Sentences with phrase «with twists of fate»

The annals of baseball are filled with twists of fate so tantalizing that sometimes you can not help but wonder: What would have happened if...?

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Called stylish, elegant and charming by reviewers, the book «buzzes with the energy of numerous adventures, love affairs, twists of fate and silly antics,» raves the Wall Street Journal.

In another twist of fate, Parker, now a standout with the Milwaukee Bucks, was celebrating his 23rd birthday on Thursday.

With Arsenal fighting for the league title, Cazorla's injury — at precisely the same time as Francis Coquelin's in a cruel twist of fate — left them wondering if they could keep up the fight at the top, but they've managed it and could do with his return to the sWith Arsenal fighting for the league title, Cazorla's injury — at precisely the same time as Francis Coquelin's in a cruel twist of fate — left them wondering if they could keep up the fight at the top, but they've managed it and could do with his return to the swith his return to the side.

And it's perhaps a strange twist of fate that Pepe, who has been deployed as a holding - midfielder in the last two clashes with Barcelona, is suspended meaning Mourinho may have his hand forced.

I also have a guilty pleasure (Deadliest Catch) which through a strange twist of fate put me on a collision course with the folks involved in said guilty pleasure.

Ed Miliband was experiencing a strange twist of fate today, as he faced disputes with his brother and trade unionists only to be supported by Tory right - winger Nadine Dorries.

Perhaps they would be familiar with Scott Stringer, Spitzer's main rival, or Kristin Davis, the woman who actually supplied Spitzer with escorts and, in a bizarre twist of fate, is also running for comptroller.

In a twist of fate, Jaime got malaria again, but this time he was treated with a new drug.

In a sad twist of fate, he also had to say good - bye to Sammy, his chocolate - brown Chesapeake Bay retriever, who had to be put to sleep after being diagnosed with cancer.

In some cruel twist of fate, we must ironically pay for the benefits of garlic with an offensive breath, a garlicy body odor, and annoyed coworkers and loved ones, as much of the benefit of chopped garlic is maximized when the pungency is present.

It's a cruel twist of fate, but if you end up with a bad back, achy knees, and a sore shoulder from lifting, you have only yourself to blame.

Pass no judgement because in light of my so - called tribulations, I found my pseudo-therapy with Tom Ford Lip Color 31 Twist of Fate and 30 Negligee, both new releases for Fall 2014.

Online dating is looking at profiles, sending messages and by some twist of fate potentially ending up with your life partner, or a partner for just one night.

Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong's claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

This time - travel twist of fate puts him into contact with many of his artistic idols — including F. Scott (Tom Hiddleston) and Zelda Fitzgerald (Alison Pill), Ernest Hemmingway (Corey Stoll), Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates), Salvador Dali (Adrien Brody), Pablo Picasso, and Luis Buñuel — as well as Picasso's mistress Adriana (Marion Cotillard), for whom he soon falls head over heels.

That the brothers» lives will intersect in harrowing ways with Degroat's is only one of several tragic twists of fate the film has in store.

A cruel twist of fate lands the elder brother in prison (Christian Bale) and the younger (Casey Affleck) becomes involved with a violent Northeastern crime syndicate.

One of the brothers is thought to be dead but only resurfaces stronger after living life on the streets to reunite with his family over a sequence of events and twist of fate.

Where we join the Fates cast in this realm, it seems like we'll be back in the beginning chapters of the 3DS game, but with a twist of finding lost siblings.

It's an eerie look at life with a sick twist of fate for five beautiful sisters with the world as their oyster.

In a strange twist of fate that will surely end with the Universal HD department getting bombarded with a flurry of angry emails, the Blu - ray release of «Baby Mama» is actually inferior to its DVD counterpart.

As usual Sharni Vinson (You're Next) makes for a highly capable horror anti-hero, and it's her performance, plus a handful of clever twists, that keep this crime - thriller - turned - carnage-fest, about a group of ill - fated criminals bickering over what to do with the (plainly and perhaps supernaturally evil) young woman they've abducted, cooking.

Filled with the usual infidelities, foolish decisions and personal disasters, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger falls somewhere between Allen's comic and serious mode, which, I suppose, makes it a seriocomic exploration of the ways in which characters can betray themselves, sometimes with the help of unexpected twists of fate.

Out of the Past is singularly rich with twists, turns, and profound ideas concerning the complex relationship between the past, the present, and fate.

That would not be a bad thing save for the fact that the film aims for frothy uplift on the one hand and a heart - wrenching Love Story twist of fate on the other, with nary a whiff of satire or self - awareness to be found in - between.

But in a cruel twist of fate, Toyota's lead car crawled to a halt with only minutes to go, allowing Porsche to flash past and take the overall win for the 18th time.

On the flip side, an author might debut with fantastic sales but, in some bizarre twist of fate, release their book the same week as Nicolas Sparks, J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown ot George R.R. Martin, never peaking above the sought - after # 20 spot that earns you the bestseller badge for life.

Filled with Hitchcockian twists and turns, suffused with the steamy heat and pervasive superstition of the Cambodian jungle, and unafraid to confront difficult questions about the machinations of fate, this is a masterful novel that confirms Lawrence Osborne's reputation as one of our finest contemporary writers.

Nic Tatano (Destiny's Hourglass) and Julian Rosado - Machain (Guardians Inc: The Cypher) bring the adventure with tales of super-powered heroes who hold the fate of the world in their hands, and NYT bestseller Terah Edun provides another supernatural twist to the bundle with her novel Accession.

She can never forget the love she shared with him, and she's come to accept that she can never again have what she's lost.By an unexpected twist of fate, she finds herself reunited with Kyle, and she hopes that they can be together again.But when Kyle starts to date one of her band mates, Jessica's jealousy and regret begin to eat at her and she turns to alcohol to numb her pain.

A twist of fate takes her to France where she meets Christophe Beauchene.After a lengthy courtship, Kate and Christophe get married and settle in San Francisco together with Christophe's daughter, Chantal.

Although stocks that start with the letter U comprise only a tiny fraction of the world's equity markets, by a strange twist of fate they primarily include energy, materials (gold, copper, zinc, etc.) and financials.

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In a horribly funny twist of fate it's the very company that created the first Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward, that are the most guilty of this, whiling away the hours trying to replicate that same success but with more explosions, more set - pieces and even less player control, never grasping the simple concept that they need to move on, not to create another Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but to simply create another great game.

Although I initially liked the majority of the characters, they offered little in the way of storyline twists and I never really felt any connection with them, nor cared for their eventual fates.

Daisy is the princess for some reason, though in a really odd twist of fate, they hook Daisy up with Luigi in the end, something that Nintendo wouldn't do for another eight years.

Immerse yourself in the 19th century thanks to the soundtrack with a neo-classic twist, explore beautiful maps, decide the fate of Europe (and the known world) and enjoy this compelling and powerful adventure gamebook beautifully crafted.

«So, years ago I wrote a treatment for a story beginning with Da Vinci inventing a springpunk automaton, then added a bit of rocket fuel to it with a heavy twist of sarcasm, which inevitably built and built until the fate of entire world was at stake: Dan Brown meets Terry Pratchett.

In a cruel twist of fate, the first Metal Gear game (released for the MSX in 1987) saw Solid Snake, at the behest of the US government, tasked with taking down his «father», who had created an independent nation of soldiers in the «80s called Outer Heaven and built a walking nuclear - equipped tank to protect it.

In this episode, players must fight save Luna's love while dealing with a twisting narrative that might just end up altering the fate of others.

«Druid» was painted in 1979 along with two other similarly sized cross-shaped canvases titled «Try» and «Twist of Fate.»

In another strange twist of fate, Sony — a company that's behind some of the best cameras in the world — has built yet another phone with an average shooter.