee's consultant, has said.

The death of chief minister Cardinal Mazarin, the construction of the palace at Versailles, the extravagant meals of the royal court: all are recounted with the same meticulous quotidian detail that Rossellini brought to his contemporary portraits of postwar Italy.

Most of the anecdotes they offer are of their parenting failures, all of which they recount with an amused twinkle in their eyes, the embarrassment of such moments hardly lessening the affection they still have for their kin.

In Paradise Under Glass, Ruth Kassinger recounted with grace and humor her journey from brown thumb to green, sharing lessons she learned from building a home conservatory in the wake of a devastating personal crisis.

Hijinks ensue, recounted with deadpan humor and flickering hope by Flora Bialy, Zloty's understudy and our shy narrator.

Not exact matches

Research on sun storms might seem a long way from New York's 1970's punk scene, but Janvier insists that Just Kids, the memoir of rocker Patti Smith in which she recounts her relationship with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, deeply influenced her work.

In 1999 Forbes article titled «Disc Drive,» Jurvetson recounted playing Ultimate with the founders of Four11, a pre-bubble start - up.

While recounting tales of his epic writing sessions with fellow Monty Python collaborator Graham Chapman, Cleese remembered a time he had lost the work he had done on a sketch.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Kimmel began by jokingly recounting a trip to the petting zoo with his family, where he describes being «disturbed» by all of the naked animals.

In the following excerpts, they recount the first of just two formal joint interviews with Steve Jobs, then running the ill - fated NeXT, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, which took place at Jobs's home in July 1991.

«Instead, we were holed up with that wonderful machine, the ENIAC, busily making the last corrections and checks on the program,» Jennings recounted.

In Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, journalist Joshua Foer recounts the history of humanity's understanding of memory and the techniques devised to augment it.

In the interview, Comey recounted his February 2017 conversation with Trump in the Oval Office regarding ex-top advisor Michael Flynn.

During the sit - down segment with Anderson Cooper, Daniels recounted her alleged one - time sexual relationship with Trump.

O'Leary recounts that it was exactly that formula, in working with his competitors in Mattel (whom he ultimately sold to) and Hasbro, which led to his $ 4.2 billion exit of his business, The Learning Company.

The author, Catherine Jheon, recounted the «nightmare» renovation she and her husband undertook, sinking hundreds of thousands dollars into a «crack house» purchased almost on impulse, with seemingly little to no concern for the low - income tenants who were evicted in the process.

Tarnoff, a former Lapham's Quarterly staffer, has plenty of colour with which to work in recounting the stories of three 18th - and 19th - century counterfeiters: Owen Sullivan, David Lewis, and Samuel Curtis Upham.

DeWall, who frequently runs ultra marathons over 100 miles long, recounts multiple conversations he's had with fellow competitors.

Months later, attendees will recount the levels with great clarity - thanks to the contextual model.

In the post Gregory recounts a classic episode of client insanity, in which a person he was working with insisted he spend precious time fixing a problem that really wasn't a problem at all.

Shane Snow, co-founder of Contently, recounts how he spent every last dollar of his savings in order to create a platform to connect freelancers with brands.

He recounted a Shanghainese client who likened second citizenship to having a «fast junk in the harbour, fitted with gold bars».

Another recounts an afternoon of bashing former co-workers with a fellow teacher from Northwestern University.

Last May, when Wisnefski launched WebiMax, which owns several consumer websites, he recounted the cautionary tale during a meeting with his new management team.

Klein recounts a recent episode with a northern European distributor that had approach the company at a trade show, very eager to add Pür Gum to their product catalogue.

Fortune's Roger Parloff recounts the Pershing Square hotshot's grudge match with a seemingly pyramid - scheming company.

In an interview with the Seattle Times, Leahy recounted how he got Northwest Airlines, a loyal Boeing customer, to buy Airbus in 1986.

The family's guide, Sorenson recounts, was one Dr. Shailesh, a learned sage with an aristocratic air and a wicked laugh who reminded Sorenson and his wife of «a Brahman version of Vincent Price.»

Lencioni recounted a story of a CEO he was coaching who said one of his company's core values was «operating with a sense of urgency.»

In his feature published today on the Canadian - made sports drink Biosteel, John Lorinc recounts how Biosteel — unable to secure endorsements from big - name NHL players because of pre-existing sponsorship deals with giant competitor Gatorade — is making inroads with promising up - and - comers instead:

In it, she recounts her own struggles with becoming a business leader in a male - dominated industry and suggests that efforts to support and help those like her may actually have unintended negative consequences.

Wolfe recounts, «We asked everyone we worked with for suggestions.

The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships (Current), a collaboration with journalist Corina Yen, recounts some of his unlikely findings.

He recounted that Ford regional offices had become a set of independent entities, with different product, marketing, and sales plans.

As CEO and founder Tony Lourakis recounts, the firm decided to place a huge bet on partnering with AT&T as the means of breaking into a vast and rapidly growing market.

For example, he recounted a hike with one of his founders in Red Rock Canyon.

Each afternoon, I stop for five minutes to find the humor in the day or recount a particularly funny story with an employee, or even with a client.

The lengthy statement reads like a biased recounting of how Cambridge Analytica ended up with information on over 50 million Facebook users.

One female entrepreneur recounted how she had been propositioned by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist while seeking a job with him, which she did not land after rebuffing him.

This is perhaps why one of the most arresting moments of her 60 Minutes interview was the recounting of her reaction when she returned to the hotel room in which she met with Trump to find him expectantly «perched» on the edge of the bed.