Sentences with phrase «with throwaway lines»

It's his way to get easy laughs with throwaway lines.

Criticism of Jihadism is dismissed with a throwaway line: «Islam is accused of violence, as if Christianity is innocent.»

This narrative twist has been the subject of intensive theorising and fan speculation since the game's release in January, but you get the impression that Capcom weren't really aware of this, as the mystery is basically brushed aside with a throwaway line of dialogue.

Resume real estate is valuable; there is no need to use any of it up with this throwaway line.

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When we raised the matter with Barack afterward, he was surprised and frustrated that a debate in which he had generally performed well would be remembered for what he regarded as a throwaway line.

You've heard the culture's throwaway line to those struggling with being single: «You need to get laid.»

Sometimes you can't win: Just when you stop littering the environment with throwaway water bottles and switch to reusable containers comes an uproar over bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in some can linings and hard plastics.

The directive to «go with your gut» is more than a throwaway line from pseudo-science.

As in her previous collaboration with Robespierre, Slate is disarmingly delightful, slowly unveiling a new side to Dana and coaxing laughs out of lines that should by all rights be throwaways.

In this universe rife with inside jokes and gems disguised as throwaway lines, Guest himself appears as the wondrously detached director of the film, who asserts his authority by not asserting it when dealing with addled actors or wounded first - time screenwriters (Bob Balaban and Michael McKean).

Even the throwaway anecdote Dean (Bradley Whitford) tells about how his father lost an Olympic slot to Jesse Owens lines up with that deeply unsettling late - night encounter Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) has with the house's caretaker, Walter (Marcus Henderson), though we don't know it at first.

Dennings has a quirky way with line delivery that is at turns self - deprecating and throwaway, offering a derisive giggle.

Some of the throwaway lines are rather funny, as are several of the sight gags, such as a recurring bit in which the Duke keeps accidentally killing his wife's dog, then replacing it with one that looks nothing like the previous one.

What Chase did have was Hughes» tightly written script, peppered with sight gags and such a deep arsenal of throwaway lines that new ones emerge with every viewing («Don't forget the rubber sheets and the gerbils.»)

Key characters are dispatched with little thought, and momentous plot developments are delivered in single, throwaway lines.

between Jim, Maggie, and Don (and Lisa); the goosebump - raising way that the show used on - screen text to reveal the BP spill and the Giffords shooting; the structural flourishes of the 2010 election episode and the season finale; that great scene where Don gives a master class in covering trashy news; the way you can see Olivia Munn finding her bearings as an actress, and how that parallels her character becoming a confident on - air personality; the brashness of Jane Fonda, the patience of David Krumholtz, the deliciousness with which Emily Mortimer says the word «douchebag,» the way Jeff Daniels tosses off his throwaway lines, and the way he answered that «sorority girl»'s question the second time.

Or another moment in which an obviously over-dubbed throwaway line is added to describe a villain with: «He looks Afghani!»

Not funny out of context, but in the movie it is preceded by certain other lines, and delivered with a certain throwaway intonation, and seen from a certain camera angle, and followed by certain reactions.

Vexed at the outcome, the villain's henchman said that dealing with the Avengers would be «courting death itself» — a throwaway line that was in fact full of meaning and thrilled fans of the character.

With the blessing of Monsters, Inc. writer - director Pete Docter, they decided not to take a throwaway line from Sulley in the first film — «You've been jealous of me since the fourth grade» — literally.

Oscar - winner Octavia Spencer («The Help») is a throwaway casting choice as Amity Johanna (who has more of a role in the novels), and Oscar - nominated Naomi Watts has barely ten lines in the whole film (though she is gifted with the closing scene of the film — a scene that was drastically changed from the book).

The two leads complement each other perfectly: Thornton is an exceptionally understated actor who leavens his heavy dialogue with subtle line readings and throwaway bits of humor, setting the stage for Berry's full - barreled performance, which screams with deep reserves of anguish and fortitude.

It is, however, the last evidence that Wright is supposed to be a mixed martial arts fighter, apart from a throwaway line late in the film explaining why it is that this killing machine — a guy with a vaguely hinted at super-secret special forces background — is spending his time taking dives on a second - rate MMA circuit.

But these are throwaway lines, completely at odds with the clear, overall thrust of their arguments.

Rockstar have always been excellent at incorporating satire into their games, particularly when it comes to GTA, with billboards, radio chatter and conversational throwaway lines all designed to make us chuckle.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERIK DEN BREEJEN Throwaway Lines Often Ring True PROJECT SPACE: RUSSELL NACHMAN Deep in the Forest May 16 — June 14, 2008 Reception: Friday, May 16, 6 — 8 pm In Erik den Breejen's first solo exhibition at Freight + Volume, his love affair with music and lyrics manifests itself by way of brightly colored, abstract, text - based paintings.

At any rate, I've previously noted that the settled science has taken five years to catch up with one of my throwaway lines.