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  1. to seem to be

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It might come across as new, and it might come across as innovative, and it might come across as progressive, but it's not.
We should be careful not to come across as condescending.
"It can come across as a bit manic," she says.
WATTERS: Obama would never want to come across as partisan.
"They come across as just the perfect couple," he said.
Mr Krueger did not come across as the combative type.
Speidi come across as manipulative villains, while Lauren seems genuine.
It's very understandable that he would come across as annoying.
"They come across as decent, honest human beings," said Graeber.
To some observers, such preparation can come across as excessive.
Come across as someone who is thinking about the organization.
They come across as either oblivious or as fabricated emotion.
But these themes come across as didactic rather than moving.
You'll definitely come across as a boss bitch today, Aries.
"Both of these come across as insincere," Ms. Sailing said.
Instead, the characters come across as entitled, pretentious, and gossipy.
Or will he come across as a crook seeking vengeance?
But she doesn't come across as an entirely reliable narrator.
The contestants also tend to come across as especially deserving.
The South Bend mayor doesn't come across as just another politician.
"I wasn't hoping to come across as a villain," he said.
"He didn't come across as a rabble rouser," said the diplomat.
As for the B-characters, they don't come across as particularly
Any more at this point would probably come across as trite.
This season's credits, however, come across as some otherworldly love story.
They're afraid they'll come across as aggressive, pushy, or even greedy.
To outsiders, Bell had come across as a floundering old man.
"You'll come across as looking more confident and poised," Friedman says. 
"The military can come across as a scary organization," said Col.
Art fairs come across as soulless playgrounds, comparable to shopping malls.
Do whatever is necessary to make him come across as credible.
Did Ms. Nixon come across as a credible candidate for governor?
But they don't come across as allegories — they look like facts.
But "Mud/Drowning" doesn't come across as an exercise in nostalgia.
And his brash personal style can sometimes come across as reckless.
Assholes sometimes come across as authoritative, so we go along with it.
"It could come across as a little embarrassing at times," Tomlinson adds.
But you don't want them to come across as stupid or laughable.
Granted, MoviePass has always come across as a company in constant transition.
Artificially amplify the stakes and the movie could come across as pretentious.
Yet somehow, WIRED's optimism didn't come across as saccharine, but as swaggering.
So share your thoughts, but don't come across as insulting or condescending.
They can also come across as trying to outshine or gaslight others.
Mr. Gantz has to come across as tough to defeat Mr. Netanyahu.
She knows that Eliza can come across as merely sassy, spunky, cute.
Give too much stare time and you can come across as intense.
She wanted to come across as calm and poised, and sat tall.
"He didn't come across as some kind of prosecution puppet," she said.
The work can come across as frisky, bold, dogged, and grim simultaneously.
All of these things, in retrospect, come across as rearranging deck chairs.
However, in a home space, it can often come across as cold.
If I ignored the inappropriate remarks, I might come across as weak.
At best, such stories come across as saccharine odes to our shared humanity.
Kev's always come across as a sharp guy, and his insight is interesting.
Is it right away, so that you come across as suspicious and distrusting?
They come across as youthful and wise, a rare combination in any art.
It is certainly true that Becker can come across as laughably po-faced.
Barbara is quite a difficult character, and she doesn't come across as warm.
You want to come across as passionate and energetic about getting this promotion.
I actually thought that overall you didn't come across as very snake-y.
This can make you come across as dishonest or uncomfortably searching for distractions.
He was especially anxious that the company didn't come across as too apologetic.
There is no doubt that many recruiters come across as annoying, persistent trolls.
And for all his likability, he does not come across as a heavyweight.
Far from persuading people, these confected claims come across as hectoring and supercilious.
But I didn't want him to come across as every other Korean, either.
Yet even when the film wanes, its subjects still come across as remarkable.
The country may at times come across as thoughtless or opportunistic or both.
The bots are not the only ones who come across as preposterous impostors.
You don't want to come across as picking a fight or seeking revenge.
Clinton is likely to come across as a typical politician spouting rehearsed lines.
Additionally they may be afraid to come across as rude, intrusive or incompetent.
But don't memorize your answers, otherwise you come across as stilted and inauthentic.
They come across as cool and impassive, but they aren't that at all.
The point is to come across as (and be) more of an ally.
This board has come across as tone-deaf, emotionless and lacking in compassion.
"I didn't want to come across as a baby wimp girl," she said.
First, advocates are often university-educated elites who can come across as patronizing.
"You don't come across as the stereotype of the private detective," she said.
These vocal bursts could easily come across as simply effects, or empty virtuosity.
Missing that intensity of mouthfeel, some dry drinks can come across as weak.
"I didn't want the cards to come across as aggressive," Ms. Clarke said.
Without sacrificing their principles, liberals can come across as more respectful of others.
In a certain public rendering I could come across as a brave activist.
In a certain public rendering I could come across as a brave activist.
In a less anxious world, Pepper might come across as a cute technological novelty.
Trump may come across as callous to some, but to others at least genuine.
If you maintain a dignified silence to Trump's jeering, you come across as weak.
Because of its obvious limitations, even the movie's stutters come across as charming oddities.
They come across as "relatable," especially for audiences who could care less about #EmbassyDrama.
Nilsson's paintings come across as youthful and wise, a rare combination in any art.
More impressively, the show humanizes characters that would otherwise come across as merely villains.
What's essentially schoolboy humour somehow doesn't come across as crude or stupid—it's hilarious.
During this period, your response time is slower and you'll come across as distracted.
"I don't want to say anything that will come across as speculation," he said.
Maybe he's trying to come across as a lost soul, haunted by the war.
Try not to come across as a total weirdo this evening, by the way.
But when you disregard your commitment, you come across as slimy, uncaring, and disrespectful.
You come across as the type of filmmaker that's already onto the next project.
"Modi needs to come across as strong and nationalistic to his base," Ganguly said.
Yes it made me have to come across as someone with something to hide.
You'll come across as even more attractive and charming than usual during this period.
I have tried to play it cool, but that may come across as cold.
"I don't want that to come across as a criticism of him," Tillerson emphasized.
"I don't want that to come across as a criticism of him," he added.
At times, I seemed distracted, but I didn't come across as anxious or distressed.
What's essentially schoolboy humor somehow doesn't come across as crude or stupid—it's hilarious.
Second, Booker can be very energetic, but sometimes that may come across as insincere.
A visit humanizes North Koreans, who outside the country sometimes come across as robots.
In her hands, even my life might come across as momentous and worth pardoning.
But in a small dinner, that same quality made them come across as uninterested.
Even Judge Kavanaugh's friends acknowledged that she had come across as powerful and credible.
Mr. Pape doesn't come across as abstemious about these sorts of big-ticket expenses.
In some films, such detours can come across as merely ornamental or empty showboating.
However, there are numerous other terms you'll come across as you browse TV listings.
And its French-gallantry-conquers-all plot can come across as propaganda for colonialism.
"I'm always very conscious of anything that might come across as peacocking," he said.
Issue documentaries often struggle to come across as movies, not simply as informational tools.
I know Elliot does not come across as charismatic, but to me he is.
It doesn't help that Rogue One's characters come across as so lifeless and instrumental.
To seek harmony in a noisy society is to come across as tone-deaf.
They come across as complicated men, and that's what was most illuminating about the movie.
He may come across as a hard-right deal-maker, but not as a thug.
You might be wondering, 'Am I going to come across as too aggressive or desperate?
And, crucially, none of her intentions or interactions ever come across as condescending or spiteful.
Compared with the earthy, emotional appeal of populist leaders, liberals come across as bloodless technocrats.
Despite his drug pushing past, Justin insists he isn't trying to come across as intimidating.
I don't want to come across as boring or not as interesting as I am.
I wanted to come across as this really relaxed guy who wasn't really playing hard.
It doesn't come across as ribald or playful; it comes across as cruel and bullying.
In every interview with Zendaya, the actress does come across as incredibly real — and woke.
You'd rather come across as a workaholic — in fact, you're quite proud of that title.
Others — like his occasional childhood misbehavior and a bruising college fracas — come across as padding.
To many, that image might have come across as beautiful, or at least, merely gross.
This could alleviate anxiety for candidates and won't come across as too pushy, he added.
They don't always understand American slang and norms, and so can come across as bumbling.
It is trying to counter the militants but not come across as too anti-Islamist.
A dog who happens to come across as an intelligent and good-hearted old librarian.
She's a very friendly and caring person, which may at times come across as flirtatious.
"I like her ideas, but she doesn't come across as strong to me," he said.
Without these first-person insights, Violet and Finch come across as inauthentic, immature, and unrealistic.
He wanted the story to come across as authentic as possible, which meant doing research.
"To outsiders, this may come across as crude and even comic propaganda," Mr. Lee said.
But without some context, Trump's video can come across as tone-deaf, with some absurdist undertones.
He was very quiet and didn't come across as dynamic as he does when he sings.
She has to be a leader, but she can't come across as overly threatening or pushy.
It's a boring idea and a lot of the characters just come across as demanding jerks.
You come across as extremely dominant in bed and that's just something I can't deal with.
She didn't necessarily agree, but was worried that her nuanced belief would come across as hate.
"To those who don't know the 'good' meaning, it can come across as negative," he said.
Clinton, meanwhile, is a cool and accomplished debater but can come across as dull or dispassionate.
The source said Kim did not come across as overbearing, describing the spouses as appearing "equal".
The only thing is that you must be careful, since words can come across as aggressive.
The two are certainly shown to be venal – but they also come across as ludicrous clowns.
Some comments, like asking the baby's gender, might seem well intentioned but come across as invasive.
Here, pointing out someone's religion or ethnicity can come across as questioning whether they're fully French.
I don't think I know a single person who doesn't want to come across as confident.
She didn't want to come across as either weak, or a "tightly wound witch," she said.
It's better to sound frivolous than to be flat-out offensive or come across as insincere.
"He's very extremely managed, but for some reason has come across as very uncanny," Hwang said.
They tend to make things worse by overthinking, and can come across as cold and calculating.
Over the years of interviewing him, Mosseri has always come across as sharp, serious and empathetic.
Such monikers come across as vestigial metafictional winks (or tics) — hey, this is just a story!
I think on many of these issues they often come across as flat-footed or disorganized.
But this doesn't come across as prurience, or a desire to make the show kid-friendly.
Don't overdo this: You don't want to come across as if you're launching some paranoid investigation.
It can easily come across as glib: the contour formulaic, the flourishes more calculated than graceful.
Where her opponent, Steve Marchand, can come across as glib, Ms. Kelly is cautious and conservative.
That's the only way for women to come across as effective and yet not appear threatening.
Your brain struggles to find responses that don't ring hollow or come across as a cliché.
I didn't want to come across as a pompous tourist, but I couldn't stand it anymore.
Because it can come across as rude when you fail to hear someone more than once.
For an exceptionally successful person, Mr. Acosta can come across as exceptionally ambivalent about his success.
In the wrong context it would've come across as mean, but it was actually really cathartic.
It might not be business as usual, but it certainly doesn't come across as a big deal.
It's these sort of teething troubles that you're likely to come across as you dive into Crostini.
But does a U.S. president Twitter-screaming in ALL CAPS come across as stable and in control?
I smile back, trying to express "Good luck" but probably come across as simply looking very full.
But during one speech, to officers in Belfast, Me., he realized he might come across as soft.
He says everything with such conviction that even the most absurd statements come across as eternal truths.
Mr Wagner will occasionally speak up for Mr Trump, but it may not come across as sincere.
Now, I don't want to come across as Pollyannaish, in either the American or the Israeli case.
Being very still If you come across as super stiff, that might look odd to the interviewer.
The weaker episodes, though, can come across as shallowly scolding, or worse — just a little too obvious.
Johnson: This is all hypothetical, of course, and we don't want to come across as mindless cheerleaders.
A: At any given time, you come across as certain or empathetic or whatever it may be.
These windowless houses come across as lacking souls — not just blind, as the title suggests, but eyeless.
Despite being a mass murderer, there were moments when Chupeta actually managed to come across as charming.
Ajit Pai doesn't come across as the sort of guy who'd be crossing swords with Silicon Valley.
While certainly revisionist, Dean's account doesn't come across as nearly as biased as, say, Unger's Monroe bio.
It's not just that so many of the movie's heavy-handed Feminist Moments come across as disingenuous.
You can only come across as being weak and we all know what happened to Jeb Bush.
But that tweet could also come across as a culture war attack against mostly African-American players.
Virgos can come across as poised and reserved, but beneath the refinement is a force of sensuality.
At the very least, you will come across as more friendly, which can help you get ahead.
On the other hand, networking tends to be more superficial and can come across as self-serving.
The strategy can come across as elitist to veteran advertisers who aren't used to working that way.
But the locals you meet here come across as eager to chat and happy you are here.
When women stand up to a bully like Trump, they can come across as measured and tough.
"Flirting on LinkedIn isn't just counterproductive — it can come across as wildly inappropriate," writer Jane Burnett urges.
When sitting static on the page, many of these designs come across as random, or simply confusing.
"They do not come across as the sharpest tacks in the tack-box-factory," said the source.
Do I fully express what I'm feeling inside, and come across as a jittery, nervous, sweating mess?
This choice by a lesser-known candidate might come across as cocky and send the wrong message.
Describing pieces of music with words like "fuck" and "shit" can come across as infantile and basic.
True, when such grievances are expressed by conservatives, they can often come across as routine, partisan demonization.
Though many acquaintances credit him with being charming, he can also come across as remote and desultory.
You don't want to come across as condescending, and you also don't want to underestimate Mr. Kemp.
It's easy for the character of Golde, Tevye's wife, to come across as just another nagging spouse.
On the contrary, the Japanese royals have come across as studious, empathetic and almost unnaturally well behaved.
Some of its efforts, though, come across as little more than pressuring women to marry and reproduce.
"Dixon told Essence magazine's Jasmine Grant that it was not her intention to come across as "racist.
Even though Taiwanese patients get a good deal on health care, they don't come across as entitled.
Denim might create a more casual look; an all-black outfit might come across as more sophisticated.
You're done with doing things behind the scenes and you may come across as more confrontational than usual.
"My usual blend of British sarcasm, provocation, and gallows humor might have come across as flippancy," he said.
It's a total send up of the genre, but never does Collins come across as cruel or snarky.
We wanted to make sure that for Ali's character that she didn't come across as super broad strokes.
At Sqirl, Ms. Koslow has pioneered day starters that come across as simultaneously comforting and disorienting, on purpose.
And if there's anywhere you definitely don't want to come across as a liar, it's a job interview.
"Obviously we don't want to come across as rude," Dave Ferguson, co-founder of Nuro, told The Verge.
They also say that when it comes to Amazon's core consumer business, Carney can come across as uninterested.
But if you look at it not knowing the context, it's doesn't come across as a humorous photo.
It's fair to question the tone such image, which could come across as "tacky" or opportunistic to some.
"She needs to come across as optimistic without being too hawkish and cautious without being negative," said Masters.
For candidates who've spent their entire political career doing this, it's no wonder they come across as calculating.
But even mother and daughter, at times, come across as more judgmental and petty than they did before.
Sadly, the result is that often they don't come across as believable and are therefore threatened with deportation.
Anthem doesn't come across as merely action competent for a BioWare game, it's legitimately a good action game.
Beyond those two, the rest of the world's estimated 1.6 billion Muslims come across as two-dimensional caricatures.
"You statements can come across as accusatory and blame ridden," says Jen Brown, Founder + Director, The Engaging Educator.
Four "musts" for Trump, based on conversations with advisers: Come across as someone who can get stuff done.
A few of these attempts have come across as just as out of touch as the meme's targets.
Avoid asking questions that pertain to topics like benefits or vacation days because you'll come across as presumptuous.
"If you want to come across as a literate writer, you should adhere to those standards," he said.
Still, A.C.O. concerts, rather than feeling like exercises in special pleading, typically come across as celebrations, Tuesday's included.
From a distance, this proclivity for violence against family members can come across as unhinged to Western observers.
They come across as seams, places where the surface could fold, as they might elsewhere in a work.
The parts of screenplays that aren't dialogue don't always come across as carefully crafted as the dialogue itself.
I don't want to come across as overbearing and condescending or out of touch with their financial realities.
And while her filmmaking style can sometimes come across as staid, her sense of pace is always acute.
"I wanted them to come across as what they were, which was essentially a hippie family," she said.
"I think the secret is that I come across as an ordinary guy, which I am," he said.
You want to make sure you don't come across as phony, dishonest or out of touch, Welch says.
More than that, and replies seem to be pointless and might come across as combative rather than persuasive.
He could sometimes come across as reserved, even cold, several people who have worked with him have said.
They don't always express it in ways others perceive as anxiety, instead they come across as being controlling.
"As a producer I know I can come across as very direct," Mr. Fabre said in the statement.
For now, though, these launches come across as compelling one-offs rather than a cohesive online commerce strategy.
Yes, but: Many companies already have stop-loss insurance, meaning these additional services could come across as redundant.
That they come across as turgid landscapes of expressionistic phallic fecundity may be more than a side issue.
Mars enters your sign today, too, boosting your energy—and possibly making you come across as more aggressive.
Of course, Google and Facebook are now putting in work to come across as privacy defenders as well.
This isn't to say the "SexyBack" singer doesn't come across as incredibly earnest and off the cuff — he does!
That's always a concern as a female artist, you don't want to come across as näive or not prepared.
Sarah Hyland recently took to Twitter to call attention to the double standard's she's come across as a woman.
It also said it did not intend for the meme to come across as sexist or as objectifying women.
But I hate that it can come across as pretentious and only showing the best snap shots in life.
Usually, they come across as contrite and polite and definitely not cocky, because that would be a bad look.
MB: Well, I don't want to come across as pretentious, but that is something which I have difficulty explaining.
In fact, I've been told that I come across as confident even when I experience loads of self-doubt.
"She did not come across as a very aggressive advocate, so she was a very effective advocate," he said.
There's nothing like a firm, high quality no to come across as self-aware, strong and self respecting, e.g.
Even after four years in power, the drama teacher-turned-politician has a tendency to come across as superficial.
Not Sadiq Khan, either, hoping for some tips—any tips—on how to come across as even slightly charismatic.
But these results won't happen overnight, and they won't necessarily come across as bigger — just tighter and more defined.
Some of these pumpkin spice-flavored goods, like cookies and candles, are obvious, while others come across as bizarre.
Offering to work with Mr. Trump on drug costs, for example, might help them come across as functioning adults.
But as it is, they come across as "othering" when they seem to be striving for "matter-of-fact".
Of course, the marks of a direct-from-the source apology may come across as simply impulsive or careless.
But remember, it's more understated than flat-out copying their every move, which would likely come across as creepy.
Those with Mercury in Scorpio are probing, skeptical, intuitive, and perceptive, and may come across as secretive and mysterious.
Asked why she did so herself, when it could come across as showboating, she was quick with her response.
Pulsars, intensely compact types of neutron stars, emit beams of electromagnetic radiation that come across as eerily regular pulses.
"I can't find words that I know very well ... honestly, I come across as someone with a brain injury."
And see if you can bring up the topic indirectly so that you don&apost come across as intrusive.
The concern is traumatized individuals could come across as noncredible when they are rather exhibiting symptoms of their trauma.
She can come across as remote, but she also reads as supremely self-contained: She's a fortress of one.
"Any more can be seen as staring and come across as aggressive or just plain weird," write the authors.
But Quibi could easily come across as gimmicky if it doesn't get the experience right with quality content, too.
"I didn't mean to come across as harsh," Miller, 34, said, according to a report from The New Yorker.
Without knowledge of your intent and tone, brief responses come across as apathetic and even sarcastic to the receiver.
On the other hand, memorizing your exact words or answers makes you come across as stiff, rigid and rehearsed.
"If the content were different, I think it would come across as rambling and flabby and ineffective," Liberman says.
When we're able to do this, we come across as much more authentic and open and the anxiety disappears.
It is important not to come across as if we are fighting culture (be it religious, secular, ethnic or intellectual).
Some of the narrative works come across as highly produced gag panels, as in any of the "tickled sleep" paintings.
During this unhealthy diet, her vagina's taste didn't come across as acerbic, but definitely a bit more pungent than usual.
Buttigieg needs to come across as 'woke' -- sincere, empathetic and someone willing to go the distance to fight for equality.
But I agree, there's a balance that needs to be had there so it doesn't just come across as cruel.
I hope this character will come across as a masterfully manipulative guy, so he needs to be seductive and charming.
He can come across as a candidate who's worried that he's running out of time — and that he's wasting yours.
Because of Twitter's feed design, tweets often come across as ephemeral: released and quickly buried by thousands of other messages.
Instead, it's filled with absurd events and situations which — like that man-dog — come across as simultaneously funny and frightening.
Some of the paintings come across as arcane diagrams, while others have the signs of the zodiac in each corner.
Krystal, hot tip: Maybe if you didn't say things like, "I come across as flawless," they would like you more.
He's come across as entitled and listless, as though he's not even sure this is what he should be doing.
To be fair, however, that actually might come across as a little more authoritative than the current unofficial cryptocurrency spokesperson.
At worst, they come across as affirmations of the public's suspicion that the GOP is only interested in self-preservation.
While you don't owe anyone an explanation, a hard no is more likely to come across as a personal rejection.
By that robust standard, most of the Churchill films that we possess, though dutiful, come across as doughy and sedate.
Though we've learned Port didn't intend for her comment to come across as insensitive, it could be perceived as such.
"I know I come across as very anti-fame and anti all that and it's because I am," Adele said.
But there are ways to reduce both your anxiety and the chance that you'll come across as a bumbling fool.
But if other players' humble personalities can sometimes come across as almost suspiciously grounded, Gordie Howe was the real thing.
Although he can come across as very poetic and romantic, there's a chance that he might be a disappointing partner.
Coverage of virtual reality in the reality presented by content farms can only come across as a little bit ridiculous.
Speaking to people like John and Kevin, they come across as somewhere between brash and indifferent about what they do.
But on the other hand, you have to be sure not to come across as too pushy, or worse, desperate.
Toronto has long showcased female directors and its backing has never come across as merely an opportunistic response to criticism.
We have learned to come across as carefully neutral, as endlessly reasonable, to hide the depression, the fear, the anxiety.
Some of the artifacts and featured players, taken individually, might come across as spoon-fed doses of politically correct multiculturalism.
Today's chess engines, innately oblivious to these principles, come across as brutes: tremendously fast and strong, but utterly lacking insight.
No matter; Spalding sings her complex insights with such breezy charm that the songs come across as lighthearted, even lightheaded.
I'm not malicious, but sometimes I can cut deep and come across as harsh because of how I grew up.
And setting a higher bar for hipness can lead to results that fall short and come across as tragically strained.
Isn't there a danger that ads using her become a broken record and maybe come across as sexist to boot?
Respect the person's wishes because if you don't back off, it will come across as if you have an agenda.
Sometimes we say yes to assignments or projects because we don&apost want to come across as incompetent or lazy.
I've always wanted to meet certain people that come across as strange, unique, interesting individuals, and I was not disappointed.
This generation supports brands that appear authentic; ones that create products with meaning; and ones that come across as relevant.
Some of her narrators here come across as inconsistent, unsure and even inarticulate, which is not the same as dumb.
Mr. Buttigieg, on the other hand, is a carefully honed case, so consistently earnest he can come across as monochromatic.
I really wanted her to come across as someone that was more than a girl that could not speak English.
"You come across as a better participant because, in a way, you're saying this isn't all about me," Black says.
Social-media posts that are meant to convey accessibility, transparency and unvarnished charm can come across as stagy and needy.
It is not always easy to tell how such efforts are received, and whether they merely come across as forced.
This urgency that women should support Clinton so she can defend causes can come across as condescending to young women.
I wish he&aposd done differently, decided that it would come across as partisan if they went before the American people.
These might come across as incidental scenes; few, if any, would make a highlight reel of the movie's most memorable moments.
How does she manage to sing about gunplay and still come across as someone cool who I'd want to hang with?
Both films are dark success stories about cheery local fixtures who betray their friends, but still come across as lovable scamps.
"I don't want to come across as if I am the hero or anything like that because I'm not," Sharp said.
But it's easy for hashtags to make posts come across as inauthentic and obnoxious, especially when posts have dozens of them.
That may be one reason why his historical analogies often come across as off key or at odds with the facts.
But few come across as such unabashed, thinly veiled find-and-replace retreads of their originals as Red Dead Redemption 22.
"In deeply personal office chatter, they come across as intense, ambitious and unsure of their standing in the bureau," WSJ writes.
What I loved about her this season was that she always wants to come across as really having it all together.
For instance, if you compliment your interviewer on their outfit or offer to bring coffee, you could come across as inauthentic.
The challenge in opting for abstraction as a production concept is that atmospheric imagery can come across as vague, even blank.
So is ennobled suffering, though he imbues his characters with enough flawed humanity that they come across as people, not icons.
My mind would run through the list of reasons to keep quiet: I would come across as unreasonable, nagging or needy.
If I haven't come across as self-involved enough already, try this: I always suspect therapists get curious and google me.
If you want to come across as more intelligent, modulate your speech by varying your pitch, volume, speed, and energy level.
But "others are really considerate and come across as very genuine, decent people no matter their fame or wealth," he added.
These people, who can come across as space cases, were seriously in love with the world, and shaped by that love.
These are the things that help you tell the story — so that China doesn't come across as a very monolithic society.
Granted, writing off diverse television as a mere "fad" can come across as callous—but it's not completely off-base, either.
The faculty come across as caring, conscious and willing to do the work, even if they don't always agree on how.
And Mr. Cuomo's frequent digressions, which can often come across as self-absorbed or corny, now capture an everyman's emotional unease.
What could have come across as lascivious or amoral doesn't; Pearl's married, and Mortensen, as Walker Jerome, surrenders to her desire.
Over the past week, Mr. Sánchez has come across as a leader who has matured after returning from the political wilderness.
Whether it's peregrine falcons nesting on a skyscraper or foxes denning in suburbia, observing wildlife today may come across as unremarkable.
The newer crop of email attacks often come across as indistinguishable from personal messages you could receive from friends or family.
I was hoping that the persons who played a part would come across as the average — that everyone can relate to.
Although he isn't necessarily hurt by being a political novice — voters often welcome fresh faces — he can come across as callow.
Using complex sentences with impeccable grammar in a group chat with your friends is likely to come across as rather aloof.
Fragmented narratives with hopscotching time aren't uncommon, even if they often come across as efforts to jazz up a dull story.
Pregnant women are given a long list of medical recommendations that can come across as patriarchal don'ts: Don't eat raw fish.
The goal was to come across as "warm" rather than "flat," — the term often assigned to Asian applicants by admissions officers.
What makes this painting more than an autobiographical anecdote is the artist's ability to come across as dispassionate observer, an archaeologist.
The bricks are made of paint that has been cast and cut, but they do not come across as machine produced.
Trouble is, the writing and voice acting combine to make them both, but especially Leo, come across as profoundly weird dumbasses.
His self-confidence is well earned but can come across as overweening—especially to those who suddenly find themselves in his shadow.
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I have a short fuse, and often come across as curt, aggressive, or emotionally despondent—I think Trump is the same way.
It doesn't come across as an affirmation of values so much as it does a desire to not think about difficult stuff.
People with these traits can be good at hiding their emotional detachment and may even come across as particularly charming and personable.
Tagging them in the meme you've created specifically to address that event, though — well, that might come across as a little strange.
The purchases that come across as super-privileged aren't even the unattainable ones, just the ones that seem the most predictably millennial.
He and the other characters often come across as straight men wandering haplessly through a series of mean-spirited Monty Python gags.
All of which can come across as privileged people telling unprivileged people that they shouldn't complain because other people have it worse.
Sometimes people don't understand that, though we come across as these really strong, beautiful creatures, sometimes we're really struggling on the inside.
And they think Trump's stated position here — funding the government while continuing talks on DACA program — will come across as entirely reasonable.
It is the first film in the DC Comics extended universe that does not come across as actively hostile toward its hero.
Kramer continued to tell People that she sometimes receives unsolicited advice from fans that can sometimes come across as rude or insulting.
Much like the faded hammer-and-sickle tattoo embellishing Harry's oft-bared chest, the movie's politics come across as self-consciously ornamental.
It's awkward and inelegant—but that's what a 23-year-old woman thrust into the national spotlight would realistically come across as.
Notably, he converts Poirot's fussiness (which, to be fair, could come across as homophobic in the wrong hands) into obsessive compulsive tendencies.
Other times, they use an unreasonable amount of detail in an effort to come across as smarter than me or impress me.
Teichman recommends you don't go in with a set of prepared questions, as you don't want to come across as too calculated.
"We did not intend to come across as a specific Harry Potter event," the company wrote in a now-deleted Facebook comment.
Simply declaring someone else's behavior unacceptable (even if it truly is) can come across as the beginning of a headache for management.
We have to gird ourselves for a future where our AI-generated doppelgangers may come across as more authentic to our acquaintances.
In the same parts, Ms. McTeer and Mr. Schreiber come across as magnificent bulls who have strayed into a Limoges china shop.
If I ever come across as critical, it's because I love the church and I wish for so much more from it.
It can come across as condescending and shallow in the way that the self-help section of a bookstore can come across.
Somehow, though, the artist's preoccupation with faces, bodies, and social types does not come across as exploitive or repressive to his subjects.
A technically adept rapper, his funhouse of music often comes packaged in an enigmatic fashion that could almost come across as trolling.
While the request for public information was legal, Dunlap cautioned that asking for sensitive voter information could come across as a threat.
Too much art fills too few galleries, and the density forces Mr. Rugoff into juxtapositions that come across as cluttered and frivolous.
It can therefore come across as desperate when someone like O'Rourke or Booker crams their knowledge of Spanish onto the debate stage.
That default he no longer sits right with us, while alternating he and she may come across as intrusive or self-conscious.
While some modern riffs on Hamlet can come across as clunky or hackneyed — do we really need to see Hamlet in space?
"It's well-written and did come across as sincere, contrite and conveyed that she is deeply sorry for her actions," he says.
The technologies can "come across as a nagging parent; no one wants to be constantly told they aren't driving correctly," says Kolodge.
And if his past testimony during his confirmation hearing is any indication, he will come across as a genuine and self-effacing.
When reported in Russia, they come across as part of the general white noise that Moscow's state-run media create every day.
As House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) acknowledged after the hearing, Maguire didn't come across as a bad-faith actor.
They make dumb, hilarious memes in which they purposefully come across as clueless olds, and there is something gleefully liberating about it.
" Condon said that the more Trump attacks Cruz on Saturday, the more the Texas senator will come across as the Trump "alternative.
In following so many different subjects in this film, you come across as critical of the zeitgeist, but not the individuals themselves.
While the work is visually compelling, its presentation can come across as a bit forced, especially in contrast to the unguarded Holley.
He has a tranquil and occasionally goofy presence that can come across as down-to-earth in some moments -- and aloof in others.
If Mr. Rock flogged Hollywood properly enough, the Oscars — along with the academy's reforms — might come across as a kind of public penance.
"A criminal trial is an ever-evolving process, that changes depending on what people say and how they come across as a witness."
Things that may work really well in graphic form might come across as overdone or under-baked in a novel, and vice versa.
There's undeniably a degree of "Orientalism" about these productions, which can come across as a fetishization of established, and out-dated, Asian tropes.
It's a concept plaguing modern society — faces, typically female, which unintentionally come across as judgmental, bored, disgusted, annoyed, snobby or, put simply, bitchy.
The actor wowed fans with his impeccable vocals, somehow making the vile war hero vying for Belle's affection come across as almost charming.
The modest surprises for me were that Cunanan called his dad, and Modesto actually managed to come across as a little bit sweet.
On Thursday, the 27-year-old actress took to Twitter to rant about the infuriating double standards she's come across as a woman.
The young jihadists come across as uncomfortably ordinary at times, jarring with the hatred they espouse and the heinous acts they carry out.
Because he is world-historically self-assured and polished at public speaking, Christie does not come across as an amateur on the radio.
I don't want to come across as a Luddite here; I love technology as much as — if not more than — the next man.
But I'm not the only woman who has endured these would-be compliments that (more often than not) come across as uncomfortable criticisms.
Facebook is taking on questions about its massive influence as an information platform — and, in the process, come across as a responsible actor.
While to some, this may come across as gross or disturbing, the sentimental value of it means a lot to the company's customers.
"We didn't want to go with Greek and Roman mythology because it's so familiar that it can come across as trite," Hastings said.
" Matthew MacKinnon, whose work overlapped with McArthur's, says the alleged killer didn't come across as "shifty or [like he] had something to hide.
As Henderson notes, Kesha might have come across as an especially easy target for someone looking for a naive and nubile young talent.
So a politician who uses it, especially a white politician who uses it, may come across as condescending, jargon-dependent and, well, rude.
Static shots of her just didn't come across as well as the fluid movement that a hand-held shot has for her character.
"I don't want to come across as somebody who is the toy of the national Democratic Party," Bredesen told CNN in late April.
And so, from experience, I know institutional resistance to new ideas or to change, and it does, unfortunately, come across as control-freakery.
But the books never come across as saccharine or twee; instead, the images demonstrate van Es's veneration of the traces of human interaction.
However, unlike many young contemporary artists influenced by outsider art and artists, Clippinger's painted wood reliefs don't come across as faux folk art.
A certain style of writing can come across as more authentic, and this can help a book gain status in the literary marketplace.
You have the ones who are actually dangerous, and then you have the ones who are silly, and they come across as silly.
There is a tendency among many people of faith to come across as holier than thou, more eager to judge than to forgive.
Slow now, it might come across as an odd move, but shaved legs bring along a very different feel while wearing cycling gear.
Zuckerberg, who is often criticized as so cautious with his words as to come across as robotic, rarely tips his hand in public.
Everything about your new business should come across as authentic, from the way you present yourself to the quality of your business cards.
They come across as ideological soul mates, both upbeat populists who focus on health care, education, upward mobility and the dignity of work.
When speaking freely, some offer theories, a few darkly sensationalistic and sinister; a few theorists seem reasonable, but others come across as preposterous.
The activists come across as ordinary men made extraordinary by circumstance; some seem almost surprised at where life and war have taken them.
It could have come across as awkward, but Booker's easy demeanor and command of LGBTQ policy gave the moment some much needed authenticity.
But even so great an assurance as eternal life, at the wrong time and in the wrong hands, can come across as uncaring.
In the first series the words evoke an intimate, confident feeling; while in the second they come across as distant, guarded, and defeated.
On the battlefields of the 23s, the Germans often do come across as underdogs facing vastly more numerous opponents with bottomless reserves of equipment.
While the account aims to maintain an innocent voice, many of the tweets come across as perplexingly mature, which leaves followers with mixed feelings.
The works in Trespassing can come across as slightly mischievous, the arches summoning the terms "arch-scoundrel" or "arch-rogue" – an ultra-clever trickster.
Even if you have doubts about this, channel your inner optimist and come across as being focused on achieving solutions, not pointing out problems.
Lacking Chávez's charisma, Mr Maduro hopes to come across as cuddly in his up-close-and-personal videos (and a salsa show on radio).
Since The Mummy is more about Nick than Prodigium, the organization doesn't come across as a compelling element that can wind through many films.
Such is the brazenness of the technique that, when someone fails to score with a Panenka, they inevitably come across as an absolute prick.
That it can come across as both the aftermath of one event and the prophecy of another is just one of its many strengths.
Her answer could come across as cocky, but instead it just sounds like what a confident person who's aiming to make history would say.
A simple smiley 🙂 tells your boss you're a team player... When texting with your boss, it's important not to come across as juvenile.
In past interviews he's come across as a decidedly young, newly minted corporate titan possessed of a intense passion no matter what the topic.
There are situations with Lauren that come across as like she doesn't care as much as she seems to show you that she cares.
The report does its fair share of fear-mongering and some of its major conclusions come across as a bit more "clickbaity" than insightful.
The workplace may not be as formal as it once was, but it is still important to come across as a professional, said Danielski.
People who originally come across as villains are given voice, making them human, allowing them each a measure of understanding, respect, and yes, compassion.
Your main character Karl Bender doesn't really have his act together, but at the same time he doesn't come across as a sad sack.
I'll be the first one to admit that the discourse around video games online can sometimes come across as unapproachable to a wider audience.
Despite all the different ways he applies the paint and reworks the surface, the paintings do not come across as overworked or collage-like.
Although he suffers blackouts and bouts of anger, his Van Gogh does not come across as mad, but certainly as someone suffering mental torment.
Having moved on from the Faces, the problem with the New Capris, Capris, Free Capris is that they come across as formulaic, even tepid.
Mr. Lombardi doesn't quite come across as the pugnacious but lovable nerd that Tom Bosley, who originated the role, certainly did, even on recording.
But if Trump's aim was to come across as presidential, in the sense of possessing judgment and some actual knowledge of issues, he failed.
Mr. Trump has to come across as more steady and reliable to reassure seniors, 56 percent of whom went for Mr. Romney last time.
It's got a classic look that might come across as somewhat kitschy in a modern home, but only if you're being fussy about it.
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Reagan may have come across as a dumb thespian, but he spent decades honing his views on public policy and writing his own speeches.
And while Ms. Lampanelli has written four very different kinds of women, the three who are fictional come across as types rather than characters.
Tyson said he does not want to come across as angry with the pharmaceutical industry, but said he has a problem with drug prices.
That said, it's easy for passionate people to come across as too serious or uninterested, because they tend to get absorbed in their work.
The greatest weapon against Mr. Trump, the Clintons believe, is his tendency to make outrageous, even hateful comments that can come across as unpresidential.
PSAs can often come across as pedantic; what do you think is the key to helping keep people informed about issues like impaired driving?
"Sometimes people don't understand that, though we come across as these really strong, beautiful creatures, sometimes we're really struggling on the inside," she added.
One of the biggest complaints with the "Lion King" remake was that the performances didn't come across as much because the animals didn't emote.
I have to resist listing all the activities crammed into the pages of my favorite wimmelbooks because they would come across as cringingly mundane.
Bauer is a generous narrator with a nice ear for detail, and his colleagues come across as sympathetic characters, with a few notable exceptions.
This may come across as hyperbole, but after more than 20 years living in Britain, I am afraid I have finally caught the bug.
More often, they come across as delusional individuals, whose shallow desires for money, youth and fame mean that their unhappiness is their own fault.
James is a speed-talking, tightly wound technophile — cool and calculating, to the degree that he can come across as slick, several associates said.
Give yourself permission to take that risk, even if it means making a strong impression that you're worried will come across as too bold.
It personalizes someone who might otherwise come across as an abstract oracle, and it matches the present-tense, practical intimacy of Ms. Strayed's voice.
Wearing glasses and no makeup, inclined toward modest cardigans, she doesn't come across as someone who chats up gang members about their sex lives.
And "Van Gogh's Ear," my first encounter with this company, can initially come across as too consciously and carefully "artistic," with quotation marks appended.
But there's a reason Popovich has come across as wound tightly from the moment this potluck squad convened in Las Vegas on Aug 4.
The article was, essentially, the sketch of a legal case against the local authorities, and yet it managed to not come across as that.
Members of Congress have also grumbled about Shanahan's performance in hearings, saying he's come across as not conversant with the details of defense policy.
The researchers believe this was to come across as honest, with the assumption being that others would be suspicious of a high expense claim.
But most of those situations come across as a trifle cliched, leaving the stirring music, by Colin Stetson, as the show's most memorable aspect.
I'd advise keeping the conversation focused on you and your career path rather than talking about your coworker, which may come across as petty.
"(Trump) gets a lot of support from specifically white evangelical voters, but does not personally come across as someone who is pious," Olorunnipa said.
Theirs can come across as stilted and willed, less recognizable as the workings of memory than as the preoccupations of a peculiar social class.
Kim wants to come across as a reliable leader about what he said today, and his efforts look certain to have achieved meaningful progress.
However, as Business Insider previously reported, there are a few habits that you can get into in order to come across as more likeable.
"She needs to come across as optimistic without being too hawkish and cautious without being negative," said Jo Masters, a senior economist at ANZ.
Perhaps there's just too much of the prolific architect, who can come across as equal parts genius and hubris, to fit into one film.
The movie's visuals, for example, are consistently stunning, with intricately detailed orcs that come across as eerily lifelike, despite being created via digital wizardry.
The debunking of Trump Clinton offered could thus have come across as yet more spin, not as an objective newscaster setting the facts straight.
One of my biggest concerns when I was approaching this was that I didn't want it to come across as another typical Brazilian story.
What about that concept felt like something you could distill into a song and not have it come across as condescending or self-righteous?
Boerboom says these words tend to come across as a "hipster" — an attempt to distinguish oneself from the crowd and appear ironic or cool.
If Mr. Sanders had come across as a liberal, he would not have done as well as he did among voters in the Northeast Kingdom.
But these movies are often in such a hurry to get to the exciting consequences that their stars come across as lazy, shallow, and dumb.
Sometimes, the message doesn't come across as clearly as we'd like, which is why we fall back on emojis to, well, illustrate how we feel.
"Kelly may come across as this female powerhouse, but she's a crier," Clarkson's fellow coach Adam Levine says in a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
That position might reflect Trump's desire to come across as the ultimate deal maker, and it could help bring conservatives on board in the House.
Then, they'll try and tell you how you could do all these things better, which can sometimes come across as tone-deaf, condescending, or controlling.
Choose the latter option, and you could come across as too demanding to other prospective hosts, or, in extreme cases, even receive a retaliatory review.
When Melania purchases designers' products and wears them, it sullies the image: At worst, it can come across as a passive endorsement of Trump's politics.
This may all come across as an argument that Bumblebee is better than the other Transformers films simply because it isn't a Michael Bay film.
But in the end, Trump seemed to come across as the more unacceptable -- and appeared to misjudge the tone of the evening worse than Clinton.
It's especially important for the person doing the roasting to also turn the humor on themselves, otherwise the barbs can come across as too harsh.
During their conversation on Wednesday, Kimmel pointed out that the pair raised eyebrows when their intense connection appeared to come across as an actual romance.
A lot of the hand-to-hand fighting sequences come across as pretty choppy, in a way that surprised me given Coogler's work in Creed.
I mean, your songs always have come across as very honest, and it doesn't really seem like you've changed much since you've become so popular.
The word "girl" can be totally fine in casual situations among friends, but in the workplace, it can also come across as infantilizing or dismissive.
Even though it feels like the right thing to say to make your friend feel better, it can come across as judgmental, Dr. Bonior says.
A scenario exists in which Nick Viall doesn't come across as a apex-predator winnowing a bunch of rookies from the savannah of everlasting love.
Sagittarius, Snoop likes that you come across as fiery: You are one of the most vibrant signs and at your most dynamic when in love.
"The last thing a brand wants to do is scare and turn someone off because they come across as creepy," he said in an email.
At the same time, if you only maintain eye contact for a small portion of the conversation, you'll come across as disinterested, shy, or embarrassed.
Pompeo has his own professional and military background, and he does not come across as someone prone to being "pushed around" in the bureaucratic sense.
Martin has done a lot of press around the show over the years and he's often come across as a bit of an unwilling participant.
Both hope to win a soul or two, and both come across as willing, given their surroundings, to make a few compromises in the winning.
The sly jokes about Issa's being forced to speak for all black people at work come across as almost meta-commentary on the show itself.
It's shocking how many candidates come across as eager to engage in the interview process with assignments and follow-ups, and then never do them.
"To an audience that already distrusts mainstream, well, anything, you can easily come across as callous and uncaring toward victims of the storm," he wrote.
Watching the series today, some of the choices can come across as a bit strange, in particular the reliance on bundles of wires for connectivity.
He had lots of flaws, but he was extraordinary in a lot of ways, and I wanted him to come across as a real person.
Etiquette coach William Hanson told CNN that greeting people in a "warm effusive style" would come across as polite in the absence of a handshake.
It's hard to imagine why Celeste would suggest her, though, because hasn't Dr. Reisman always come across as frankly the roughest therapist in the game?
But if the content in their updates is pointless, as so many Facebook statuses these days are, then the images come across as comically irritating.
Their fear was that Manfred, with his crisp suits and immaculate presentation, could come across as arrogant — a bureaucrat who enjoyed golf more than baseball.
Revived for his company's 30th-anniversary season at the Harvey Theater, the work did come across as archetypal, a template for much of his repertory.
Each of them will simply come across as "Establishment Hillary-light," and Trump, governing as an effective moderate, already controls a lot of the middle.
Their demand for perfection in all things human is often pitched at such a high level that they come across as aggressive and ultimately destructive.
The pictures meld his innate talents, chiefly for color, with a yearning for transcendence, which had come across as forced or sentimental in earlier work.
And he can come across as arrogant: He spent several days rowing back a comment that he's headed for a two-horse race with Warren.
In doing this, his remarks come across as disingenuous and abusive of his daughter's trauma, saying that his pain is somehow more painful than hers.
Eric Olson, who has a Ph.D in psychology from Harvard, does not come across as temperamentally prone to obsession, or intellectually inclined toward conspiracy theories.
In his performance, what could have come across as an exploitation comparable to Hornaday's is instead rounded into the full dignity and mystery of humanity.
In his performance, what could have come across as an exploitation comparable to Hornaday's is instead rounded into the full dignity and mystery of humanity.
The feel of a hand is important, too, but always ask before you touch so as not to come across as inappropriate or cause awkwardness.
Although Gelfand can occasionally come across as too much of a salesperson for her big idea, she's generally an engaging writer with real intellectual range.
Rather, the paintings — with their holes, stains, daubs of paint, and scraped surfaces — come across as the inescapable state of things, our shared material condition.
I'm not saying that this is disingenuous, but they're comfortable with them being overtly progressive, because they come across as soft and cuddly and nonthreatening.
"Rating agencies want to come across as apolitical so if they think that a downgrade is justified they may not wait until after elections," Desbarres said.
With flatter, less believable characters, this sort of extravagant visual metaphor would come across as if La La Land is trying to project something onto them.
No matter what I say, they always kind of come across as a guy who sings music and it's always, 'Well you need to shut up!
For some, they might take notice of the exhibitionism, the poverty, and the homelessness; it might even come across as miserable and a little bit dark.
Clinton, in turn, has always come across as a pragmatist more than a dreamer, and she rarely intones a vision of America that is broadly inspiring.
In my encounters with the children of Donald and Ivana Trump, they have come across as calmer, more thoughtful and even more dignified than their dad.
In addition to the errant Super Likes, some people say Super Likes make them feel uncomfortable, and those sending the Super Like come across as creepy.
Tilghman was also acutely aware that talking about her period could come across as preachy, so she tried to be as open and honest as possible.
"He's got to come across as he did at 2:30 this morning: as a unifier, now that the election is behind us," El-Erian said.
I don't want to come across as too mean, but I also know its important that I be honest about what they need to work on.
Clinton has also tried playing into the meme game, although the tone of jokes like "delete your account" come across as less weird and more pandering.
Another is that, in his quest to govern from on high, Mr Macron tends to come across as disdainful, and out of touch with ordinary folk.
While some of the insults border on aggressive and some are downright vulgar, there are plenty of them that, when translated, come across as beautifully absurd.
Both women's backgrounds add a palpable sense of reality to a scene that would otherwise come across as staged if played by actors, even good ones.
He was by no means effusive, but while wearing a suit and tie, he promptly answered all questions and didn't come across as defensive or evasive.
They come across as real people, rather than archetypes, and the text and subtext are heavily invested in their traumas and the ways they've processed them.
The question for her is how to bring together all the parts of her life in a way that does not come across as aesthetic tourism.
There are no workers in Plimack Mangold's painting and the angle of the view does not come across as proprietary, as it does in Caillebotte's painting.
Studies show that maintaining eye contact for roughly 60% of a conversation strikes the right balance and makes you come across as interested, friendly, and trustworthy.
"It can come across as an imposition, as if you are expecting the interviewer to drop whatever he or she is doing to attend to you."
"The extraordinary thing about Trump is the way his conduct makes banal, standard-issue American civic patriotism...come across as an attack on him," Yglesias tweeted.
If you're "just checking in" or "just wanting to ask a question," you don't want to bother the other person, which can come across as timid.
There are moments in the film when Mahavir does come across as a despot – a man who doesn't even stop to consider what his children want.
Modest fashion might come across as a humblebrag: You have to be a pretty stylish, pretty good-looking woman to claim ownership of such radical dowdiness.
One only wishes the film had such insight into its own characters — they're too rarely allowed to come across as flawed, complicated, or even particularly unique.
The school was concerned that the title implied an endorsement and did not want to come across as endorsing Ms. Manning and her views, he said.
And for any theatergoer who participates in this movable junk-food buffet, "KPOP" is likely to come across as entertaining and enervating, in fairly equal measures.
Stripped of context that establishes them as untouchable and timeless masterpieces — apparently gathering dust in a corner — they come across as valueless pieces of discarded stone.
It may seem small, but innocent acts like these can come across as non-acceptance and serve to exile our patients from seeking much needed care.
Some of the Democratic presidential candidates come across as policy wonks and are almost totally policy-oriented when most voters are personality driven especially independent voters.
She had come across as credible and sympathetic -- a woman who had clearly been traumatized and who had zero doubt that Kavanaugh was responsible for it.
But they also wanted to come across as self-made men, men who struck out south from Kennebunkport and Greenwich to make their way in the world.
She does so best in the televised debates, said Mr. Taylor, who believes those forums have made her "stronger" and helped her come across as more trustworthy.
You're one of the most generous signs in the zodiac, and it's rare that you come across as a spoiled brat, but there's a season for everything.
Julia could come across as a little ditzy, but Gemma was so adamant that Julia was innately smart and that she was a product of her time.
"I know very well the perverse effects 49.3 can have... it is out of date and it can come across as brutal," he told France Inter radio.
To the Western public, his government has come across as one outraged by the disappearance of a critical journalist, despite being the world's foremost jailer of journalists.
Being ashamed to talk about broken friendships could stem from the possibility "we're frightened of vulnerability or don't want to come across as unlovable," according to Leaver.
With their undulating edges, the monochromatic shapes come across as liquid, while the stark figure-ground relationship might bring to mind certain aspects of Ellsworth Kelly's paintings.
Most come across as dedicated, enthusiastic partisans, but at least seven expressed views that were overtly racially charged, supportive of violent actions or broadly hostile to Muslims.
But he can often come across as disengaged, and his time spent in other motorsports have made it easy for some to believe he would jump ship.
I really wanted to do something that was nuanced that didn't come across as an afternoon special or anything that would make it seem sort of trite.
Gimelstob, who cannot sit still, and Isner, who can sit happily all day on his couch watching televised sports, come across as the odd couple of tennis.
Nicknames in sport sometimes come across as forced, but when Nigel Benn stalked into a boxing ring as "The Dark Destroyer" it felt like a natural fit.
"She finds Kanye brilliant, so it makes her upset when he goes on these public rants and come across as someone who isn't well," added the source.
Her calm presentation and refusal to get riled by some Republican senators trying to knock her off her game made her come across as a credible witness.
"She finds Kanye brilliant, so it makes her upset when he goes on these public rants and come across as someone who isn't well," says the source.
Many professionals are afraid that they'll come across as greedy or too aggressive, according to Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Margaret Neale, who specializes in negotiation.
At no point does the episode minimize Abraham's crime; his protestations that he never hurt a child and merely looked at pictures come across as pathetic rationalizations.
They struggle to reconcile the charismatic, warm and funny woman they know in private with Clinton's public persona, which can come across as stern, aloof or annoyed.
But it hasn't come at the expense of more deserving players, and it doesn't come across as a protest vote or like we're all mocking a guy.
According to best-selling author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch, to get ahead, you need to act professionally and come across as in control of your career.
What the jurors make of him — and whether his steadfast beliefs come across as arrogance or sincerity — could decide his fate when they start deliberating this month.
When readers have been consuming the kitchen sink for years, filling it up with another ounce of content makes the promise of disruption come across as misleading.
As Grammys host, LL has always come across as a guy who wandered in from another room, was handed a mic, and decided to host the Grammys.
All of which is to say: Nef the Pharaoh could come across as another nostalgia-prone 20-something trading on people's love of familiar hip-hop icons.
LONDON — It's all too easy for the characters of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" to come across as caricatures, though Gershwin worked hard to avoid that trap.
Her pragmatism is tougher than that, even if it will come across as especially frustrating to those who believe that centrism and civility are no longer enough.
D'Alvia's other sculptures come across as an amalgam of modernist forms by Tony Smith and Clement Meadmore covered over by hair the width of spaghetti or feathers.
Mr. Gandhi is seen here as a mostly likable figure even if his softer personality can make him come across as a lightweight compared with Mr. Modi.
These pieces, which can easily come across as motoric and musically thin, sounded spacious and unpredictable in Mr. Olafsson's riveting performances, interspersed with his informative spoken comments.
He can come across as a bit stiff in comparison to the magnetic Mr. Iger, whose celebrated run at the company has made him a corporate celebrity.
A senior administration official tried to explain to reporters on Friday how such a tone would not come across as incompatible with the President's normal combative rhetoric.
Ray Kroc, the whirling center of "The Founder," doesn't come across as a meat-and-potatoes man — much less a mogul destined to peddle burgers and fries.
"I can come across as very pessimistic sometimes, when I'm complaining when a door opens one way, when I think it should open the other," he says.
Since becoming a major figure in British public life, Corbyn has often come across as a humble man who is being carried on a wave of feeling.
But certainly emailing your request before your first day sounds like the wrong tactic; that will come across as though you're still negotiating after accepting an offer.
It's easy to think of email as a way to get something done quickly, but when you do this to the extreme, you come across as inhuman.
The story is as cluttered as the stage, and under Jonathan Eric Foster's direction an aesthetic that might have come across as endearingly handmade seems messy instead.
Yet at the same time, Buttigieg manages to present this agenda in such a way as to come across as both principled and nonpartisan to more moderate audiences.
When I lived in Los Angeles, I was struck by how people try to come across as if they are so together when really they are a mess.
The notebook is full of these records, sometimes containing asides like "mushy, loose rear" that were concisely descriptive in their context but now come across as crassly suggestive.
Trump (and, well, America, to be quite honest) really needs to be able to come across as, at the very least, a moderately competent leader during this trip.
Parker, who has sandy blonde hair, an unkempt beard and thick-rimmed glasses, doesn't come across as a hard-charging executive scheming to take down the industry superpowers.
Meredith getting hit by a car, Dwight's fire drill, and Andy punching a hole in the wall can come across as very dark with the right sound effects.
Scott says the focus in Scout's development is just the opposite: making sure the robots don't come across as unusual but as a natural part of the environment.
In a later episode, Dave told an intense seizure story with perfectly timed Mexican food delivery—not what you'd expect to come across as a crowd-pleasing yarn.
It may come across as a glorified Dave & Buster's at first glance, but even a month before it opens, it's obvious that there's quite a lot more there.
But Welch says that asking for a raise at the start could come across as greedy, and Harvard research underscores that women are particularly vulnerable to this scrutiny.
"He's great at showing how Democrats are better than Republicans in meeting our challenges in a way that doesn't come across as partisan," said one longtime Clinton adviser.
The sound isn't exactly clear — as anyone who's tried a headset with similar technology can tell you, it just doesn't come across as clearly as a devoted speaker.
By targeting Medicare for All, he's hoping to come across as measured and realistic, suggesting that he has a more clear-eyed approach to governance than his opponents.
While he holds many progressive views, the fact that he does not come across as a fire-breathing partisan has helped give him a reputation as a moderate.
Remembering someone's name or asking an intelligent follow up question, for instance, can help you come across as , confident and engaged, and ultimately give you a professional boost.
Diverging from their counterparts in the books, everything from Dany to Cersei to Sansa's rapes come across as lazy shortcuts for more complex and empowering female character development.
Despite his newly flowing locks, both Dyson the man and Dyson the company are conscious that they may not come across as the most convincing of beauty gurus.
As well as those still of playing age who have become associated with various forms of criminality, the cases of struggling former professionals come across as particularly depressing.
Trump, for his part, doesn't want his victory to come across as tainted — and is willing to go to extreme lengths to downplay Russia's role in the election.
This could come across as gratuitously lurid, not least because the narrative is focused on and through Bakhita, whose psychological scarring is outpaced only by her physical scarring.
But first — wanting my question to come across as the genuine curiosity it was, rather than an accusation of bad table manners — I decided to try it myself.
She said Mr. Unsworth might have come across as aggressive during the Thai rescue effort because "he was extremely concerned about getting the kids out" of the cave.
Aides have said they expect Mr. Sanders to come across as energetic as ever and have rebuffed questions about whether he can handle standing for so long onstage.
There are a lot of what we call "keyboard warriors" who don't have a lot of experience with a reference but they're trying to come across as experts.
As in many of Ms. Saariaho's works, whole stretches of the score come across as dreamlike, continually alive with color and inner details, but ruminative-sounding over all.
Yet they mostly come across as opaque non sequiturs, which made their relationship to the accomplished and appealing but more straightforward designs above them hard to make out.
In April, Trump made a joke about firing Haley that didn't quite come across as a joke, and seemed to hint at his discontent with her rising profile.
The prime minister and his defenders have come across as weak and dishonest, more interested in protecting a Quebec-based corporation than in the independence of the judiciary.
From what I could gather, she was hesitant to use the white emoji because it could come across as oppressive — as if she was shoving her whiteness at me.
For instance, she uses color-coding systems with blue ink for clues and red ink for red herrings or things that come across as misleading or distracting to readers.
There is a common misconception when it comes to writing that is professional in nature that a person must write in a verbose manner to come across as intelligent.
So he had all these forced records early on where he tried to come across as a pure songwriter, but a joke or two would slip in by accident.
Her lawsuit doesn't come across as a solo quest for a payday or even vengeance, though she'd like to see Diaz investigated and the detectives on her case fired.
These movies and miniseries come across as a reflection of our increasing awareness, if not necessarily increasingly wisdom, about the subjectivity of what gets presented as the objective truth.
Perhaps Jennifer Lawrence felt that, by rejecting crystals, she would come across as relatable and low maintenance, in contrast to the rest of Hollywood, which is notably crystal-obsessed.
"As regular users of the app ourselves, if something doesn't represent value for money or doesn't come across as fresh, we'd likely be the first to know," he explained.
"It's about what's the right message to send in the first three seconds and how to come across as not intrusive and be relative to your audience," he said.
He often spoke loudly over Clinton in a way that could have come across as condescending, apparently falling short of his goal to appear more presidential than his rival.
What nonetheless distinguishes Mr Murphy, as he showed at Hillhouse High, is his ability to speak powerfully, especially about gun violence, and yet come across as reasonable and pragmatic.
Omar, arguing for expanded coverage without co-pays and high health care premiums, didn't come across as the crazed American-hating Communist that Trump has been demonizing all week.
It's going to come across as hypocritical if the US says, We support the demonstrators who are calling for an improved economy, so we're going to hurt the economy.
Eco-fascists come across as a bunch of angry young men obsessed with brazen displays of masculinity, Viking aesthetics, misogynistic family values, racial purity, and a rejection of technology.
Beckley, West Virginia (CNN)Watching Republican Senate candidate Don Blankenship on the campaign trail, he does not immediately come across as someone his party leaders would be concerned about.
Meanwhile, everything else — the overall look, the one-size-fits-all mentality, the lack of features — makes the AirPods come across as a total swing and miss for Apple.
Take the time to read it and anything else you come across; as much effort was put into the writing here as it was everywhere else in the game.
"It is unfortunate, but I now recognize that my attempts at meaningful dialogue on this specific issue did not come across as I intended," Hutchings said in Tuesday's statement.
In contrast to other on-air psychologists, some of whom could come across as scolds, Dr. Browne was unflaggingly buoyant as she delivered self-help advice and gentle goading.
The colors and spaces she depicts come across as on-the-spot observations of places or things, or memories and inventions that appear to evolve, the paintings recording change.
Chronic sarcasmA little bit of sarcasm can come across as funny at times, but if you live to spout sarcastic comments, you may be unwittingly creating a toxic environment.
Despite their alleged dietary habits, the wolves are the area's most appealing inhabitants and not just because they don't come across as dangerous or damaged as the human residents.
Courtney Marie Andrews has a striking voice, high and tremulous with reserves of power, that matches the fierce immediacy of songs that often come across as roots-rock hymns.
It also helps that Mr. Volle gives her something to react to throughout this long bit of exposition, which can come across as a "Previously on 'Valhalla'"-type recapitulation.
In part, this is because things posted online years ago on the then much smaller social network today may come across as too personal, too oversharing or just embarrassing.
You just don't want to come across as simply ratting out somebody who bugs you, or you'll seem like a busybody and the problem may not be taken seriously.
But such a message can come across as oddly dissonant because, unlike American politicians, he rarely expresses empathy and has no qualms about sounding like a teacher scolding students.
And what about the times when you have a nagging sense that you're being lied to but aren't certain and don't want to come across as paranoid or accusatory?
Use powerful rhetoric — as Trump has done on occasion, despite several very public stumbles on issues related to veterans — about caring for veterans, and come across as genuinely compassionate.
She's talking about their reclusive white neighbor, Boo Radley, but the African-Americans of 20103s Alabama come across as singing spectators, thankful for the moral heroism of Atticus Finch.
Mr. James recommends that brokers send a letter of condolence as a starting point rather than directly attempting to solicit business, which could come across as crass and insensitive.
I believe the Women's March would have included them, but I understand that the organizers didn't want to come across as if they were supporting something they did not.
Specifically, luxury hotels and retailers want to test the product as a team communication system because they don't want their staff looking at screens, which could come across as rude.
And yes, I'm ludicrously aware that actually caring this much about Twitter and the way I'm portrayed on the platform makes me come across as a complete and utter wanker.
Mommie Dearest's camp appeal was odd—alleged child abuse rendered as ridiculous movie scenes—but it's difficult to imagine a version of Mommie Dearest that wouldn't come across as strange.
Likewise, in the new Tomb Raider, Lara Croft and Lu Ren (her sidekick from Hong Kong) come across as downright enlightened compared to the corporate thugs they're trying to thwart.
But most of the film's other hardened, surface-obsessed uber-strivers come across as casual caricatures, with little to communicate about the art world or the work that drives it.
He admits that Superhuman was using pixel trackers, spells out how they work, admits they could have been abused by bad actors, and generally doesn't come across as particularly defensive.
Maybe because he didn't subscribe to a fixed subject or style, his five paintings here come across as stand-alone events, each wild and great in a slightly different way.
And without meaning to, such children may come across as smart-arses who, even with the best of intentions, other kids and adults may simply not wish to be around.
He may no longer serve the silly, pseudo-comic relief role he once did, but it's nevertheless refreshing for a character journey to come across as this genuine and believable.
His manner makes him come across as straight shooter who speaks his mind freely, and unlike most CEOs, he doesn't seek approval from his communication team for his talking points.
While Clinton is currently leading in the polls, the prevailing view is that Donald Trump has until the debates to "right the ship" and come across as credible, Cashin said.
Complete with hyper-realistic details such as dry patches of skin, real hair, and a feel that mimics a real baby's weight, they easily come across as straight-up creepy.
DABS13, a wiry guy who manages to come across as both laid-back and hyperactive at the same time, originally came to Taipei from Canada to teach English around 21.
So when you end your text with a period, it can come across as insincere or awkward, just like using formal spoken language in a casual setting like a bar.
But I also discovered early on that if I tried to write about a technology that I had never experienced, my scenes would ultimately fail to come across as genuine.
Somebody like Bob Geldof, for example, doesn't come across as a nice person, because he seems quite aggressive and surly, but he's a good person, because he does good things.
"If she is trying to come across as the leader of the angry movement of what happened in 85033, then she's achieving it," said one former senior aide to Obama.
Frankly, Manafort did not come across as a "good person" in this trial, as the defense offered very little to suggest either good character or good excuse in his dealings.
If you walk in attempting to compliment them, they may think that you're only trying to get them to like you, and your compliment could come across as ingenuine.5.
"If you inherit such a large estate you also inherit responsibility and should not come across as aloof," Lars Klingbeil, secretary general of the centre-left Social Democrats, told Bild.
Mr. Gerstein ended the first half of a daunting program with Liszt's "Dante" Sonata, a 25-minute episodic, single-movement work that can come across as long-winded and overblown.
But Eric Trump on Thursday admitted he was considering shutting down the auction early when questioned about whether it could come across as influence pedaling by The New York Times.
Dour, phlegmatic, unreflective, and unrevealing, Hoover doesn't come across as being much fun to spend time with, even if the time you're spending is in his Presidential library, in Iowa.
"[It's] going to be hard for Trump to not come across as condescending to a female candidate," said Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who specializes in women's history.
She encouraged job seekers to acknowledge what's happening with every outreach, and with more than a generic "I hope you're doing well" one-liner, which could come across as insincere. 
Usually, this would make your energy ramp up and mean that you could come across as confrontational, but because Mars is retrograde, the vibe is much more intense and frustrating.
It's possible that even a few years ago the gesture would have come across as sweet or romantic: a man begging his wife's forgiveness in a public display of affection.
It's also a tremendous payoff for the work Maggie Siff has done in creating Wendy's aura: She may not have been invulnerable, but she always did come across as invincible.
And profiles that come across as trying too hard, or seeming cheesy, or arrogant, or just not that interesting, can be indicative of someone who's simply new to online dating.
While the move would not be unexpected — it seems like every platform is getting in on original video these days, including Instagram's parent company, Facebook — it could come across as contradictory.
The before: There is a common misconception when it comes to writing that is professional in nature that a person must write in a verbose manner to come across as intelligent.
I admire that the show is still willing to let him come across as a little naive, and a little doomed, because he has morals and can't let go of them.
So in November, when Patagonia announced jaw-dropping plans for the corporate tax cut it received courtesy of the Trump administration, the announcement did not come across as a publicity stunt.
I sleep until the late afternoon because I've finally learned, after fighting it for years, that it's better to come across as pathetic than to be always exhausted, depressed or sick.
"We were trying to make something that did not come across as a medical device or a hearing aid but also didn't look like your typical earbud or headphone," says Palmborg.
Background: Many Republicans are highly averse to any stabilization effort that could come across as an ACA "bailout," and many of them are sick of dealing with health care in general.
But Eric Trump said last week that he was considering shutting down the auction after facing questions from The New York Times about whether it could come across as influence pedaling.
Tonight's a wild and passionate night, Aries, but you will be doing your best to come across as chill as possible (and you'll have help from the Moon in cool Aquarius).
People have always told me that I come across as cheerful because of my smile: a defense I constructed from a young age so as not to be asked what's wrong.
"Women come across as very compassionate," Ms. Ernst said at the luncheon hosted by Winning for Women, which is funded in part by the politically active hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer.
" Mr. Wadsworth said he believed the punishment had come across as lenient, citing several articles published afterward, including a USA Today column with the headline "It's Urban Meyer State University Now.
When I feel strongly about something, I sometimes furrow my brow — it is a sign of my passion for what I am saying, but can come across as irritation or anger.
"I know I come across as a hypocrite," said Darren Haddock, 48, a cabdriver who initially planned to vote in favor of abortion because he saw it as a woman's right.
"Rosita" allowed her a more adult role: She is mainly a rowdy coquette, but she can also come across as a sensuous woman, a tragic figure and a seeker of vengeance.
Discovering her own faint and distant connection to Neanderthals gave Ms. Cameron the confidence to write the novel, despite her worries that her prehistoric protagonist would come across as outlandishly campy.
The source acknowledged the infrastructure portion of the speech, as well as other items on the President's laundry list in Tuesday night's address, may come across as somewhat dry to viewers.
For the co-founder of a company that warns new staff that "adequate performance" will result in a "severance package", Reed Hastings does not come across as a typical tough guy.
Yet despite how vague they were when pressed for specific details or biographical clarifications throughout our four-hour interview, not once did the artists ever come across as anything but genuine.
Cuddy says: If someone you're trying to influence doesn't trust you, you're not going to get very far; in fact, you might even elicit suspicion because you come across as manipulative.
Trump's insults land a punch because they often have an element of truth: Jeb Bush did seem low-energy, Ted Cruz is a huge liar, and Rubio does come across as callow.
I acknowledge that what's happening to me and to women like me isn't right, isn't fair, and isn't something we have to gloss over so that we don't come across as angry.
You come across as a quieter announcer than a lot of guys, were you aware in the moment of how fired up about the OKC push-off non-call you were getting?
Dressing up his characters differently or giving them accents doesn't hide the fact that Harry and Sejal come across as one-dimesional, singularly uninteresting people who barely have a backstory or motivation.
"If you inherit such a large estate you also inherit responsibility and should not come across as aloof," Lars Klingbeil, secretary general of the center-left Social Democrats, told Bild on Tuesday.
I realize, in the group of shows I listed above, that it might come across as though I'm somehow on a mission to shorten the lifespan of acclaimed work from women creators.
I'm right there trying to work on it myself, I don't want to come across as the guy who figured everything out and is doling out insults to the rest of guys.
At times this can come across as being reserved and introverted, but it's less to do with those personality traits than it is to do with honesty and not engaging with hyperbole.
Callie's continuous talk about the value of sex work — "There's more words for 'whore' than there are for 'doctor' and 'lawyer,'" she tells Alice — can come across as a defense at times.
Learn the craziest fan theories Screenshot: GizmodoIf you want to come across as knowledgeable about something you've never watched, then you need to know about the craziest fan theories doing the rounds.
Indian Point's staff demonstrates its expertise and devotion to keeping the reactor running smoothly, while senior company officials come across as more remote and unconcerned, blithely preaching the gospel of atomic progress.
Nam Sung-wook, a professor of North Korean studies at Korea University, said the president may have come across as being unfair to the South Korean athletes forced to change their plans.
Still, it must really sting to come across as so dry, so without humour, such a cavernous vacuum of banter, that you are upstaged by Fyfe Dangerfield and Madge Bishop off Neighbours.
Wage growth, long the downside of the recovery since the Great Recession, is still fairly flat, meaning that to some voters, Trump's end zone dance might come across as a little premature.
But when the sports conversation touches upon more complex social dynamics, Smith can come across as downright offensive, if only because his Just Saying Stuff approach is not sufficient for the moment.
Altercations with your roommates arrive on or around Friday as warrior Mars squares off with power planet Pluto—you come across as overly-intimidating, so make sure you're intimidating the right people.
They both come across as poor representatives for the lifestyles they're espousing, and the film's unwillingness to pick a side leaves it without a point of view or a sense of focus.
By freeing these forms from their history, at least enough so they don't come across as ironic or nostalgic, Kaiser is able to infuse them with a contemporary reticence and even mystery.
Though the league—which has always come across as decidedly more progressive than, say, the NFL—may hold dissenting political views, it has refused to take a public stance on the matter.
"There is evening and there are corsets in the Oscar show, but the shape is so basic and simple that she will not come across as someone who is constipated," Garcia adds.
I think about texting my best friend every time I'm sad or lonely, but I don't, because I worry that I'll come across as needy or that I'll be invading her day.
The problem is that, to those outside the family who reside in a world where morality is relative, attention spans limited and gratification instant, golf doesn't come across as quirky, just crazy.
He didn't do himself any favors by smearing former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, for example, or dwelling on Donald Trump's small hands and orange complexion — comments which come across as almost Trumpian.
"You can role play it as much as you want, but 99 percent of the time you're going to come across as a whiner" if you don't establish that foundation first, he cautioned.
The President's repeated veneration of America's armed forces can come across as hypocritical given that he did not serve and agreed with Howard Stern that sexually transmitted diseases represented his own personal Vietnam.
For more conservative voters they could come across as radical or scary and Trump and his team have plenty of fodder as they seek to portray the Democratic platform as far left socialism.
On paper, that might come across as a trivial difference in weight, but I was definitely able to feel the difference while holding them in my hands and wearing them on my feet. 
Soderbergh understands the contradiction of Tatum as a performer — which is that he can come across as a little stolid until he explodes into dance or physical comedy or that million-watt smile.
Up until that point, "Mojave" has mostly come across as a kind of meandering, heavy-on-atmosphere, light-on-story drift in the vein of Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" and its Chateau Marmont anomie.
In response to clients' complaints about its able but arrogant employees, one management consultancy asked comedians to teach its clever clogs how to be less obnoxious (or at least come across as such).
Rather than feeling like The Bright Sessions is retconning to expand its world, these "reveals" come across as an as-yet unexamined area of that world coming into focus for the first time.
As with Lightworks, the interface is going to come across as a little daunting, but because of the history of the software it's arguably less well-suited to the basics of video editing.
Presumably, this stems from a backlash to the permanence of (occasionally embarrassing) online content, social media sites that are oversaturated with said content, and "curated online personas" that ultimately come across as disingenuous.
Trump's abrupt defensiveness, especially on the issue of his temperament, allowed Clinton to come across as the champion of those who have been taken taken advantage of by big business and systemic racism.
When we drop our safety behaviors, the gaps are naturally filled in with listening and curiosity and interest and we come across as more genuine and therefore our conversation partners like us more.
However one views those who would carry out current Trump administration policies, those flourishes come across as heavy-handed, in a way that most of what's found in these highly emotional storylines doesn't.
While Grossman's views and small towns with BEARCATs clearly come across as absurd, the other issues Atkinson raises are more nuanced, like what to do with the seemingly endless advancement in surveillance technology?
Nine years her junior, in his first campaign for elected office and with a tendency to come across as arrogant and at times even dismissive, this may not play well with his audience.
Certainly, it doesn't come across as a self-conscious revisionist western, an often meaningless category that implies that genres remain static or, worse, that latter-day westerns are more complex than earlier ones.
" In Variety, Joe Leydon calls it "the sort of movie a lot of us need right now," saying it's "too playfully spiky and unaffectedly down-to-earth to come across as bland pablum.
The little details — the cook whose T-shirts all seem to reference marijuana, the old man whose shedding of his jacket is intercut with the skinning of the buffalo — come across as loving.
But late Friday, Mr. McDonald said he had decided to delete references in his speech to that "partnership" with the industry, out of concern that such language would come across as overly conciliatory.
What may not come across as well in photos is just how brilliant Mazda's "Soul Red" paint is, with lovely golden flecks shining in the sun that bring life to the whole shape.
" Professor Hannah Riley Bowles, who studies gender and negotiations at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, says that to negotiate successfully, women have to "come across as being nice" and be "concerned about others.
Jackson said she believed that Gates was sincere and appeared to be a very credible government witness who "didn't come across as some sort of bought-and-paid-for puppet" for the government.
His music does not come across as a commercial gesture because it's as if he's on the public stage to speak for his constituents and give voice to their feelings and their needs.
The reigns of some of these women were brief failures (Ellaria, Yara, Olenna), and most of the others remaining see their characters sabotaged to come across as incompetent, inadequate, confused, or plainly evil.
She tries to do what I think a lot of women feel we need to do, which is to try to come across as being cool and in control, and really she's not.
I know you can only conclude what the document says, I get that, but he really put yourself into a pretzel to come across as light with some of these guys as he did.
While I see the educational sincerity behind this decision, these galleries come across as pedantic and simplistic, and they are laced with the rhetorical stuff that really annoyed these guys in the first place.
The gender-neutral sounds of Dorsey, long a member of David Bowie's band, on "You Had Your Soul with You" brings clarity and poignancy to a song that might otherwise come across as terse.
How a person tells a story could be interpreted in a multitude of ways — telling your friend about your awesome new car can come across as excitement or a brag, depending on the listener.
"Whilst the tone may have come across as a touch harsh, we think people should take the time to appreciate how hard it is being a tooth fairy in Theresa May's Britain," said Henry.
Of course, Leavitt's discoveries are at the center of "Silent Sky," but the story is written in such a way that even complicated mathematics come across as lucidly as stars on a clear night.
And the existential risk conversation can come across as tone-deaf and off-puttingly academic, as if it's no big deal if merely hundreds of millions of people will die due to climate change.
So if you take the view that 'fake news' online has already had a tangible and worrying impact on democratic debate the government's response will come across as underwhelming and lacking in critical urgency.
Modern takes on Shakespeare can be hit or miss: High-concept adaptations are smart ways to distinguish your production from the infinite iterations that came before it, but too many come across as arbitrary.
On the flip side, when speaking to a friend on the phone or video call using the omnidirectional microphone, I realized my voice didn't come across as crisp as it does with the AirPods.
If you start the meeting with the "bad news" or come across as threatening in any way, you'll immediately trigger the person's defense emotions and they won't be able to process anything you're saying.
For all the affinities that these paintings share — from the viscosity of the brushstrokes to the overlay of cutout shapes to the recurring geometric forms — they never come across as variations on a theme.
Depending on your viewpoint and sympathy for the team behind Mordhau, developers and community managers behind the game have come across as either unprepared or unwilling to tackle the rising tide of bigoted behavior.
Naturally, a bunch of Twitter users just straight-up made fun of Carson — who, according to some folks, doesn't come across as being too smart, despite being a renowned neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate.
"We suspect her remarks will come across as unusually dovish, allowing the dollar to resume its descent and giving commodity markets a bit of a lift late in the day on Wednesday," Meir said.
When people are overconfident, unaware of their limitations, and when they display grandiose and megalomaniac aspirations, they often come across as competitive, tough and leader-like, even in the absence of actual leadership talents.
That probably would have come across as sincere if Trump hadn't championed the birther theory for years and openly talked about his despise for the former president — especially his alleged golfing and vacationing habits.
"I don't want to come across as somebody who is the toy of the national Democratic Party," says Bredesen, the soft-spoken, cerebral 226-year old Senate candidate, as he walks the parade route.
If they come across as too buttoned up and hierarchical, they risk losing street cred with their followers, but if they fail to organize and plan, the anarchy they hope to sow never materializes.
For those who don't remember the original, the new gadget is still likely to come across as an ultra-sleek smartphone with a large screen that folds down into a compact square-like device.
If you really want the job, don't try so hard for likability that you come across as dishonest, especially in those crucial first seven seconds of an interview when you make a first impression.
You've always had a lot of lovable louts in your stories and novels, and some of your literary forebearers—guys like Barry Hannah, for instance—could come across as fairly loutish in their work.
But The Dragon Prince does not come across as being second-hand—the first three episodes deliver a story that is every bit as engaging and complicated as its influences while being satisfyingly different.
Maybe this doesn't come across as particularly horrific and might even sound commonplace in war, but it becomes more shocking when you realize how many other people are caught in similar or worse circumstances.
I was doing a character voice so that I could then mute it real quick and then switch to my real voice and come across as two people—both the assistant and the agent.
If she took you to a restaurant you especially enjoyed or hadn't been to before, you could also comment on that, but much more than that is likely to come across as excessively effusive.
Unlike his predecessor, Dr. Tom Frieden, a dynamic public speaker well versed in Washington political culture, Dr. Redfield has at times come across as a deer in the headlights, including during last week's hearings.
These exchanges illustrate the Democratic Party's growing uneasiness with Ms. Warren and her brand of fussy technocratic populism, which can come across as both too radical and too timidly wonky at the same time.
They, frankly, come across as self-centered lunatics who are intent on making a dent in the universe, without an ounce of self-awareness for the repercussions of how those actions could harm others.
It's neither a new nor an original observation, and Wasson's other attempts to reach for something deeper to say about America in the '70s come across as awkward and heavy-handed attempts at sociology.
Cummings often said his parents instilled in him the value of an education to overcome the hurdles that he would come across as a young black man growing up in the Civil Rights era.
But on Wednesday, when Zuckerberg took questions from reporters for 45 minutes on a conference call to address his latest scandal — the Cambridge Analytica privacy fiasco — he didn't come across as defensive, unapologetic or naive.
Running with Beto concludes, necessarily, with his defeat last November, and that can't help but come across as a bit of a buzzkill after nearly an hour and half of fiery optimism and upward momentum.
He said executives still find themselves in an age of exploration, and he acknowledged the experience can be challenging for those who want to stay on message but don't want to come across as scripted.
Sweating the details can show employees how much you care, says Iger, but on the downside, it can be stultifying and come across as a lack of trust in the people who work for you.
"It does come across as an attempt at branding McDonald's and Happy Meals as 'healthy' -- and while they've made some improvements in that regard over recent years, there is still a long way to go."
I'm going to put on my tinfoil hat and come across as a conspiracy theorist, but I write a lot about politics and I've been very critical in certain instances about the GRU in Russia.
"It doesn't normally bother me, but it can come across as willfully obnoxious when it's guys loitering around outside of a grocery store, looking like they're up to trouble," said 25-year-old Emily Bryce.
"There seems to be an expectation that perhaps this week's Federal Reserve rate meeting could well come across as slightly more hawkish than markets were pricing a week ago," CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said.
"It does come across as an attempt at branding McDonalds and Happy Meals as 'healthy' -- and while they've made some improvements in that regard over recent years, there is still a long way to go."
What I mean to say about all this is that I am not the ideal candidate to try out a mental health support group walk because I don't come across as a particularly soft person.
An outspoken advocate for women's economic and professional empowerment, Trump can nevertheless come across as a blithe enabler to her father's punitive stances on reproductive rights (and Planned Parenthood president, Cecile Richards, has definitely noticed).
This cadre of companies notorious for ignoring and circumventing regulations offering cash for the city to abandon laws governing them must have come across as a brazen attempt to buy their way out of trouble.
Because Spielberg didn't want the action to come across as fake, he proposed that Private Ryan's visual style should look antique—more like newsreel footage or a documentary like Memphis Belle than a Hollywood film.
Although this is a 21st century franchise, "Ironman" Robert Downey Jr. was a big '80s figure as well, and if you followed his careening career path this clue might come across as a little meta.
But for some reason I couldn't find the way to say that because I knew that I was going to come across as this snooty white girl with a master's, so it just stayed there.
Even Dr. Krosnick, who can come across as a glass-half-empty sort of fellow, keeps some hope alive that couples who have joined together this campaign season may still make a go of it.
"Biden needs to come across as the congenial, experienced and prepared candidate his supporters think is key to beating Donald Trump," said Basil Smikle, the former executive director to the New York State Democratic Party.
This system and the secrecy around it may come across as a bit creepy — and the public trust in Facebook has been seriously and justifiably damaged — but I think that Facebook is on to something.
The modestly scaled paintings didn't suffer for these sudden shifts, though they could come across as awkward, like a house made of tar paper, marble, brick, and plywood, and none of it cosmetically covered over.
Both Sophie and Absalom's wife, Piety (Indira Varma of Game of Thrones and Rome), are meant to be masters of manipulation, but they just come across as pale imitations of Littlefinger and Cersei Lannister, respectively.
We need to document all or most of the tweets and bleats — he's the president of the most powerful nation on earth, after all — but there's so much that we invariably come across as obsessed.
After Mr. Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford, Mr. Trump was disappointed by a restrained interview on Fox News in which he believed that Mr. Kavanaugh had come across as feeble.
When we are not equipped to support loved ones through a hard time, our discomfort can compel us to point out a bright side or offer a simple solution, which may come across as dismissive.
"I think people find it astonishing that a fuddy-duddy judge can step out from behind the bench and come across as halfway engaging and demystify the judiciary," he has said of his social media posts.
Words and intonations that come across as enthusiastic in a New York office might be construed as overbearingly aggressive in a London office (look up the nuances of the word "quite" if you don't believe me).
The judges, I also learn, are kept from the kinds of on-set drama that the producers are already aware of: who will come across as a villain or who could be the next fan favorite.
With a religious theme at the center of the event and exhibition for the first time, the brains behind the experience are well aware that it might come across as more provocative than in the past.
I don't want to come across as if I hate all herbal supplements, because I don't, but I think whenever you have trends in medicine that are unregulated, it's a breeding ground for misuse and abuse.
Attempts to pick apart the Lady Bird hive mind instead come across as attempts to delegitimize the telling of a female experience, something that these last few months should tell you is sorely missing in Hollywood.
While we're firm believers that layers are the key to every great outfit, finding a formula that doesn't come across as bulky or — worse yet — totally uninspiring is a trying task for even the savviest dressers.
The 26 year-old has always come across as self-assured on his projects, but there is something different about this particular release that paints a more intimate portrait of the rapper than we've ever seen.
On Twitter, the 29-year-old Canadian stated that he was paralyzed after crashing at Pennsylvania's Pocono Raceway in August — and that he didn't intend for his earlier video to come across as a big reveal.
The more pedantic forms of language scolding on Twitter can come across as coastal Ivy League whites trying to absolve themselves of their privilege by wielding it against poorer, less worldly and less educated white people.
Anything that comes off as threateningAvoid any sentence that starts with "I'd better get this job, or..."Even if you're just kidding (I mean, hopefully, you're kidding), you'll just come across as creepy and overly aggressive.
For example, although job candidates frequently think that ordering a glass of wine over a dinner interview will make them appear intelligent and worldly, it actually makes them come across as less intelligent and less hirable.
It does not help that pop singers' great strength is rarely comic timing: Ms Musgraves and her band come across as charming, but you're not going to want to see them do stand-up anytime soon.
Mo Elleithee, Kaine's communications director in that race, told me, "We ran the first negative ad, and we did more negative points on TV. But he doesn't come across as negative on TV." The strategy worked.
These press conferences are, in practice, a confidence game meant to make the state look stoic and rational so that commentary or public protests overtly questioning the state's rationale come across as immoderate, or even unhinged.
There are too many tension points running through the work — from the line's relationship to the painting (or container) to the painting's relationship to the wall — for it to come across as self-satisfied or controlling.
While the jury is still out on Bolsonaro's impact on Brazilian society at large after being portrayed as the Brazilian Trump by the opposition party, he's come across as less authoritarian during his first days in office.
Sameer, Charlie (Trainspotting's Ewen Bremner), and Chief (Eugene Brave Rock) are so thinly drawn, they come across as franchise cameos, being set up for their own feature outing while not having enough to do in this one.
"Trump's donor base tends to be disproportionately older; therefore, vision problems and a little bit less tech savvy, so it could come across as misleading or driving them into an activity they're not OK with," Mair said.
But it's also a glowed up Will Smith doing a Rubik's Cube which makes the whole thing come across as naive and sweet, before ending with the kind of flexing that Fresh Prince fans know him for.
"It's OK to come across as uncomfortable in front of the camera, because everyone is," said Scott Mitchell, a recruiter for American Wedding Group, which uses video interviews to prescreen the 1,900 independent contractors it works with.
Aside from describing the actual style of the dress, which is a strapless empire gown in ivory, Braggs also added bits that could either come across as funny or harsh, depending on how you look at it.
Whereas many young drivers can, quite understandably, come across as nervous and intensely media trained, the Frenchman acts more like your average 20-year-old, slouching comfortably in his seat and answering questions with a breezy calm.
I don't want to come across as a blanket critic of media because we've seen far too much of an assault on the free press, and we obviously need the press to identify the problems facing us.
Sexually active boys are seen as "cool" and girls are given talks which include messages that they should behave, dress or look a certain way so they don't come across as "slutty" and so they aren't raped.
The politics of immigration will bear watching in the weeks ahead since they are crucial to Trump, who tends to resort to extremes, and Democrats who do not wish to come across as soft on border issues.
In his appearance and manner, he takes pains not to come across as a suit, the money guy in a bohemian world of waiters and food runners who have scraped, sweated and auditioned their way onto Broadway.
Sure, she's more experienced, and sure, she will all come across as more knowledgable, but she's also genuinely to the right of the Democratic Party as a whole when it comes to matters of war and peace.
Brimming with outrage at sex trafficking and other forms of violence against women, Ms. Ensler's script requires delicate handling so that the women in these plays come across as people, not social problems cloaked in dramatic form.
" Blok told Zembla on Wednesday that his "aim was to stimulate an open exchange and to hear the participants' experiences ... During the closed meeting, I used illustrations that could come across as badly chosen in public debate.
It might also help your cause if you can put up with some political commentary from time to time, so you don't come across as trying to stifle others — you would just really appreciate more conversational variety.
A story like this could easily have come across as a kind of hectoring lecture about the virtues of free-market conservatism — especially given the likely political leanings of some of the movie's creators — but it works.
So this was Trump's chance to get the media talking about something other than his amateurish fight to win the White House and perhaps come across as an even-keeled future leader, rather than an insult comic.
Where his historical films were public facing, Eisenstein's drawings were private affairs, gifts, and in-jokes meant for his eyes or the eyes of close friends, and therefore their meaning may come across as obscure and cryptic.
All the Money in the World works best when it spends time with the elder Getty who, like plenty of men of his type, harbors quirks that come across as either kind of endearing or kind of disturbing.
"It does come down to preparation, I really do believe that, because if I'm going somewhere and I haven't properly prepared for it, then I'm going to feel nervous and I won't come across as well," Collins said.
In "The Founder" (Kroc would later claim that he had founded the business), they come across as thoroughly decent chaps; they cared about the quality of the food and the family values they wanted their business to embody.
It's a water-treading episode, but it's bolstered by the interplay between Daryl and Maggie and the interactions between Sasha and Rosita (even though I agree with you, Nick, that the latter interactions come across as quite clunky).
It's important for members of law enforcement to interact with the teens and the parents in a way that doesn't come across as "The Man," but just share some of their experiences that they've had with teen drivers.
And now I'm sitting here, opposite Johnny Marr, someone whose band has impacted my life from the moment I first heard "Bigmouth Strikes Again," trying not to come across as an IRL version of the heart-eyed emoji.
It can be fun to get creative with a subject, but I'd recommend not trying to be cute, since that could come across as over-the-top and may mean the email gets deleted without ever being read.
Ms. Dufault's characters, like those drawn by Jane, at first come across as paper-thin and too precious by half, summoned into existence for the sake of punch lines that usually take the form of seriously lame puns.
In Woodward's acquiescent style, they come across as public servants making personal sacrifices for the good of the country—in the same category as Anonymous, the author of the Times Op-Ed about the internal "resistance" to Trump.
I think we needed to make sure that all the women can stand strong and really come across as more than what we have been accustomed to seeing models as, which is just a face or a body.
For a general rule, however, if you constantly present yourself well, emphasize how you fit in with the company as a whole and back up positive statements with anecdotes or data, you shouldn&apost come across as arrogant.
But though she&aposs a former champion in Cage Warriors, the organization which helped create Conor McGregor&aposs star, and is now the first Englishwoman to win in the UFC, McCann is loathe to come across as Hollywood.
With some friends, in certain instances, keeping things light or even gently joking is the way to go; in other cases, making a "joke" when you're completely serious will come across as really hurtful and make things worse.
And it can come across as a personal insult: Just as a devoted iPhone user does not want to be bombarded with Samsung ads, a Trump supporter might not want to be hounded by plugs for Mrs. Clinton.
Ocasio-Cortez's unusual candor about her personal experience allows her to come across as an everywoman—and also to assert pride in her identity as somebody who is breaking into spaces that haven't historically included people like her.
"Some naive market participants might still hope that the new central bank governor will come across as being independent in a statement announced for this week and at least does not cut interest rates right away," Commerzbank analysts said.
Almost all the decisions make sense (Bran being king could have done with a bit more explaining, especially considering Sansa's suitability to rule) and having some characters come full circle feels right, but it did come across as rushed.
Most people who feel that their weight is unhealthy have already tried to diet, said Abramson, so any conversation about their weight will probably come across as nagging, and this will just increase their shame, defensiveness and even secretiveness.
Acting quickly with a share issue plan last year would have come across as a blatant move to dilute the founding family's stake of more than third and drawn the ire of the Tokyo stock exchange and other authorities.
Although the Lakers have the second-worst record in the league, Russell has played encouragingly, and his antics now come across as endearing: He pantomimed full body convulsions when Nance dunked in a game against the Golden State Warriors.
But in a larger contemporary milieu clogged with by-the-numbers abstract painters and purposely crude figurativists, Mr. Hannah's latest erotically charged portraits of obscure film starlets and celebrities (Miss Teen Italy 1974, anyone?) come across as absolutely invigorating.
Although the lovably uptight gay character at the center of the show, Will, played by Eric McCormack, is best friends with Grace, played by Debra Messing, he sometimes makes quips that could come across as misogynistic in today's climate.
But instead of leaning into the fact that he's in a difficult position and just accepting the ridiculousness of it all, he's trying very hard to come across as the capital-B Bachelor, who has the process under control.
They were keen to get her in as many television debates with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn as possible, predicting that compared with the pair, she would come across as an impressive performer and a breath of fresh air.
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump issued a firm denunciation of political violence in announcing the arrest of the mail bomb suspect Friday, but repeatedly undercut his attempts to come across as a unifying leader at a time of crisis.
Using that information, Nura creates a profile for you that's built into the headphones and will automatically amplify sounds your ears aren't great with, supposedly tweaking playback so that that those tones come across as loud as they're supposed to.
This wishy-washy "let's wait and see" take on climate change is a clear attempt to stall progress that allows Trump's picks to come across as somewhat reasonable, at least in comparison to the shameless science denial Trump has peddled before.
She and her staff initially come across as bumbling, but eventually you realize they have to have done something right to be working for the vice president, or running a presidential campaign that comes within a Constitutional hair's breadth of success.
Nor, it should be noted, does Damon come across as a Great White Savior, as some initially feared; rather, he's a wide-eyed if highly resourceful outsider, allowing the audience to see this epic, centuries-old conflict through his eyes.
Afterward, I stay and keep an eye on the booth for a while, where there's still quite a lot of activity—which makes these students come across as a bit sinister; a bit too keen on working for a spy agency.
And those tricks Alexa might use in the future to juice up the voice-order business might come across as transparent ways to inject advertising into the home, which could in turn result in people just asking it to shut up.
Much of Walmart's moves in these spaces continue to come across as reactive responses to Amazon: (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Today, eBay has more Amazon merchants on its platform than Walmart does.
It's annoying because that is not the kind of work I am attracted to, but brands will still ask you to change everything about the way you shoot so you fit this aesthetic in order to come across as woke.
"On one hand, Uber's many missteps and public debacles over the past year and a half puts the company in a difficult situation to come across as being credible," said Raj Rajkumar, head of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
"I don't kiss and tell, but the only way a song like that can come across as real is if there's something else going on behind the scenes," Puth, 26, says of the song in the latest Billboard cover story.
The explanation speaks to a personality that has helped him to build a long political career in both Virginia and nationally, where he is known as a brash but energetic and powerful fundraiser who can come across as tone-deaf.
Cutting them off accidentally a time or two might not be a total deal-breaker — they'll understand why — but you don't want to come across as rushing the conversation or being more interested in hearing yourself talk than establishing a connection.
He did not come across as a credible commander-in-chief, and he was under fire almost immediately from Ben Carson, who took him to task for his campaign's lie to Iowa voters that he was dropping out of the campaign.
At the risk of taking a silly fighting game too seriously, hip hop does come across as the most natural match for a series that's all about surviving violence, rising above the odds, and fighting to make your own destiny.
Hanks doesn't come across as a guy who goes in for cash grabs—even the Toy Story blockbusters have a level of art to them very few franchises can match—but these Robert Langdon movies are the one ungainly exception.
And underlining exactly how much it knows about you, dear user — and that might come across as especially creepy when paired with a News Feed that's injecting graphic content into your eyeballs because it thinks that's what you want to see.
When I asked Karpenko why his company had so few Brits on board, he explained that the British engineers he interviewed didn't come across as "as motivated and skilled and agile and willing to work" as the foreign-born workers.
But unlike others crying witch hunt, or cautioning against the movement's consequences with faux feminism, Soderbergh's comments come across as a bleak awareness of a patriarchal system that will do everything in its power to resist change, and undermine women's power.
When these leaders plead for their party to stay in the middle, they're crouching into the defensive posture they've been used to since November 1980, afraid that if they come across as harebrained liberals, voters will turn them out again.
"In interviews, they come across as what we call pseudo-terrorists," said J. Kevin Cameron, the director of the Canadian Center for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response, who has consulted on school shootings and other mass killing for almost 20 years.
Put into people's mouths, the words tend to come across as that much more distant, particularly in live monologues that we see on video screens, hearing the audio in real time, with the images awkwardly following a beat or two behind.
In their early scenes together, the recessive Mr. Bateman (he's an actor against which other actors bounce) and the industrious Ms. Kidman (you can see her working even when she goes blank) come across as two people who've just met.
While the room debated whether the mice would come across as "cute," like Ratatouille, or "disgusting," like the city's famous pizza rat, Giles joked that "Stuart Little learned to drive" after seeing that researchers taught rats to steer little cars.
So do various moments involving Miriam's cerebral palsy: not the wordless opening scene, where she slowly hauls her small frame up some stairs, but the times when Ed and Hannah clumsily betray their ignorance — exchanges that come across as blatantly didactic.
And Quin and Lynn come across as such perfect parents that, as a mother with indisputable flaws, I struggled to relate to them — even though I sympathized with Quindlen's impulse to protect their privacy and her access to their son.
But there is a lingering tension in the church that extending a hand of welcome might come across as an endorsement of homosexuality, against church teaching.. "Sadly, many self-appointed Orthodoxy watchdog groups are focused on this," said the Rev.
This brief pause provides them with an opportunity to start repairing some of that damage, to try to come across as — and maybe even to actually be — more interested in the truth than in shoving through their nominee regardless of it.
If they belong anywhere, it's in a tiny, rough-hewed corner they occupy with such other craft-oriented labels as Cydwoq, Camper and Trippen; though if these brands come across as artsy or precious, Fluevogs have more of a zany pizazz.
During the 2016 campaign, she was credited with helping to humanize her husband, who can come across as gruff and impersonal, offering a tour of their Burlington home and even showing reporters pictures of their wedding day from a photo album.
This is exciting, no question, but it means that swaths of music come across as assiduously rehearsed and well played but, at the same time, disinterested; efficient; lacking in mood, color, grand dramatic arc; waiting for the next loud climax.
The beasts give him a reason for being — while the story's turns give him a nice workout — but he doesn't come across as meaningfully burdened; mostly he engages in slapstick nonsense and goes doe-eyed at an ally (Katherine Waterston).
Sometimes Offill's narrators seem vulnerable to the delusion that their dysfunction sets them apart — that they are breaking down against the backdrop of others' composure, which can come across as self-deprecation but is actually its own form of egotism.
You could easily throw on a blazer, suit, or some high-waisted pants and a silk blouse and say you're a member of the immediate fam, or dress as Cousin Greg if you want to come across as remotely likable.
"We have a lot of drug-infested families," Dove said, and she and her mentors come across as surrogate parents, telling kids how to dress and use birth control, and steering them to college admission tests and applications for scholarships.
The ex-veep has come across as halting and unsure of himself -- a strange thing, given that he is without question the candidate on the stage with the most experience in these sorts of high-profile and high-stakes debates.
Whether he's preparing to confront an elite clergyman and his superior with evidence of the clergyman's abuse or trying to deal with once strong, now reheated feelings for a married woman, his struggles come across as stylized, even romantically heroic.
Blue Apron has shown that its deliveries are continuing to grow, but it also has to show that isn't going to greatly slow down, which may come across as a signal that people are slowing their usage of on-demand delivery services.
The notion that the Persian civilization, which dates back more than two millennia, would rely on any American president, least of all Trump, to make it great would come across as offensive to many Iranian ears and is likely to be counterproductive.
If you've ever gone on a date with someone you met online, you know the dance: the awkward introduction, the mutual complaining about the app that connected you in the first place, the self-conscious attempts to come across as clever and charming.
You called Lizzie a victim of her times, but one thing about her character that stood out—and, really, all the characters you've played over the years—is that even though she endures so much, ultimately she doesn't come across as a victim.
Written by a different author, they wouldn't be: Penny, especially, is the kind of self-obsessed faux-bohemian who responds to a shockingly personal family letter with a casual request for money; she could easily come across as vapid with less careful treatment.
"His nuanced answer surprised me, because he has come across as populist and progressive," Steve Drahozal, the Dubuque County Democratic chair, told BuzzFeed News on Saturday at a hip coffee shop where Brown had just tackled a question about Medicare for All.
Aside from the blackened fissures erupting across some of the surfaces, which look as ancient as the moon, the drawings come across as fresh from the studio, with an urgency that consolidates current strains of thought on content and intentionality, materials and medium.
"Rather than things that are mass-produced and come across as a little uninspired, people are looking more for ideas that speak to them as individuals," said Ave Bradley, global senior vice president for design and creative director at Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants.
The White House has been threatening to revoke Brennan's clearance for weeks, drawing criticism from those who said the move would come across as personal, rather than security-related, given Brennan's history of publicly ripping the president in tweets and on television shows.
If implemented, this could end up making universities so terrified of running afoul of the feds that they would harshly limit students' right to protest — for fear that protests of conservative speakers would come across as anti-free speech and cost them money.
The FBI—an agency which has presided over counterterrorism and major mafia and cartel takedowns—concedes in the report that categorizing conspiracy theories as national security threats might come across as odd at first, but shouldn't be disqualified in the current environment.
Both roles offer a sly kind of meta-commentary on Tom Cruise, the tabloid star, but they don't upset his image so much as wink knowingly at it: They come across as efforts to prove that Cruise can be self-aware, too.
They wound up calling it the SmartBroom, and in a sport that can come across as vaguely primordial, their piece of 21st-century gadgetry could play a role in determining who wins gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The artists on the panel, Maria Gaspar, Shawn Peters, Paul Rucker, Gregory Sale, and Nick Szuberla, didn't come across as saviors or slick presenters, though Creative Capital structured the evening to have them each give a quick TED-like pitch for their project.
Much digital ink has been spilled over The Chainsmokers' inability to come across as anything other than lunkheaded dipshits—some of the copy coming from the band themselves, most notoriously in a brilliant and extremely entertaining Billboard profile written by Chris Martins.
Such measures have been an object of scorn by the Tory right, which at times have come across as if they see the island of Ireland as a backwoods former colony that exists solely to be utilized at moments of political expediency.
Ahead of the debate, a person familiar the mayor's preparation told CNN that the former mayor's team is well aware that the candidate's demeanor -- one where he struggles to show empathy and can come across as dismissive and snippy -- is a challenge.
Mr. Ehn has said that the play is "about how to persevere through loss to hope," but its four convoluted stories — the first three of which take inspiration from the Christian trinity of father, son and Holy Spirit — come across as intellectualized pageantry.
"The Chinese did not want to create the impression that Xi went to the U.S. to make concessions to Trump, that would come across as weakness," said Yun Sun, a senior associate in the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center in Washington.
Today, extreme inequality makes charts about aggregate growth look cold and unfeeling; when a grand total of 42 individuals control as much wealth as 3.7 billion of the world's poorest people, calculations of G.D.P. can come across as not only irrelevant but mocking.
Talk of a 'stolen' win, at a circuit named after Ferrari great Gilles Villeneuve and in a part of the world that Formula One's owners Liberty Media see as a key to commercial growth, may come across as something of an own-goal.
SafeToNet seemingly wants to come across as a less dictatorial option for parents by noting that kids are aware of the software on their phone and have to grant the app permission to share any of their content with parents—unless they repeatedly ignore warnings.
When you wallow in dudes slinging their schlongs around without any apparent subversion, it tends to come across as endorsement, especially when considered through the fumes of the presidential election that followed the first season, in which macho posturing and cartoonish wealth carried the day.
The tradition of saying one thing while doing another isn't new or unique to Hollywood, but it does come across as more galling in the light of #MeToo — all that talk, and the pins and T-shirts and marching, looking especially cheap without accompanying action.
"If he has to repeatedly assert his political independence in the Q and Q period, it's very difficult to see how that wouldn't come across as more hawkish than the market expects, given the president's insistence that monetary policy is too restrictive," said Emanuel.
Dirty Projectors is an audio diary in the best and worst sense of the phrase, letting us into Longstreth's psyche in a way he'd never before granted access, but unable to refrain from cringeworthy lines that come across as more spiteful and vindictive than heartbroken.
JB: They deserve it because—and sorry to come across like the supply teacher that Lisa Simpson falls in love with or something—they're proof that if you're really fucking good at something, and come across as halfway decent human beings, you'll eventually get somewhere.
Also like Mr. Trump, he can come across as kind of a jerk, although that's likely to be considered less of a liability than it has been in the past.... [G]iven the sorry state of the Democrats, a newfound prominence may be unavoidable.
In contrast, Trump's campaign and his surfeit of divisive and abrasive remarks make it nearly impossible for him to come across as kind — especially since he has now effectively alienated the GOP establishment along with many moderate and even conservative Republican voters as a result.
Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads The transcendent nature of artistic beauty; the spiritual elevation of work by Italian masters; the moral and intellectual benefits of well-designed Greek architecture — for many people these kinds of sentiments come across as antiquated, silly, or bourgeois.
"He's actually lovely," Sanchez told Insider of Ramsay, who can come across as quite intimidating on TV."He has very high standards, but so long as you do what you need to do, he's the absolute best and a really great mentor," he added.
"To rip Ray out of the flow zone, out of that spaciness, and then start peppering him with questions," as his brother does, "you've just changed the rules of engagement for him, and of course he's going to come across as inarticulate," Mr. Breaux said.
For years they have profited from a "mob mentality" of their own, and their accusations come across as the least subtle brand of bitching, the throwing of clumsy shade, while latecomers to the debate like KSI at least have the sense to call them out.
I understand why Mr. Sanders and his acolytes believe that sweeping progressive ideas — however unrealistic they may be — might capture the public imagination better than the more carefully constructed proposals of centrists, policies that are harder to articulate and can come across as mushy.
I also confessed my subjective relationship to my subjects: my desire to honor the depth and actuality of their pain, my fear that refusing to offer an "objective" confirmation of their experience would somehow come across as a betrayal, or an argument against their suffering.
I like and admire her a lot, and I want to let her know I'm here to talk if she needs it, but I don't know her very well and I'm afraid I'll come across as nosy/like I'm injecting myself in her business.
Warby Parker doesn't disclose its revenue — nor even a year-over-year growth rate metric favored by startups that want to come across as transparent even when they're not — but says it will be profitable on an Ebitda basis this year for the first time.
Despite high-profile support from presidential candidates like Carly Fiorina, who delved into Ralph Wiggum-esque fan fiction while describing the videos at a Republican debate, Daleiden and Merritt have often come across as the gang that couldn't shoot straight and their videos have been widely debunked.
The producers of the show seem fully aware of this, since they opt to kick off with Kondo's visit to the Friend family, headed up by Rachel and Kevin, who come across as having moved past the phase of their marriage where they actually like each other.
While these acted interviews could have come across as contrived, the sheer intimacy of the testimonies, taken from personal accounts or correspondence, means they truly add to the portrait of Bell, not least by placing her well within the alpha-male environment in which she thrived.
Control's art gallery aesthetic can come across as intimidating to newcomers, but once you ring the buzzer to enter the small South Williamsburg storefront you're likely to find New York musicians from almost every walk of life, from film composers to crust punks to dance music producers.
Shawn Mendes really does come across as a lovely, funny chap in his episode of Carpool Karaoke, and this is particularly evident in the section where he discusses Justin Bieber's underwear, and how much he'd pay for said underwear (jump to 1:45 in the clip below).
During their much-awaited press conference in Mexico City, the Mexican president and the Republican presidential candidate faced the same insolvable problem: They wanted to appear like statesmen, but also come across as fighters who can stand up to a foreign politician with a wildly different agenda.
The second problem is that even a good faith effort to portray a candidate in an off-the-cuff moment can come across as inauthentic if it seems at all staged—we got a glimpse of Clinton's kitchen in a campaign video, and it didn't help.
Carl's vocal carries with it the necessary emotional heft needed to sell lines like "I might as well be crucified/drowning, drowning, drowning, drowning for love," which in the hands of a lessor producer, arranger, and performer could come across as nothing more than teenage solipsism.
In Grace's case this was especially frustrating, as the plot requires her to be ally or antagonist from beat to beat without giving readers a clear sense of her as a person — and while her motivations are supposed to be opaque, they often come across as arbitrary.
The novel is set during a riot, but its plot is incredibly static (the story ends in almost the same situation as that in which it opens); it boasts murders, shivvings, fights and beatings, but often treats these so lightly that they come across as jarringly bloodless.
Gender stereotypes were enshrined in amber: Women can't direct because it's too risky to trust them with big budgets; they get too emotional; they only want to direct movies where people talk or, God forbid, cry; they don't have the authority to come across as commanding generals.
There's no simple checklist you can follow to spot every scam you're going to come across, as they're evolving all the time, but be suspicious of anything that appears unexpectedly, or that makes an unusual request, or that offers something that seems too good to be true.
The belief that you can come across as an angry woman (I'm sorry, but she did), or an angry gay person, or an angry person of color, or anything other than an angry white man, and still get elected to the highest office in this land.
Combine that with the faulty stereotype that Asians are "inscrutable" and "that they lack emotion," Chong suggested, and Awkwafina's snubbed performance in The Farewell, for example, "might come across as a lack of feeling, being tired" to viewers less versed in the work of Asian actors.
The segmentation might come across as cheating or me being called a shit splicer, but I have to think about how to make things bearable and fun, and not grind towards things I find unhealthy for me that might wipe all the fun out of the game.
Chris Christie, a Republican, was a loser in the fight, because he had come across as a bully in the negotiations and then became a laughingstock when aerial photographs captured him sunbathing with his family on Sunday at one of the beaches he had ordered closed.
"More than anyone else, the loss will be for the United States — their standing will be hurt, their anti-peace position will be clearer to the world, their human and treasure loss will increase, and their political actions will come across as unstable," the group said.
He slings a lot of vegetables in Oxalis's four- to six-course set menus, and it's one sign of his skill that this doesn't come across as a cost-cutting measure even though it must be, at least in part — dinner is an extremely reasonable $60.
The last decade of indie culture has seen plenty of trend-chasing, but it's important to note that this aforementioned symmetry seems totally incidental—Hynes has always come across as someone riding his own wavelength, and that extends to Freetown Sound, Blood Orange's brilliant, beatific third full-length.
The scheming ensemble behind the scenes at the Miranda Corporation — which also includes a quietly menacing Giancarlo Esposito and an underutilized Shirley Henderson — never come across as anything more than maniacal cartoons, but the bond between Mija and Okja is genuine, and the chase scenes are bracing to watch.
The actor's ability to "come across as both otherworldly and accessible," as Entertainment Weekly put it at the time, made her a perfect fit to play Liz, a woman who decides to leave it all behind (including a broken marriage) and go on a trip to find herself.

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