Sentences with phrase «steady undercurrent»

The interaction between the brothers arrives on the page with reportorial accuracy, with Sheremetev's sister - in - law voicing the fears of the truly terrorized, all driven by a steady undercurrent of unmitigated fraternal love.

In the almost - too - smooth fashion that has come to define even Marvel's non-Joss Whedon - directed entries, a steady undercurrent of droll, wisecracking humor punctures the tension at key intervals, to continually amusing if somewhat ingratiating effect; it's a bit deflating when Iron Man at one point actually invokes «The Manchurian Candidate,» rather than simply allowing the obvious reference to speak for itself.

Abuse of Weakness has a steady undercurrent of tension throughout, and Huppert's emotionally clamped down performance combined with the alternately placid and disturbing textures of Maud's life give it the feel of a waking dream, with hints of the Gothic.

Touted for promoting chastity, the books in fact offer a combo of emotional titillation and steamy sexual near - misses, all bound together with a steady undercurrent of rape fantasy, that is deadly for women.

And well, barring artificial genetic selection, those seeking gender equality in venture capital can at the very least rely on that as a steady undercurrent in the industry.

Not exact matches

Andrew Mitchell's demise was a 2012 story, true - but the steady unravelling of the case against him has been a constant undercurrent of 2013.