Sentences with phrase «watch television because»

I don't watch television because it gives me a hopeless feeling — the assumption that X means X, that a picture must line up with its caption.

For example, you might tell your child she can no longer watch television because she changed the channel before her baby brother finished watching his show.

I do not let my children watch television because I feel the marketing is mercilessly geared towards them.»

Then you're lying in bed for a while, watching television because it's a fantastic distraction from the horrible current state of your life, your manuscript untouched for days, and then a quiet little voice whispers in your ear the scariest words to any self - published author:

Not exact matches

Similar to the «hate - watching» experience of viewing television programmes you don't like because you enjoy mocking them, this can be seen as a mild form of «hate - reading».

You might never exercise when you come home from the office because part of your daily routine involves opening the mail on the couch, which leads to putting your feet up, which leads to watching two hours of television instead of putting on your sneakers and going for a run.

We watch television differently because of Breaking Bad.

The nature of religious television in America can be seen to be a function of the interaction of four main players; changes over the past decades have come about because of changes in the relative power and relationships of the four following players: (1) the regulatory agencies of the federal government, which, through the legislative process, provide the structure within which interaction inside the television industry takes place; (2) the television industry, primarily network and local station managements, which control the airwaves within the legislated structure; (3) the viewing public, which selects what it is that will be watched; and (4) the religious broadcasters who provide the material for broadcasts.

Binge watching television shows is likely the closest we'll ever get to time travel, because there's no better way to make an whole day go by in a blur than queing up an entire season of a good series.

It is difficult to calculate accurately the total number of people who regularly or occasionally watch religious programs on American television, because of the confusion in some of the available data.

Anyway, when I got home, in addition to watching the Greeks and the Germans negotiate on television every day, I realized that IT»S TOMATO SEASON, and I should make Greek salad for myself because Greek salad is delicious and so should you.

He shunned motels because, he told Moody, the Mafia was watching him via television.

Oftentimes, novice NFL bettors end up betting into bad lines because they just watched Tom Brady throw for five touchdowns, Adrian Peterson single - handedly rip apart a division rival or Mark Sanchez buttfumble his way to an embarrassing loss on national television.

It's not a huge deal for most viewers on the weekend, because the leaders start late enough that television audiences can watch almost the entirety of their rounds, but it's still a point of frustration.

Ospina said, «I always watched the Premier League when I was in Colombia because that was one of the leagues they showed on television.

«If 600 people didn't show up at a home game because they watched it on television, he [Veeck] lost money,» Einhorn says.

Bernie won't even watch football on television because he can't see what he wants to see [the defensive secondary reacting to the pass patterns], so why bother?»

I walked to my uncles house an hour and a half away every weekend to watch my team play and win or lose it was worth it because for 90 mins I screamed my little heart out for my team as if somehow they could hear me through the television set all the way from a little African country called Namibia that I know they would never have heard off but that didn't matter to me... not one bit!

I won't watch the 20/20 special because I'll be afraid of throwing something at the television.

It's kind of hilarious, because four years ago I vowed he wouldn't watch television until, like, he graduated college.

Or anything that comes on television, for that matter, because your child will monopolize the TV watching fucking Minecraft videos on YouTube 24/7.

Because children who spend much less time watching the tube have been found to be more socially competent, as well as more academically competent, and not to mention more creative and imaginative than their television - educated peers.

Kids usually watch television when they have nothing to do, and they usually have nothing to do because they haven't thought about what they could do.

My 3 - year - old typically throws tantrums in the morning, mainly about wanting to watch television or because her breakfast isn't what she wanted.

The only thing we use our television for anymore is watching YouTube videos of Liza Minnelli on repeat, because it's the only thing that keeps the baby quiet and anything is better than listening to him cry.

And though it isn't recommended for all children, visual learners may benefit from educational television because watching helps them learn.

There is the all - important under - seat storage, because toddlers love to put things in and take them out and hide the remote controller whenever their grandparents want to watch television.

Rhyming has many beneficial attributes besides being fun for our children, and if we're honest, for ourselves too because we still find a little glimmer of joy from finding a rhyme every now and then in the paper or while watching television.

«Cognitive activities such as watching television, listening to music, using the computer, text messaging, playing video games, concentrating in the classroom, and completing academic assignments can place additional neurometabolic demand on the brain because they all require mental exertion.

But because they're so common and so effective at blocking commercials, DVRs really bring out the limits of the traditional you - must - watch - our - ad approach to spreading a political message over television.

One afternoon while I was watching an interview by Mr. Ramon Anibal from Television Dominicana, I saw him advise Linares not to run against Espaillat because it would seem divisive.

I was probably the only person in Brighton who hadn't seen Tebbit being pulled out of the wreckage because I hadn't been watching the television.

In many countries (especially in Europe) people have to pay a «Television licence» (if they have a TV set whether or not they don't watch it) I know because I do.

In an atmosphere of that nature, it is clear that there can be no unity, because it is not the words that are said in the front of television cameras that will bring unity, it is the actions that we take when nobody is watching.

I just meant that, you know, I don't think a lot of people — I am just basing it on what's on television, I guess because I watch TV, but I think, you know, a lot of people aren't particularly interested in science or the humanities.

Solidarity treat meals are often eaten out of boredom, because you're conditioned to eat while watching television or because it's filling an emotional void.

A lot of people tend to like it because they don't have to lift their foot off the ground and they can still watch the television while they're using it.

Eating while watching television, or surfing the web, leads to «mindless eating», which not only causes you to eat more food, but leads to more bouts of acid reflux, and other digestion issues because you're not properly chewing your food.

This is mainly because I am married to someone who has very similar taste in television... so, there's no fighting over the remote, we can binge watch an entire season of a show on a Sunday and not get mad at each other... but actually be rather pleased with how we spent our day of rest.

I am writing this blogpost while watching the television, because of the Queen's «resigning».

Almost half the women said they preferred single life because it was easier to keep their homes tidy and 36 % said with no man on the scene they didn't have to endure watching sports on television.

If one of you was glued to the television watching the inauguration activities, while simultaneously recording it so you can watch it again as you posted your thoughts live on social media, and your partner went on a media moratorium and went to work or did other activities because they didn't believe America would be great again, you know already that you weren't on the same page.

I have not watched television for 1 year because it adversely affected my reading.

Ron Howard is too compulsively tame a filmmaker to embrace the implications of his own movie: that television is swallowing up our lives because more and more of us would kill to be watched.

Sam doesn't know who Samuel L. Jackson is — and doesn't get any pop - culture reference these guys throw at her — because she actually studied and immersed herself in the classics and didn't waste her youth sitting on her ass on the couch watching bad television.

It's 45 minutes before The Social and I have to watch my language for an hour on television — because I've already said «sh-t» once on the air — so what I do is try to get it out of my system over and over in the hopes that I'll be spent from swearing before we go live.

I was never one to watch the television series, and a big screen movie excites me even less, but I thought I'd post this because someone reading is probably interested (oh, and the news is slow today).

I must have watched too much television this year because this may be the most Oscar nominated films I've yet to see.

Sci - Fi Movie Page Pick: This extremely funny spin - off of the «cult» television show may start off unpromisingly, but soon you'll find yourself rewinding the tape and watching it again because you couldn't hear all the dialogue because everybody watching it were laughing so loud.

And while common in television, it's a rare occurrence in Hollywood because seldom is there a character so endearing that audiences could watch them for an entire film without the presence of the character they'd previously supported.