Sentences with phrase «subject of a handful»

This highly anticipated phone was the subject of a handful of recent leaks that gave away its specifications as well as its press shots before its maker could reveal them.

I got pathetically excited about being the subject of a handful of tweets, but I was stuck in a bizarre part of civilised Sydney that has VERY bad internet access, something to do with a poorly placed hill... so I was unable to watch the video that accompanied the initial tweet.

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That was the message of a talk by Dr. Miriam Tatzel at the American Psychological Association's 122nd annual convention, which was held recently in Washington, D.C. Presenting her research to the assembled psychologists, Tatzel stressed the importance of playing down consumerism as a route to fulfillment and boiled down the research on the subject into a handful of scientifically validated principles to follow for greater happiness.

The company answered a handful of questions in writing but declined to comment on the vast majority, stating, «These topics are subject to ongoing investigation or to privacy protection.»)

In a population of billions, it's obvious that not everyone can be unusually great at a handful of academic subjects.

For many business owners, writing a headline — that handful of words that goes at the top of your press release, your newsletter, your blog post, or in the subject line of an email — is total agony.

Though the handful of plainclothes and uniformed police eventually left after Ford explained the peaceful nature of the event, support for the «Je Suis Charlie» movement is clearly a sensitive subject for Chinese authorities.

Take some tips from a handful of successful executives who have some advice on the subject.

Except for an independent organization called the National Episcopal Coalition on Alcoholism and Drugs, a handful of diocesan, councils that promote conferences on alcohol and drugs, and approximately a dozen concerned and courageous bishops who require clergy training in the subjects, the Episcopal Church, in which I am a priest, would have no focused program on chemical dependency at all, save one day a year called Alcohol Awareness Sunday.

With a handful of ingredients it is by far one of the best ways to enjoy this delicious summer fruit (or might I say veggie - I know this subject can be controversial with some:)-RRB- LOL!

During a recent faculty meeting over this subject, I and a handful of others gave concrete examples of how colleagues ignoring the FMNV create unnecessary obstacles for teachers who don't give candy and students.

A new historic preservation program that would give landmark status to and impose restrictions on a handful of houses throughout East Hampton Town was the subject of discussion during public hearings at Town Hall last Thursday night.

[34] Yates told the Committee, «It is very few, it is a handful» of persons that had been subject to hacking.

you feel like screaming), and the farcical way in which a handful of other key characters are played really jars with the weighty subjects discussed and nuanced misery portrayed by a few of the other actors.

The subject of job creation at Skatetime, or lack thereof, came up during Republican Len Bernardo's 2008 campaign for county executive against Democrat Mike Hein, when Hein colleague March Gallagher paid a surprise visit on the skating rink and discovered that Bernardo had hired only a handful of part - time teenagers to operate the place.

One chemical during that period had no interim status because it was withdrawn from consideration and a handful of others were labeled «invalid,» which could mean the chemical may not be subject to EPA review or the agency has already reviewed it.

Artificial retinas, light - sensitive chips that mimic the eye's signal - processing ability and stimulate the optical nerve or visual cortex, have been tested in a handful of blind subjects who usually «see» nothing more than phosphenes, or flashes of light.

He adds that the subject pool is limited to «a handful of white subjects from Nebraska,... but many great ideas start with a simple test.»

The handful of letters posted so far cover a variety of subjects, including the usual suspects such as jobs, wages, healthcare and the economy.

A Japanese study found that an aromatic compound in red raspberries was able to prevent and improve obesity in animal subjects; additional research on the effect is needed, but we know enough to conclude that a handful of fresh raspberries sounds like an excellent summer snack.

A handful of studies exist showing an insulin response from just sweet taste in healthy people, and some studies show a lot of variation in obese subjects, as well.

They found that subjects that ate at least five servings of nut weekly, about a handful most days, had significantly lower levels of key inflammatory markers, including IL - 6 and C - reactive protein, relative to those who rarely ate nuts.

There are only a small handful of books that contain valuable information on the subject of natural bodybuilding, weight lifting and nutrition.

(Nearly 200 possible study subjects were excluded due to metformin use, abnormal thyroid, triglycerides, LDL, or blood pressure, and a handful of other reasons.)

Likewise, in all my searching I've never found more than a handful of scientific studies on the subject.

A major statement on the subject of civilization in free fall, writer - director Trey Edward Shults's nerve - shredding domestic thriller joins the rarified company of Cormac McCarthy's 2006 novel The Road and the handful of intimate post-apocalyptic scenarios that puncture through to our deepest fears.

Filmmaker Frank Pavich does a nice job of similarly peppering the proceedings with a handful of other intriguing interview subjects, including H.R. Giger, Drew McWeeny, and Nicolas Winding Refn - with the latter claiming that Jodorowsky's film would've been the «greatest achievement of science fiction.»

THE VERDICT: The ever - watchable Idris Elba and a handful of muscular action sequences are scuppered by a flaky - pastry plot which badly misjudges subject matter warranting more considered exploration.

Guest blogger Shira Loewenstein, asked by her students whether spelling counts, comes back with a fascinating question of her own: why is the continuum of learning broken down into a handful of unrelated subjects?

Schools may in fact decide to run an extra class in a subject that was a popular third choice for students over a subject that was a top choice for a handful of students.

Georgia has been one of only a handful of states that do not subject school - based programs run by outside providers to child - care rules covering such areas as staff training, equipment safety, and transportation.

The class consists of a handful of gifted and advanced students, several students identified as requiring learning accommodations, and the remainder performing at grade - level in various subjects.

Today the struggle of the African slaves on board the Amistad is the subject of a much ballyhooed new movie from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studios, a handful of curriculum guides, a wonderful documentary video available for classroom use, and a bunch of new books for children and adults.

As a result, an increasing number of training places were going unfilled in all but a handful of subjects taught at secondary level.

Pupils are given the option to buy a handful of other resources to enhance their learning of the subject.

Each state issues different mandates for different subjects, and a handful want to see a demonstration of mastery rather than completion of specific courses.

When the subject of modifying E30 M3s is broached, we like to err on the side of subtle, reversible aesthetic modifications, and it appears this coupe wears only a handful of changes.

Despite an air temperature firmly in the 80s and roughly 50 percent humidity, none of the handful of Demons present needed so much as a cool - off period despite continuously making run after run for several hours — and this after being subject to this form of abuse for several days over the course of a week.

A handful of new books each have a different subject in mind, but share a common endorsement of mindfulness as the key to a happier, healthier...

The author chooses to expand on his subject by concentrating on a handful of soldiers experiencing PTSD and / or TMI.

But for a handful of few, this data analysis is what makes it one of the most interesting and engaging subjects.

(It's inconceivable that anyone could legitimately use almost all the titles in a catalog — many journalists specialize in a certain subject area or a handful of areas and even book editors who cover a wide range of topics know they'll never get to all books on a list.)

The reason is due primarily to the lack of knowledge on the subject as there are, literally, only a handful of financial service firms in the nation that are willing and capable to provide the required custodial and administrative services.

Throughout the weekend, there are a handful of presentations on subjects like real - estate investing, safe withdrawal rates, and credit card hacking.

Some studies are conducted with just a handful of test subjects of the same breed.

Oneika the Traveller also touched on this subject back when the White House held a travel summit on youth travel and diversity yet only invited a very small handful of people of color.

There are a handful of co-branded credit cards that are not subject to the 5/24 rule.

It's one of only a handful of AAA developers treating the subject with any kind of seriousness or humanity.

Notably, your post-battle conversations won't give any insight into the identity of the conspirator, with terse, undeveloped dialog centered on a handful of subjects.

It is one of a handful of Audubon drawings in the show, each of which renders its subject in life - like detail.