Sentences with phrase «uncanny knack»

At age 19, he took over his family's then - tiny shipping business, and over the next two decades displayed an almost uncanny knack for buying low and selling high.

Whether it's the feeling as you jump into an enormous robot that's just landed on the ground in front of you and shoot the guy that's been bearing down on you, or if it's the game's uncanny knack of making you feel like a boss even if you're bottom of the leaderboard, Titanfall's mix of on foot gameplay and hulking great «don't - call - them - mechs» mechs» firepower is extremely well balanced and has really refreshed the genre.

``... Tinubu's outstanding qualities, like his deep intellect, prodigious hard work, attention to details and uncanny knack for picking the right person for the right job.»

But he didn't always have this uncanny knack for reading his customer's minds.

The senior senator from Massachusetts has led the fight for tougher regulations on Wall Street, and she has an uncanny knack for marshaling public support for such an esoteric project.

Even when he isn't catching passes, Cooks seems to have an uncanny knack for forcing defensive pass interference calls on deep balls this season.

But now he's with the Spurs, who have an uncanny knack for finding rotation players with late first round picks like the No. 29 selection.

short to intermediate area quickness, crisp route - running, kick return ability and an uncanny knack of getting open on 3rd and 4th down is going to be attractive to a lot of teams.

His reach is simply superhuman, and he has an uncanny knack for deception.

Either Wenger has an uncanny knack of choosing and buying crap English players, or he has no idea how to coach and improve them after they arrive..

Theo has an uncanny knack of getting into a lot of scoring positions.

She has an uncanny knack for creating scoring opportunities when there aren't any.

The most assuring aspect with Wigan is that they have this uncanny knack of never allowing themselves to fall behind or off the pace, with a morale boosting result never too far away.

I'm all for highlighting potential upsets but I'm wary about tipping up a Bolton triumph this weekend, mainly because United have had this uncanny knack of grounding out result at home even when they're in a sticky situation, much like they are now with all their injuries.

I seem to have an uncanny knack for constantly running into NBA players past & present as I roam Chicago.

Small children have an uncanny knack for getting sick while traveling.

Toddlers still need lots of rest (the typical tot needs 12 to 14 hours per 24 - hour period), but they have an uncanny knack for circumventing sleep.

Kids have an uncanny knack for throwing their loudest tantrums in a grocery store or a nice restaurant.

My parents have this uncanny knack for turning up in clutch moments when we could really use help, and we're better off for it.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem latest's production, The Tempest, has an uncanny knack for timing.

She has the uncanny knack of sounding altogether human, even while addressing the House of Commons.

Conference season has an uncanny knack of landing me in the newspapers.

Buhari, who said Tinubu and his associates were responsible for the growth of Lagos State, further described Tinubu as one «who had an uncanny knack for picking the right person for the right job.»

Colleagues say she has an uncanny knack for working backward from an ultimate goal and breaking it into a manageable sequence of steps.

Redelmeier has an uncanny knack for using simple statistics to turn up unexpected results.

I had developed an uncanny knack to seek out issues at every turn.

Redcay's conviction stems from her belief that friends and family members tend to know what's best for us, they're au fait with the intricacies of our personalities and they have an uncanny knack for spotting when a potential mate could make for a compatible match.

Outgoing personality, with an uncanny knack of making people around me smile.

Filmmaker Gregory Nava is a director with an uncanny knack for capturing the epic drama of ordinary lives.

Britt Robertson plays Casey Newton, a plucky suburban teenager with an uncanny knack for solving scientific problems.

Lionel insists on calling Albert «Bertie,» and possesses the uncanny knack of emerging from the loo — having just flushed the toilet — each time his royal charge arrives for sessions.

Logically sound plots and A + B roadmaps aren't appropriate vehicles for where he's going; he instead commissions the immaterial: elaborate yet nuanced characters, set designs that pack every inch with purpose, and an uncanny knack for harnessing the best from his actors (like the bottomless well that was Philip Seymour Hoffman's versatility).

L. embodies everything Delphine has always secretly admired; she is a glittering image of feminine sophistication and spontaneity and she has an uncanny knack of always saying the right thing.

The other, a naïve medical student with prowess in unarmed combat, and an uncanny knack for finding trouble.

Fortunately, the talented twosome share a compelling screen chemistry (despite not dating in real life) along with an uncanny knack for convincingly portraying characters wrestling with relationship issues.

Inferno reunites director Ron Howard with Tom Hanks who reprises his lead role as a genius with an uncanny knack for deciphering ancient symbols and religious iconography.

For their uncanny knack for predicting the stock market soon conveniently dovetails with his need for help on the job where he's currently caught up in a cutthroat competition for a top position with Johnny Whitefeather (Church).

What is frustrating though is that no matter how good you seem to race the Plutonians have an uncanny knack for catching up to you at the last possible second.

In films such as «Inside Llewyn Davis» and «A Most Violent Year,» Oscar Isaac, the man with two first names, has shown an uncanny knack for playing quietly intense, often unlikable characters that nonetheless have an undeniable magnetism.

Everyone around him seems to think this isn't at all likely to happen, but as someone who has only recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Pat has an uncanny knack for living in denial.

Ray had an uncanny knack for establishing a physical space that somehow echoed his characters» emotional state.

Part of Capcom's longevity is thanks to their uncanny knack for creating unexpected hits like Mega Man in 1987, Street Fighter II in 1991, Resident Evil in 1996 and Dead Rising in 2006, that become huge franchises that create entire new genres for the business.

Playdead showed an uncanny knack for creating surreal and terrifying worlds with their 2010 atmospheric puzzler Limbo, the essence of which...

While drawing a comparison between Greta Gerwig's Sacramento - set, semi-autobiographical masterpiece (one of my favorites of the year) may seem strange, I couldn't help being reminded of that bond (and cinema's uncanny knack for drawing curious connections) as I encountered the Georgian film My Happy Family.

On the way up, the nine - speed transmission had the uncanny knack of finding the right gear without hunting on the longer climbs.

I have an uncanny knack for finding mistakes in books, like in almost every book I read.

Aldo, his best friend and muse, is a haplessly criminal entrepreneur with an uncanny knack for disaster.

With an uncanny knack for understanding and exploding Millennial stereotypes stereotypes, Janna King shows us the consequences of selfish choices — but it sure seems fun before reality steps into this party - filled summer.