Sentences with phrase «root for in»

And we're off and running with another dumb lawsuit with no «Who do you root for in this case?»

But the small concept is stretched far too thin with the «babies vs. puppies» subplot (not to mention, who am I supposed to root for in that scenario?).

It was hard to chose who to root for in this story.

There's the characters that kids can root for in Arlo and his human friend, as well as identify with if they tend to feel a little alone sometimes (and what kid hasn't).

As you probably assumed, there is no hero to root for in «Three Billboards.»

Even more impressively, Franco makes Wiseau, maybe the most unpleasant character he's ever played, someone you genuinely root for in his demented quest for greatness.

The romantic subplot between Gamora and Star - Lord is somewhat undercooked, but all of the above made me root for it in spite of myself, if only because it would be legitimately interesting - and for this genre, (nearly) ground - breaking - to see them pair off, procreate, and be faced with a half - pink / half - green baby of their own, with whom to (hopefully) do slightly better than Ego and Thanos did with them.

Winstead has had a bit of an odd trajectory in her career, going from thin supporting parts in big dumb studio movies to a huge indie breakout with her magnificent performance in Smashed a few years ago that she unfortunately didn't really capitalize on afterwards, but here she gets the best of both worlds by developing a kickass character we can root for in a thrilling genre piece that also has some depth to her.

Smith and Brolin have the winning chemistry of Smith and Jones, making their mismatched partners easy to root for in their dealings with Boris.

Thanks to an Oscar worthy performance by Saoirse Ronan (also surrounded by heaps of supporting acting talent), gorgeous production design making both 1950s Ireland and Brooklyn pop off the screen with heavily detailed environments and costume design, and characters easy to root for in doing the right thing, Brooklyn will elicit laughter, tears, and fiery joy.

And perhaps it's that lack of a clearly defined protagonist that has kept Alice Sweet Alice at an arms distance to many a film lover: there's nobody to really root for in this movie, just a joyless bunch of terrified, damaged, working class hypocrites who offer up their children to the alter of Christ without conscience... and suffer gravely for it.

There's nobody to really root for in this movie, just a joyless bunch of terrified, damaged, working class hypocrites who offer up their children to the alter of Christ without conscience... and suffer gravely for it.

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I have another day to decide who I am going to root for in each game!

Once you've decided which team to root for in the championship on February 2nd (Go Broncos!)

Truth be told, BOTH Kevin Parker and Greg Ball are so crazy (literally) and obnoxious that it's hard to tell WHO to root for in this cat fight!

But if they lose in that specific way, one of the easiest teams to root for in the postseason will get a heapin» help of «Well, that's what you get,» even if it isn't fair.

Tough question: Who do we root for in the Chelsea vs. Leicester game?

the only non Jackets team I can root for in the east and still feel like I have a soul is probably TBL

I was trying to figure out who to root for in Monday's game, and now I know.

Tell me the fans were at least respectful about Antipin's injury and maybe I can root for them in games where Hartnell is a healthy scratch.

Who would Jesus root for in the Final Four?

Can I root for him in good conscience knowing that the very plays I'm cheering - across - the - middle catches and countless hard blocks and collisions - could give him a condition that one day might lead him to take his own life?

They also hoped to build indigenous roots for them in the various religions and cultures of India by reforming them from within and also by legal intervention and developing a composite culture supportive of a State which is common to all peoples living in India equally and a modernized society with dignity and justice for all.

SportsNation ran a poll to see who everyone was rooting for in the ALCS.

They were definitely rooting for him in the Super Bowl.»)

Shoot, as much as I've despised the Knicks and Melo... I found myself rooting for him in a small way in his last couple seasons in NY when Phil brought new meaning to dysfunction.

Looks like we know who Tom Izzo is rooting for in tonight's Game 4 between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors.

We'll be rooting for him in his return next spring, hopefully with the Braves

Even after you supplement your baby with formula (which your mother claimed would help her sleep better), she's rooting for you in less than 45 minutes.

More power to you; I shall be rooting for you in the wings with my non-sewing self.

She was my number one supporter and got excited for me every time I told her about my upcoming projects and I know she'll be rooting for me in heaven.

Rooting for them in a romantic sense was like being asked to cheer Todd and Margo's joyless yuppie relationship in «National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.»

It conceives a brilliant monster, crafts a smart scenario, and then offers up a character worth rooting for in Sarah, the best creation of her kind since Ripley: resourceful but vulnerable, a feminine badass.

An intentional choice or not, it's hard to feel much for anyone or know whom we should be rooting for in the long run.

His performance wasn't bad, but I wasn't rooting for him in the same manner as I did Luke Skywalker.

It's the age of the anti-hero at the movies, and Charlize Theron finally brings us an action anti-heroine worth rooting for in «Mad Max: Fury Road,» driving onto DVD and Blu - ray this week.

You know about Jane's professional history and that she hails from Boston and which team she rooted for in the Super Bowl.

Not exact matches

«They may run the risk of getting lost in that world for a really long period of time and really not establish any real roots,» said Issid.

You won an Emmy for Roots, and now you're starring in The Book of Negroes.

Though Green's own entrepreneurial roots lie in e-commerce, he's familiar with the traditional retail industry, having headed that vertical for DoubleClick, the online advertising company that now forms the basis of Google's ad serving platform.

Yet, paradoxically, it is exactly in their public actions and the policies they espouse that we may look for the roots of these selective scandals.

For a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the ciFor a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the cifor tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the city.

Most employees would root for simplification in shifts.

But he couldn't resist a final dig at those rooting for his firm to fail, relaying a «little ditty» about how short sellers were apparently dealt with in the 19th century: «He who sells what isn't his» n, must buy it back or go to pris» n.»

Last weekend, Scott sharply criticized the federal government and lawmakers for dragging their feet in providing resources needed to combat the disease, including 10,000 Zika preparedness kits, mosquito spray and additional manpower to root out the mosquitoes.

Employees are encouraged to regularly dissect each other's thinking to determine the root of decision - making, to rate each other's performance using a proprietary iPad app called «Dots,» and to send an audio file to any person mentioned in a meeting — which isn't an outlandish practice internally, since all meetings, with few exceptions, are either digitally recorded for audio or video.

Leaders who master the practice of good listening will be more apt to intuitively understand the other person's story by searching conversations for depth and meaning, digging deeper than casual listeners, and getting to the root of an issue in order to come up with the right solution.

If you're looking for more reading material about the Trump White House and its rotating cast of characters, here's a quick guide to some books already published and yet to come in 2018 — some of which might seem like beach or airport reads until you remember the reports are rooted in real life.

For all the change under way in Eisfeld, Raider and Katz - Mayfield have no intention of putting down local roots to manage it.