Sentences with phrase «to accent»

Laird and other locals share a thick accent that's equal parts Southern twang and Irish brogue.

In a classic design, the Sheffield has a white dial, silver accents, and simple black leather strap.

She painted her walls celery green and used a brick red accent to call to mind foliage and garden pots.

The company has also been working on voice recognition, natural langauge processing, and translation for years, so the Google Home is better at understanding accents and natural language than the Echo.

An all - gold watch can be boring; but when a gold case is accented by a bold green face like on the Nixon Time Teller, it's a different story.

The silver case and bracelet is accented by a dark grey dial, while white hour markers and hands add some contrast.

or «You have a strong accent — where are you from?»

Surprisingly enough, he added: «When I also try to teach British accents or British English to my Korean mates I also teach the phrase «cheers,» because my mates get really confused when they hear that phrase.»

Gave the Italian espresso bar an American accent and global presence, changing how the world shares the experience and the comfort of a cup of coffee.

«When I uploaded the British dialect videos, as I expected [my Korean audience] found it quite interesting because they didn't know very much about the fact that there are different kinds of British dialects and accents,» he said.

Larionov described Fike as a fluent Russian speaker but with an accent.

The watch features a blue and gold case, a blue dial with gold accents, and an Italian leather blue strap.

She recommends making bright accent colors no more than 20 percent of your store's overall color scheme.

It's best to use bright yellows sparingly such as on accent walls, décor or furniture.

Red, Orange Sprinkling small amounts of reds and oranges in an office, such as painting an accent wall or purchasing brightly colored accessories, can create an energetic environment, says Elizabeth Brown, principal of EB Color Consulting in Seattle.

Wrapped in soft leather, they're designed to prevent the dreaded hair - snagging of traditional models and are accented with hand - polished, antiqued metals.

Yellow Businesses using yellows and bright accents can create a sense of happiness for employees who may be bored or unhappy at the office.

You can also use accent colors for any soft furnishings and chairs.

In terms of color coordination (as highlighted in this KISSmetrics graphic), this would mean creating a visual structure consisting of base analogous colors and contrasting them with accent complementary colors (or you can use tertiary colors):

The time to wait is not after an accent it's before, and most can be prevented with proper protocol and training.

Wearing the same dress Melania wore at the convention, and mimicking her accent, «Melania» defended herself against the charges of plagiarism by featuring a long string of lines and catchphrases taken from sources ranging from Charles Dickens to the movie Braveheart and the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Born and raised in Slovenia, she spoke several languages before she learned English, as her accent attests, and she has made herself scarce on the campaign trail.

That skin color, accent, and background didn't matter there.

Made by a company called AvatarMind, iPal has pastel accents and a large touchscreen embedded where its heart would be.

Another way to think of this is to utilize background, base and accent colors to create a hierarchy (as Josh from StudioPress showcases below) on your site that «coaches» customers on which color means take action:

In an effort to visually energize his 25 employees, Longin chose a reddish - orange paint for an accent wall near the hallway.

«At the time, I felt finding these was a good thing for everyone,» recalls Karpelès, now 32, his French accent still strong after nearly nine years in Japan.

Environmental psychologist Sally Augustin, Ph.D. notes in Psychology Today that the color green has been linked in studies to producing more creative thinking, making it a good option for artwork or for an accent wall in your home office.

The SterlingPro French Press is the perfect choice with its cool glass carafe and subtle metal accents.

While he looked right for the part of Gambit in the first solo Wolverine flick, it was the mutant's Cajun accent that proved a challenge.

«She ambled into class with a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth, walked over to a table, threw one leg over its corner, and began to lecture in her slightly cleaned up Brooklyn accent.»

While Mrs. Van Dyk isn't teaching anymore, I can still hear her thickly accented voice reminding me to stand up straight and pay attention.

But she also quickly begins to suppress her accent, shed any quirks of personal style and learn how to handle «celebrity» co-workers — the junior analysts able to work less because of family money and influence.

On a recent visit, Icelandair set me up with Margrét Halldórsdóttir, a veteran flight attendant with Viking - white blond hair and a lilting Icelandic accent, as a buddy.

Although we can blame the unbearable writing for Garner's American accent, her wholesome appearance should have been a key indicator that someone else would've been better suited for the part.

Well, it seemed that I had, during the course of negotiation with the opposing counsel, started speaking in a slight to moderate Southern accent during our marathon discussions before a court in Western Virginia.

McEntire, who says she has «been in love with KFC forever,» said her Oklahoma roots helped her nail the part — including the accent.

This Brooks Brothers pocket square is made of cotton and strikes the perfect color balance, not veering too far into monotone territory with its great - looking red, black, and green plaid accented with subtle touches of blue, white, and yellow.

Years ago, when we got out of a lengthy negotiation, my co-counsel turned to me and said, «Never realized you had a Southern accent before.»

And so began a practice of mine of sometimes morphing my accent, ever so slightly in some instances, more so in others, to create a bond of familiarity between myself and the person with whom I am negotiating.

Rather, slight almost imperceptible changes in your accent to mirror your opponent in the negotiation can create an unconscious feeling of familiarity with you without the other side even realizing it, to the extent that it can, and often does, assist in the negotiation of a deal.

Its interiors challenge the drab RV color palettes with bright accents, and the use of booth seating confers hints of a diner's atmosphere.

As the day wore on, my accent dissipated, and I returned to my normal manner of speaking.

The Four Seasons has all the trappings of a cozy ski chalet — stone and wood accents inside and out, sloping roof eaves, cozy leather furniture — but on a decidedly grand scale.

He recited a Yeats poem in a thick Irish accent, smashed a coffee mug, and then began reading from the Cluetrain Manifesto, a decade - old Internet marketing treatise about the power of communities.

On the men's side, one model wore a striped button - up with the cuffs rolled up to reveal peach accents on the inside.

«Here was this guy with this heavy Swedish accent» preaching the gospel of the global markets at a time when few others were.

To sensitize them to American sensibilities, companies make new hires watch hours of U.S. cinema and TV: American Pie, Independence Day, and especially Friends, which offers «insight into American culture through the jokes they crack,» according to one veteran Indian accent trainer.

It's maybe a hint that we could change more settings on the bot, use a different voice, maybe add an accent, or choose someone with a little more sarcasm or a bigger personality.

It's an ideal choice if you have certain room accents that limit what type of bed setup you can fit, such as rooms with low windows that may be blocked by a higher bed frame, or for those who just prefer to be closer to the ground, where the air is cooler.