Sentences with phrase «tales of woe in»

It was fascinating to hear the tales of woe in the structured securities markets (worse than I expected, and I am cynical).

A bag of stolen cash is the common factor linking four tales of woe in the ironically titled Have a Nice Day, an animated gangster drama set in modern day China that manages to pack an absorbingly convoluted plot into its brief 75 - minute running time.

Over the years I've seen several fellow authors tell their tale of woe in losing chapters of their works in progress.

Not exact matches

«Shakespeare this ain't, and Gears 3 struggles at times with its forced attempts at heart - string pluckery, but I can forgive it as much; gore - starved guns adorned with toothy chainsaws easily atone for any cheesiness suffered along the way... the Gears 3 story continues with what amounts to a blood - drenched tale of woe, suffering, loss and absolution, cathartica that stands out in harsh relief when framed by the»80s era Schwarzenegger - ness of most of the dialogue.

• Japan's Brothers in Woe As one sorry tale of Japanese corporate governance nears the bottom, another just falls more steeply into the arc of pain.

The carefully crafted appeals to come forward at a crusade are often emotional in nature, based on success stories of people who converted, or tales of woe about people who did not.

If this diagnosis seems a tale of woe, let us recall that the church has found itself in far trickier situations.

My normal tale of woe is letting the mixture become too wet, sticking it in the freezer in vain hope of shaping it into sad little patties, and then watching them fall apart on the barbeque whilst consoling myself with a large glass of wine.

In fact, all three of these teams could have easily afforded going for it one more time, even if you believe the woe - is - us tales of their books (which you should not).

To celebrate and acknowledge the work moms do in the morning before the clock strikes 9, Romper is asking families to share their #Before9AM tales of triumph and woe on Instagram all month.

A festive tale of woe then, and very much in keeping with the Dickensian portrayal of the rich / poor divide at Christmas — one of the Labour leaders favourites.

Themes of sustainability, reduced meat consumption, over-population, capitalist greed and improving women's rights have become common currency since Ehrlich was making headlines in the 1970s, but this is no old - school tale of environmental woe.

African scammers are slightly different in that they send out emails relating tales of woe and stating that they have a great deal of money sitting in a bank account in Uganda and are looking for assistance to transfer it into an overseas bank account for a percentage of the sum (or similar).

Here you'll find reviews of the latest films as well as DVD recommendations in For Your Queue, tales of general woe in So That Happened, and other fascinating reportings.

His story is told in flashbacks as he recounts his tale of woe to a beautiful recovering addict.

Veloz hopes that, by showing us a cute chick who falls in love with Stahl as he tells his tale of woe, we'll be nudged to follow suit.

Toller sips his tea and listens to the young man's tale of apocalyptic woe: Michael believes that the earth is dying, and the impotence he feels in the face of that catastrophe is driving him around the bend.

An expository stretch two - thirds of the way through plants Sam's tale of woe firmly in Middle America.

After all, this is a tale of existential woe told right from Toller's perspective; Schrader wants the viewer stuck in his protagonist's head with no chance of escape.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Pals Hatch Homicide Plot in Raunchy Revenge Comedy When three best friends meet for drinks after work one evening, each shares a tale of woe worse than the next about his boss from hell.

The film starts in medius rea in the little town of Ojai CA, with Olive (Emma Stone) telling her tale of woe on the Internet.

«Sing to me softly / your tales of woe,» wails Sinead O'Connor in the theme song to Albert Nobbs.

Yes, the tale of The CD's rent woes could speak to the financial challenges of print journalism in a digital world.

Budgetary shortfalls, school district bankruptcies, teacher and administrator layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, pension system defaults, shorter school years, ever - larger classes, faculty furloughs, fewer course electives, reduced field trips, foregone or curtailed athletics, outdated textbooks, teachers having to make do with fewer supplies, cuts in school maintenance, and other tales of fiscal woe inevitably captivate the news media, particularly during the late - spring and summer budget and appropriations seasons.

Down the bar, a man with a long ponytail who looks sunk in his own epic tale of woe gapes at us unapologetically.

Most women seek commonalities with other women (one complains of an ailment, the other sympathizes with a similar tale of woe) while men tend to one - up the other in a hierarchcal scramble for dominance (a guy has an ailment, so the other guy ignores it, dismisses it, or elevates his own standing).

He was addressing indignant librarians who recently gathered in London to swap tales of e-lending woe.

Indie author sales are on the rise in both units and dollars, but the media continues to report only the traditional publisher's tale of woe.

When I was 20 + years younger the new chief actuary of a subsidiary I was in came and told me his tale of woe.

But when the carrot of cheap financing is in front of them, they tell their tales of woe.

Make a Beeline for the Tales of Woe Few Want to Hold This James McIntosh article in the FT takes a look at the current environment for deep - value and contrarian investors, where there are «slim pickings for contrarians in developed markets».

We animal lovers in the UK will always respond to a tale of woe.

Here you'll find reviews of the latest films as well as DVD recommendations in For Your Queue, tales of general woe in So That Happened, and other fascinating reportings.

I was genuinely surprised — in a good way as I had heard tales of woe about US carriers and on first observations I had concerns as the initial layout of the cabin is nothing special — for a second I thought it was Premium Economy!

This pack also contains some exclusive bits of in - game material, namely 3 class specific emotes, 3 armour shaders and 3 exotic items with XP bonuses, and this is where our grim tale of misery and woe starts.

Not content to make Destiny gamers just feel unloved by shoddy exclusives and tone - deaf pontifications, Activision had to take it one step further because what tale of AAA gaming woe would be complete without a fucking dire corporate tie - in.

In deceptively cheery colors, 91 - year - old artist Charles Garabedianreimagines famous tales of woe from classical mythology, where murder, torture, and madness abound.

The last time I dined with her in Paris, Chantal was telling me her tale of woe, after she had spent many long months schlepping around town, trying to find a publisher, which in Paris means trying to ingratiate herself with the Parisian literary scene.

«Animal Farm: A Fairy Tale» tells of the woes when homo sapiens themselves took control of government in the manner of communism under Stalin.

Not paying rent by choice is a common thread in landlord tales of woe.

The report sets out in 12 volumes of lavishly referenced and unemotional but highly readable prose the long tale of woe that was Britain's intervention in Iraq.

Her first full post is up, a delightful tale of Dickens's woes when in January of 1844, just after his (self) publication of A Christmas Carol, he sued a publisher who issued an «improved» version of his book... [more]

In fact, he entered his tale of travel woe in a contest called «World's Unluckiest Traveler,» sponsored by Travel Guard North AmericIn fact, he entered his tale of travel woe in a contest called «World's Unluckiest Traveler,» sponsored by Travel Guard North Americin a contest called «World's Unluckiest Traveler,» sponsored by Travel Guard North America.

Mine is hardly a tale of woe, but I can tell you that growing up in a middle - class blue - collar town limits your scope of vision.

Here you'll find reviews of the latest films as well as DVD recommendations in For Your Queue, tales of general woe in So That Happened, and other fascinating reportings.

June 1 saw us finish the circle and by noon I was in my office, listening to a salesperson's tale of woe over a deal gone sour.

Condo queen Isabel Reynolds shares her strategies for snagging and selling high - priced listings — and the tale of woe that led her to a $ 39 million - a-year career in real estate.

They broke my heart a little with their eagerness for human interaction, so I smiled and nodded during their tales of Telstra woe, siblings being in hospital after a «fall», our cupcakes being too expensive and their desire to wipe out every politician with a machine gun...