Sentences with phrase «worst tendencies»

Or, did they successfully unite the best parts of the Western philosophical tradition, and so create a political philosophy that could withstand its own worst tendencies?

LA Confidential is a movie filled with drama and a roller coaster plot filled with twists and turns.There is a good cop turned lieutenant trying to avenge his father's honor, the crooked cops in the station, and an emotional good cop with bad tendencies.

And now we have this new film, which panders to Moore's worst tendencies as a showman without his better qualities as an investigator.

However, we tend to believe that the answers to the difficult problems of existing and coexisting as human beings will be solved by technology, and that whatever the technology of the moment is (and presently it appears to be blockchain) will be resistant to our worst tendencies.

And most of what has been said would have been better unsaid: the delight in speculation without the slightest basis in evidence is among the worst tendencies of the postmodern commentariat.

And most of what has been said would have been better unsaid: the delight in speculation without the slightest basis in evidence is among the worst tendencies of....

P.S. Making cookies totally redeems some of my being - the - worst tendencies.

They have to act now, or risk losing the game to its worst tendencies encouraged by its worst landlords.

During her State of the City speech, Mark - Viverito said Rikers had come to «represent our worst tendencies, and our biggest failures.»

«Rikers Island has come to represent our worst tendencies, and our biggest failures,» Mark - Viverito said.

«Rikers Island has come to represent our worst tendencies and our biggest failures,» she said to an audience of hundreds at a South Bronx high school.

It's not crazy to worry that, with millions of people connected through a medium that sometimes brings out their worst tendencies, massive, fascist - style mobs could rise up suddenly.

Not only did my wallet have the normal things like all of my credit cards, joint cards and my license, but I have the bad tendency to also keep my passport in it when we travel.

This distortion might be waved away as dramatic license, except that it wrests the movie out of its era (a rare lapse) and, worse, sentimentalizes its themes (a case of Spielberg reverting to his worst tendencies).

And though in some ways the role encourages some of Field's worst tendencies (sentimentality, preciousness), it also brings out some of her best — such as her unexpected ferocity and precise subtlety.

John Early and Meredith Hagner as Elliott and Portia are marvels in roles that should be written off as second comings of Will & Grace's Jack and Karen, but are imbued with so much pathos and nuance that you're no longer merely infatuated with them as second - banana comedic relief, but instead endeared to their worst tendencies.

Resembling a children's movie for grown - ups while reining in Del Toro's worst tendencies, its hybrid form holds clear appeal for another year when the highest - grossing films replace humans with costumed superheroes and animated creatures, our postmodern costume dramas.

Stamina management also plays a crucial role, as repeated strikes lose power as your stamina fades to discourage aggressive players from their worst tendencies.

Crowe just can't resist the easy cue — neither visually nor aurally — and Vanilla Sky facilitates the writer - director's worst tendencies.

«It's one of the worst tendencies of human nature to assume the best of others,» someone remarks in Perry's 2015 psychological thriller, «Queen of Earth,» coming as close as anyone to summing up the governing ethos of his work.

Taylor Sheridan's methodical screenplay about the seedy underbelly of anti-cartel task forces is a wonder of pacing and tension, ably gnawing its way to the heart of humanity's worst tendencies, laying eggs of cynicism and despair with nary a platitude in sight.

DVD Review: Fox has a bad tendency of making their DVD releases appear much more interesting than they actually are.

Meanwhile its revised suspension, with electronic dampers, cured the 348's worst tendencies.

Unfortunately, statistic shows a bad tendency in providing credits to businesswomen.

Let me suggest five simple ways you can control your worst tendencies, reduce your risk and become a happier investor.

Yet, work life has the bad tendency to interrupt such dreams... Thanks for sharing!

Though the game crumbles in the final hours, falling prey to the series» worst tendencies, who cares?

This is a series tackling the worst tendencies of gamer culture and laying it bare.

Such is the slow death of The Crew, a foundation of a serviceable racer, weighted down with the worst tendencies of AAA «added value» game design.

And the law would tend to become simpler, not more complex as it has a bad tendency to do now.

As we know, Lollipop thoroughly messes with the idea of notifications, and LG just reproduces some of Android 5.0's worst tendencies.

Each partner should make a list of their bad tendencies and use future disagreements to practice responding differently and building better communication skills.»