Sentences with phrase «say penchant»

Despite the simplicity of such a statement, Arsene's purchasing history during his time as Arsenal boss confirms the fact that he has shall we say penchant for buying footballers of Benzema's profile more than almost any other.

He said the penchant to siphon funds through inflated contracts was rampant in the NDC administration through ill - conceived construction contracts in the cocoa sector.

Brooks, who is the subject of a new American Masters documentary, Make a Noise from filmmaker Robert Trachtenberg, that premieres May 20 on PBS, says his penchant for spoofing genres was firmly in the tradition of poking fun out of love.

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Our 33rd president had a penchant for saying what was on his mind, earning him the sobriquet «Give»em Hell, Harry!»

He's smart and does good work, but you cringe when you see him, and his lack of understanding social cues and penchant for saying inappropriate things means you live in lawsuit fear.

«There is a penchant to meet lots and lots of people,» he says.

«He's become more private since working at Snapchat,» one person said, noting CEO Evan Spiegel's penchant for secrecy.

Chuckles... I'm saying that your nitpicking over-emphasis on technicalities and semantics belies your lack of a substantive argument... as does your penchant for launching immature insults...

O'Connor writes, «Whenever I'm asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.»

As crows are generally associated with corn because of their penchant for eating crops and corn is a major product ingredient, the bird was an easy choice for a mascot, Calhoun says.

That said, the show's penchant for predicting world events has been staggering.

That's fine if you're a fan, and I'll not address it further other than to say, Jim's penchant for complaints after games is noticeable.

Stewart also said he is past the events of Fontana, but firmly stood his ground that Logano's penchant for blocking is going to cause further problems down the road.

«It's the first time I have something on him,» Spieth said about Lefty's renowned penchant for talking smack and winning large sums during his pre-tourney outings.

Claude Makelele, a player Kante often finds himself compared with, has said he just needs to find a penchant for leadership within to become a truly great player.

Some may say a draw would be a good result against a tricky side and there was no need to take risks, but knowing how there's a penchant for conceding goals how can that be a good strategy?

After the match, he said he had a penchant for losing the ball in «silly ways,» and that he had to improve in that area.

ALBANY — Top Queens Democrats are backing Adrienne Adams over incumbent Democrat James Sanders in Tuesday's Senate District 10 primary, a decision Sanders says is «payback» for his penchant for skirting the party line.

But the increased scrutiny and his penchant for flip comments have bitten him several times, including when he said Congress had to act on a tax plan because «my donors are basically saying, «Get it done or don't ever call me again.

«Rob Astorino and Donald Trump share the same values, the same hateful rhetoric and the same penchant for lying,» said Latimer spokesman Jon Greenfield.

On his chances if fielded by the PDP, Governor Fayose said; «I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari's hand, I will take it.

«If I were advising him, I would say don't run,» said a Democratic political consultant, who, like many interviewed for this article, declined to be quoted by name because «I like my knees» — a nod to Cuomo's penchant for rough - and - tumble politics.

The sources, all Democrats, also talked at length about what they said was the governor's escalating penchant in speeches and press releases for self - laudatory, over-the-top rhetoric, which may have reached its apex New Year's Day in an email to thousands of followers of his campaign committee's website.

Clinton chided the Republican's penchant for harsh language by saying that «love trumps hate,» while Trump was more bluntly dismissive of Clinton, saying her appeal boiled down to her gender.

Trump's penchant for threatening legal action against journalists who write critically about him is proving to be a powerful example for free speech advocates who want a federal law against using the courts to bully speakers, experts said.

The committee said in recommending the sanctions for the MP, it took notice of the fact that Mr Ayariga is not known to have engaged in acts that tend to disrupt the smooth proceedings of Parliament neither does he have a penchant nor reputation of engaging in activity which can bring the image and dignity of Parliament into disrepute.

Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney, whose reporting prompted federal investigators to launch the Buffalo Billion probe, says Cuomo's penchant for secrecy and misguided notion that the rules don't apply to him or his administration has fostered a culture that enables corruption.

Its spokesman, Akin Osuntokun, said Buhari had done nothing but had been giving excuses in the last three years, adding that his penchant for blaming his predecessor was no longer amusing to Nigerians.

Leonardi said he has never hidden his penchant for travel.

Mario Cuomo, say they aren't surprised Cuomo's penchant for lying has finally exploded in full public view.

Dakuku Peterside, the Director General of Nigeria Maritime Authority has said that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has penchant for lying.

Enough to say that, the reckless penchant for throwing at us the useless propaganda by your men over issues concerning the past regime is most nauseating!

Weiner said he was still «working with people» to get help dealing with his penchant for X-rated online flirting, but he disputed that it's an addiction.

He obviously has a penchant and a talent for picking out good projects in his area, and I'm not going to dissuade him — because I'm certainly not going to do that to any of my other colleagues as well,» Flanagan said.

In a move reminiscent of the Buhari administration's penchant for blaming his administration's under - performance on his predecessor, American President Donald Trump has said that the «mess» he inherited from the Barack Obama administration is responsible fir the crisis engulfing his young administration.

«All you need,» Carroll says, with a physicist's penchant for understatement, «is to start with some empty space, a shard of dark energy, and some patience.»

Despite their penchant for sticking together, the current exodus is testing Yezidi unity, Kizilhan says, as Yezidis from different regions and perhaps different religious practices resettle in new host countries.

«People and parents who buy into the 10,000 - hour rule can push early specialization in a sport, leading to physical or mental burnout before it's clear that a child even has a penchant for that sport,» Macnamara said.

Oh sure, his father's a manipulative bastard and, as a child, David witnessed his mother's suicide but it's a little too much of a leap to say these explain a penchant for interstate crossdressing and homicide.

Wayans is cute in his caricature of nerd - extraordinaire Darryl, and despite his penchant for doing and saying annoying things, there is a likeability in the character that allows him to get away with his childish behavior.

Ejiofor plays Lola, said drag queen with a penchant for sexy shoes and belting out a cabaret song.

Telluride correspondent Chris Willman said that lead Scarlett Johansson is «perfectly cast,» and that while the «somber pacing and downer themes» may turn some off, «a cult audience with a penchant for SF morality tales may warm to this.»

Dayton and Faris, however, dig deep enough into Riggs and his backstory, the incessant gambling that almost derails his pampered life as the husband of an heiress, Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue), his boredom with said pampered life, a penchant for self - indulgent clowning that betrays an insecure, anxious man afraid of his own irrelevancy in 1970s America.

So when J.J. (Billy Crudup), a gangster with a penchant for gunmetal grey, offers to help Bud back to Manhattan, he can't say «yes» fast enough.

Indeed, with a hefty dose of humour, a bizarre yet charming penchant for Ghostbusters references and some accomplished turn - based strategy, it's fair to say that Dungeon Crawlers HD is punching way above its weight.

Perry returns to his signature character of Madea — the sassy, say - anything elderly aunt with a penchant for handguns and stern moralizing — who here is tasked with sheltering the family of accountant George Needleman (Eugene Levy), who is caught up in the federal investigation of a Ponzi scheme.

With a leading man as dedicated as Bale and an epic story suited to Scott's penchant for intricate world - building, you'd think this would be hard to go wrong but we've said that before with some of Scott's work, so it's pretty much impossible to tell how things will pan out.

Among the other commentators, suffice to say that the French are more French, in their penchant for a certain abstraction.

Having described all this, I suppose one could say there are a ton of biographical notes about Dickinson's life, but they reveal themselves secondarily to Davies» penchant for the image and rhythm of the film.

«If you have a penchant for math, you should be able to keep advancing, just like in music classes,» says Linnea O'Brien, Ed.M.»