Sentences with phrase «take on life»

The organizer can highlight their priorities in their own posts and in interviews, but the campaign is likely to take on a life of its own.

Margin of Safety, long out of print, began to take on a life of its own.

As we have said on many occasions, sometimes a theme or narrative around an industry or trend can take on a life of its own.

The problem from there has to do with the nature of collections: if left unattended, they tend to take on a life of their own.

Other innovations can take on a life of their own, infecting every area of business until the system blows up.

Incredible to see your wealth take on a life of its own and move the snowball along, with or without your adding fresh capital on the regular.

One dollar borrowed leads to another and another, until the interest starts to take on a life of its own.

The option theory of cash is something Mr. Buffett does not tend to get into when he is up on stage at his annual investor meeting, dishing out his homespun take on life and investing.

As with many government programs, they take on a life of their own, and they are difficult to end.

Maeve Binchy, the beloved and bestselling Irish author, shares her take on life and how her point of view reveals itself in her writing.

They may start off as mine but they take on a life of their own and I ignore their voices at my peril.

Jaime is the author of Angloyankophile, an upbeat take on life as an American expat in London, with a focus on food and travel.

Usually the characters have been hanging out in my head for awhile and they do take on a life of their own.

Critics hailed The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken, the last installment in the Vish Puri mystery series, as Tarquin Hall's best yet, saying that each book has «raised the stakes subtly» (The Huffington Post) and provided readers with «a gently humorous take on life in contemporary India» (The Christian Science Monitor).

In this chilling novel, a troubled boy's disturbing drawings seem to take on a life of their own.

«Series fans will enjoy this thoughtful take on the life of a young man who has already accomplished his destiny.»

He knows what I know, which creates some similarity between author and character, but his take on life isn't my own.

While it sounds odd, the characters do take on a life of their own — and I miss spending time with them when the story ends.

Relationships are complicated and hurts that are held on to that long take on a life of their own.

This is a very interesting question, one that could take on a life of its own!

Girl in Disguise, Greer Macallister's take on the life of Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton detective, is a rollicking good time as well as an inspiring portrait of a forgotten American hero.

Kelly, who was referred to by the head of the institute where the DNA identification took place as «the most controversial individual that Victoria has produced,» has inspired more than one piece of art, but the biggest standout for readers is the take on his life provided by Australia's best - known novelist Peter Carey.

Weiner's witty, original, fast - moving debut features a lovable heroine, a solid cast, snappy dialogue and a poignant take on life's priorities.

The newest Marvel Comics spinoff envisions a future world in which artificial intelligences take on a life of their own — and are able to spawn new, more powerful and complex AIs without human intervention.

Sometimes the characters will take on a life of their own and make for an even better story.»

But denial, it turns out, is useless, and Ben and his family become the targets of escalating attacks that take on a life of their own.

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This doesn't bode well for a five - day sprint through mainland Europe, but despite enjoying Barry's take on life, a 6.5 - liter Lamborghini V - 12 — one whose engine block can be traced back to the first Countach prototype of 1971 — is an ample substitute for conversation.

The curriculum reflects elements of Ellen Galinsky's seven essential life skills every child needs to thrive as life - long learners and to take on life's challenges.

«In this world of over-communications, we all too often see the results of unplanned, off - message statements that wreck havoc on good intentions and eventually take on a life of their own.

However, some ARGs are created, released, and take on a life of their own, existing well beyond the game's timeline.

KB: If people start to make adjustments to their meetings and start to enjoy them more, or get more done, it can take on a life of its own.

«I'm no novice in how stories take on a life of their own, but this was phenomenal.»

Some neuromyths take on life because the language of neuroscience is not familiar or easily translatable.

As such, online learners are able to get the most from the eLearning experience and get the information they need to take on life's challenges.

He is funny and unpredictable, and the script stays true to the fact that Sparrow is a true pirate, and his odd take on life keeps the audience on its toes.

Sharon Waxman's take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media

«It was then that the norms — manifested as AIs, the inheritors of Zero's will... began to reproduce and take on a life of their own.»

This medieval mish - mosh attempts to incorporate Ritchie's wearing - thin shtick of quick - edits, jagged cuts and seizure - inducing visuals with the legend of the Round Table, complete with massive battle elephants (think «300,» but on boatloads of HGH), African warriors (who no doubt dotted the ancient British landscape), Asian kung - fu masters (the film even uses the term, «kung - fu,» believe it or not), exploding arrows and, of course, the famed sword Excalibur which, after being removed from its stone prison, begins to take on a life its own (certainly much more than those acting in this film).

While his visual take on the life of J.M.W. Turner's is among his most ambitious attempts, thanks to Cinematographer Dick Pope, outside of a few key scenes and good performances, the film lays lifeless like a PBS special on a Sunday afternoon.

However, the whole episode has at least proven how quickly an unverified claim can gain traction and take on a life of its own, even when there's no tangible evidence to support it.

And for a while, rich visuals, an anarchic sensibility, and an adult, Western - tinged take on life, death, and existentialism carry the film.

The cinematography and score set an almost otherworldly mood for this unique take on life in the suburbs.

He dares to ask if maybe his nostalgia and cynicism are misplaced, and that fresh take on life combined with an inventive plot makes «Midnight in Paris» one of the best movies he's made in a very long time.

It's a gorgeous and very simple take on life,» she continued.

Even so, Zappa's lyrics can be as fun as his frequently quotable take on life, society and the entertainment industry.

When it comes to this crop of nominees, there seems to be a movement towards bigger, stronger, more popular casting and films like Adam McKay's The Big Short and Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant — the former a dramatic comedy centered around the collapse of the housing and credit bubble of 2008, the latter a brooding take on life on the frontier in 19th century America — epitomize star - studded casts.

But once full of people, they take on another life entirely, as each resident or tourist attaches their own experiences to objects or landmarks.

A scientist who is inspired or mad, depending on your point of view, creates a child of sorts, and as the child grows into adolescence and adulthood, it starts to take on a life of its own, unsettling and threatening its creator to the point where it eventually seems to be telling the «parent» what to do, and even how to evolve.

Bad biopics try to shove a life story into a bottle; good ones take on a life of their own.