Sentences with phrase «sharp reminder of»

«A sharp reminder of the persuasive powers of live theater,» The Bitter Game was commissioned by the La Jolla Playhouse for the International WOW Festival while Wallace was still a graduate student at UC San Diego (The New York Times).

Olly went back in time to the 1950s and 1960s this weekend at the prestigious historic racing event, the Goodwood Revival meeting and got a sharp reminder of how much motor sport has progressed in the last half century — as well as having a huge amount of fun.

When Michael Merrick, a teacher at Cardinal Newman, shared pictures of his flood - devastated school, it was a sharp reminder of the day my own classroom was destroyed by a roof collapse.

Criterion was never the only player in town, but this year provided a sharp reminder of that fact.

May 9, 2014 • When you see a familiar movie actor do theater, it makes a particularly sharp reminder of why people see theater in the first place.

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And seeing him nearly score a hat - trick in the 10 minutes he had against Burnley is a timely reminder to us and Wenger that Podolski is still an important member of the Arsenal squad, as long as he keeps himself fit and sharp.

It's a good looking game too, a sharp little reminder that the 3DS was in its time a real box of wonders.

It features the superb high - definition master from the original Blu - ray release — the image is sharp and rich, with deep blacks and textured shadows, a reminder of just how beautiful black - and - white can be on a well - mastered, well - produced Blu - ray — and the isolated score, attributed to Columbia's musical director Mischa Bakaleinikof but including musical cues from the studio's music library, plus a booklet with an essay by Julie Kirgo.

In its best moments, this gag - a-minute Bat - roast serves as a reminder that, in the right hands, a sharp comic scalpel can be an instrument of revelation as well as ridicule.

Lotus founder Colin Chapman was an uncompromising character, but the Elise is a reminder that the best of his cars combined scalpel - sharp handling with a remarkably compliant ride.

The presidential election has been a sharp reminder for many investors of why currency exposure can be a blessing or a curse.

Volatility returned in the first quarter and the VIXA more than tripled from its prior 12 - month average in early February.B Equity markets sold off in parallel as the S&P 500 IndexC experienced its first correction in years.D Most major equity markets finished the quarter in the red, and the sharp decline was a reminder of the importance of diversification and risk management.

It's a reminder of how much space the city has to spare, and provides a sharp contrast to New York, where, despite having its own percent - for - art ordinance in place, space constraints make it hard to imagine a real estate developer leaving a single square inch unmonetized.

It was also big, and on occasion even hazardous: long, slender columns of steel with lots of sharp edges and thick pieces of broken glass sticking out of their capitals — handling these cumbersome monstrosities was no laughing matter, and the many scars on my father's hands, arms, legs, and feet are stoic, worn reminders of the risks I naively assumed, for the longest time, to be integral to the artist's trade.

The concept of deconstruction — of words and materials — within each artist's work is a sharp reminder that the negative space, silence and that which isn't seen is oftentimes of equal importance as what fills up those spaces.

The event is a sharp reminder that ultimately, despite TransCanada's shenanigans and the support of the Koch brothers, the pipeline decision is owned by President Obama and the president alone.

«The government plans to extend the right to parents of older children next year and this new development will serve as a sharp reminder to employers to look at such requests dispassionately and fairly, and not allow any prejudice they may have to influence their decision.»