Sentences with phrase «sharp elbows from»

They think they've got a different policy mix of nudges and sharp elbows from the federal government, to make the energy sector juuuuuust right.

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What I remember is the sharp specificity of lying on the living - room floor alongside the boiling radiator, propped up on my elbows and a cushion filched from the sofa, to read Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals while the sweat dripped inside my shirt and the wind whistled up through the gap around the radiator pipe to chill my hands.

With defiance, sharp elbows and dismissives, Dormer's headmistress Hector Appleyard is running from something and towards an unknown as the disappearances begin to unravel the taunt string that holds everything together for her.

is set within the unusually rich seam of transitional early -»50s showbiz, a moment when swimming sirens (Scarlett Johansson) and singing cowboys (Alden Ehrenreich, deceptively sharp under his 10 - gallon hat) rubbed elbows with finicky European directors (Ralph Fiennes, extending his sublime comic run from The Grand Budapest Hotel) and secret Communist «study groups.»

While most know Emily Blunt as the sharp - tongued, sharp - elbowed assistant from The Devil Wears Prada, her brief career has taken her all over the map.

Indeed, journalist Toby Young, who is setting up one of the first free schools, said the admissions changes would «enable successful free schools and academies to ensure children from low income families aren't crowded out by sharp - elbowed, middle class parents».

Polygon: Co-founded by the sharp - elbowed Reade Griffith (ex-Citadel), Paddy Dear (ex-UBS), and Alexander Jackson (ex-Highbridge — since ousted from Polygon & Tetragon as an active principal / director).

The elbows thrown from the wife become sharper as I show the contractual guarantees for both of their lives!

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With the vigorous support of Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) director Don Baum, the resulting exhibition, the Hairy Who, was a sensational departure from the typical sober - sided display: a comic for a catalog, brash, sharp - elbowed works full of the detritus of everyday life, artists jumping into the air rather than posing for the ages.

At the end of a long incubation period, SITE is aiming to elbow its way back into the big league, equipped with a literal sharp edge — and perhaps some added wisdom to protect from bombast and frivolity.

It's all settled, and I'm coming in and shifting the focus from being sharp - elbowed and sharp - penned and investigatory to being more of a member - focused and community - focused and collaborative organization.