Sentences with phrase «same old trick»

This seems to me to reproduce the same old trick, of plugging in worst - case scenario projections into modelled assumptions of sensitivity of this - or - that to climate, to reveal, hey - presto, a sound prediction of what life will be like a few decades hence.

It still uses the same old trick to provoke tension and easy scares on the player, but it doesn't seem to have the same effect as before.

It's the same old trick that hundreds of other adult dating networks use.

I tried to find Halloween quotes that weren't just the same old, same old trick or treat, or boo sayings.

Don't be fooled Gunners it's the same old trick all over again!

It's Unbelievable how this old dog keeps getting away with repeating the same old tricks, year after year.

Thus far in the 2014 - 15 EPL campaign, Aston Villa is up to the same old tricks.

I didn't realize they were still up to the same old tricks.

Spartacus: Vengeance is up to the same old tricks, endeavoring to give gratuitous violence and sex a good name.

Rehashing the same old tricks in front of dwindling audiences, Burt and Anton are yesterday's news.

Directors kept asking her to perform the same old tricks.

There's a moment in which one of the kids tries to get the ghost hunter to say his trademarked line (You probably know it from the original), like he's a trained animal doing the same old tricks for predictable amusement.

hahahaha... still same old tricks you got.

Same old tricks.

The same old tricks just don't work.

New look, same old tricks.

Not exact matches

I had heard that the brown - paper - bag ripening trick is an old wives tale... but what really does work is putting your avocado in a bowl with a banana, which gives off something which speeds up the ripening process (why fruit goes rotten more quickly when in the same bowl as a banana.

Ronaldo bagged two hat - tricks in the same period, and he will provide the Old Lady with a real test although they have conceded just thrice during their European campaign.

John McCain... more of the same old Republican tricks.»

The Smith and the Devil is the oldest they've found, spreading over seven millennia to encompass more than 35 languages — and the devil is still falling for the same trick that tripped him up in Asia Minor.

«The trick they're using is the same trick I'm using, which is to use super-resolution technology to turn a sequence of low - resolution images into one high - resolution image,» says the 26 - year - old native of Guangzhou, China.

I use the same trick to ingratiate myself to my wife when I realize I've neglected to do something important for our 1 - year - old daughter.

Headline: Old Brains Can Learn New Tricks: Study Shows Older People Use Different Areas Of The Brain To Perform Same «Thinking Task» As Young Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/10/991021094811.htm Source: Science Daily / University of Toronto

That's a bit of a stretch at this point, says Aref Chowdhury, a senior manager at Alcatel — Lucent in Murray Hill, N.J., who notes that a plain old reflector would do the same trick as the cloak but without the fuss.

The same methods can be applied to other fears and phobias — apply it to that workplace bully by imagining a giant wart on their forehead, or try the old naked audience trick to deflate the fear of public speaking.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

The trick is that Everett Ulysses McGill is a chain gang prisoner, on the same chain as dumb Pete (Turturro and dumber Delmar (Nelson) and on the run from the police as they supposedly rush to get some loot from McGill's last heist before his old cottage is flooded by the opening of the Tennessee River by the TVA.

With so many documentaries relying on the same old bag of tricks to tell their stories (talking heads, animations or re-enactments or cutesy ways of presenting statistics just to name

Based on the 2005 novel, «A Slight Trick of the Mind» by Mitch Cullen, «Mr. Holmes» grounds the larger - than - life figure in reality through its conception of Holmes as a 93 - year - old man, who after years of isolation finally comes to terms with his own life, the same life endlessly embellished by his late partner, Dr. Watson.

Oliver Stone's haphazard sequel reshuffles the deck, but relies on the same old cinematic card tricks.

It's hard to be quite so shocked by the gore when you're familiar with Cronenberg's older films (Videodrome is a personal favourite), probably because we've already seen him employ the same prosthetic tricks for different reasons.

«Aside from a very engaging personality and an array of entertaining talents, Johnson incorporated many «tricks» to keep everyone engaged without embarrassing anyone or resorting to the «same old» methods we have all experienced time after time.

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

The trick is to actually be creative and not just trot out the same old dog - and - pony show efforts that are wearing thin at the edges.

All the old tricks work, all the same tactics are there so if it is something new you are looking for then this isn't the game for you.

My biggest complaint is the fact that you can no longer control you're car after being taken down, a trick that evened up the gameplay in the older games, instead all you can do now is watch the same crashes over and over and over again.

My biggest complaint is the fact that you can no longer control you're car after being taken down, a trick that evened up the gameplay in the older games, instead all you can do now is watch the same crashes over

Co-published by SFU Galleries, Carleton University Art Gallery and Oakville Galleries, Samuel Roy - Bois: Not a new world, just an old trick includes essays by Adrian Blackwell and Kathleen Ritter that consider ideas and topics related to Roy - Bois» 2013 work of the same name.

You giving me treads to get» seconded» your misleading; is same as the old Serbian saying:» if you don't believe me, ask my brother, the other liar» Those tricks will not be fashionable for much longer!!!

This Bordeaux apartment created from an old, abandoned garage uses many of the same tricks.

If you've got an older Android phone, there's good news: An app can bring you the same great trick.

While it's not quite the same as the good old XP days, if you're looking to get the All Programs Menu back, this Registry hack will do the trick without installing 3rd party software.

In its short official introduction videos, Motorola shows off the significantly improved Moto X that offers users old Moto X tricks as well as new ones, the cheaper Moto G smartphone option ready to offer a pure Android experience in a better body at the same price as its predecessor, and Moto 360 smartwatch that's finally ready to be purchased in some markets, while also explaining some of the software features that will be available on its devices, including Motorola Alert and Motorola Connect.

The trick is getting support that isn't just the same old status - quo advice, which clearly isn't working (as evidenced by the high divorce rate).

Too many patterns the same size just looks fusty and old fashioned (that was Granny's trick, time to move on!).