Sentences with phrase «took a turn toward»

When the conversation takes a turn toward competitiveness and winning or losing, and that uncomfortable feeling sets in, it may be time to move to another topic.

His life took a turn toward the nonaverage in the early 1980s, when a colleague innocently asked him to examine a fossil of a diseased marine lizard to identify what ailed it — something he regularly does for his living Homo sapiens patients — and Rothschild got hooked.

And, as a result, my wish list has taken a turn toward bright whites and crisp blues, both grounded with a touch of black.

The thrill of rock»n' roll as it took a turn toward modern punk, discovered disco and made way for hip - hop in 1970s Manhattan is captured in a fresh way in Vinyl, a tough - minded series.

But this derivative fluff, memorably mocked (along with its myriad YA sci - fi cousins) last fall on «Saturday Night Live,» takes a turn toward interesting the moment Triss, haunted by memories of her slaughtered family, tells us how she wants this insurgency to end.

And although the movie's end zone is visible from a long way off, Douglas brings us there with nettled desperation — and an unflagging charm that takes a turn toward creepy.

Diane Lane's career has taken a turn toward deeper roles since her Oscar nomination for 2002's «Unfaithful.»

After years of portraying the heroic Alice in the Resident Evil franchise, Milla Jovovich will finally take a turn toward the dark side for Hellboy (formerly titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen).

The Darkness of Stranger Things 2 — Sophie Gilbert previews the new season of the breakout Netflix show as it takes a turn toward horror.

SUBURBAN GOTHIC took a turn toward quirky with an odd protagonist investigating the paranormal incidents at his parents» house.

The film's final reel take a turn toward the ridiculous that really dampened my enthusiasm, and I'm a big believer in a great ending, but I am able to look past that to see what is great about this film.

By the end of the movie Let's Be Cops does take a turn toward the absurd and at times goes completely over-the-top unbelievable, but I laughed out loud enough times to say that it was an enjoyable buddy comedy.

Based on the novel by M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans takes the turn toward tragedy after Isabel survives two miscarriages.

A casual boy - meets - girl story takes a turn toward the extreme when the couple lands in the tiny town of Bodega Bay, California, just in time to witness its sizable population of birds attack.

Lest we forget this is a movie about witches, events take a turn toward straight horror, with an evil spirit threatening the life of Gillian and everyone and everything around her.

The Gift The sins of the high - school cafeteria come home to roost in «The Gift,» a coolly unsettling thriller that begins as an unironic homage to late -»80s / early -»90s yuppies - in - peril dramas like «Fatal Attraction» and «The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,» before taking a turn toward the moral and existential minefield of Michael Haneke's «Cache.»

Even those who seem comfortable when you first introduce these new challenges early in the year can hit a wall as content and assessment take a turn toward uncertainty, requiring more intense application of their executive function.

The site has been a wild success thus far, and has taken a turn toward appreciating photography of mid-size sedans.

SEGA Nerds: It seemed, fundamentally, they seemed like from an infrastructure standpoint within the system itself they thought 2D gaming was still going to be kind of the big thing; whereas the industry kind of took a turn toward 3D gaming.

After the dissolution of the Zero Group in the mid-1960s, Uecker's work took a turn toward body, Conceptual, and Land art, and in the 1970s he designed stage sets for several operas.

As time went on her interest took a turn toward policy, and inventiveness is maybe less a motivating force now.

The new chipsets mean Lenovo's latest hybrid device already has a leg up on Microsoft's Surface Pro, but the price is where things really take a turn toward Lenovo.

The moment your relationship takes a turn toward disrespect, criticizing, or belittling, whether triggered by politics or other differences, it may be time to seek help.

And recently, the rising popularity of IUDs and implants — methods that are long - acting and highly effective — have sparked concerns that excitement around the methods could take a turn toward coercion if policymakers or providers try to incentivize their use.16, 17

Each time she repeated these beliefs out loud back to the cult members her brain took a turn toward confusion and subsequent brainwashing that would eventually control her every thought.

Now, more than ever, consumerism has taken a turn toward the digital space, as emerging tech is helping to shape consumer behavior.

Not exact matches

It takes the focus away from us being a sales organization and turns it toward creating a better experience for that person.»

Every entrepreneur that hooks a Shark as a partner sees at least a slight bump in sales as a result of the so - called Shark Tank effect — but only companies that take the long view toward sustained growth turn out to be good investments.

The accelerators provide access to business mentors, technical and design experts, development tools and key resources to help entrepreneurs take the early steps toward turning their ideas into businesses.

The all - hands meeting of Uber regarding CEO Travis Kalanick and the rampant sexism in the workplace took a hard turn toward the wrong way when board member David Bonderman inappropriately made a sexist joke.

President Trump appeared to take a tiny step toward the narrowest possible gun control measures on Tuesday, saying that he signed a memo directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose a rule banning some devices, such as bump stocks, which he said can turn otherwise legal guns into machine guns.

Take the first step toward turning your idea into an investable venture.

Taken together, Mr. Trump's actions demonstrate his resolve to turn away from a decades - long move toward open markets and integrated world economies and toward a more starkly protectionist approach that erects barriers around a Fortress America.

Yet shortly after the council, the high culture of the West took a sharp turn toward an aggressive and hegemonic secularism that now manifests itself as Christophobia: a deep hostility to gospel truth (especially moral truth) and a determination to drive Christians who affirm those truths out of public life and into a privatized existence on the margins of society.

If there is any significant evangelical turn toward liturgy, it will take the form of experiments in worship among non-liturgical evangelicals.

It has frequently been noted that Stalin turned to the churches when he wanted help in getting the Russian people to rise up and fight Hitler, but it has less often been noted that the Soviet government also turns to church leadership — both Orthodox and Protestant — when it wants to take initiatives toward peace and arms reductions.

Granted that our relationships with others mostly work toward an end, but I've noticed that the «faith - relationhip - with - God» takes on the look of «if we do this, then God will do that»... of course, when our expectations are not met, we often turn on ourselves and think,» what did we do wrong»?

Take a 180 degree turn from getting more, and turn toward God by giving more.

The angle of New Testament criticism remained, but has taken a new turn toward the validity of the second coming and other aspects of a futuristic kingdom.

Through his assault on his fears of weakness, a psychic numbing takes place which is then intended to be turned into aggressiveness toward a dehumanized «enemy.»

Affirmative action programs are being challenged; attitudes toward immigration have taken a restrictionist turn; and many white families seek to place their children in schools with few children of color.

My point is that rather than look for the most correctly indoctrinated, we shld appreciate the heart that is correctly turned toward the good, regardless of the doctrines they may confess.We don't know the doctrines of the Roman Centurion or if he even had any, but the story suggests his heart and will were in the right place.I don't read that Jesus took credit for it.Don't let the Pauline «sub-narrative» blind you to the «grand narrative.»

Toward the end of the interview though, the discussion took a turn for the spiritual when Gates is asked about his views on faith.

Or maybe you take a more active stance toward your enemies and gossip about them, spread lies about them, turn them into the police when they do something wrong, and pray that God will punish them for their wicked ways.

After the death of Jesus, the process of incarnational evolution took a new turn into the «Third Age of the Spirit,» resulting in the disassociation of the sacred from one profane personality and its subsequent movement toward total identification with the world by becoming coextensive with humanity.

Then you take each wrapper and, leaving a thicker «belly» in the center, roll the edges toward you while rotating the circle around 1/4 turn.

Directions from Highway 101 (North or South): Take the Paradise Dr exit toward Paradise Dr (this will take you EAST) Stay in right lane and turn right at San Clemente Dr Continue on San Clemente as it veres to the left and becomes ParadisTake the Paradise Dr exit toward Paradise Dr (this will take you EAST) Stay in right lane and turn right at San Clemente Dr Continue on San Clemente as it veres to the left and becomes Paradistake you EAST) Stay in right lane and turn right at San Clemente Dr Continue on San Clemente as it veres to the left and becomes Paradise Dr

Going back to each round, take a small rolling pin or dowel and, keeping away from the very center (leaving a nickel or quarter size area of thickness in the center), roll the wrapper from near center toward you, spin 1/4 turn, do the same all the way around until it's about 3 1/4» in diameter with a slightly thicker «belly» than the rest of the circle.

«[They've] turned things upside down — brought back the localization of beer movement, took us toward a full - flavored beer movement for variety and choice from thousands of breweries as opposed to hundreds.»

The sidecar takes a wonderful turn toward cold weather, with Calvados, Normandy's apple brandy, standing in for regular brandy.