Sentences with phrase «schoolmarm in»

In this Education Next article, I wrote, «When state (RTT) proposals hit Arne Duncan's desk, the secretary must become the toughest schoolmarm in America.»

So when state proposals hit Arne Duncan's desk, the secretary must become the toughest schoolmarm in America.

Not exact matches

Newly arrived in town is the new schoolmarm, Molly Wood (Mary Brian), and both men take notice.

After Johnny's dance partner for the Big Contest comes down with sperm poisoning, who should step in but awkward Baby, cast in the prototypical Swayze role as carnal schoolmarm and badly in need of a Youngblood training montage.

As for the Poppins character, the inspiration comes from Traver's great - aunt Ellie (Rachel Griffiths) who, clad in classic schoolmarm dress and clutching the iconic bird - headed umbrella, swoops in to nurse Travers» ailing father.

But the fizziness of her youthful exchanges with a religious schoolmarm or her traditionalist aunt Elizabeth (Annette Badland) or her siblings (brother Austin is played by Duncan Duff with a very strange accent) starts to go flat when we realize that this is the overwritten, high - pitched, unnatural register that the entire film will unfold in.

At the point of departure, we find the self - abusing schoolmarm singularly focused on her impending wedding to the filthy - rich heir (Nat Faxon) she sees only as her meal ticket to a pampered life in the lap of luxury.

I still make note of them, because that soothes the English schoolmarm nag in the back of my head, but my focus is to cast a mind's eye on myself.

Patino, in a bizarre triple - collared dress suggestive of a Balenciaga schoolmarm, confers with her assistant, played to extraordinarily campy effect by Paul Gellman, who starred in LSE's 2004 Whitney Biennial extravaganza - on - a-shoestring, Tunga's House Bar.