Sentences with phrase «ways reminiscent»

By the early 1990s, he was turning out warty, bulbous, fruitlike lumps that combined realism and fantasy, comedy and pathology in ways reminiscent of Basil Wolverton's 1950s Mad magazine portrait heads and of gloriously schlumpy Oribe - wear tea bowls.

The whole «self published work = junk» argument is in some ways reminiscent of what goes on in the software industry.

Fulltime Killer has an oft used plot in modern Hong Kong films, in some ways reminiscent of that old American film, The Hustler.

First - time feature - director Michôd borrows a little from other hip genre filmmakers; he apes Quentin Tarantino by throwing a kitschy Air Supply song onto the soundtrack, and aestheticizes roughhousing in ways reminiscent of Nicolas Winding Refn.

Soderbergh and first - time screenwriter Coleman Hough weave the movie's manifold narrative strata into one another in ways reminiscent of Frederico Fellini's «8 1/2,» while feeling like off - the - wall, old school Soderbergh at the same time.

The composition is also some ways reminiscent of the now - defunct Committee to Save New York, the pro-business group that backed the governor's fiscal agenda during his first two years in office, though no elected officials were counted among its members.

Coach Avery Johnson had his Crimson Tide team swarm Young all over the court in ways reminiscent of what teams did in J.J. Redick's last season at Duke.

Evil is pervasive, substantial in her work, in a way reminiscent of Dostoevsky.

In a way reminiscent of his first letter to the Thessalonians (5:8), he summons believers to «put on the armor of light.»

He drove forward in a way reminiscent of Wade Elliott, before firing in a shot.

The invader and its progeny eventually emerge from the shell of the prey in a way reminiscent of a cinematic chest - bursting scene.

A neural network is made of layers of small computing elements that process data in a way reminiscent of the brain's neurons.

A series of exciting recent studies suggested that the process of protein misfolding and aggregation implicated in various PMDs can be transmitted by administration of preformed, misfolded protein aggregates, in a way reminiscent of the transmission of prion diseases by infectious prions (Prusiner, 2012; Soto, 2012; Jucker and Walker, 2013).

The young film scholar went on to write and direct prodigiously, some might say profligately, over the next four decades, manifesting his theories in his body of work in a way reminiscent of French New Wave cineastes.

Building my first rollercoaster was an ordeal, but in that satisfying way reminiscent of dying to a boss in Dark Souls or unsuccessfully launching yet another rocket in Kerbal Space Program.

Battles play out in a way reminiscent of games like Paper Mario and Costume Quest: you'll choose your action in a radial menu system, then augment your damage with stick movements and button presses as needed.

The equipment shapes, strange to the layperson's eye, exude strong visual power due to the way in which they are staged, and seem in a way reminiscent of sculptures.

In this work, the stand of pulsing Malva, a type of hibiscus whose fruit has medicinal properties, is painted in a way reminiscent of Joan Mitchell's Giverny gardens.

Titled Discoteca, the show consists of a series of 14 large scale drawings from her Vinyl series — a group of handmade, larger than life reproductions of vintage vinyl records, where each Sharpie pen stroke replicates a groove or where cover images are lovingly traced in a way reminiscent of teenage bedrooms and the manual imperfection of adoring fans, only to expand in craftsmanship and ambition to reach a perfect language of its own.

Not exact matches

- Hunter in some ways is reminiscent of other women who came forward to ruin or nearly ruin Democratic politicians with accusations of sexual improprieties — while personally profiting from their actions - including Donna Rice (Hart), Gennifer Flowers (Clinton) and Ashley Dupre (Spitzer).

In some ways, it's reminiscent of Facebook's decision not to rebrand Instagram as «Mobile Facebook for Images» after its $ 1B acquisition.

The choice is reminiscent of Joshua 24: Will they let God be God in God's way?

10 If we interpret the system ideal in this way, we will find ourselves, per necessitatem, building up from the parts in the effort to construct larger and larger coherent theories and sets of theories, in a manner reminiscent of Nicholas Rescher's «coherence machinery.

On «FEAR» Lamar goes deeper, lamenting to God in a way that is reminiscent of King David in the psalms:

If I suggest that a certain line of reasoning is disturbingly reminiscent of the Holocaust, I am not suggesting that those who think that way are morally equivalent to the perpetrators of the Holocaust.

Rather it is to suggest that Sherburne's type of analysis invests primary confidence in an intellectual construct, the propositional feeling, and proceeds to examine the world on the basis of that construct, all in a way somewhat reminiscent of Descartes and of the eighteenth - century British empiricists.

This is reminiscent of Brown's statement in Life Against Death that «competition between... [current psychoanalysis and current neo-orthodox Protestantism] to produce an eschatology for the twentieth century is the way to serve the life instinct and bring hope to distracted humanity» (p. 233).

In some ways, states where Islamic Shari'a law is rigidly enforced are reminiscent of mediaeval Christian society.

My family and I have not returned to corporate assembling although we tried four times; each one, in their own unique way, was reminiscent of the putrid stench of «goodness tainted» which continues to be, not a stumbling block, but a stepping stone to a road less travelled and much preferred.

The War of the Sons of Light with the Sons of Darkness is a plan for the conquest of the world by the Sons of Light; it is the Mein Kampf of the Dead Sea generalissimo, who describes the future in a way faintly reminiscent of the entrance of Israel into Canaan but more clearly based on Roman military organization, procedure and strategy.

These cookies are reminiscent of Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies and Oats & Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies in some ways but they are lot softer and banana (y) and chocolatey.

Brandon and I both thought it was reminiscent to marshmallow fluff, in a good way!

Those little gelatinous blobs floating around in a custardy pudding, oh dear lord - no way - too reminiscent of those drinks from the 90s - Orbitz, remember those?

I found this very reminiscent of lemon poppyseed cake, but then again, I've been eating this way a long time... In any case, a lovely raw treat!

These little crunch bombs are bloody addictive and reminiscent of the long forgotten vegetable thin - only way better.

Finished with whipped cream and a cherry on top, it is reminiscent of the classic St Patty's Day favourite but in a whole new decadent and delicious way.

Zainab, these look so perfectly reminiscent of a Milky Way!

I love the combination of textures and flavors - it's unbelievably simple but super tasty and reminiscent of eating tacos (in a good way).

Very reminiscent of the baked mac»n' cheese I used to make with lots of «real» sharp cheddar way back when.

The best way to describe this smoothie is a thick, creamy vanilla milkshake with hints of cinnamon, banana and caramel, and when topped with raspberry chia jam it really is reminiscent of a jam donut.

Founded by Master Sommelier Richard Betts, Astral Tequila is a unique spirit reminiscent of the way tequila was made 150 years ago before it was industrialized.

Maturing Green Spot in the Château Léoville Barton wine casks provides a fascinating assortment of floral and wood characteristics on the nose and palate, which give way to a perfectly balanced whiskey with a long, spicy finish reminiscent of the terroir in France and Ireland.

In so many ways, they are reminiscent of Team Maione's 2012 run — a # 10 Seed then, who unexpectedly got to the Championship Game.

A San Antonio sportswriter noted «the wonderful spirit» of the Bowie baseball team — «the way the pitchers bear down, the sharp fielding and baserunning reminiscent of the old St. Louis Gashouse Gang.»

He isn't yet in Fabregas» class but watch the way his head pivots around before receiving the ball and it is reminiscent of our former captain.

Certainly, that's the way Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee saw it, when he pointed a finger at Rahm for the poor placement and longtime rules official Andy McFee for botching the call in a scenario reminiscent of, but with an outcome vastly different from, Lexi Thompson's four - stroke miscue at the ANA Inspiration.

This would be somewhat reminiscent of the way United pipped Chelsea to the signing of Romelu Lukaku in the summer, and this transfer would be another major statement.

In some ways it was reminiscent of the infamous FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest over a quarter of a century ago when Keith Hackett totally ruined a game of football, but the fans continued to support the team until the end.

Philippe Coutinho — 6.5 His shot from the half - way line with Myhill off his line was reminiscent of Suarez, and he's the closest Liverpool have to that level of quality and improvisation.

It is reminiscent of an old woodsy camp, somewhat disheveled and disorganized, trying to keep up with the times in odd kinds of ways, producing edible but not good food and, overall, comfortable as your old slippers.