Sentences with phrase «shooting of the breeze»

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Called Baxter, it is a humanoid robot that has the potential to be everything Brooks was shooting for: a breeze to use, capable of handling any number of basic assembly - line jobs, and ridiculously cheap.

She is comfortable shooting the breeze about the fine points of intellectual - property protection, the structure of the human cortex, and the future of the music industry, punctuating all of it frequently with an infectious laugh.

«A lot of times, our most innovative ideas come to us when we're in our most relaxed states, like lying in bed trying to fall asleep or while shooting the [breeze] with a favorite bartender.

One of my fondest memories of doctoral work was the day he ended our conference by saying, «Let's go drive around, you drive,» and we drove around town and just shot the breeze on a particularly sunny day.

Context: Last night I was shooting the breeze with my roommates when one of them brought up religion and how it was a «good thing to grow up with religion because it gives children something to believe in», when I countered that there are many different things children can believe in growing up without having to resort to something like religion, I basically had to sit there for 10 minutes about how atheism ruins lives because it makes everyone apathetic and despondent.

Finally, it is an error because the reason the Christian does not advocate or practice shooting abortionists is grounded in biblical ethics, rather than some finger — in — the — breeze sense of the political or social climate.

A rare evening for me not spent working on a Saturday night meant I could sit at home and shoot the breeze (albeit alone and in my head) about the state of play down at the Emirates and a few conclusions have been drawn.

We end up shooting the breeze about family members of hers who live near Peterborough — and have roads named after them.

This makes getting the best shot a breeze regardless of where you are.

The people we send to Mars will also have to know how to kick back of an evening, shoot the breeze, play a little zero - g Travel Scrabble, listen to a little Dave Matthews, and yes, hang up a poster or two.

I usually hate when there is any sort of breeze or wind while my sister and I are taking blog photos because my hair usually ends up in my face for a good half of the shots.

Kevin and I went outside to take some photos and the breeze that swept across the porch as I walked out the door produced the most genuine expression of the whole shoot - LOL!

This is probably one of my bf's and mine favorite areas to eat in, so it makes photo shoots there a breeze.

Living by the sea, my photo shoots are often prey to the whims of nature, particularly a constant sea breeze.

It's more interesting than your typical featurette, giving us the four commentary participants casually shooting the breeze on a boat as well as plenty of glimpses of rehearsal and set footage.

The countryside is shot to wonderful effect, with the Snowy Mountains and rivers spectacular to see, and much attention to the detail of water flowing or grasses swaying in the breeze helps to set the mood.

We see her rowing with her parents (Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts), shooting the breeze with her best friend (Manchester by the Sea's Lucas Hedges) and hooking up with a boy (Call Me by Your Name's Timothée Chalamet), all while questioning what the best version of herself is.

Should you want to talk to him, there are a number of ways to summon the Antichrist: Lars von Trier for the purposes of striking up a deal, or just shooting the breeze, and we've detailed a selection of resources below.

If you happen to have a weak ticker or tend to startle easily, be sure you're sitting down instead of standing in the aisles shooting the breeze when «The Bodyguard» begins.

The great and the good of the British comics scene will be on hand to sell their wares and shoot the breeze, plus the esteemed Mr. Noble has been drafted to organise a series of panel discussions that are sure to both enlighten and entertain.

The trio of Platt, Wright, and Truant hosted a typically free - wheeling breeze - shooting edition of the show last month about work process and strategies.

And while it's popular to hunker down in the bloggoria and shoot the breeze about the «sweet spot» between $ 2.99 and $ 4.99, what frequently is not mentioned is frequency: how many of those things do you have to sell at $ 3.99 — even if you're getting 70 percent — to put together an income?

Set to the twangs of «I've Loved You All Over The World» by Willie Nelson, the two buddies can be seen chowing down on barbeque meats, shooting the breeze, chewing what we can only assume is a really expensive shoe, and even meeting up with an old love.

As the head of the springer lifts into the air attempting to catch a running bird's scent in the breeze there is no mistaking when those ears rise up on the dog's head and that tail goes even faster that some fast shooting action is soon to follow.

Moreover, at the cafeteria guests can shoot the breeze with their travel mates while taking a cup of coffee.

This is one of those cool places that's great if you want to surf, swim and do active - type stuff, but also perfectly fine to be lazy in a hammock and shoot the breeze with fellow travellers.

Beside each stall you will see crowds of locals shooting the breeze over this seasonal beverage.

Just as they've always done, rum shops serve as local watering holes where lawyers, fishermen, and everyone in between discuss the events of the day, catch up on local politics, or just shoot the breeze in a rich atmosphere filled with years of history and culture.

I enjoy shooting the breeze with my friends over headset, downloading demos, trailers for upcoming games, racking up achievement points for little crazy stunts or progress in my game, and of course, adding afriend to my list is easy: Type in the name, and there you go.

I shoot the breeze with the Target employee for a minute and he explains to me that they can't keep the PS4 in stock, relishing me with tales of obsessive phone calls and customers pursuing the system with an almost stalker level of determination.

But there's nothing better than getting together with a bunch of friends from across the world catching up and shooting the breeze... and your enemies on a Friday night.

Within this mode, 2B can utilize a collection of «Auto Chips» (Auto Attack, Auto Shoot, Auto Evade, Auto Program and Auto Weapon Switch) that makes the combat section even more of a breeze to play through.

The last of the meatpackers in the Meatpacking District were finishing their shifts, shooting the breeze, smoking cigars.

I hung around, enjoying (and shooting) the breeze with hostess Bettina Korek and a distinctively LA smattering of money and art, including designer Rosetta Getty, UCLA art - school dean Russell Ferguson, embattled (but rakish) MoCA deputy director Ari Wiseman, and a well - preserved Vidal Sassoon.

And by posting this bet RealClimate has reduced its level of discussion to that of slightly intoxicated researchers shooting the breeze after hours.

Re # 75 John Franklin: ``... RealClimate has reduced its level of discussion to that of slightly intoxicated researchers shooting the breeze after hours.I know such discussions take place.

It is almost enough to make one cry to think about how much of that stuff we put away back then just sitting around shooting the breeze with friends.

Garnaut criticised the government's green paper, saying it «shoots the breeze» instead of outlining a serious policy, and said Direct Action would quickly cost an unaffordable $ 4bn to $ 5bn a year.

Borderlines grew out of Edelmann's and Meurren's regular lunch meetings, where the two would shoot the breeze with colleagues about the hot topics in the field.

Jason and I both ran distance back at Queen's, and first became close when we roomed for a summer — me teaching windsurfing and Jason doing telesales, and both of us with plenty of time for just shooting the breeze.

In addition, I shot a brief test of the digital zoom, at around 3x, and this also proves the effectiveness of the stabilisation as I tried to stand stock still in a bracing breeze.

You may not think you've got that innate gift of gab, but with a bit of practice, some positive self - talk, and applying a few of these ideas, any introvert will be shooting the breeze with ease in no time — and that will translate into solid partnerships down the road.

Flipping through hundreds of resumes in a week is far from easy and an eye catching one - liner can be a shot of cool breeze in an otherwise desiccate resume heat!

We have a fair amount of forums for pharmacists and I think a place for techs to come and just shoot the breeze about anything would be great.

We shot the breeze about the pressures of home vs work.

I was down at the local netball courts on Friday night shooting the breeze with some of the school mums and dads and we cooked up a plan to have dinner at the pub together between the younger and older siblings» matches every week.

I had an amazing day yesterday that included shaking hands with Turia Pitt and shooting the breeze with bigwigs in the drinks industry including the Chairman of Coca - Cola Amatil and the MD of Bacardi - Martini.

Kevin and I went outside to take some photos and the breeze that swept across the porch as I walked out the door produced the most genuine expression of the whole shoot - LOL!

We shoot the breeze about the difficulties of making Twister, then I gleefully inform him that The Sunday Telegraph called him «Phil Paxton».

This picturesque porch was made for glasses of iced tea and shooting the breeze on summer evenings.