Sentences with phrase «uncanny knack of»

Can we just point out that ouzo bottles have an uncanny knack of smashing, no matter how well you've wrapped them with dirty swimwear, coating everything else in your suitcase with a sticky film that no amount of washing will ever shift?

From the closure of the market at Covent Garden and the last ever rag and bone man to the end of legal smoking in public places and the final days of Woolworths — O'Brien has an uncanny knack of photographing something before it's gone for good, never to be seen again.

He is a brilliant artist who has the uncanny knack of gently coaxing us to follow his easy steps and really surprise ourselves!

All of these choices are designed to keep players from creating freakishly large players with an uncanny knack of scoring goals from the other side of the court.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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

Streep's performance here, as a bewigged, sharp - tongued, cancer - afflicted matriarch, is a much stronger demonstration of her knack for characterization than her uncanny Margaret Thatcher impression.

Already, with his first feature, Saturo displays an uncanny sense for finding just the right place for his camera, and a knack for bringing out the unexpected in every scene, as he follows a lonely high - school student's mysterious, quixotic search for the identity of a homeless man who's apparently been killed by young street thugs.

Apatow, who deserves to be regarded as the preeminent figure in American comedy right now, has shown an uncanny knack for fostering bright young comic talent, and because he loves comics so much and is so fascinated by their process — the way John Cassavetes loved Method actors and their process — his productions tend to brim with scene - stealing supporting players, amusing non sequiturs, and running times (124 minutes in the case of The Five - Year Engagement) that few comedies in the history of moving pictures have shouldered without eventually buckling under.

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...

But Sammak also has a knack for finding the uncanny in the mundane and translating little bits of cultural detritus to something fun to look at.

From ink - jet prints to environmental installations and sculptures made of wax, bronze, and bread, Urs Fischer has an uncanny knack for taking just about any material or place and making it into an Urs Fischer.

Frank Stella credited Dick's skill to ESP about the artist, downplaying the issue of taste; and David Whitney ascribed his track record to his «uncanny knack for detecting high ambition.»

My uncanny knack to ensure timely deployment of quality products while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services has always been a priority.

Published by Vox Media, Eater is a favorite of industry pros and amateurs alike, with an uncanny knack for finding out what's opening where, who's serving what, and how it's all going down.

When working with families, one of the many barriers that tend to arise is that they have an uncanny knack for pulling clinicians into their chaos.