Sentences with phrase «way of nodding»

Nothing has stronger associations with Lady Di than large blue sapphires so it's a simple style reference — a way of nodding to the trend without going full - blown homage.

But we do have some ways of nodding to the characters we all know and love.

Not exact matches

(The new moniker was an amalgam of a nonsense word Markoe and Letterman would say to each other — «melman» — coupled with a nod to one of the Watergate conspirators, Egil «Bud» Krogh Jr.) From the debut, DeForest became one of the show's leading lights of absurdity, a seemingly clueless every - schlub stumbling his way through new - product parodies («Toast on a Stick») or plugging the fictional «Melman Bus Lines.»

I'd heard it said once that passion is the way to abundance and when I asked if she knew that passion literally means suffering — she nodded and I knew right then that I would give the rest of my life to understand how suffering is the way to abundance.

It was for family that had left the Amish way of life, my guide explained, to the nodding head of our bonneted host.

Without advocating drabness or monotony, and certainly not the denial of the minister's individuality, we may properly look askance when both Bible and pulpit receive only conventional nods and neither is permitted to stand in the way of the preacher's rapport with his audience.

My constant purpose was and is to adumbrate on every subject I handle a genuinely canonical interpretation of Scripture - a view that in its coherence embraces and expresses the thrust of all the biblical passages and units of thought that bear on my theme - a total, integrated view built out of biblical material in such a way that, if the writers of the various books knew what I had made of what they taught, they would nod their heads and say that I had got them right.

The ending cycle of one life had merged into the beginning cycles of three others — «the way God intended that life should,» the minister nodded.

He nods to the critical problems in reading the Gospels, but finds a way through the alternatives of credulity and skepticism by using a criterion of historicity that can only be designated «idiosyncratic aesthetic.»

All that happens is in some way, either directly or permissively, related to His most holy Will: «nothing walks with aimless feet,» and we shall make hash of human life if we assume that we can evade God or get on well enough with only a casual nod at Him; that is not the way the universe is run.

This is to nod at the call of God and go on our way; it is to lose the infinite, transforming horizon of God's call.

Enter the CSA, a nod to a simpler way of life.

Hence, the bumblebee is a nod to the lack of «buzz» he's been receiving this year, and this is his way of saying that he will bring that buzz back in the playoffs.

Theo Walcott almost got my nod for Man of the Match because of his all round performance, especially before the break when his goal really set us on the way, but he was not so influential after the restart and Alexis Sanchez was dazzling at times, scoring a great goal and providing a lovely assist, so once again the Chilean was the main man for Arsenal.

Having been a virtual ever present in his first four seasons at the west London club, making 195 appearances before the current camapain got under way, Ramires has started just two of Chelsea's first seven Premier League fixtures with Serbian battler Nemanja Matic getting the nod for a central midfield berth.

After two injury plagued seasons to start his career, Clowney bounced back in a major way last year, starting 14 games in the regular season, the most in his career, and collecting six sacks on the way to what was his first of what will probably be many Pro Bowl nods.

If you catch yourself nodding in agreement with Dave's way of thinking then you will love Talking to Toddlers.

This adorable tent from Land of Nod is a great way to use your $ 25 gift certificate that you get when you join our incredible perk program.

• Only once a baby enters toddlerhood can he truly express his sheer delight in nursing by the way he grins, nods, chuckles, or sighs in anticipation of being at his mother's breast.

Asking questions while reading is great, but only ask questions if you are sure the child has a way of answering (e.g., pointing, nodding).

Conservative Chairman Mike Long has already signaled his support for the Lazio - Edwards ticket, and it's expected that the duo will get the nod for Row D tomorrow (although, with the way things have been going of late, nothing's done until it's done).

With his gray hair, dark suit, and muted perma - smirk, he blended into the human backdrop that had been arranged behind the candidate — nodding thoughtfully, clapping on cue, and dutifully shuffling out of the way when Trump turned around to high - five a black preacher.

This nod, which was delivered via press release, comes in spite of the fact that Malpass parted ways back in July Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign manager, Mike DuHaime.

We can define that as saying «I personally wasn't informed because the way they operate is they don't inform me of those things, it's a nod and a wink».

He's already well on his way with early nods from: The New York State Building Trades Council, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, UFCW Local 1500 (I forgot these guys in the column, so sorry) and District 15 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

John Edwards is accused of using $ 925,000 from supporters to keep his paramour — the mother of his child — out of the way while he sought the Democratic nod for president.

The Tory right grumbles and chunters about the way in which the LibDems constrain a proper Tory government from doing things — calling a referendum to get out of Europe; pulling out of human rights acts — which David Cameron has no intention of doing, despite the occasional nod and wink to pretend otherwise.

In a clear nod to Eliot's philandering, both sides had agreed, pre-divorce, not to use the farm «in any way, including choice of visitors, that would cause any of their children emotional distress, unhappiness, embarrassment, hurt or harm in any way.»

This earthy Taurus new moon sends an honorable nod to the food producers of the world, encouraging us to «get our farmer on» in some small way.

One of the best ways to do this is to recruit your senses in relaxing ways that will facilitate a smooth journey to the Land of Nod.

Dream Bars have you covered, with ingredients like lemon balm, chamomile and lavender that let you nosh your way to the land of Nod (and keep your blood sugar stable through the night while you're there).

So although you won't find me in Cosplay I still wanted to have my fashion for the day give a nod to the way of the Jedi.

As they've been so popular this season I've styled them up in a variety of ways, all of which seem to have a nod to a 60s or 70s look.

With a slight nod to the retro mood of the «80s, done in a thoroughly modern way, this is exactly how I would want a power suit to look.

A striped blouse is one way to add individuality to a classic suit, but another subtle nod to your own personal style comes in the form of sparkly earrings that climb up the lobes and peek through your hair.

When seeing friends again you wan na catch up and just as I stood and talked to Søren again he asked if he could shoot a photo of me, I nodded and started fidgeting, I then put my feet together but Søren asked me if I could stand the way I did before, with my feet up.

A super-easy way to add a little edge to any outfit, we spotted this nod to biker chic at a number of shows.

With a pretty epic geometric wedding ceremony backdrop and plenty of nods to ancient Egyptian glamour, today's wedding inspiration shoot from Courtney Paige Photography and Missy Fine, Inc. is different in all the right ways!

Mainly because anyone you email, wink or nod will most likely use your profile as a way of deciding whether or not they wish to respond to you.

It is one of several nods to that film, not the least of which is a delightfully uncomfortable use of gore by way of alien violation.

Gilliam himself hasn't been in the awards race for some time, and he's not exactly one to get cozy with Hollywood in the way that the Academy normally rewards, but Zero Theorem could be the source of some left field nods, especially when it comes to star Christoph Waltz.

And Best Director swam its way into the arms of Guillermo Del Toro for The Shape of Water, which also took a nod for Best Score.

It turns out they're not needed when you can drop temperatures effectively by way of precision ratchet clicks in tension, excellent sound design and chilling allegorical nods to the monsters within.

The setting is Italy during The Great War; playboy Lt. Henry falls for mad «Cat,» who, as written by the legendary Ben Hecht (himself a decade removed from his best work and well on his way to becoming king of cheese epics), comes off as an entirely inappropriate nod to Blanche Dubois.

No Fincher fanatic would confuse any of this for a shrewd imitation, but they'll still recognize the ways that directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) nod to that revered perfectionist: with a Fight Club reference here, a Gone Girl unreliable - narrator gag there, and a sickly, slickly fluorescent visual palette throughout.

It has a story that works for everyone, but goes out of its way to give a special nod to a culture that isn't often represented on the big screen.

That said, Will Smith is given plenty of opportunities here to stretch his acting muscles and wow his way to a Best Actor nod, as are any number of his co-stars — Keira Knightley, Edward Norton, Michael Peña, Kate Winslet — in Supporting.

Said to include the influence of John Carpenter and classic practical effects along with knowing nods to frighteners of the past The Void looks to be the perfect way for me to lose a few nights» sleep.

But while the movie starts off that way, it eventually devolves into a metaphysical mess that's equal parts «Tree of Life,» «Limitless» and «Transcendence,» with a not - so - subtle nod to «2001: A Space Odyssey.»

This loving nod pays tribute to the people who have helped Anderson along the way, yet entirely fits within the confines of this madcap yarn.